****************************************************
Three charities will hold flag sales this Saturday (July 2) from 7am to 12.30pm. They are, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Association for Cleft Lip and Palate; in Kowloon, Rehabilitation Alliance Hong Kong; and in the New Territories, Wai Ji Christian Service, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said today (June 29).
Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people distinguish between the three flag-selling activities.
For enquiries, please call the department's hotline at 2343 2255, or SWD headquarters at 2832 4311 during office hours.
Information on the flag days of the month is also available at the department's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/).
In the case of suspected fraudulent flag day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the police.
The Government has promulgated the "Reference Guide on Best Practices for Charitable Fund-raising Activities" for voluntary compliance by the charitable organisations. Members of the public may browse the Reference Guide on the SWD homepage (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_referenceg/).
Information on the three flag-selling organisations on July 2 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of Flag
Bag
Hong Kong Hong Kong Yellow Yellow
Island Association for
Cleft Lip and
Palate
Kowloon Rehabilitation Red White
Alliance Hong Kong
New Wai Ji Christian Golden Yellow
Territories Service Yellow
Ends/Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Issued at HKT 14:01
NNNN
