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Three charities will hold flag sales this Saturday (July 30) from 7am to 12.30pm. They are, on Hong Kong Island, Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong; in Kowloon, Hok Yau Club and in the New Territories, New Territories Association of Societies (Community Services) Foundation, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said today (July 28).
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 30 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of Flag
Bag
Hong Kong Arts with the Green White
Island Disabled
Association
Hong Kong
Kowloon Hok Yau Club Yellow White
New New Territories Orange White
Territories Association
of Societies
(Community Services)
Foundation
Ends/Thursday, July 28, 2011
Issued at HKT 12:01
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