Three groups to sell flags for charity this Saturday
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     Three charities will hold flag sales this Saturday (October 29)  from 7am to 12.30pm. They are, on Hong Kong Island, The Hong Kong Joint Council of Parents of the Mentally Handicapped; in Kowloon, Hong Kong Adventure Corps Limited; and in the New Territories, Society for the Welfare of the Autistic Persons, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said today (October 26).

     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 October 29 is as follows:

Region       Name of              Colour of   Colour
             Organisation         Collection  of
                                  Bag         Flag
Hong Kong    The Hong Kong Joint  Yellow      White
Island       Council of Parents
             of the Mentally
             Handicapped
Kowloon      Hong Kong Adventure  Red         White
             Corps Limited    
New          Society for the      Yellow      White
Territories  Welfare of the
             Autistic Persons

Ends/Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Issued at HKT 14:01

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