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Three groups to sell flags for charity this Saturday
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     Three charities will hold flag sales this Saturday (April 28) from 7am to 12.30pm.  They are: on Hong Kong Island, Wu Oi Christian Centre, in Kowloon, Tseung Kwan O Sion Church Limited, and in the New Territories, Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service - Hong Kong, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said today (April 25).

     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/).

     If any fraudulent flag day activity is suspected, people should not make donations 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 April 28 is as follows:

Region       Name of              Colour of   Colour
             Organisation         Collection  of Flag
                                  Bag
Hong Kong    Wu Oi Christian        Blue       White
Island       Centre     
Kowloon      Tseung Kwan O          Red         Red
             Sion Church Limited
New          Evangelical Lutheran   Yellow     Light  
Territories  Church Social                     Blue
             Service - Hong Kong

Ends/Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Issued at HKT 12:01

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