Regional flag day today
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     Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (August 8). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Joyful (Mental Health) Foundation Limited; in Kowloon, the International Nature Loving Association Limited; and in the New Territories, Yuen Long Kam Kwong Church Limited, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.

     Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people distinguish between the three flag-selling activities.  

     Information on the three flag-selling organisations on August 8 is as follows:

Region       Name of              Colour of   Colour
             Organisation         Collection  of Flag
                                  Bag
Hong Kong    Joyful (Mental       Yellow      Yellow
Island       Health) Foundation
             Limited
Kowloon      The International    Dark        Dark
             Nature Loving        Green       Green
             Association Limited
New          Yuen Long Kam Kwong  Purple      Purple
Territories  Church Limited             

     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/).

     Details of the charitable fund-raising activities covered by the Public Subscription Permit issued by the SWD have also been uploaded to a one-stop portal (www.gov.hk/en/theme/fundraising/today/) launched by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer.

     In the case of suspected fraudulent flag day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the Police.

Ends/Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Issued at HKT 06:01

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