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Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (April 27). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Aged Concern Limited; in Kowloon, Asian Outreach Hong Kong Limited; and in the New Territories, Yuen Long Town Hall Management Committee 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 April 27 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of
Bag Flag
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Hong Kong Hong Kong Aged Yellow Beige
Island Concern Limited
Kowloon Asian Outreach Hong Pink Red
Kong Limited
New Yuen Long Town Hall Yellow White
Territories Management Committee
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 Public Subscription Permit issued by SWD have also been uploaded on the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/fundraising).
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/Saturday, April 27, 2013
Issued at HKT 06:01
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