Regional flag day today
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     Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (March 8). They are, on Hong Kong Island, the Hong Kong Award for Young People; in Kowloon, Asia Women's League Limited; and in the New Territories, the Girls' Brigade Hong Kong, 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 March 8 is as follows:

Region        Name of            Colour of    Colour
              Organisation       Collection   of Flag
                                 Bag
------        ------------       ----------   -------
Hong Kong     The Hong Kong        Green      Blue
Island        Award for
              Young People
Kowloon       Asia Women's         Orange     Beige
              League Limited
New           The Girls' Brigade   Purple     Light
Territories   Hong Kong                       Purple

     For enquiries, please call the SWD hotline on 2343 2255 or SWD headquarters at 2832 4311 during office hours. Information on the flag days of the month is also available at SWD'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 on the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/fundraising).

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

Ends/Saturday, March 8, 2014
Issued at HKT 06:01

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