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Regional flag day today
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     Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (July 4). They are, on Hong Kong Island, China Care Fund Limited; in Kowloon, the Hong Kong Asthma Society; and in the New Territories, Society for Abandoned Animals 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 July 4 is as follows:

Region        Name of           Colour of    Colour
              Organisation      Collection   of Flag
                                Bag
------        ------------      ----------   -------

Hong Kong     China Care          Orange      Red
Island        Fund Limited

Kowloon       The Hong Kong       Purple      White
              Fund Limited

New           Society for         Orange      Beige
Territories   Abandoned Animals
              Limited

     For enquiries, please call the SWD'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 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 to 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, July 4, 2015
Issued at HKT 06:02

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