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Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (July 29). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Rehabilitation Power; in Kowloon, Kwun Tong Methodist Social Service; and in the New Territories, Tin Shui Wai Residents Services Association Fund Committee Limited, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.
Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people distinguish among the three flag-selling activities.
Information on the three flag-selling organisations on July 29 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of Flag
Bag
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Hong Kong Hong Kong Blue Light Yellow
Island Rehabilitation
Power
Kowloon Kwun Tong Green Green
Methodist
Social Service
New Tin Shui Wai Blue White
Territories Residents Services
Association Fund
Committee Limited
For enquiries, please call 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 SWD'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).
If fraudulent flag day activities are suspected, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the police.
Ends/Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Issued at HKT 06:01
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