Regional flag day today
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     Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (November 7). They are, on Hong Kong Island, the Royal British Legion (Hong Kong & China Branch); in Kowloon, Hong Kong Alzheimer's Disease Association; and in the New Territories, the Parents' Association of Pre-School Handicapped Children, 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 November 7 is as follows:

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

Hong Kong   The Royal         White         Red
Island      British Legion
            (Hong Kong &
            China Branch)

Kowloon     Hong Kong         Yellow        White
            Alzheimer's
            Disease
            Association

New         The Parents'      Red           White
Territories Association of
            Pre-School
            Handicapped
            Children
   
     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, November 7, 2015
Issued at HKT 06:01

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