Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (October 24). They are, on Hong Kong Island, the Hong Kong Buddhist Association; in Kowloon, FUZI Chamber Limited; and in the New Territories, Hong Kong ABWE Social Services, 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 October 24 is as follows:
 

Region	Name of Organisation and Contact Information	Colour of Collection Bag	Colour of Flag
Hong Kong Island	The Hong Kong Buddhist Association Contact Person: Miss Siu Contact Number: 2574 9371	Yellow	Green
Kowloon	FUZI Chamber Limited Contact Person: Mr Ng Contact Number: 3520 4028	Blue	Purple
New Territories	Hong Kong ABWE Social Services Contact Person: Miss Chui Contact Number: 2409 7711	Yellow	Yellow

 
     Details of the charitable fund-raising activities, including any updated information, covered by the issued Public Subscription Permits have been published on the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/en/theme/fundraising/search). Permits for flag days containing information on contact methods of the flag-selling organisations and the approved flag-selling activities have also been uploaded to the SWD's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_flagdays) for reference. For enquiries, please call the SWD's hotline at 2343 2255, or the designated hotline of the 1823 Call Centre at 3142 2678.
 
     In the case of suspected fraudulent flag day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the Police, the spokesman added.

Ends/Saturday, October 24, 2020
Issued at HKT 6:00

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