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Fifty-six organisations have been granted permission to raise funds during the month of October, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said today (September 29).
They will either sell flags, tokens or similar items, or place donation boxes in designated public places.
A special arrangement applies on October 18, where three organisations will conduct sales of flags on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New Territories respectively.
Any organisation planning to hold activities involving collection of money or sale or exchange for donation of badges, tokens or similar articles in a public place for charitable purposes should apply for a public subscription permit from the Social Welfare Department.
Activities covered by public subscription permits are listed on the SWD's website http://www.info.gov.hk/swd/html_eng/whatsnew/index.html and on the ESD Life website http://www.esdlife.com.
Members of the public are welcome to call the Department's hotline at 2343 2255 or SWD Headquarters at 2832 4311 for enquiries.
The spokesman urged members of the public to visit these websites or call the hotline in case of any doubt regarding the fund-raising activities.
The spokesman appealed to organisers to take precautions against any possible fraud.
"Fund-raising volunteers should display the permit, or in the case of mobile fund-raising, carry copies of the permit for inspection upon request," he said.
The spokesman also advised organisations to prepare guidelines for volunteers, setting out the places and the schedule for fund-raising and the collection points for bags.
"Organisers should inform the Police in case of loss of property, and seek their help when fraudulent acts, such as tampering with collection bags or unauthorised selling, are found," he added.
Permits were given to the following organisations for fund raising in October:
Flag Day
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Event Date Organisation
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October 11 Mental Health Association of
Hong Kong
October 18 # (HKI) Heep Hong Society
# (KLN) The Church of United Brethren
in Christ, HK Ltd
# (NT) Chung Sing Church Ltd
October 25 The Lutheran Church-Hong Kong
Synod Ltd
# Regional flag day
Public Subscription
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Event Date Organisation
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October 1,3-5, Hong Kong Council of
Early Childhood Education
& Services Ltd
7-8 & 11-12
October 1,4,11 The Society for Community
Organization Limited
October 1-5 Hong Kong Repertory Theatre Limited
October 1-10, International Buddhist Progress
Society (Hong Kong) Limited
12-18,20-23
October 1-12, Po Leung Kuk
18-19
October 1-20 Prince of Wales Hospital
October 1-31 Shatin Hospital-Hospital Authority
October 1-31 Caritas Medical Centre
October 1-31 North District Hospital
October 1-31 Hong Kong Cheshire Home Foundation
October 1-31 Rehabaid Society
(Mon-Fri)
October 1-31 The Princess Margaret Hospital Charitable Trust
October 1-31 Hong Kong Eye Hospital -
Hospital Authority
October 1-31 Grantham Hospital -
Hospital Authority
October 1-31 Haven of Hope Hospital
October 1-31 Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital
October 1-31 Wong Chuk Hang Hospital -
Hospital Authority
October 1-31 The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent
Society, Kowloon
October 1-31 Castle Peak Hospital
October 1-31 United Christian Hospital
October 1-31 Queen Elizabeth Hospital
October 1-31 Kadoorie Farm and Botanic
Garden Corporation
October 1-31 Pok Oi Hospital
October 1-31 Ruttonjee & Tang Shiu Kin
Hospitals
October 1-31 Yan Chai Hospital
October 1-31 Airport Authority
October 1-31 The University of Hong Kong
October 1-31 Tuen Mun Hospital
October 1-31 Duchess of Kent Children's
Hospital
October 1-31 Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole
Hospital
October 1-31 Haven of Hope Christian Service
October 1-31 MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation
Centre
October 1-31 Hospital Authority
Charitable Foundation
October 1-31 Tseung Kwan O Hospital
October 2 Choi Hung Estate Social
Service Association
October 2-3, Everbright Concern Action Limited
7-11,14-18,21-25,
28-31
October 3-4,6-9 The Association of Chinese
Evangelical Ministry Ltd
October 4 Children's Heart Foundation
October 4-5 Spring Blossom Project Foundation
October 4-5, Pillar Education Foundation Ltd
11-12,18-19,
25-26
October 5 Sowers Action
October 5,12 The Bethune House Migrant Women's
Refuge Limited
October 5,12, Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong
19,26
October 10-11 Shaukiwan Baptist Church
October 10-11,31 Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Limited
October 11 Hong Kong AIDS Memorial Quilt Project Limited
October 12 The Friends of the Society of Rehabilitation and Crime
Prevention Hong Kong
October 12 Methodist Centre
October 12 Hong Kong Blind Union
October 15-16, The Hong Kong Society for the Aged
23,29
October 19 Hong Kong Sacred Music Society Limited
End/Monday, September 29, 2003
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