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Fifty-two organisations have been granted permission to raise funds during April, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said today (March 28).
They will sell flags, tokens or similar items, or place donation boxes in designated public places.
Special arrangements apply on April 24, where three organisations will conduct sales of flags on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New Territories respectively.
SWD has also allocated two non-Saturday flag days which are school holidays on April 8 (Thursday) and April 14 (Wednesday).
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 www.info.gov.hk/swd/html_eng/whatsnew/index.html and on the ESD Life website www.esdlife.com.
The public is welcome to call the department's hotline at 2343 2255 or SWD Headquarters at 2832 4311 for enquiries.
The spokesman urged the public to visit these websites or call the hotline if there is 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 April:
Flag Day
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Event Date Organisation
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April 3 Wu Oi Christian Centre Ltd
April 8 * (Thu) Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
April 10 Impact Hong Kong Foundation
April 14 * (Wed) Hong Kong Family Welfare Society
April 17 Direction Association for the
Handicapped
April 24 # (HKI) Cyber Senior Network Development
Association Ltd
# (KLN) The Boys' Brigade, Hong Kong
# (NT) Life Education Activity Programme
* Non-Saturday flag day
# Regional flag day
Public Subscription
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Event Date Organisation
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April 1-30 Airport Authority
April 1-30 Tuen Mun Hospital
April 1-30 Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital
April 1-30 MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation
Centre
April 1-30 Hospital Authority Charitable
Foundation
April 1-30 Tseung Kwan O Hospital
April 1-30 North District Hospital
April 1-30 The Hong Kong Life Saving Society
April 1-30 Prince of Wales Hospital
April 1-30 Hong Kong Cheshire Home Foundation
April 1-30 Shatin Hospital - Hospital Authority
April 1-30 Rehabaid Society
(Mon-Fri)
April 1-30 The Princess Margaret Hospital
Charitable Trust
April 1-30 Hong Kong Eye Hospital - Hospital
Authority
April 1-30 Caritas Medical Centre
April 1-30 The Ebenezer School & Home for the
Visually Impaired Limited
April 1-30 Grantham Hospital - Hospital
Authority
April 1-30 Yan Chai Hospital
April 1-30 Haven of Hope Hospital
April 1-30 Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital
April 1-30 Wong Chuk Hang Hospital - Hospital
Authority
April 1-30 Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole
Hospital
April 1-30 Queen Elizabeth Hospital
April 1-30 Castle Peak Hospital
April 1-30 The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society,
Kowloon
April 1-30 Ruttonjee & Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals
April 1-30 The Association of Chinese
Evangelical Ministry Limited
April 2-3, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Limited
23-24
April 3-4 Hok Yau Club
April 3-4 Jireh Fund Limited
April 3-4, Hong Kong Council of Early Childhood
9-11,17-18, Education and Services
24-25
April 3-4, Pillar Education Foundation Limited
10-11,17-18,
24-25
April 4 Evangelical Free Church of China
Tung Fook Church
April 4, Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong
11,18,25
April 5 The Media Evangelism Limited
April 5-6 Stewards Limited
April 6-8, Everbright Concern Action Limited
13-15,20-22,
27-29
April 9 Grace Community Church Limited
April 9, Greenpeace China
24-25
April 10 Touch the Bugs Hotline
April 11 The Raleigh International (Hong
Kong) Limited
April 16 The Hong Kong Health Education and
Health Promotion Foundation Limited
April 25 Self-help Development Centre
Limited
April 28 Multi Intelligence Development
Association Limited
Ends/Sunday, March 28, 2004
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