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   Fifty-seven organisations have been granted permission to raise funds during July, a Social Welfare Department (SWD) spokesman said today (June 29).

   The organisations will sell flags, tokens or similar items, or place donation boxes in designated public places.

   Special arrangements apply on July 2, July 16, July 20 and July 30, where three organisations will conduct sales of flags on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New Territories respectively.

   The SWD has also allocated three non-Saturday flag days which are school holidays on July 13, July 20 and July 27 (all fall on Wednesdays).

   Any organisation planning to hold activities involving collection of money or sale or exchange for donations of badges, tokens or similar articles in a public place for charitable purposes should apply for a public subscription permit from the SWD.

   Activities covered by public subscription permits are listed on the department's website www.info.gov.hk/swd/html_eng/whatsnew/index.html and on the ESD Life website www.esdlife.com.

   People are welcome to call the department's hotline at 2343 2255 or department headquarters at 2832 4311 for enquiries.

   The spokesman urged people to visit these websites or to call the hotline if there was any doubt regarding the fund-raising activities and he 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 the case of loss of property, and seek their help when fraudulent acts, such as tampering with collection bags or unauthorised selling, are found," he said.

    Permits were given to the following organisations for fund raising in July :

Flag Day 

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Event Date             Organisation 

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July 2 # (HKI)         Agency for Volunteer Service



       # (KLN)         The Hong Kong Joint Council of Parents of the Mentally  

                       Handicapped



       # (NT)          Silver Power Intergeneration Volunteers Alliances Ltd



July 9                 Christian Family Service Centre



July 13 *              Tung Wah Group of Hospitals 

(Wednesday)



July 16 # (HKI)        The Hong Kong Adventure Corps Ltd



        # (KLN)        Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps



        # (NT)         The Society for Truth and Light



July 20 *# (HKI)       Actionlove (China) Ltd

(Wednesday)



        *# (KLN)       Methodist Study Trust



        *# (NT)        Life Education Activity Programme



July 23                Against Child Abuse Ltd



July 27 *              Asian Outreach Hong Kong Ltd 

(Wednesday)



July 30 # (HKI)        Zonta Club of Hong Kong Charitable Trust



        # (KLN)        Wai Yin Association



        # (NT)         Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong





# Regional flag day 

* Non-Saturday flag day 



Public Subscription 

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Event Date             Organisation 

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July 1,4-8,            United Christian Medical Service

11-15,18-22,

25-29



July 1-6,              Project Orbis International, Inc

10-13,18-20



July 1-31              The Hong Kong Life Saving Society



July 1-31              MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre



July 1-31              Hospital Authority Charitable Foundation



July 1-31              Tseung Kwan O Hospital



July 1-31              Prince of Wales Hospital



July 1-31              North District Hospital



July 1-31              Shatin Hospital - Hospital Authority



July 1-31              Hong Kong Cheshire Home Foundation



July 1-31              The Princess Margaret Hospital Charitable Trust 



July 1-31              Caritas Medical Centre



July 1-31              Bradbury Hospice



July 1-31              Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital 



July 1-31              Yan Chai Hospital 



July 1-31              Wong Chuk Hang Hospital - Hospital Authority



July 1-31              Haven of Hope Hospital 



July 1-31              Castle Peak Hospital 



July 1-31              Grantham Hospital, Hospital Authority



July 1-31              The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon



July 1-31              The University of Hong Kong 



July 1-31              Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital



July 1-31              United Christian Hospital



July 1-31              Ruttonjee & Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals



July 1-31              Queen Elizabeth Hospital 



July 1-31              Airport Authority



July 1-31              Kadoorie Farm and Bontanic Garden Corporation



July 1-31              Tuen Mun Hospital



July 1-31              Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital 



July 2-3,              The Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong

9-10



July 2-3,              Network J International Limited

9,16-17,

30-31



July 2-3,9-10,         Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Hong Kong)

16-17,23-24,

30-31



July 3                 The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation



July 4,6,11,           The Hong Kong Society for the Aged

18,25,27



July 4-29              Rehabaid Society

(Mon- Fri)    



July 7-10              Hong Chi Association 



July 9-10,             Hong Kong Red Cross 

16-17



July 10                Fei Ngan Charity Fund 



July 15-17             Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Limited



July 17                1st Step Association



July 29-31             Sowers Action








	  
  

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