51 groups to raise funds in September
************************************* Fifty-one organisations had been granted permission to raise funds during September, the Social Welfare Department (SWD) spokesman said today (August 29).
The organisations will sell flags, tokens or similar items, or place donation boxes in designated public places.
With the endorsement of the Lotteries Fund Advisory Committee, flag sale may be conducted from 7am to 12.30pm on the allocated flag days starting from September, 2005.
The new time slot will give the organisations an extra one and a half hours on flag days to facilitate deploying their resources to increase their street collection.
Special arrangements apply on September 3 and September 17, 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 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 http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/ 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 September:
Flag Day
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Event Date Organisation
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September 3 #(HKI) The Society for AIDS Care Ltd
September 3 #(KLN) Eternal Flame Action
September 3 #(NT) Tien Dao Worldwide Christian Media
Association Ltd and The Worldwide Bible
Society Ltd
September 10 Hong Kong Children and Youth Services
September 17 #(HKI) The Spastics Association of Hong Kong
September 17 #(KLN) Hong Kong Association for Specific Learning
Disabilities
September 17 #(NT) The Rehabilitation Alliance Hong Kong Ltd
September 24 Fu Hong Society
#Regional flag day
Public Subscription
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Event Date Organisation
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September 1,4, 8, Vajradhara Buddhist Meditation Centre Limited
11,15,22,25 & 29
September 1-4& Project Orbis International, Inc
10-11
September 1-12, Yan Oi Tong Limited
17-18&24-25
September 1-17 Hanison Estate Services Limited
September 1-24 Tseung Kwan O Hospital
September 1-30 The Hong Kong Life Saving Society
September 1-30 Prince of Wales Hospital
September 1-30 North District Hospital
September 1-30 Shatin Hospital - Hospital Authority
September 1-30 Hong Kong Cheshire Home Foundation
September 1-30 Rehabaid Society
(Mon-Fri)
September 1-30 The Princess Margaret Hospital Charitable
Trust
September 1-30 Caritas Medical Centre
September 1-30 Bradbury Hospice
September 1-30 Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital
September 1-30 Yan Chai Hospital
September 1-30 Wong Chuk Hang Hospital - Hospital Authority
September 1-30 Haven of Hope Hospital
September 1-30 Castle Peak Hospital
September 1-30 Grantham Hospital, Hospital Authority
September 1-30 The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon.
September 1-30 The University of Hong Kong
September 1-30 Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital
September 1-30 United Christian Hospital
September 1-30 Ruttonjee & Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals
September 1-30 Queen Elizabeth Hospital
September 1-30 Airport Authority
September 1-30 Kadoorie Farm and Bontanic Garden Corporation
September 1-30 Tuen Mun Hospital
September 1-30 Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital
September 1-30 Make-A-Wish Foundation of Hong Kong Limited
September 1-30 Pok Oi Hospital
September 1-30 Hospital Authority Charitable Foundation
September 1-30 MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre
September 2,5, The Hong Kong Society for the Aged
7,9,12,16,21 & 26
September 3-4 ECO Association Limited
September 3-4, Hong Kong Rehabilitation Power
6,8,10-11,13,15,
17-20,22,24-25
27 & 30
September 4,11, Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong
18 & 25
September 7-9 & The Association of Chinese Evangelical Ministry
14-16 Limited
September 9-11 & Medecins Sans Frontieres (Hong Kong) Limited
23-25
September 11 1st Step Association
September 23-24 Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Limited
September 23-25 The Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council
************************************* Fifty-one organisations had been granted permission to raise funds during September, the Social Welfare Department (SWD) spokesman said today (August 29).
The organisations will sell flags, tokens or similar items, or place donation boxes in designated public places.
With the endorsement of the Lotteries Fund Advisory Committee, flag sale may be conducted from 7am to 12.30pm on the allocated flag days starting from September, 2005.
The new time slot will give the organisations an extra one and a half hours on flag days to facilitate deploying their resources to increase their street collection.
Special arrangements apply on September 3 and September 17, 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 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 http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/ 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 September:
Flag Day
---------
Event Date Organisation
---------- -------------
September 3 #(HKI) The Society for AIDS Care Ltd
September 3 #(KLN) Eternal Flame Action
September 3 #(NT) Tien Dao Worldwide Christian Media
Association Ltd and The Worldwide Bible
Society Ltd
September 10 Hong Kong Children and Youth Services
September 17 #(HKI) The Spastics Association of Hong Kong
September 17 #(KLN) Hong Kong Association for Specific Learning
Disabilities
September 17 #(NT) The Rehabilitation Alliance Hong Kong Ltd
September 24 Fu Hong Society
#Regional flag day
Public Subscription
-------------------
Event Date Organisation
----------- --------------
September 1,4, 8, Vajradhara Buddhist Meditation Centre Limited
11,15,22,25 & 29
September 1-4& Project Orbis International, Inc
10-11
September 1-12, Yan Oi Tong Limited
17-18&24-25
September 1-17 Hanison Estate Services Limited
September 1-24 Tseung Kwan O Hospital
September 1-30 The Hong Kong Life Saving Society
September 1-30 Prince of Wales Hospital
September 1-30 North District Hospital
September 1-30 Shatin Hospital - Hospital Authority
September 1-30 Hong Kong Cheshire Home Foundation
September 1-30 Rehabaid Society
(Mon-Fri)
September 1-30 The Princess Margaret Hospital Charitable
Trust
September 1-30 Caritas Medical Centre
September 1-30 Bradbury Hospice
September 1-30 Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital
September 1-30 Yan Chai Hospital
September 1-30 Wong Chuk Hang Hospital - Hospital Authority
September 1-30 Haven of Hope Hospital
September 1-30 Castle Peak Hospital
September 1-30 Grantham Hospital, Hospital Authority
September 1-30 The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon.
September 1-30 The University of Hong Kong
September 1-30 Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital
September 1-30 United Christian Hospital
September 1-30 Ruttonjee & Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals
September 1-30 Queen Elizabeth Hospital
September 1-30 Airport Authority
September 1-30 Kadoorie Farm and Bontanic Garden Corporation
September 1-30 Tuen Mun Hospital
September 1-30 Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital
September 1-30 Make-A-Wish Foundation of Hong Kong Limited
September 1-30 Pok Oi Hospital
September 1-30 Hospital Authority Charitable Foundation
September 1-30 MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre
September 2,5, The Hong Kong Society for the Aged
7,9,12,16,21 & 26
September 3-4 ECO Association Limited
September 3-4, Hong Kong Rehabilitation Power
6,8,10-11,13,15,
17-20,22,24-25
27 & 30
September 4,11, Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong
18 & 25
September 7-9 & The Association of Chinese Evangelical Ministry
14-16 Limited
September 9-11 & Medecins Sans Frontieres (Hong Kong) Limited
23-25
September 11 1st Step Association
September 23-24 Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Limited
September 23-25 The Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council
Ends/Monday, August 29, 2005
Issued at HKT 12:42
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