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Three charities would hold flag sales on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New Territories respectively this Saturday (October 8), a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said today (October 6).
Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people distinguish between the three flag-selling activities.
"The organisations are allowed to conduct flag-selling activities only in their respective regions, and the flags and donation collection bags will be of different colours," the spokesman said.
For enquiries, please call the department's hotline at 2343 2255 or its headquarters at 2832 4311.
Information on the flag days of the month is also available at the department's website http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/ and ESD Life's website http://www.esdlife.com
In the case of suspected fraudulent flag-day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the police.
Information on the three flag-selling organisations on October 8 is as follows:
Colour of Colour
Collection of
Region Organisation Bag Flag
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HK Hong Kong Aged Yellow Yellow
Island Concern Ltd
Kowloon The Hong Kong White White
Association of
Senior Citizens
NT The Hong Kong Orange Orange
Award for
Young People
Ends/Thursday, October 6, 2005
Issued at HKT 09:50
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