Three groups to sell flags for charity on Saturday
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    Three charities would hold flag sales on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New Territories respectively on Saturday (October 22), a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said today (October 20).

     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 22 is as follows:

Region      Organisation            Colour of       Colour
                                    Collection        of
                                    Bag              Flag
------      ------------            ----------      ------

HK          The Society for         Yellow           White
Island      the Promotion of
            Hospice Care Ltd

Kowloon     The Mongkok             Blue             Yellow  
            Kai-fong
            Association  Ltd    
             

NT          Fung Ying               Purple           Purple
            Seen Koon
             






Ends/Thursday, October 20, 2005
Issued at HKT 10:00

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