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Fifty-seven organisations had been granted permission to raise funds during November, the Social Welfare Department (SWD) spokesman said today (October 28).
The organisations will sell flags, tokens or similar items, or place donation boxes in designated public places.
Special arrangements apply on November 5 , November 19 and November 30, when three organisations will conduct sales of flags on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New Territories respectively.
The department has also allocated November 30 as a non-Saturday flag day.
With the endorsement of the Lotteries Fund Advisory Committee, flag sale can be conducted from 7am to 12.30pm on allocated flag days starting from September, 2005.
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 http://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 November:
Flag Day
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Event Date Organisations
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November 5 #(HKI) Methodist Centre
November 5 #(KLN) The Church of United Brethren in Christ,
HK Ltd
November 5 #(NT) The Hong Kong Road Safety Association
November 12 The Royal British Legion (Hong Kong and
China Branch)
November 19 #(HKI) The Pentecostal Holiness Church HK
Conference Gilead Social Service Centre
November 19 #(KLN) TREATS
November 19 #(NT) Castle Peak Hospital
November 26 The Community Chest of Hong Kong
November 30 *#(HKI) Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
November 30 *#(KLN) Amnesty International Hong Kong Section
Human Rights Education Charitable Trust
November 30 *#(NT) Green Power Ltd
#Regional flag day
*Non-Saturday flag day
Public Subscription
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Event Date Organisation
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November 1-21 The Princess Margaret Hospital Charitable Trust
November 1-30 Shatin Hospital - Hospital Authority
November 1-30 Rehabaid Society
(Mon-Fri)
November 1-30 Caritas Medical Centre
November 1-30 Bradbury Hospice
November 1-30 Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital
November 1-30 Yan Chai Hospital
November 1-30 Wong Chuk Hang Hospital - Hospital Authority
November 1-30 Haven of Hope Hospital
November 1-30 Castle Peak Hospital
November 1-30 Grantham Hospital, Hospital Authority
November 1-30 The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon
November 1-30 The University of Hong Kong
November 1-30 Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital
November 1-30 United Christian Hospital
November 1-30 Ruttonjee & Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals
November 1-30 Queen Elizabeth Hospital
November 1-30 Airport Authority
November 1-30 Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden Corporation
November 1-30 Tuen Mun Hospital
November 1-30 Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital
November 1-30 Make-A-Wish Foundation of Hong Kong Limited
November 1-30 Pok Oi Hospital
November 1-30 Hospital Authority Charitable Foundation
November 1-30 MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre
November 1-30 Prince of Wales Hospital
November 1-30 Tseung Kwan O Hospital
November 1-30 Yan Chai Hospital
November 1-30 Cheng Si Yuan(China-International)
Hepatitis Research Foundation
November 2-3,5-6, Amity Mutual Support Society
9,12-13,16 & 19-20
November 2,5-7,9, Kwun Tong Methodist Social Service
12-14,21,23,26 & 28
November 4-5 The Community Chest of Hong Kong
November 5-6,12-13, Pillar Education Foundation Limited
19-20 & 26-27
November 6 1st Step Association
November 6,10,13, Vajradhara Buddhist Meditation 17 ,20,24 & 27 Centre Limited
November 6,13, Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong
20 & 27
November 7,9,11, Hong Kong Society for the Aged
14,16,25,28 & 30
November 7-11 & Lok Hong Social Service Association
21-24
November 9-11 The Association of Chinese
Evangelical Ministry Limited
November 11-13 Sowers Action
November 13 Hon Wah Education Organization
November 13 Hong Kong Buddhist Association
November 19-20 Chi Tak Sha Association Limited
November 25-26 Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Limited
November 25-27 Buddha¡¦s Light International Association of Hong Kong Limited
November 26 The Hong Kong AIDS Foundation Limited
Ends/Friday, October 28, 2005
Issued at HKT 18:08
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