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Three charities will hold flag sales on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New Territories respectively on Saturday (December 17), a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said today (December 15).
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 different colours," the spokesman said.
For enquiries, please call the department's hotline, 2343 2255, or its headquarters on 2832 4311.
Information on the flag days of the month is also available at the department's website http://www.swd.gov.hk 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 December 17 is as follows:
Region Organisation Colour of Colour
Collection of
Bag Flag
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HK Wai Ji Christian Yellow Yellow
Island Service
Kowloon Hong Kong Association Yellow Yellow
for Cleft Lip and
Palate
NT New Territories Red Red
Women and Juveniles
Welfare Association Ltd
Ends/Thursday, December 15, 2005
Issued at HKT 12:25
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