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Three charities would hold flag sales on Hong Kong Island (Cheung Chau Rural Committee Integrated Youth Centre), in Kowloon (Asia Women's League Limited) and the New Territories (Hong Chi Association) respectively on Saturday (June 20), a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said today (June 18).
Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people distinguish between the three flag-selling activities.
For enquiries, please call the department's hotline at 2343 2255, or SWD headquarters at 2832 4311 during office hours.
Information on the flag days of the month is also available at the department's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/).
In the case of suspected fraudulent flag day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the police.
The Government has promulgated the "Reference Guide on Best Practices for Charitable Fund-raising Activities" for voluntary compliance by the charitable organisations. Members of the public may browse the Reference Guide on SWD homepage (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_referenceg/).
Information on the three flag-selling organisations on June 20 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour Colour
Organisation of of
Collection Flag
Bag
Hong Kong Cheung Chau Rural Green Yellow
Island Committee Integrated
Youth Centre
Kowloon Asia Women's League Orange Beige
Limited
New Hong Chi Association Green Grey
Territories
Ends/Thursday, June 18, 2009
Issued at HKT 17:01
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