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Three charities will hold flag sales on Hong Kong Island (The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation), in Kowloon (Christian Action) and the New Territories (Zion Social Service Limited) from 7am to 12.30pm this Saturday (March 13), a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said today (March 10).
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 the SWD's homepage ( www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_referenceg/ ).
Information on the three flag-selling organisations on March 13 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of Flag
Bag
Hong Kong The Hong Kong Society Yellow Yellow
Island for Rehabilitation
Kowloon Christian Action Green White
New Zion Orange Orange
Territories Social
Service
Limited
Ends/Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Issued at HKT 14:01
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