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Three charities will hold flag sales this Wednesday (April 27) from 7am to 12.30pm. They are, on Hong Kong Island, CTU Education Foundation Limited; in Kowloon, The International Nature Loving Association Limited; and in the the New Territories, Hong Kong Women Development Association Limited, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said today (April 25).
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 April 27 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of Flag
Bag
Hong Kong CTU Education Light Light
Island Foundation Limited Green Green
Kowloon The International Green Green
Nature Loving
Association Limited
New Hong Kong Women Red White
Territories Development
Association Limited
Ends/Monday, April 25, 2011
Issued at HKT 14:02
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