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Three groups to sell flags for charity this Saturday
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     Three charities will hold flag sales this Saturday (July 16) from 7am to 12.30pm. They are, on Hong Kong Island, United Hearts Youth Foundation Limited; in Kowloon, the Mental Health Association of Hong Kong; and in the New Territories, Hong Kong Buddhist Society for the Blind Limited, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said today (July 13).

     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 homepage (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_referenceg/).

     Information on the three flag-selling organisations on July 16 is as follows:

Region      Name of             Colour of     Colour
            Organisation        Collection    of Flag
                                Bag
Hong Kong   United Hearts       Yellow        Blue
Island      Youth Foundation
            Limited
Kowloon     The Mental Health   Green         White
            Association of
            Hong Kong    
New         Hong Kong Buddhist  Red           Light
Territories Society for the                   Green
            Blind Limited

Ends/Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Issued at HKT 17:08

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