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Three charities will hold flag sales this Saturday (March 17) from 7am to 12.30pm. They are, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Neuro-Muscular Disease Association; in Kowloon, Hong Kong Federation of the Blind; and in the New Territories, Riding for the Disabled Association Limited, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said today (March 14).
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 March 17 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of Flag
Bag
Hong Kong Hong Kong Neuro- Green Light
Island Muscular Disease Green
Association
Kowloon Hong Kong Federation Yellow Blue
of the Blind
New Riding for the Green Green
Territories Disabled Association
Limited
Ends/Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Issued at HKT 14:01
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