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Regional flag day today
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     Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (April 22). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Suicide Prevention Services Limited; in Kowloon, Hong Kong Rehabilitation Power; and in the New Territories, Shatin Women's Association Limited, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.

     Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people distinguish between the three flag-selling activities.

     Information on the three flag-selling organisations on April 22 is as follows:
 
Region Name of Organisation Colour of Collection Bag Colour of Flag
Hong Kong Island Suicide Prevention Services Limited Red Light Purple
Kowloon Hong Kong Rehabilitation Power Blue Yellow
New Territories Shatin Women's Association Limited Green White

     For enquiries, please call the SWD's hotline at 2343 2255, or the Charitable Fund-raising Control Team at 2832 4311 during office hours.  Information on the flag days of the month is also available at the SWD's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/).

     Details of the charitable fund-raising activities covered by Public Subscription Permit issued by the SWD have also been uploaded to the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/fundraising).

     If any flag day activity is suspected to be fraudulent, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the Police.
 
Ends/Saturday, April 22, 2017
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