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Regional flag day today
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     Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (May 20). They are, on Hong Kong Island, the Hong Kong Island Social Services Charitable Foundation Limited; in Kowloon, the Industrial Evangelistic Fellowship Limited; and in the New Territories, Against Child Abuse 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 May 20 is as follows:
 
Region Name of Organisation Colour of Collection Bag Colour of Flag
Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island Social Services Charitable Foundation Limited White Light Green
Kowloon Industrial Evangelistic Fellowship Limited Yellow Pink
New Territories Against Child Abuse Limited Red Red
 
     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).

     In the case of suspected fraudulent flag day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the Police.
 
Ends/Saturday, May 20, 2017
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