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Regional flag day today
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     Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (December 2). They are, on Hong Kong Island, the Hong Kong Joint Council of Parents of the Mentally Handicapped; in Kowloon, People Service Centre Limited; and in the New Territories, Society for the Welfare of the Autistic Persons, 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 December 2 is as follows:
 
Region Name of Organisation Colour of Collection Bag Colour of Flag
Hong Kong Island The Hong Kong Joint Council of Parents of the Mentally Handicapped Yellow Purple
Kowloon People Service Centre Limited Orange Green
New Territories Society for the Welfare of the Autistic Persons Yellow 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 available at the SWD's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew). Permits for flag day containing contact information of the flag-selling organisations and information of the approved flag-selling activities have also been uploaded to the SWD's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_recentlyap).  For enquiries about the detailed flag-selling arrangements,  please contact the individual flag-selling organisation.

     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, the spokesman added.
 
Ends/Saturday, December 2, 2017
Issued at HKT 6:00
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