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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 16). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Heep Hong Society; in Kowloon, the Mongkok Kai-Fong Association Limited; and in the New Territories, Tin Shui Wai Women 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 December 16 is as follows:
 
Region Name of Organisation Colour of Collection Bag Colour of Flag
Hong Kong Island Heep Hong Society Yellow Yellow
Kowloon The Mongkok Kai-Fong Association Limited Purple Green
New Territories Tin Shui Wai Women Association Limited 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 days containing contact information of the flag-selling organisations and information on 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 organisations.

     Details of the charitable fund-raising activities covered by the 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 16, 2017
Issued at HKT 6:00
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