Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (June 21). They are, on Hong Kong Island, the Hong Kong Christian Kun Sun Association Limited; in Kowloon, the Young Men's Christian Association of Hong Kong; and in the New Territories, New Territories Association of Societies (Community Services) Foundation, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.
      
     Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people to distinguish among the three flag-selling activities.    
      
     Information on the three flag-selling organisations on June 21 is as follows:
 

Region	Name of organisation	Colour of collection bag	Colour of flag
Hong Kong Island	The Hong Kong Christian Kun Sun Association Limited	Blue	Maroon
Kowloon	The Young Men's Christian Association of Hong Kong	Blue	Red
New Territories	New Territories Association of Societies (Community Services) Foundation	Orange	Blue

      
     Details of the charitable fund-raising activities, including any updated information, covered by the issued Public Subscription Permits have been published on the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/en/theme/fundraising/search). Permits for flag days containing information on contact methods of the flag-selling organisations and the approved flag-selling activities have also been uploaded to the SWD's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/ngo/controlofc/flagdays) for reference. For enquiries, please call the SWD's hotline at 2343 2255, or the designated hotline of the 1823 Call Centre at 3142 2678.
      
     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, June 21, 2025
Issued at HKT 6:00

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