Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (July 31). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Taishan Charitable Association Limited; in Kowloon, Hok Yau Club; and in the New Territories, Tien Dao Worldwide Christian Media Association Limited & The Worldwide Bible Society 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 July 31 is as follows:
RegionName ofColour ofColour
OrganisationCollectionof Flag
Bag
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Hong KongTaishan CharitableWhitePink
IslandAssociation Limited
KowloonHok Yau ClubYellowWhite
NewTien Dao WorldwideRedWhite
TerritoriesChristian Media
Association Limited &
The Worldwide Bible
Society Limited
For enquiries, please call the SWD's hotline at 2343 2255, or the SWD headquarters 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 in public places 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.
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 July 31 is as follows:
RegionName ofColour ofColour
OrganisationCollectionof Flag
Bag
-----------------------------------
Hong KongTaishan CharitableWhitePink
IslandAssociation Limited
KowloonHok Yau ClubYellowWhite
NewTien Dao WorldwideRedWhite
TerritoriesChristian Media
Association Limited &
The Worldwide Bible
Society Limited
For enquiries, please call the SWD's hotline at 2343 2255, or the SWD headquarters 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 in public places 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.