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     Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (July 15). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Retina Hong Kong; in Kowloon, Kowloon Women’s Organisations Federation Limited; and in the New Territories, North District Hospital Charitable 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 July 15 is as follows:
 

Region	Name of organisation	Colour of collection bag	Colour of flag
Hong Kong Island	Retina Hong Kong	Green	White
Kowloon	Kowloon Women’s Organisations Federation Limited	Pink	Pink
New Territories	North District Hospital Charitable Foundation	Purple	Purple

 
     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/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_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. read more

Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations: Please broadcast the following message as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:            As the Standby Signal No.1 has been issu… read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The spokesman for Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) made the following appeal today (July 15) regarding a patient leaving the hospital without notification:

     A 86-year-old male patient with dementia accompanied by old age home staff was sent to the Accident and Emergency Department (A&E) by ambulance at 2pm yesterday (July 14) afternoon. While awaiting for discharge after treatment, the patient left the A&E without notifying at around 6pm. The hospital deployed security guards to search within the hospital compound immediately but in vain. The hospital then reported to the Police for assistance.

     The hospital is very concerned about the incident and will fully co-operate with the Police to locate the patient. The patient’s family has been informed and the hospital will provide necessary assistance to the family.

     The patient is about 1.6 metres tall, with white and short hair. He wore a plaid shirt with normal mobility when leaving the hospital.

     The hospital appeals to the public to contact the Police or call the hospital hotline at 3506 8944 if they know the whereabouts of the patient. read more

     Police today (July 14) appealed to the public for information on a man who went missing in Ngau Tau Kok.      Yin Jun-cai, aged 36, went missing after he left his residence on Ngau Tau Kok Road on July 12 night. His employer made a repo… read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hong Kong Children’s Hospital (HKCH) made the following clarification today (July 14) regarding a fraudulent social media post:

     A fraudulent post is circulated on social media recently claiming to raise fund for paying the medical fee of a paediatric patient. The post is attached with a medical certificate with the name of the HKCH. The post also listed out bank account number, payment links and other information.

     Having verified with medical records, the HKCH confirmed that there is no such patient matching with the description in the post. The medical certificate is not issued by the HKCH.

     The HKCH appeals to the public not to believe in the concerned fraudulent post nor to further circulate the post.

     The HKCH has reported to the police and will co-operate in the investigation. read more