Regional flag day today

     Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (August 7). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Principal Chan Free Tutorial World Limited; in Kowloon, the Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod; and in the New Territories, Tsuen Wan Kwai Ching District Women's Association, 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 August 7 is as follows:
 

Region Name of organisation Colour of collection bag Colour of flag
Hong Kong Island Principal Chan Free Tutorial World Limited Green Dark green
Kowloon The Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod Blue Light green
New Territories Tsuen Wan Kwai Ching District Women's Association Magenta White

 
     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.