Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (July 28). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Society for Abandoned Animals Limited; in Kowloon, Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children; and in the New Territories, Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service – Hong Kong, 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 28 is as follows:
| Region | Name of organisation | Colour of collection bag | Colour of flag |
| Hong Kong Island | Society for Abandoned Animals Limited | Orange | Blue |
| Kowloon | Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children | Orange | Beige |
| New Territories | Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service – Hong Kong | Yellow | Yellow |
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.
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