Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and in the New Territories separately from 7am to 12.30pm today (May 7). The Social Welfare Department (SWD) has been informed by two of the charities that the regional flag-selling activities scheduled to be held by them have been cancelled, a spokesman for the SWD said.
Information on the regional flag-selling activities today is as follows:
| Region | Name of organisation | Colour of collection bag | Colour of flag |
| New Territories | Sai Kung District Community Centre Limited | Green | Green |
The contact information for the organisations that have cancelled their regional flag-selling activities is as follows:
| Region | Name of organisation | Contact person | Contact number |
| Hong Kong Island | The Hong Kong Joint Council of Parents of the Mentally Handicapped | Miss Leung | 2778 8131 |
| Kowloon | Hong Kong Single Parents Association | Miss Lau | 2338 1303 |
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.
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