Missing girl in Tin Sum located

     Police had located a girl who went missing in Tin Sum.

     Leung Lok-yi, aged 14, went missing after she left her residence in Sun Chui Estate on June 11 morning. Her family made a report to Police on June 12.

     Police located the girl on Shantung Street in Mong Kok on August 16 afternoon.
     
 




Missing woman in Yau Ma Tei located

     A woman who went missing in Yau Ma Tei has been located.

     Wong Wai-ching, aged 58, went missing after she was last seen on Jordan Road, Yau Ma Tei on August 16 afternoon. Her friend made a report to Police on the same day.

     The woman was located at Yau Ma Tei MTR Station last night (August 17).




Red flags hoisted at Hung Shing Yeh Beach and Lower Cheung Sha Beach

Attention TV/radio announcers:

Please broadcast the following as soon as possible:

Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (August 18) that due to big waves, red flags have been hoisted at Hung Shing Yeh Beach and Lower Cheung Sha Beach in Islands District. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at these beaches.




Flag-raising ceremony cancelled

     Owing to the thunderstorm warning, the flag-raising ceremony to be conducted at Golden Bauhinia Square, Wan Chai at 8am today (August 18) will be cancelled.




Regional flag day today

     Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (August 18). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Eternal Flame Action; in Kowloon, Hong Kong Women Workers' Association; and in the New Territories, the Parents' Association of Pre-school Handicapped Children, 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 August 18 is as follows:
 

Region Name of Organisation Colour of Collection Bag Colour of Flag
Hong Kong Island Eternal Flame Action White Light Green
Kowloon Hong Kong Women Workers' Association Pink Pink
New Territories The Parents' Association of Pre-school Handicapped Children Red 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.