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.