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     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (July 14) that due to big waves, red flags have been hoisted at Stanley Main Beach, Turtle Cove Beach, Shek O Beach and Big Wave Bay Beach in Southern District, Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach and Tong Fuk Beach in Islands District; Hap Mun Bay Beach in Sai Kung District. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at these beaches.

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 (July 14) that due to big waves, red flag has been hoisted at Clear Water Bay First Beach in Sai Kung District. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at the beach.

     Owing to the thunderstorm warning, the flag-raising ceremony to be conducted at Golden Bauhinia Square, Wan Chai at 8am today (July 14) will be cancelled.

     Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (July 14). They are, on Hong Kong Island, TREATS; in Kowloon, Green Sense HK Limited; and in the New Territories, Wai Ji Christian Service, 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 14 is as follows:
 

     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.

     Police today (July 13) appealed to the public for information on a woman who went missing in Kwai Chung.

     Pang Chui-ying, aged 30, went missing after she left a rehabilitation centre on Tai Loong Street on July 11 morning. Staff of the centre made a report to Police yesterday (July 12) afternoon.
      
     She is about 1.5 metres tall, 40 kilograms in weight and of medium build. She has a pointed face with yellow complexion and short black hair. She was last seen wearing a light blue short-sleeved T-shirt, black trousers and pink slippers.

     Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the missing woman or may have seen her is urged to contact the Regional Missing Person Unit of New Territories South on 3661 1176 or 9689 7445, or email to rmpu-nts-2@police.gov.hk, or contact any police station.