Regional flag day today
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     Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (December 3). They are, on Hong Kong Island, RainLily; in Kowloon, Society for the Welfare of the Autistic Persons; and in the New Territories, the Urban Peacemaker Evangelistic Fellowship Limited, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.
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     Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people distinguish between the three flag-selling activities.  Â
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     Information on the three flag-selling organisations on December 3 is as follows:
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| Region | Name of organisation | Colour of collection bag | Colour of flag |
| Hong Kong Island | RainLily | Mountain Range Blue | Light Blue |
| Kowloon | Society for the Welfare of the Autistic Persons | Orange | Orange |
| New Territories | The Urban Peacemaker Evangelistic Fellowship Limited | Deep Orange | Light Green |
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     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.
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     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.
