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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 toda… read more

Attention duty announcers, radio and TV stations: Yellow fire danger warning      The fire danger situation today (October 12) is yellow and the risk of fire is high. People are urged to prevent fires breaking out and hik… read more

     Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (October 12). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Dog Rescue Limited; in Kowloon, Hong Kong Guide Dogs Association Limited; and in the New Territories, Shatin Women’s Association Limited, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.
      
     Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people to distinguish among the three flag-selling activities.    
      
     Information on the three flag-selling organisations on October 12 is as follows:
 

Region	Name of organisation	Colour of collection bag	Colour of flag
Hong Kong Island	Hong Kong Dog Rescue Limited	Light blue	Light blue
Kowloon	Hong Kong Guide Dogs Association Limited	Red	Pink
New Territories	Shatin Women’s Association Limited	Light green	Light green

 
     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/ngo/controlofc/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. read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education:
 
     The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau and the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education (CPCE) will hold the “Roving Exhibition on the 75th Anniversary of Founding of People’s Republic of China” (note) this Saturday and Sunday (October 12 and 13) from 11am to 7pm at UG Lobby, YM² Yue Man Square. Members of the public are invited to visit.
     
     The Roving Exhibition aims to promote patriotic education and introduce the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, the national flag, the national emblem and the national anthem, major national events in the past 75 years and the country’s latest developments and remarkable achievements. There will also be games and distribution of souvenirs.
     
     An online exhibition is also available, and members of the public are welcome to visit the Civic Education Resource Centre website.
     
     The CPCE is a non-statutory advisory body. It advises the Government on the promotion of civic education outside schools, launches various publicity and educational programmes in the community, and provides sponsorship to eligible organisations for promoting civic education and national education.
     
     For details, please call 2708 2455 or visit the CPCE’s website.
     
Note: The panel contents of the exhibition are in Chinese only. read more

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 toda… read more