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     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 Po… read more

     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 P… 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 today (August 18) that due to big … read more

     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. read more

     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. read more