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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1989
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD'S CONCERN GROUP ON VBP, MR YUEN BUN-KRUNG, AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEPHEN FISHER, WILL GIVE BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTORY TALKS ON THE SUBJECT, TO BE FOLLOWED BY AN OPEN DISCUSSION AND EXPRESSION OF OPINIONS FROM THE FLOOR.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE FORUM WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 8 PM. THE DISTRICT INFORMATION OFFICER WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
FLAG DAY ORGANISERS URGED TO GUARD AGAINST FRAUD
FLAG DAY ORGANISERS ARE ADVISED "FO TAKE PRECAUTIONARY AGAINST POSSIBLE FRAUD.
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A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT COPIES OF A LETTER HAD REEN SENT TO ORGANISATIONS WHICH WERE ALLOCATED A FLAG DAY, URGING THEM TO TAKE EVERY STEP TO GUARD AGAINST ANY IMPROPRIETY,
THERE HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS OF FLAG DAY SELLING BY PERSONS SUSPECTED TO BE IMPOSTORS, BOTH CASES WERE DISCOVERED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BECAUSE TWO DIFFERENT ORGANISATIONS WERE FOUND SELLING FLAGS ON THE SAME DAY,
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THESE INCIDENTS,
WHITLE POLICE HAVE BEEN ORGANISERS SHOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO GUARD AGAINST IMPROPRIETY AND FRAUD.
"THEY SHOULD PREPARE GUIDELINES FOR SELLERS, SETTING OUT THE PLACES WHERE THEY ARE EXPECTED TO SELL THE FLAGS, THE TIME FOR THEIR SELLING AND THE COLLECTION POINTS WHERE THEY SHOULD RETURN THE BAGS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID).
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HE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT A CENTRAL CONTROL UNIT SHOULD BE SET ON FLAG DAY AND, TO FACILITATE CROSS-CHECKING, ALL COLLECTION BAGS SHOULD BE INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED.
"FLAG DAY ORGANISERS SHOULD INFORM THE POLICE IN CASE OF LOSS OF FLAGS OR COLLECTION BAGS, AND
POLICK ASSISTANCE WHEN FRAUDULENT AUTS, SUCH AS TAMPERING OF COLLECTION BAGS OR UNAUTHORISED SELLING, ARE FOUND," HE ADDED.
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