Hong Kong – Regional flag day today

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 (May 13). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association; in Kowloon, FUZI Chamber Limited; and in the New Territories, CSDCU Education Fund, 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 May 13 is as follows:
 

Region Name of organisation Colour of collection bag Colour of flag
Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association Yellow White
Kowloon FUZI Chamber Limited Dark purple Purple
New Territories CSDCU Education Fund Light purple Magenta

 
     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.
 
     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.

Regional Hospice Welcomes Dr. Heather Sung As Medical Director

Regional  Hospice Dr. Heather Sung

Regional Hospice Dr. Heather Sung

DANBURY, Conn.March 15, 2023PRLog — Regional Hospice is pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Sung, MD as Medical Director for the organization.  Dr. Sung comes to Regional Hospice with more than 28 years of experience in the medical field and has been an expert in palliative care since 2016.

Dr. Robert Kloss, who has been Regional Hospice’s Medical Director for the past 40 years, will continue to serve in an honorary position with the organization.

“Dr. Kloss has been instrumental in bringing the Regional Hospice vision to life and we are fortunate to have him continue with us in this honorary position,” said President & CEO Cynthia Emiry Roy MS, LCSW, CHA.  “Heather Sung has been an amazing advocate of Regional Hospice over the years and an innovative leader in palliative/end-of-life care for years. She is the perfect addition to our talented hospice care team and will further strengthen our longstanding reputation as the highest quality, most compassionate hospice care provider in Connecticut.”

Dr. Sung is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Palliative and Hospice Medicine.  Prior to joining Danbury Hospital in 2002, Dr. Sung practiced at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.  She was an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and was part of the Clinical Faculty of the Massachusetts General Hospital Internal Medicine Residency.  She became the clinical leader for Palliative Care at Norwalk hospital in 2016, and there she taught the palliative care lecture series for the medical students from the Robert Larner College of Medicine, as well as oversaw Palliative training for the Norwalk Hospital internal medicine residents.  Dr. Sung’s other academic engagements include teaching the Palliative Medicine curriculum for Sacred Heart University’s Physician Assistant School and being a guest speaker for Dickinson Colleges’ Sociology class on Managing Death and Dying.

Recognizing the growing complexity of diseases and the increasing needs of our aging population in the outpatient setting, Dr. Sung established her own community-based Palliative Medicine practice in 2018.

About Regional Hospice

Regional Hospice, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has been providing individualized, compassionate hospice care since 1983.  Our highly skilled interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, hospice aides, social workers, chaplains, bereavement counselors, and hospice-trained volunteers has the privilege of caring for patients and their loved ones in their homes, assisted living and nursing facilities, at our residential Center for Comfort Care & Healing in Danbury or in dedicated, private hospice suites at New Milford Hospital in Litchfield County and Norwalk Hospital in Fairfield County.

The Center for Hope & Healing in Washington Depot, CT, offers caregiver and grief counseling support services and groups as well as spiritual renewal sessions like prayer, meditation, and sound healing.

Regional Hospice’s mission is to approach death by creating human connection and honoring each unique journey through a shared vision for living.  To learn more about our organization, visit https://www.makingthebestofeveryday.org or call 203-702-7400.

Hong Kong – Regional flag day today

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 (February 25). They are, on Hong Kong Island, the Hong Kong Catholic Marriage Advisory Council; in Kowloon, People Service Centre Limited; and in the New Territories, the Free Methodist Church of Hong Kong, 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 February 25 is as follows:
 

Region Name of organisation Colour of collection bag Colour of flag
Hong Kong Island The Hong Kong Catholic Marriage Advisory Council Yellow White
Kowloon People Service Centre Limited Orange Green
New Territories The Free Methodist Church of Hong Kong Yellow Beige

 
     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.

     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.

Hong Kong – Regional flag day today

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.


      


     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 December 3 is as follows:


 







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


 


     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.


      


     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.


Hong Kong – Regional flag day today

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 (September 17). They are, on Hong Kong Island, End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation; in Kowloon, Children’s Thalassaemia Foundation; and in the New Territories, the International Nature Loving Association Limited, 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 September 17 is as follows:

 







Region Name of organisation Colour of collection bag Colour of flag
Hong Kong Island End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation Purple Purple
Kowloon Children’s Thalassaemia Foundation Red Red
New Territories The International Nature Loving Association Limited Green Pink


 

     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.

 

     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.