News - South China Morning Post
· collected 2026-09-06 · by Danny Mok
A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly running a scam targeting donations to the Hong Kong Saving Cat and Dog Association, which held its flag day fundraising event on Saturday. Approximately 800 volunteers were deployed across Kowloon during the event. The suspects were identified by genuine volunteers who noticed them displaying fake donation sheets and bags that differed from the official ones in color. The man was arrested after complaints of impersonating association staff near Langham Place in Mong Kok were made to police.
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Man arrested over fake flag-day scam targeting animal charity donations
Man, 22, arrested after 14 people allegedly hired to act as volunteers to collect donations for Hong Kong Saving Cat and Dog Association
The rare street scam came to light during the group’s flag day on Saturday, a Social Welfare Department-approved fundraising initiative under which about 800 registered volunteers from the Hong Kong Saving Cat and Dog Association deployed across Kowloon from 7am to noon, the South China Morning Post learned.
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Flag days are a traditional fundraising practice in Hong Kong under which approved charities recruit volunteers to collect donations on the streets.
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charities → approve → streets
Volunteers carry a designated donation bag and a sheet of small stickers, which replaced the traditional small paper flags that donors once pinned to their clothing many years ago.
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donors → carry → clothing
When passers-by drop coins into the bag or make a digital donation, the volunteer places a sticker on their clothing as a token of appreciation and recognition.
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volunteer → drop → appreciation
The events are typically held on Saturdays, or occasionally on Wednesdays during school holidays.
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events → hold → holidays
In Cantonese, flag days are called mai kei yat – or “flag-selling day”.
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days → call → Cantonese
Genuine volunteers reported on social media that a group of strangers had mixed into the crowd, openly displaying fake flag sheets and bags that were a different shade of blue.
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that → report → blue
A police source said the complainant noticed individuals impersonating association staff near Langham Place in Mong Kok.
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individuals → say → Kok
