• To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR and the 70th Anniversary of PolyU.
• To demonstrate the unity of the Hong Kong community and their caring for the society.
• To raise fund to support PolyU's development, children's education on the mainland and services of the Senior Citizen Home Safety Association （長者安居服務協會） in Hong Kong.
• To attempt to break the Guinness World Records of the Largest Human National Flag.

There are also performances by PolyU Student Taekwondo Club, and alumni Samuel Hui and Felix Chan, winners of RTHK and PolyU student hostel singing contests.

• near Admiralty MTR station
• Heng Fa Chuen MTR Station
• PolyU
• PolyU Student Halls of Residence
• near Prince Edward MTR Station
• near Kowloon Tong MTR/ Railway Station
• near Tsuen Wan MTR Station

For those who have registered, please be reminded to check the email on the transport and other arrangement sent to you from “70th Flags [CPA]” (paflag@inet.polyu.edu.hk), with subject: “Flags of Harmony and Unity – Reminder and Other Arrangements”, recently.

Depart from Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground

After the event, the organizer has arranged coach transport from Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground to 3 areas, as follows:

• PolyU
• Heng Fa Chuen MTR station
• Admiralty MTR station
  

No pre-registration of departure points has to be made. Please follow the instructions announced on-site on the event day for departure arrangements.

• The event also aims to raise funds to support the development of PolyU, mainland children's education and services of the Senior Citizen Home Safety Association in Hong Kong (長者安居服務協會).
• Each participant is encouraged to donate or solicit donation of $200 when participating in the event. For donations over $100, receipts will be issued for tax exemption purpose.
• Donation is on a voluntary basis – it is not a precondition for participating in this event.

Each participant will receive a cap and a certificate. (Participants can collect the certificate at the registration counters when they depart.)

PolyU students' contribution by attending this important and meaningful anniversary event will be recognized in the “Co-curricular Achievement Transcript”(CAT) issued by the University. Students must first register for their participation, take part in the event, and then bring along the certificate distributed on the event day to the Student Affairs Office for confirmation of CAT record.

Two categories of awards, one is for individual/group who/which raises the highest amount of donation and the other for groups having the highest proportion of members participating in the event. There will be altogether 27 awards. They are:

(a) Individual/group who/which has raised the highest amount of donation:

• Alumnus – 3 awards
• Staff – 3 awards
• Student – 3 awards
• Department/ Office – 3 awards
• Departmental Alumni Association – 3 awards
• Individual Hall from Student Halls of Residence – 3 awards

(b) Group which has the highest proportion of members participating in the event:

• Department – 3 awards
• Departmental Alumni Association – 3 awards
• Individual Hall from Student Halls of Residence – 3 awards

PolyU members including staff, students and alumni are cordially invited to participate in the event and are encouraged to invite their companions to join. Friends of the University and other interested parties and members of the public are also welcome to join.

Notes to participants:

• Registration is required for all participants. PolyU members are cordially invited to join the event. Their families and friends, other interested parties and members of the public are also welcome to join.
• Each participant plays an important part in the formation of the human flags. Please do turn up on the event date, or inform the organizer via email/ fax in advance if you will not be able to join the event after registration. Your cooperation is deeply appreciated.
• During the formation of the flags, 20,000 participants will be standing closely together at the grass pitch and holding up coloured boards collectively to form the whole image, participants must ensure that their health and physical conditions are suitable for the activity.
• For safety concerns and for the image to be best shown, it is advised that participants with height 140 cm or above could join the formation.
• Participants should dress casually.
• Participants should have lunch before the activity.
• Participants must act responsibly throughout the event to ensure your own safety and to avoid endangering the safety of others.
• Participants must cooperate and follow the instructions of the duty personnel.

If typhoon no. 8 signal is hoisted or black rainstorm signal is on before start of event, and is still in force at 1000 on 23 September 2007 or during course of event, the event will be cancelled. The organizer will make the decision to continue or call off the event in cases of other adverse weather conditions and/ or other unforeseen situations. Participants please pay attention to radio or TV broadcasting on the event. Participants (who have provided their mobile phone number during registration) will also be informed of the change through SMS.

Refund will not be made in any cases to all donors and sponsors and the donations will be contributed to support university education and charity.

• For staff/ members of the public : 2766 5102 (Communications and Public Affairs Office)
• For students: 2766 6800 (Student Affairs Office) / 2766 7025 (Students' Union)
• For alumni: 2766 5418 (Alumni Affairs and Development Office) / 2766 5123 (Federation of PolyU Alumni Associations)