(A) Overseas Public Relations Sub-division

The Overseas Public Relations Sub-division serves the information and public relations units of the Government's overseas offices, providing them with the necessary information to present an accurate and up-to-date picture of Hong Kong. The sub-division maintains close liaison with the media organisations and foreign correspondents based in Hong Kong, provides information to them and handles their enquiries and requests. It arranges programmes for journalists visiting Hong Kong. It also distributes promotional material worldwide including books, pamphlets and video tapes.

(B) Information and Public Relations Units Outside Hong Kong

The Information Units of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices outside Hong Kong provide a general news and information service to the public and the media in the local area and produce publications containing Hong Kong news, events and statistics.

(C) Visits and International Conferences Sub-division
The Sub-division runs the Department's sponsored VIP visitors programme, which targets opinion-formers and decision-makers for visits to the territory as guests of the government, with a view to enhancing their understanding of Hong Kong. These visitors include government and political leaders, academics, think-tankers; and, in the business sector, leading bankers and heads of financial institutions and the captains of commerce and industry.

The sub-division also arranges visit programmes for other non-sponsored VIPs coming to Hong Kong on private visits. The sub-division runs an Overseas Speakers Programme with the aim of providing and reinforcing foreign investors' confidence in Hong Kong and to promote Hong Kong as Asia's world city. The programme utilises the time and talents of senior government officials and stakeholders from the private sector in a variety of settings and formats: conferences, seminars, conventional speaking engagements to influential audiences, meetings, editorial boards, press interviews, and briefing sessions. The sub-division also assists bureaux / departments to identify suitable international conferences that should be attracted for hosting in Hong Kong.