Formed 1 April 1959 Website isd.gov.hk | Employees 422 (March 2008) [1] | |
Headquarters 2/F, 6/F-8/F, 25/F, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Annual budget 370.0m HKD (2008-09) [2] Agency executive Mr Patrick T K Nip, Director of Information Services | ||
The Information Services Department (ISD) (traditional Chinese: 政府新聞處; simplified Chinese: 政府新闻处) is the Hong Kong Government's public relations office, publisher, advertiser and news agency, serving as the link between the government and the media.
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History
Prior to the current location at the Harbour Building in Sheung Wan, ISD was once headquartered at the Former French Mission Building, Beaconsfield House and at Murray Building.
Organisation
The department is organised into four divisions:
References
Information Services Department Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA