Information Services Department

Information Services Department
Agency overview
政府新聞處

Formed	1 April 1959
Headquarters	2/F, 6/F-8/F, 25/F, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Employees	422 (March 2008)
Annual budget	370.0m HKD (2008-09)
Agency executive	Mr Patrick T K Nip, Director of Information Services
Website	isd.gov.hk

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.

History

Prior to the current location at the Harbour Building in Sheung Wan, ISD was once headquartered at the Former French Mission Building,^[1] Beaconsfield House and at Murray Building.

Organisation

The department is organised into four divisions:

Local Public Relations
Publicity and Promotions
Public Relations Outside Hong Kong
Administration

Directors

Mr John Lawrence Murray (1959-1963)^[2]
Mr Nigel John Vale Watt (1963-1972)^[2]
Mr David Robert Ford (1972-1976)^[2]
Mr Richard Lai Ming (1976-1978)^[2]
Mr John Desmond Slimming (1978-1979)^[2]
Mr Bernard Renouf Johnston (acting, 1979)^[2]
Mr Robert Strong Sun Yuan-chuang (1980-1983)^[2]
Mr Peter Tsao Kwang-yung (1983-1984)^[2]
Miss Cheung Man-yee (1985-1986)^[2]
Mr John Chan Cho-chak (1986-1987)^[2]
Mrs Irene Yau Lee Che-yun (1987-1997)^[2]
Mr Thomas Chan Chun-yuen (1997-2002)^[2]^[3]
Miss Yvonne Choi Ying-pik (2002-2006)^[4]
Mr Edward Yau (2006-2007)^[5]
Mrs Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee (2007-2009)^[6]
Mr Michael Wong Wai-lun (2009-2014)^[7]
Mr Patrick T K Nip (2014–present)^[8]

References

↑ Finance Committee - Public Works Subcommittee (Papers) 8 Nov 95: "Conversion of the French Mission Building into the Court of Final Appeal"
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Moss 1999, Chapter 25.
↑ "Senior appointments announced". Civil Service Bureau. Hong Kong Government. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
↑ "Senior appointments". Civil Service Bureau. Hong Kong Government. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
↑ "Hong Kong e-News - 7 February 2006". Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Brussels. Hong Kong Government. 7 February 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
↑ "Senior appointments (with photos)". Press releases. Hong Kong Government. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
↑ "Senior appointment (with photo)". Press releases. Hong Kong Government. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
↑ Nip, Patrick T K. "Welcome Message from the Director". Information Services Department. Hong Kong Government. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

Bibliography

Moss, Peter (1999). GIS Through The Years. Victoria, Hong Kong: Government Information Services.

External links

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