Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (HKETO)Located in the United States of America (USA) are the permanent representatives of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG). Our mission is to represent the HKSARG in strengthening the economic, trade, investment and cultural ties between Hong Kong and the USA.
USA Representative Offices
The primary responsibilities of the HKTB are to market and promote Hong Kong as a destination worldwide, as well as to take initiatives to enhance the experiences of its visitors once they have arrived.
Promotes and develops bilateral trade with the U.S. Regular activities include organization and participation in high profile department store/shopping mall promotions, trade fairs, product exhibitions, trade missions, conferences and seminars both in Hong Kong and the U.S. To reinforce Hong Kong as an important market and sourcing center as well as a gateway to China, the Council also handles trade inquiries for its 64,000 trade contacts plus 90,000 mainland Chinese enterprises in its database; and provides up-to-date trade and market information by means of frequent product publications and research reports.
Established on April 1, 1993, by merging the Office of the Exchange Fund with the Office of the Commissioner of Banking. This was done to ensure that the central banking functions of maintaining monetary and banking stability can be performed with a high degree of professionalism and continuity, in the lead up to 1997 and beyond, in a manner that commands the confidence of the people of Hong Kong and the international financial community.