The Office of the European Union to Hong Kong and Macao is based in Hong Kong. Its role is to promote the interests of the EU and to build ever closer ties between the EU and Hong Kong, and between the EU and Macao.

Their role comprises the following activities:

• To represent the European Union to Hong Kong and Macao and to present the positions and the interests of the European Union to the Hong Kong and Macao Governments.
• To further relationships between the European Union and Hong Kong and Macao.
• To disseminate information on the European Union, on policies and developments and in particular on the European integration process.
• To facilitate and promote contacts between business communities in Hong Kong and Macao and in the European Union and to encourage greater awareness in Europe of developments relevant to Hong Kong and Macao, in particular on the implementation of the "one country, two systems" principle.
• To cooperate with representatives of EU Member States in Hong Kong and in Macao on matters of interest to the European Union.