Guestbook Hong Kong is an excellent place to watch birds. It is famous for the large numbers of Eastern Palearctic waders that occur on passage, and the territory regularly attracts other species that are major rarities in Britain or North America. It publishes a quarterly bulletin and an annual Bird Report. The society runs regular field outings in Hong Kong throughout the year, led by experienced locals and all members are welcome to join. Sometimes groups from the Society visit the People's Republic of China and other places in the region on bird watching trips.
Members participate in waterfowl counts throughout the year.
The Society has also set up a project fund, through the funding, another hide off Mai Po boardwalk has built in 1996. The Society runs an ornithological library containing various useful publications, including trip reports of birding visits into China and other Asian destinations. It is occasionally able to offer attractive discounts to members on selected new book titles .