The current president of PEN Hong Kong is Tammy Lai-Ming Ho.

The organization was widely recognized for its work in the 1980s and 1990s providing assistance to writers who were Vietnamese refugees.

[4] High-profile incidents such as the knife attack on Kevin Lau, the Causeway Bay Books disappearances, the University of Hong Kong pro-vice-chancellor selection controversy have bolstered the need for a bilingual platform to bring together the Chinese language and English language literary circles which for years have been segregated due to the differences in language and readership.

[6] The mission of PEN Hong Kong is to bring together individuals working in the field of the written word to celebrate and promote literature and creative expression.

The organization is focused on defending the freedom of expression in Hong Kong and the rest of China.