Language: Bilingual in English and Chinese
The main body of the work is taken up with the Systematic List 2003-04 which covers the 345 species recorded in Hong Kong during the period. The list includes the following new records for Hong Kong; Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Short-tailed Shearwater, Malayan Night Heron (breeding), Greater White-fronted Goose, Chinese Thrush and Baikal Bush Warbler. Additionally there are articles describing first record for White-spectacled Warbler and breeding records for Red-rumped Swallow and Yellow-billed Grosbeak.
There are taxonomic reviews of Goodson's Leaf Warbler, Northern Hawk Cuckoo, Spot-billed Duck, Oriental Cuckoo and Pale Martin in respect of the taxa that occur in Hong Kong.