The work is supervised by the Board of Directors, whose members include the Chairman, Honorary Chairman, Vice Chairman, Executive Vice Chairman, Secretary-general, Treasurer, several board members, consultants, and academic consultants. Members come from senior managers of manufacturers, deans and teachers of professional colleges, university lecturers, senior professionals from government and relevant institutions, etc. In order to cope with the development of the association, the registered name of the society was changed from "Hong Kong Metal Surface Finishing Society" to "Hong Kong Surface Finishing Society" in June 2013.

1. To assist the industry to connect, enhance technical and professional standards, and enhance the competitiveness of the industry as a whole.
2. To communicate and visit with relevant technical groups, societies, associations, chambers of commerce, universities and colleges of overseas, China and Hong Kong, to establish regular and continuous academic and technical exchange channels.
3. To provide members with relevant technical and industry information through regular journal publication, website and daily information distribution.
4. To understand the government industrial and commercial policies of China and Hong Kong, to collect industry opinions, to represent members and the industry to report to relevant departments, and to serve as a communication bridge between the government and the industry.
5. To organize cultural and entertainment activities to enhance member fellowship and information exchanges.