Member since Feb '23

Working languages:
Chinese (monolingual)
Cantonese (Yue Chinese) to Chinese
Chinese to Cantonese (Yue Chinese)
English to Chinese
English to Cantonese (Yue Chinese)

Wai Hung Chan

Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR), Hong Kong
Local time: 12:17 HKT (GMT+8)

Native in: Chinese Native in Chinese
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Translation education Bachelor's degree - The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Experience Years of experience: 3. Registered at ProZ.com: Feb 2023. Became a member: Feb 2023.
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Work Experience

Sept 2021 to present           
 

Independent Contractor for
Content Localization

Performed content localization work (i.e. translating, editing, proofreading
and polishing, so as to adapt the content to Hong Kong culture and language) for
various platforms, including:

·   Entertainment

-   Subtitles and metadata (zhHK) of numerous series and individual episodes
on                      Disney+, including The Simpsons, National Geographic, America's Funniest
Home                Videos, Foodtastic and Big Leap

·  Tourism

-   Website of the Japan National Tourism Office: the Gunma official tourist
guide

·  Marketing

-   Website of Uber

Jun 2018 to present

Eleven Six Workshop Limited - Founder, Chairman, CEO and
Editor-in-Chief

·   Founded
the publishing company in June 2018

·   Managed
and supervised all operations of the company

·   Held
overall responsibility for the editing, publication and sales of over 6,000 copies of          six different books,
including:

-   Holding overall editorial responsibility of
the books, i.e. selecting, editing, proofreading,        and polishing the contents

-   Approaching and liaising with authors,
bookstores and suppliers

-   Negotiating
on costs and pricing

·    Presided
over board meetings and ensured all decisions are put into practice


Mar 2022 to
Jan 2023
  
   

Clerk to Ms. Audrey Eu Yuet Mee JP SC

·   Assisted the Senior Counsel in preparing and attending court hearings

·   Carried out secretarial duties for the Senior Counsel

·   Answered incoming phone calls, and handled incoming and outgoing
mails

·   Handled other personal matters

·   Assured the confidentiality of important matters


Feb 2004 to Nov 2020     

Assistant
to Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (The Honourable Mr. James To,
Dr. Margaret Ng and Mr. Dennis Kwok)

·   Managed
and supervised the operations of the offices of the Legislators

·   Held
overall responsibility for the offices’ advisory and policy research work as
well as          for the liaison with officials of the HKSAR Government and the
Secretariat of the                    Legislative Council, including:

-   Advising
on all matters relating to the Legislators’ capacities as LegCo members

-   Drafting
laws, resolutions, motions and questions

-   Conducting
research and analyses of Government policies and legislative proposal

-   Meeting
and liaising with Government officials, LegCo Secretariat and other relevant            stakeholders

-   Drafting
speeches and press releases

-   Writing
articles for publication in print and web media

-   Handling
media enquiries and managing media relations

-   Handling
enquiries and complaints from members of the public

-   Organizing
events, workshops, seminars and talks

  Managing the staff


Award

Third Place of Prose Competition (Advanced Level) of
the 31st Youth Literary Awards (2003

to
2004)


Publications

Experience too alike:
From Chinese History to Bible Stories
經歷太相同讀中國歷史看聖經故事) (published
in 2020)

Synopsis: Comparing stories
in Chinese history and in the Bible, and highlighting the commonality of human
beings across different races and cultures

Shortlisted
for the 32nd Secondary School Students’ Best Ten Books Election
2020-2021
32屆十大中學生好書龍虎榜)

Over 100 articles
published under the pseudonym “Man Wai Yan”
(文恩)(2016 to 2020)

Contributed
over 100 pieces of legal, political and social commentary to newspapers, mainly
in the Hong Kong Economic Journal
, a local newspaper famous for publishing political
and economic commentaries with high credibility


The Siblinghood of
Humanity (Chinese Edition
)本是同根生)(published
in 2019)

Translated
the work by philosopher Professor Joseph Agassi into Chinese together with Dr Margaret
Ng (who studies under Professor Agassi for her PhD)


Exchange 換) (published in 2012)

Synopsis:
A light novel exploring the concept of equivalent exchange through stories of
what different people are willing to pay in exchange of what they want.


The Biography of Warlord
Tsang’s Spin Doctor
帥屎片生回憶錄)(published
in 2007)

Synopsis: A comedic novel about the fictitious spin
doctor who served under the former Chief Executive Mr Donald Tsang and his
experience during various events throughout Mr Tsang’s tenure



Profile last updated
Feb 22