The Centre for Translation (CTN) of the Hong Kong Baptist University was established in 1994. Committed to academic research and to the translation of material from diverse fields, the Centre aims to promote the discipline of translation to match the rapid development and needs of the present day world.
 Publications
- The Baptist University Centre for Translation Series:
- Lai, Jane ed. Translation Criticism and Appreciation. HK: Commercial Press, 1996
- Chau, Simon. A Translation Primer. HK: Commercial Press, 1996
- Chau, Simon. Life and Translation. HK: Commercial Press, 1996
- Chau, Simon. The Translation Profession. HK: Commercial Press, 1997
- Lai, Jane, ed. William Faulkner in China - Selected Conference Papers. HK: HK-America Center & Centre for Translation, HKBU, 1995
- Cheung, Martha & Jane Lai, eds. An Oxford Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Drama. HK: OUP, 1997
- Lai, Jane & Martha Cheung, trans. 100 Excerpts from Zen Buddhist Texts. HK: Commercial Press, 1997
- Cheung, Martha, ed. Hong Kong Collage: Contemporary Stories and Writing. HK: OUP, 1998
 Selected Research Projects
- "History of Translation in Hong Kong: 1842 - 1997", by Professor Martha Cheung
- "Translation in China: Views, Reflections, and Theoretical Thinking - From Antiquity to the Revolution of 1911", by Professor Martha Cheung and Professor Lin Wusun (Executive Vice-President, Translators Association of China)
Selected Translation Projects
- Chinese translation of Oxford Children's Encyclopedia (Revised edition, 1996)
- Commissioned by the Curriculum Development Institute of the Education Department to edit the Chinese version of the Learning to Learn Consultation Documents
 Consultancy and Service
Translation of reports and documents. Served clients such as the University Grants Committee, The British Council, La Leche League International (HK), Civil Aviation Department of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Pok Oi Hospital, and Legislative Councillors.
Conference
Postgraduate Students Conference on "Translation, Culture and Ideology" (November 1998)
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