Translation in Hong Kong

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Translation in Hong Kong is written by Sin-wai Chan and published by Chinese University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9622019773 (ISBN 10) and 9789622019775 (ISBN 13).

Hong Kong is a cosmopolitan city where international communication is a fact of everyday life. Translation has thus always been essential in bridging the social and cultural gap between Chinese and Western civilizations. Translation in Hong Kong: Past, Present and Future tries to assess the role played by this academic discipline at different historical periods and to articulate the issues that confront its future development. This is one of the most complete if not the best coverage on the subject, written by notable scholars and practitioners in the field.