CHAPMAN CHEN was born in Hong Kong. He has a doctorate in Chinese Literature from the City University of Hong Kong and is a doctoral candidate at Joensuu University, Finland. His bachelor's degree is in English Language and Literature and his MA is in Translation. He has a Certificate in English Literature from the English Summer School, Cambridge University (UK), and a Todistus (Certificate) for an Advanced Finnish Course, undertaken in Finland.

For over eight years, Chapman was a Court Interpreter (and translator) for the Hong Kong Government Judiciary, doing oral court interpreting (English, Cantonese, Mandarin) and translating and certifying law-related documents. Subsequently for a number of years, he taught Chinese, translation and interpreting in tertiary institutions in Hong Kong and elsewhere. More recently, he has worked as a freelance Interpreter and Translator for various agencies and some print media. He is an Examiner/marker for the Diploma in Translation Examination of The Institute of Linguists Educational Trust, London, UK.

His many publications include literary and academic translations as well as academic works.

BOOKS TRANSLATED FOR PROVERSE HONG KONG BY CHAPMAN CHEN

Caleb Kavon's "The Monkey in Me" (2009), published in 2010.

Olga Wallo's "TIghtrope! A Bohemian Tale" into Chinese (pubilshed December 2011).

To see details of the books as well as purchase information, please see the "Featured Books" page on this site. Click the book covers shown and then the link to the CUHK Press book-detail page.

Dr Chapman Chen talks about his translation of Olga Wallo's "Tightrope!" into Chinese on YouTube.

Dr Chapman Chen with his Chinese translation of Olga Wallo's Tightrope with  Mr Jaroslav Kanturek, Consul-General of the Czech Republic at the Czech Republic mission in Hong Kong.