Ryan Lai

Ryan Lai

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  • About me

    Seasoned Translator and Interpreter

  • Education

    • Institute of Advanced Learning

      2017 - 2017
      Diploma Building Inspection

      Law and Contracts (Decoration work), Law concerning Work Safety and Building Stability, Buildings and Structure, Waterproof work, Decoration work, Drawings in Construction Industry, Water Leakage, Building Materials, Facility Management (Ventilation, Waterproof work, Sewage, Pipes, Town Gas and Electricity), Inspection Tools (Infrared Detector, etc)

    • The University of Hong Kong

      2008 - 2012
      Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education Linguistics and English Education (Major), Translation (Minor)
    • QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

      2010 - 2010
      Summer Exchange, TESOL English Education
    • The University of Hong Kong

      2015 - 2017
      Master of Arts - MA Applied Linguistics

      Research Methods, Systemic Functional Linguistics / Functional Grammar, Second Language Acquisition, Writing Discourse, Advances in Writing Pedagogy.

    • The Manchester Metropolitan University

      2020 - 2021
      Bachelor of Laws - LLB Law

      Business Law, Commercial Law, Hong Kong Civil Proceedings, Hong Kong Criminal Proceedings, Law of Evidence

    • University of Cambridge

      2018 - 2018
      ISP Programme Philosophy and British Politics
    • HKU SPACE

      2018 - 2020
      Diploma C.P.E. of England and Wales/Graduate Diploma in English and Hong Kong Law

      Tort, Criminal Law, Contract Law, Public Law, Hong Kong Legal System, English Legal System, Land Law, European Union Law, Equity and Trust, Constitutional Law, Hong Kong Basic Law

  • Experience

    • Perfectis Group Limited

      Sept 2012 - Sept 2014
      Managing director

      Offering personal financial services ranging from various forms of investment to insurance.

    • Vocational Training Council

      Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
      Teaching Associate

      - Teaching vocational English according to the curriculum designated by the institution.- Preparing teaching materials by translating authentic materials from Chinese into English.- Editing teaching materials.

    • Freelance Translator

      Jan 2015 - now
      Seasoned Translator and Interpreter

      - Translating documents pertinent to criminal proceedings such as committals, reasons for sentence, summing-up judgements, appeal judgements and reasons for mitigation.- Translating documents used as evidence in court proceedings such as expert statements, consultancy reports, police reports, brief facts, statement of facts, probation reports, psychiatric/psychological/medical reports, and various orders issued by courts.- E-C/C-E translation.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1

      JLPT
      Dec 2020
    • Manadatory Safety Training Course - Green Card

      Construction Industry Employees General Union
      Aug 2020