Monika Gaenssbauer is Associate Professor of Chinese Studies at the Universities of Stockholm and Erlangen. She has a research focus on contemporary Hong Kong literature and translation in theory and practice. During the years 2014-2017 she was Honorary Professor of Translation Studies at the Open University of Hong Kong. Nicholas Olczak lived in Hong Kong for more than half a decade and now resides in Stockholm where he researches China's international relations. He continues to have a strong interest in the literature and culture of Hong Kong and mainland China.