TNP HONGKONG Background
From 1997 to 2013, Free Press, the owner of this website, published English practice and reference books, which were sold through major bookstores and used by over 250 secondary schools in Hong Kong.
From 2000 to the present, Free Press has been offering tailored courses and workshops for government, industry, schools and practising English teachers.
Since 2008, we have been providing editing and copywriting services for Hong Kong government departments and agencies, four universities, listed companies and NGOs.
Since 2013, we have been providing interactive online English learning and practice materials for Hong Kong schools and organisations.
TNP HONGKONG was registered in 2018 to replace Free Press to focus solely on English editing.
Editing Expertise
We correct errors in grammar, punctuation and style. We change words that are used incorrectly while being careful to retain the intended meaning. If we’re not sure of the intended meaning, we ask you. We rewrite awkward expressions, phrases and sentences. We recommend simpler or more common words in the comment bubbles to replace bigger or less common words to improve the readability of your documents and give a more natural tone.
We are happy to provide explanations for changes we suggest in usage, sentence structure and word choice, as well as word use, punctuation and style.
We study the discourse of government documents in Hong Kong and around the world, particularly papers, reports and minutes, so we can advise on content and style. Much of this analysis is relevant to company documents as well.
We have analysed and compared the most popular style manuals from both the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, which we apply in our training courses and in recommendations to our government and corporate clients.
Editing
Language: English
Cost: HK$0.45 to $0.55 per word, depending on the complexity, volume and required turnaround time.
No minimum charge: We charge the same rate for 25 words or 25,000 words for our regular clients.
Coverage: Grammar, word choice, sentence structure, punctuation, style, clarity.
Turnaround: 24 hours for jobs under 2,000 words; 48 hours for under 10,000 words.
Format: All documents edited using MS Word track changes.
Free sample: Up to 300 words.
Free service: Explanations for suggested changes.
Guarantees
Deadlines: We always meet mutually agreed deadlines. You will not be invoiced if we miss a deadline which we both agreed to.
Satisfaction: We will rework your document until you are completely satisfied.
Confidentiality: The only person who will see your document is the editor and his/her supervisor.
Payment: Invoice emailed to you at the end of each month.
Main clients: Many Hong Kong government departments and agencies, listed companies, Hong Kong universities, private companies
Documents we have edited (also written in bold)
academic papers, accounting documents (vast range), advertising, agreements, announcements, annual reports, annual plans, applications, biographies, books (biology, business, chemistry, computer, geology), booklets, brochures, captions, annual plans (one-year, five year), case studies, catalogues, circulars, courses, ebooks, email messages, employee profiles, e-news, exam questions, media factsheets, guidelines, human resources proposals, instructions, instruction manuals, leaflets, learning materials, legal documents (vast range), legislative proposals (vast range), Legco papers, letters (vast range), Master of Ceremony scripts, minutes, museum documents, newsletters, newspaper articles, notices, operation manuals, pamphlets, patent applications (mechanical, hydraulic), PhD theses (various disciplines), posters, practice circulars, presentations, press releases, product manuals, product releases, programme summaries, progress reports, promotional materials, proposals, recipes, reports (vast range), safety guidelines, safety manuals, seminar papers, signs, speeches, technical papers, tourism propotions, trade circulars, training manuals, TV scripts, user guides, video scripts, visit reports, website articles
Free sample
For government departments and agencies, schools, non-government organisations and corporations, we would be pleased to edit a document of up to 300 words at no charge and with no obligation to use our services. Just send it to us as a MS Word document at tnp.editing@gmail.com and we will return it to you the following day using MS Word – Track Changes.
Chief Editor – Paul Paskewitz
Education
M.A. (Applied Linguistics) – University of Hong Kong
Post-graduate Certificate in Education (English) – University of Manitoba (Canada)
B.A. (English Literature) – University of Manitoba
Experience
Editor. Editing, as well as some speechwriting, copywriting and proofreading, for many HK government departments and agencies, HK museums, HK universities, HK listed companies, and many non-government organisations and businesses (April 2008 to the present)
University lecturer. Teaching 2 to 5 courses a semester in the English Department at City University of HK – English for Business, Professional Communication, Accounting, Computing, Computer Research, Engineering, etc. (1995 to 2014)
Publisher. Owner of Free Press, publisher of English reference and practice books for secondary schools, offering 20 titles, selling 35,000-55,000 books a year in HK (1999 to 2013); Owner of TNP HONGKONG, English editing company.
Course designer/provider. Courses, seminars and workshops for business (speaking and writing), government (paper and report writing, minute writing), tertiary institutions (reports, papers, minutes, newsletters), English teachers (LPATE prep), schools
Writer. Annual reports and annual plans for HK government departments and one university, 20 English practice and reference books and booklets; corporate ebooks; online English learning and practice materials for schools and own company
Books authored. The Most Important 250 Adjectives: interactive online course (2014); Grammar and Interactive Functions (online, 2014); Three vocabulary booklets for Precise Publishing (2014); Reading Comprehension 1 (2011, online 2014); Reading Comprehension 2 (2011);The Vocabulary of Opposites, 2 eds (2000, 2008); Advanced Proofreading Strategies 1 (2010); Oral Practice 1 (2010); Issues 1 (2009); Issues 2 (2009); Issues 3 (2009); An Oral Handbook, 3 eds. (2009, 2007, 2000); Inversion Practice (2008, online 2014); Inversion quick-study guide (2008); Group Discussions–skills and functions (2008); M-C Cloze Advanced, 2 eds. (2009, 2003, online 2014); Cloze Summary Advanced, 4 eds. (2008, 2004, 2002, 1999, online 2014); M-C Cloze F4-5, 2 eds. (2008, 1998, online 2014); Proofreading Practice for Syl.A (2003); M-C Cloze for Syl. A (2002); Reading Comprehension and Usage (F4) (1995); Certificate Paper II Analysis (1997); Matching (F4-5), 2 editions (2003, 1997); Reading Comprehension & Usage (F5) (1995); Perception – Listening Test 2 (1995-co author)
Copywriting rate: If the materials are provided and no research is required: HK$1.50 per word.