Certified Translation of Malaysian Documents for Hong Kong
Short answer: Chinese and English are both official languages in Hong Kong, so a Malaysian document issued in English can usually be used without a translation. A document in Malay, such as many JPN certificates and court orders, needs a Chinese or English translation. The Immigration Department wants it "certified as a true translation" by a sworn, court, authorised public, certified, expert or official translator. For probate, the Probate Registry's guide says to authenticate the original first and translate afterwards.
What we do: certified Malay-to-English and Malay-to-Traditional-Chinese translations with a signed translator's declaration, legalised where needed. Our team is certified by ITBM and DBP and includes High Court interpreters and NAATI-certified translators. Send your document on WhatsApp.
Last reviewed: October 2026. For legalisation, see legalising Malaysian documents for Hong Kong.
When you need a translation
Birth, marriage and divorce certificates and other JPN records issued in Malay.
Court orders, grants of probate and letters of administration, statutory declarations and company documents in Malay.
Any document a Hong Kong office asks you to translate.
When English is enough
Most Malaysian degrees and transcripts, the Certificate of Good Conduct and many company documents are issued in English and can be used as they are, legalised if the office asks for it. Bilingual certificates that show English alongside Malay may also be enough; check with the office that will receive them.
English or Traditional Chinese?
Choose English unless the Hong Kong office asks for Chinese. If it does, ask for Traditional Chinese, the script Hong Kong uses, not the Simplified Chinese used in mainland China. Keep names spelled exactly as in the passport, and if you have a Chinese name, send us the characters as they appear on your documents so we do not have to guess them.
Which translators the Immigration Department accepts
The Immigration Department's page on dependant visas says a document not in Chinese or English must come with a Chinese or English translation "certified as a true translation by a sworn translator", or by a court, authorised public, certified, expert or official translator. Other offices set their own rules, so check before you order. Each of our translations carries a signed declaration that it is a true and complete translation, with the translator's credentials and our company details.
How we certify a translation for Hong Kong
Translate the whole document, including stamps, seals and handwritten notes.
Sign a translator's declaration that the translation is true and complete, with the translator's credentials and our company details.
Legalise in the right order. For probate, authenticate the original first and translate afterwards. For other offices, we can notarise the translation and legalise it with the original if they ask. See legalisation for Hong Kong.
中文說明（香港）
香港的法定語文為中文及英文。以英文簽發的馬來西亞文件一般可直接使用；馬來文文件須附中文或英文譯本。入境處要求譯本須由宣誓翻譯員、法庭翻譯員、認可公共翻譯員、認證翻譯員、專家翻譯員或官方翻譯員核證為真確譯本。我們提供馬來文譯英文及繁體中文的認證翻譯，並可按需要辦理公證及認證。
Common questions
Does Hong Kong require a sworn translator?
Not for the Immigration Department, which also accepts a court, authorised public, certified, expert or official translator. Other offices set their own rules; ask the office that will receive the document.
Simplified or Traditional Chinese for Hong Kong?
Traditional Chinese. Hong Kong uses Traditional characters, so a Simplified Chinese translation may be sent back.
Should I translate before or after legalisation?
For the Probate Registry, after: its guide says authentication is done on the original foreign document, not the translation. For other offices, ask; some want the translation legalised together with the original.
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