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By memorizing all their names, pointing out the problems of sluggish students, she devotes wholeheartedly to the students and tailors her teaching to their varied abilities. It brought her much joy and pleasure when seeing students' improvement and achievement.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"style99\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td style=\"width: 15pt\" valign=\"top\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"style98\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td valign=\"top\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"style87\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"style93\"><span class=\"style97\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><span class=\"style1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" align=\"top\" alt=\"\" height=\"219\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/PAO\/AlumniLink\/Linkage\/Issue_201711\/OU%20People_Dr%20KellyChan_8.jpg\" width=\"320\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t<\/table>\r\n\t<table style=\"width: 100%\">\r\n\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td valign=\"top\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"style91\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><span class=\"style1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" align=\"top\" alt=\"\" height=\"229\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/PAO\/AlumniLink\/Linkage\/Issue_201711\/OU%20People_Dr%20KellyChan_7.jpg\" width=\"320\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td style=\"width: 19pt\" valign=\"top\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"style99\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"style99\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDr Chan also maintains very close relationships with graduates. She recalls a mainland student who enrolled in the Master of Arts in Applied Translation programme: he did not do very well in general courses in the beginning but later found out his true interest in literary translation due to inspiration by Dr Chan's lessons. Since then, that student frequently brought his works to Dr Chan's office for advice. After graduation, he became a lecturer in a mainland university and has come back to the alma mater a couple of times to share his valuable learning experience with fellow students.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"style99\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t<\/table>\r\n\t<table style=\"width: 100%\">\r\n\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<td valign=\"top\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"style100\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"style1\"><strong>Enjoying time on stage<\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"style93\"><span class=\"style97\"><br>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"style96\">Dr Chan's voice can be found not only from the lectern in classroom but also from the stage of theatre. Many OUHK members would recognize her face as she has been the MC in many University functions. And Dr Chan is a great lover of Cantonese opera and she performs on stage from time to time. 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