Bilingual bay labels that mechanics actually read
Practical notes on English and Traditional Chinese labels for fleet maintenance displays in Hong Kong workshops.
Hong Kong workshops often mix English job codes with Traditional Chinese conversation on the floor. A dashboard that only speaks one language quietly excludes half the people who need it at 02:00.
What to translate first
Priority columns, asset class names, and the words for overdue / due-soon / parts-hold. Leave manufacturer part numbers alone. Translate status language that a night-shift lead shouts across the bay.
Test on the wall, not in a slide
Print a draft or project it in the actual service bay. If someone has to lean in and decode a column title, shorten it. Workspace Horizon includes bilingual label options in dashboard engagements when the depot needs them — decided during the walkthrough, not as an afterthought.