Barrister Lawrence Ma Yan - kwok obtained a Bachelor of Commerce, a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Laws from the University of Queensland in Australia in his early years. In April 1996, he became a practicing barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia. Subsequently, he also obtained the qualifications as a barrister in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia, etc. Barrister Ma returned to Hong Kong in September 2007 and became a practicing barrister of the High Court of Hong Kong in 2008. Barrister Ma has been a part - time lecturer in the law schools of two Australian universities and a visiting professor at the Law School of Tianjin Nankai University. He compiled the first, second and third editions of the book *Hong Kong Equity and Trust Law* in 2006, 2009 and 2014 respectively. In 2009, Barrister Ma was invited to become a member of the Professional Trust and Estate Practitioners Association. After returning to Hong Kong, Barrister Ma is in charge of trust and estate law litigation, and also teaches trust law and trust ordinance reform in the professional training courses for lawyers. In terms of public service in Hong Kong, Barrister Ma was appointed as an observer of the Independent Police Complaints Council by the then - Secretary for Security in 2009, and was appointed as a member of the council by the then - Chief Executive of the Special Administrative Region in 2010. In the same year, he was also appointed by the Commissioner of Transport as a member of the Transport Department's Committee on Review of Self - selected Vehicle Registration Marks. In terms of social services in Hong Kong and Australia, Barrister Ma was appointed as the Honorary Legal Advisor of the Australia - China Business, Trade and Cultural Exchange Promotion Association in 2011. In 2012, he was elected as the Chairman of the Hong Kong Alumni Association of the University of Queensland, Australia, and was appointed as the Vice - Chairman of the Hong Kong Professionals Association. Barrister Ma is also enthusiastic about youth activities. Since 2010, he has been elected as a member of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Road Safety Council, and was promoted to the Senior Assistant Commissioner of the Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol in 2015. Barrister Ma founded the China - Australia Law Exchange Foundation in 2014, which provides correct legal opinions on current affairs issues in Hong Kong. In terms of public service on the Chinese mainland, at the beginning of 2013, Barrister Ma was appointed as a Standing Committee Member of the Guangdong Overseas Chinese Federation (the 9th session) and a Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (the 11th Shanxi Provincial Committee). At the end of the year, he was approved by the State Council and appointed as a Council Member of the China Law Society (the 7th session).