JNA Awards 2020 - Jewellery Industry Best Practices

30 JNA AWARDS 2020 other parts of the world. Aside from leading the merger, Ma also formulated operating rules and regulations for the federation’s member retailers to ensure that they would always provide high-quality diamond jewellery to customers. Ma shares that this particular milestone was greatly influenced by Sik-wah Leung, the businessman who inspired him to form the Diamond Federation of Hong Kong. He is especially honoured to be following in the footsteps of Leung, who received the Lifetime Achievement accolade from the JNA Awards in 2013. Apart from this, Ma actively campaigned to make Hong Kong’s jewellery exhibition and trade market shine on the international stage. He accomplishes such a task through his works at various Jewellery Advisory Committees. He is also a Director of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Counselor of the Gem and Jewelry Trade Association of China, Vice President of the Shanghai Diamond Exchange Council and a member of the board of governors of the Gemological Institute of America. Various organisations also lauded this gentleman for his continuous and longstanding contributions to the industry. For one, he received the Hong Kong Jewelry Industry’s Outstanding Achievement Award from the Hong Kong Jewelry Manufacturers’ Association in 2008. In the end, it is Ma’s humility and integrity that make him even more remarkable. “I never aim to be a good leader. I aim to be a helpful friend and always strive to learn from people around me – these are what I value the most,” he says. 1. Lawrence Ma, Chief Executive Officer of Lee Heng Diamond Group 2. Lawrence Ma receives the Hong Kong Jewelry Industry Outstanding Achievement Award from So Gregory Kam Leung, GBS, JP, former Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government 3. Lawrence Ma joins industry leaders at the official launch of the National Gemstone Testing Center (HK) 4. Lawrence Ma and Chow Kit Shing at the launch ceremony of the Natural Diamond Quality Assurance Mark Scheme 5. Lawrence Ma with executive committee members of the Diamond Federation of Hong Kong (DFHK) at DFHK’s 19th Anniversary Gala Dinner 6. Representing DFHK, Lawrence Ma attends the launch ceremony of the HKAS-Accredited Hong Kong Diamond Report Scheme 7. Lawrence Ma receives a souvenir on behalf of the DFHK delegation that participated in Israel Diamond Week 5 6 7