JNA 40th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL 38 | JNA July/August 2023 Lawrence Ma, CEO of Lee Heng Diamond Group and founding president and chairman of the Diamond Federation of Hong Kong, China (DFHK), is recognised for his business acuity and forward-looking mindset. He helped reframe the fine jewellery narrative by making diamonds trendier and more accessible to a larger market. Alongside his brother Max, he established MaBelle Jewelry in 1993 to democratise luxury by offering stylish and competitively priced diamond jewellery. Over the years, MaBelle has delivered on the “diamond dream” among a broad range of buyers. According to Ma, having an open mind and being receptive to unconventional ideas are indispensable characteristics of an effective leader. Ma’s influence goes beyond MaBelle. He was instrumental in the merger of the Diamond Importers Association and the Hong Kong Diamond Bourse, where he simultaneously served as chairman and vice chairman, respectively, and the establishment of DFHK in 2000. At the DFHK, Ma brought structure and integrity to the city’s diamond industry and formulated operating rules and regulations for its retailer-members. The federation helped bolster Hong Kong’s status as Asia’s diamond and jewellery trading centre. Apart from this, Ma actively campaigned to make Hong Kong’s jewellery exhibitions and trade market shine globally through his work at various jewellery advisory committees. He is 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, a member of the board of governors of the Gemological Institute of America and an executive committee member of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses. 利兴钻石集团的行政总裁、香港钻石总会(DFHK)创会会长暨主席马墉 宜，以其敏锐的商业触觉和前瞻性思维而备受赞誉。他重塑了珠宝 的形象，让钻石变得更时尚推向更广阔的市场。在1993年，他与兄弟 马墉杰一起创立了MaBelle Jewelry，通过提供时尚且具有价格竞争力的钻石首 饰，让一向被视为奢侈品的钻饰更普及化。多年来，MaBelle为一众买家实现了 “钻石梦”。 马墉宜说，拥有开放的心态且愿意接受新思想，是成功的领导不可或缺的特 质。马墉宜的影响力远远超越了在MaBelle的成就。他曾身兼香港钻石入口商会 主席和香港钻石会副主席，并促成了这两大商会在2000年合并，成为香港钻石 总会。 马墉宜为香港的钻石业建立行业架构和操守，并为其零售商会员制定了运 营规则，大大巩固了香港作为亚洲钻石和珠宝贸易中心的地位。 此外，马墉宜亦积极参与多个珠宝谘询委员会的工作，致力令香港的珠宝 展览及贸易市场在全球大放异彩。他是香港中华总商会选任会董、中国珠宝玉 石首饰行业协会顾问、上海钻石交易所副理事长、GIA美国宝石研究院理事会成 员、世界钻石交易所联合会执行委员会成员。 A celebrated figure in Hong Kong’s diamond and fine jewellery sector, Lawrence Ma continues to inspire younger generations of jewellers with his dynamism, integrity and innate leadership skills. 作为香港钻石和珠宝首饰界的知 名人物，马墉宜继续以他的活力、 诚信和与生俱来的领导能力激励 着年轻一代的珠宝商。 Lawrence Ma 马墉宜 Founding President and Chairman Diamond Federation of Hong Kong, China 香港钻石总会创会会长暨主席 At the forefront of Hong Kong’s diamond regime 站在香港钻石制度的前沿
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