Mr Lau Ping-Cheung, a chartered surveyor by profession, graduated from the then Hong Kong Polytechnic (now Hong Kong Polytechnic University) and holds a Master Degree in Construction Project Management from The University of Hong Kong. He is a past president and a current fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, a past chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Hong Kong Branch), a past chairman of the Surveyors Registration Board, a former member of the Hong Kong SAR Legislative Council, a former non-executive director of the Urban Renewal Authority, a member of the defunct Economic Development Commission and a member of the defunct Long Term Housing Strategy Steering Committee, a former member of the Council of The City University of Hong Kong and a current member of the Council of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Mr Lau is a member of the National Committee of the Thirteenth of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. The Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth of CPPCC, Shanghai Committee, a member of China Overseas Friendship Association and a member of the Shanghai Chinese Overseas Friendship Association. Mr Lau is also the Chairman of the Hong Kong Coalition of Professional Services and serves as a member of the Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee, a member of the Lantau Development Advisory Committee, Vice Chairman of Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme Vetting Committee under Commerce and Economic Development Bureau.

Currently, Mr Lau is the Managing Director of Biel Asset Management Co., Ltd., and an independent Non-Executive Director of MTR Corporation Limited and Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.