Angel Mak Daley is a Hong Kong barrister with a broad mixed practice across civil and criminal law. Called to the Bar in 2005, she advises and appears in contract, commercial, building management, employment, tort, matrimonial, and trust and equity matters, and she regularly conducts criminal trials and appeals for both the Prosecution and the Defence at different court levels.

Beyond practice, Mrs. Daley serves in a range of public and community positions, including Member of the Election Committee (since October 2021); Council Member of Lingnan University (since December 2021), where she chairs the Appeals Committee and convenes the Ethics and Discipline Committee (since January 2022) and serves on the Mainland Development Committee (since January 2023); Chair of the Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings) (since December 2021); Governor of Path of Democracy Research Institute (since June 2022); and Member of the Torture Claims Appeal Board (since January 2025). She has also long served as legal advisor to the Guang Ming and Gong Ming clan associations (since 2015) and to the Hong Kong Association for Elderly Services (since 2019). Her prior public service includes membership on the Hong Kong Bar Association’s Special Committee on Civic Education (2009–2019), Deputy Presiding Officer of the Labour Tribunal (May 2015–April 2016), and service on Film, Newspaper and Article Administration (April 2023–March 2025).

Mrs. Daley holds an LLM from the University of Hong Kong, an LLB from Peking University, and an LLB(Hons) from City University of Hong Kong. She also earned an MA in Christian Studies from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and is a PhD candidate in Theology at Trinity College of the Bible Theological Seminary.

Mrs Daley is also the author of the novel 誤入清朝香港大律師.

Professional Qualification:

Barrister: 2005

Mediator: 2010

FCIArb Arbitrator: 2020

Education:

PhD Candidate in Theology : Trinity College of the Bible Theological Seminary

MA in Christian Studies : The Chinese University of Hong Kong

LLM: The University of Hong Kong

LLB: Peking University, China

LLB(Hons): City University of Hong Kong

Membership and Appointment:

Member of the Special Committee on Civic Education of the Hong Kong Bar Association: 2009 to 2019

Deputy Presiding Officer of the Labour Tribunal : May 2015 to April 2016

Legal advisor of Guang Ming and Gong Ming clan associations : 2015 to date

Legal advisor of the Hong Kong Association for Elderly Services: 2019 to date

Member of the Election Committee: October 2021 to date

Council Member of Lingnan University : December 2021 to date

Chairman of the Appeals Committee of Lingnan University: January 2022 to date

Convener of the Ethics and Discipline Committee of Lingnan University: January 2022 to date

Member of the Mainland Development Committee of the Lingnan University : January 2023 to date

Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings) : December 2021 to date

Governor of Path of Democracy Research Institute : June 2022 to date

Member of Film, Newspaper and Article Administration : April 2023 to March 2025

Member of the Torture Claims Appeal Board: January 2025 to date