Michael is a retired Superintendent of the Customs & Excise Department. He was responsible for intellectual property protection and has setup the Computer Forensics Laboratory and the Electronic Crime Investigation Centre during his career in the Customs. After retiring from the government, Michael joined the Motion Picture Association from Sep 2014 to Sep 2018 as the Regional Director of Technology. Currently, Michael is the General Manager of the Sinofaith IP (Asia Pacific) Limited, and the Senior IP Enforcement Advisor of the Television Broadcasts Limited.

In the academic and professional fronts, Michael has obtained a BSc degree in Computer Science, MSc in Forensic Investigation, MSc in Telecommunications. He also awarded with a PhD degree from the University of Hong Kong. His research area is on cybercrime investigations and digital forensics. Michael is currently tutoring at the Department of Computer Science of HKU and at the HKU SPACE. Since Jan 2019, Michael is appointed as a member of the Law Reform Commission Sub-committee on cybercrime. He is also a Founding Member of the Information Security & Forensics Society in Hong Kong.