Ms. Deborah Mak graduated from the Department of Speech and Hearing Science of the University of Hong Kong. After graduation, she worked as a speech therapist in non-government-organization and private company. She visited different childcare centres, primary and secondary schools and elderly centres, to provide intensive trainings, and consultations for teachers and parents. She later achieved her master degree in Stroke and Clinical Neuroscience from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Putonghua Certificate in the National Language Committee, and a National Career of Psychological Counselors qualification (remote training).

 

Deborah is a member of the Hong Kong Association of Speech Therapists. Ms. Mak has served as a clinical instructor in the Department of Speech Therapy at the University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She provides clinical guidance to speech therapy students. Deborah also works with various institutions and rehabilitation centres in China, including the Hong Kong Rehabilitation Associationin Shenzhen, to talk about "Speech and dysphagia for children with cerebral palsy", and to supervise masters of speech therapy students at the "Guangdong Province Work injury and Rehabilitation Hospital".  She had worked experience in cities including Shenzhen, Dongguan, Shantou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Changsha, Wuhan and Chongqing.
 

Ms. Mak has been the guest lecturer at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Open University of Hong Kong (continuing education centre), and the Hong Kong Youth Association's Continuing Education Centre. Deborah has also written articles in the Headline daily newspaper, the Hong Kong Economic Journal, and the Baby-Mo Parenting Magazine to promote speech therapy messages to the public.