▁Malays ia ▁to ▁a ▁Malays ian ▁Chinese ▁father , ▁Dr ▁S ia w - Lin ▁L ia w , ▁and ▁a ▁Singapore an - born ▁English ▁mother , ▁Dr ▁Joy ce ▁Hill ▁AM . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁three ▁children , ▁with ▁an ▁older ▁brother ▁Ar on , ▁and ▁younger ▁sister ▁Am ber ▁Da wn . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Ad ela ide ▁when ▁L ia w ▁was ▁aged ▁ 3 . ▁After ▁his ▁parents ▁divor ced ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁L ia w ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁pat ernal ▁grand m other ▁K wei - Eng ▁Che w , ▁whom ▁he ▁cred its ▁with ▁a ▁huge ▁influence ▁on ▁his ▁cook ing ▁and ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁L ia w ▁completed ▁Year ▁ 1 1 ▁at ▁Prince ▁Alfred ▁College ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁en rolled ▁in ▁university ▁at ▁ 1 6 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁double ▁degree ▁in ▁Science ▁and ▁Law ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ad ela ide ▁at ▁ 2 1 . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ation ▁L ia w ▁was ▁employed ▁by ▁Kelly ▁& ▁Co ▁Law y ers ▁in ▁Ad ela ide ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁technology , ▁commercial / cor por ate ▁law , ▁business ▁advis ory ▁and ▁international ▁trade . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁committee ▁member , ▁legal ▁advis er ▁and ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Australia ▁Business ▁Association , ▁assist ing ▁South ▁Australian ▁companies ▁to ▁expand ▁their ▁business ▁into ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁main land ▁China . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0