Ronald Arculli
Ronald J. Arculli | |
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夏佳理 | |
3rd Convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council | |
In office 3 October 2011 – 30 June 2012 | |
Appointed by | Donald Tsang |
Preceded by | Leung Chun-ying |
Succeeded by | Lam Woon-kwong |
Member of the Legislative Council | |
In office 12 October 1988 – 22 August 1991 | |
Appointed by | David Wilson |
In office 9 October 1991 – 30 June 2000 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Abraham Razack |
Constituency | Real Estate and Construction |
Personal details | |
Born | Hong Kong | 2 January 1939
Political party | Liberal Party (1993–2000) |
Spouse(s) | Johanna Klara |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | St. Joseph's College Lincoln's Inn |
Occupation | Solicitor |
Honorary Degrees | D.SocSc (CityU) LL.D (HKUST) |
Ronald Joseph Arculli | |||
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Chinese | 夏佳理 | ||
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Ronald Joseph Arculli, GBM, GBS, CVO, OBE, JP (Chinese: 夏佳理; born 2 January 1939 in Hong Kong) is former chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Non-official Members Convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong (Exco) and a senior partner at King & Wood Mallesons.[1] He is a Hong Kong solicitor and a founding partner of the law firm, Arculli, Fong, & Ng, which later merged with King & Wood Mallesons.[2]
Early life[]
Arculli was born to an Indian father and a Chinese mother. His parents divorced when he was three.[3] He was sent to study in England and finished his A-levels in 1958.[4] After this he returned to Hong Kong and eventually became a barrister and solicitor in both the bars of Hong Kong and England.[3]
Career[]
Arculli was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the deputy chairman of the Liberal Party.[5] He is also a member of the board of directors of the Asia Art Archive and the former chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.[6] Among his current responsibilities, he is currently a senior partner with King & Wood Mallesons.
Arculli has been a non-official member of Exco since 2005 and was made Non-official Members Convenor in October 2011 following the resignation of CY Leung to stand in the 2012 Hong Kong Chief Executive election.[7] He has also been inducted as Honorary Fellow of (HKSI) on 24 October 2013. In 2013, he was also appointed as the chairman of Richard Li Tzar-kai new venture, FWD.[8]
Personal life[]
Arculli speaks English and Cantonese (but cannot read or write Chinese).[9]
With his Austrian-born wife Joanne, he has three children. He also has two children from a previous marriage, Derek and Kim Arculli, and three grandchildren: Jasmin, Jake, and Toby Arculli. His brother-in-law (married to his sister Rhoda Arculli) is his stockbroker and the brother of Court of Final Appeal judge Kemal Bokhary.[10] From 2002-06 Arculli served as Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Ronald Arculli, King and Wood, PRC Lawyers, retrieved 10 August 2010
- ^ King & Wood, official website
- ^ Jump up to: a b TAO LAI, Julia Po-wah (10 November 2005), Honorary Doctor of Social Science Mr Ronald Joseph ARCULLI (PDF), City University of Hong Kong, retrieved 3 August 2010
- ^ "St. Joseph's College- Old Boy Interview -the Hon. Ronald Arculli, O.B.E., J.P". St Joseph's College. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
A-Level exam in 1958
- ^ Resolution in civil service reform questioned, Liberal Party, 31 March 2000, archived from the original on 24 September 2008, retrieved 10 August 2010
- ^ "Ronald Arculli Profile", Forbes, archived from the original on 31 March 2008, retrieved 10 August 2010
- ^ ExCo convenor resigns, news.gov.hk, 3 October 2011
- ^ Chan, Ray. "Richard Li appoints Ronald Arculli as chairman of insurer FWD", 'South China Morning Post', 25 October 2013. Accessed 28 October 2015.
- ^ Be My Guest, Episode 51, 13 October 2007
- ^ "叔大法官 舅夏佳理", Wen Wei Po, 28 January 2010, retrieved 29 January 2010
External links[]
- 1939 births
- Living people
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- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
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- Hong Kong financial businesspeople
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- Hong Kong people of Indian descent
- Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star
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