Ronald Arculli

The Honourable Ronald J. Arculli GBM, GBS, CVO, OBE, JP
夏佳理
Arculli attending the trophy presentation ceremony of the Champions Mile at the Sha Tin Racecourse on 30 April 2023
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	(1939-01-02) 2 January 1939 (age 85) Hong Kong
Political party	Liberal Party (1993–2000)
Spouse	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
Chinese	夏佳理
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xià Jiālǐ Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Haah Gāai léih Jyutping Haa6 Gaai1 lei5

Ronald Joseph Arculli (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] After graduating from St Joseph's College in 1956,[4] he was sent to study in England and finished his A-levels in 1958.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] He has also been inducted as Honorary Fellow of Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI) on 24 October 2013. In 2013, he was also appointed as the chairman of Richard Li Tzar-kai new venture, FWD.[9]

Personal life

Arculli speaks English and Cantonese (but cannot read or write Chinese).[10]

With his Austrian-born wife Joanne, he has three children. He also has two children from a previous marriage, and three grandchildren. His brother-in-law (married to his sister Rhoda Arculli) is his stockbroker and the brother of Court of Final Appeal judge Kemal Bokhary.[11] From 2002 to 2006, Arculli served as Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.^[citation needed]

References

1. Ronald Arculli, King and Wood, PRC Lawyers, retrieved 10 August 2010
2. King & Wood, official website
3. 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
4. "Prominent Old Boys - St. Joseph's College".
5. "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
6. Resolution in civil service reform questioned, Liberal Party, 31 March 2000, archived from the original on 24 September 2008, retrieved 10 August 2010
7. "Ronald Arculli Profile", Forbes, archived from the original on 31 March 2008, retrieved 10 August 2010
8. ExCo convenor resigns, news.gov.hk, 3 October 2011
9. Chan, Ray. "Richard Li appoints Ronald Arculli as chairman of insurer FWD", 'South China Morning Post', 25 October 2013. Accessed 28 October 2015.
10. Be My Guest, Episode 51, 13 October 2007
11. "叔大法官 舅夏佳理", Wen Wei Po, 28 January 2010, retrieved 29 January 2010

External links

• Ronald Arculli biodata
• Ronald Arculli Profile at King & Wood

Political offices
Preceded by CY Leung	Convenor of the Executive Council 2011–2012	Succeeded by Lam Woon-kwong
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
New constituency	Member of Legislative Council Representative for Real Estate and Construction 1991–1997	Replaced by Provisional Legislative Council
Preceded by Andrew Wong	Chairman of Finance Committee 1995–2000	Succeeded by Philip Wong
New parliament	Member of Provisional Legislative Council 1997–1998	Replaced by Legislative Council
	Member of Legislative Council Representative for Real Estate and Construction 1998–2000	Succeeded by Abraham Razack
Party political offices
New political party	Vice-Chairperson of the Liberal Party 1993–2000 With: Steven Poon (1996–1998) Selina Chow (1998–2000)	Succeeded by Miriam Lau
Sporting positions
Preceded by Wong Chung-hin	Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club 2002–2006	Succeeded by John Chan
Order of precedence
Preceded by John Tsang Recipient of the Grand Bauhinia Medal	Hong Kong order of precedence Recipient of the Grand Bauhinia Medal	Succeeded by Edward Leong Recipient of the Grand Bauhinia Medal