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{{Short description|Hong Kong barrister, solicitor, and politician}}
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|caption=Arculli attending the trophy presentation ceremony of the [[Champions Mile]] at the [[Sha Tin Racecourse]] on 30 April 2023
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Arculli was born to an [[Indian people|Indian]] father and a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] mother. His parents divorced when he was three.<ref name="CityU">{{citation|url=http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityu/about/honorary/doc/Arculli_eng.pdf|title=Honorary Doctor of Social Science Mr Ronald Joseph ARCULLI|first=Julia Po-wah|last=TAO LAI|publisher=City University of Hong Kong|date=10 November 2005|accessdate=3 August 2010}}</ref> He was sent to study in England and finished his A-levels in 1958.<ref name="St. Joseph's College">{{cite web|title=St. Joseph's College- Old Boy Interview -the Hon. Ronald Arculli, O.B.E., J.P|url=http://archive.sjc.edu.hk/1997-1998/features/arculli-careers.html|website=St Joseph's College|deadurl=yes|accessdate=21 March 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102200613/http://archive.sjc.edu.hk/1997-1998/features/arculli-careers.html|archivedate=2 November 2015|quote=A-Level exam in 1958|df=dmy-all}}</ref> After this he returned to Hong Kong and eventually became a barrister and solicitor in both the bars of [[Hong Kong Bar Association|Hong Kong]] and [[Barristers in England and Wales|England]].<ref name="CityU"/>
Arculli was born to an [[Indian people|Indian]] father and a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] mother. His parents divorced when he was three.<ref name="CityU">{{citation|url=http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityu/about/honorary/doc/Arculli_eng.pdf|title=Honorary Doctor of Social Science Mr Ronald Joseph ARCULLI|first=Julia Po-wah|last=TAO LAI|publisher=City University of Hong Kong|date=10 November 2005|accessdate=3 August 2010}}</ref> After graduating from [[St Joseph's College, Hong Kong|St Joseph's College]] in 1956,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sjc.edu.hk/oldboys.php?content=business | title=Prominent Old Boys - St. Joseph's College }}</ref> he was sent to study in England and finished his A-levels in 1958.<ref name="St. Joseph's College">{{cite web|title=St. Joseph's College- Old Boy Interview -the Hon. Ronald Arculli, O.B.E., J.P|url=http://archive.sjc.edu.hk/1997-1998/features/arculli-careers.html|website=St Joseph's College|url-status=dead|accessdate=21 March 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102200613/http://archive.sjc.edu.hk/1997-1998/features/arculli-careers.html|archivedate=2 November 2015|quote=A-Level exam in 1958}}</ref> After this he returned to Hong Kong and eventually became a barrister and solicitor in both the bars of [[Hong Kong Bar Association|Hong Kong]] and [[Barristers in England and Wales|England]].<ref name="CityU"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Arculli was a member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] and the deputy chairman of the [[Liberal Party (Hong Kong)|Liberal Party]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.liberal.org.hk/contents/modules/news/shownews.php?page=104&filtergroupid=15|publisher=Liberal Party|title=Resolution in civil service reform questioned|date=31 March 2000|accessdate=10 August 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924135504/http://www.liberal.org.hk/contents/modules/news/shownews.php?page=104&filtergroupid=15|archivedate=24 September 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{citation |url= https://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=1110696 |work=Forbes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080331184545/http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=1110696|archivedate=31 March 2008 |accessdate= 10 August 2010 |title= Ronald Arculli Profile}}</ref> Among his current responsibilities, he is currently a senior partner with [[King & Wood Mallesons]].
Arculli was a member of the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]] and the deputy chairman of the [[Liberal Party (Hong Kong)|Liberal Party]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.liberal.org.hk/contents/modules/news/shownews.php?page=104&filtergroupid=15|publisher=Liberal Party|title=Resolution in civil service reform questioned|date=31 March 2000|accessdate=10 August 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924135504/http://www.liberal.org.hk/contents/modules/news/shownews.php?page=104&filtergroupid=15|archivedate=24 September 2008}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{citation |url= https://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=1110696 |work=Forbes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080331184545/http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=1110696|archivedate=31 March 2008 |accessdate= 10 August 2010 |title= Ronald Arculli Profile}}</ref> 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 [[Leung Chun-ying|CY Leung]] to stand in the [[Hong Kong Chief Executive election, 2012|2012 Hong Kong Chief Executive election]].<ref>[http://www.news.gov.hk/en/categories/admin/html/2011/10/20111003_165343.shtml ExCo convenor resigns], news.gov.hk, 3 Oct 2011</ref> He has also been inducted as Honorary Fellow of [[Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute]] (HKSI) on 24 Oct, 2013. In 2013, he was also appointed as the chairman of Richard Li Tzar-kai new venture, FWD.<ref>Chan, Ray. [http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1338612/richard-li-taps-former-hkex-chairman-join-insurance-venture "Richard Li appoints Ronald Arculli as chairman of insurer FWD"], 'South China Morning Post', 25 October 2013. Accessed 28 October 2015.</ref>
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 [[Leung Chun-ying|CY Leung]] to stand in the [[2012 Hong Kong Chief Executive election]].<ref>[http://www.news.gov.hk/en/categories/admin/html/2011/10/20111003_165343.shtml ExCo convenor resigns], news.gov.hk, 3 October 2011</ref> 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.<ref>Chan, Ray. [http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1338612/richard-li-taps-former-hkex-chairman-join-insurance-venture "Richard Li appoints Ronald Arculli as chairman of insurer FWD"], 'South China Morning Post', 25 October 2013. Accessed 28 October 2015.</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Arculli speaks [[English language|English]] and [[Cantonese]] (but cannot read or write [[Written Chinese|Chinese]]).<ref>[[Be My Guest (TV series)|Be My Guest]], Episode 51, 13 October 2007</ref>
Arculli speaks [[English language|English]] and [[Cantonese]] (but cannot read or write [[Written Chinese|Chinese]]).<ref>[[Be My Guest (talk show)|Be My Guest]], Episode 51, 13 October 2007</ref>


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 (Hong Kong)|Court of Final Appeal]] judge [[Kemal Bokhary]].<ref>{{citation|periodical=Wen Wei Po|url=http://paper.wenweipo.com/2010/01/28/HK1001280015.htm|date=28 January 2010|accessdate=29 January 2010|title=叔大法官 舅夏佳理}}</ref> From 2002-06 Arculli served as Chairman of the [[Hong Kong Jockey Club]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}}
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 (Hong Kong)|Court of Final Appeal]] judge [[Kemal Bokhary]].<ref>{{citation|periodical=Wen Wei Po|url=http://paper.wenweipo.com/2010/01/28/HK1001280015.htm|date=28 January 2010|accessdate=29 January 2010|title=叔大法官 舅夏佳理}}</ref> From 2002 to 2006, Arculli served as Chairman of the [[Hong Kong Jockey Club]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2015}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.ceo.gov.hk/exco/eng/ronald_arculli.html Ronald Arculli biodata]
*[http://www.ceo.gov.hk/exco/eng/ronald_arculli.html Ronald Arculli biodata]
*[http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Arculli_Ronald_48065504.aspx Ronald Arculli biodata]
*[http://www.kingandwood.com/lawyer.aspx?id=ronald-arculli-cvo-gbs-obe-jp&language=en Ronald Arculli Profile at King & Wood]
*[http://www.kingandwood.com/lawyer.aspx?id=ronald-arculli-cvo-gbs-obe-jp&language=en Ronald Arculli Profile at King & Wood]


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Latest revision as of 01:43, 30 April 2024

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 byDonald Tsang
Preceded byLeung Chun-ying
Succeeded byLam Woon-kwong
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
12 October 1988 – 22 August 1991
Appointed byDavid Wilson
In office
9 October 1991 – 30 June 2000
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byAbraham Razack
ConstituencyReal Estate and Construction
Personal details
Born (1939-01-02) 2 January 1939 (age 85)
Hong Kong
Political partyLiberal Party (1993–2000)
SpouseJohanna Klara
Children4
Alma materSt. Joseph's College
Lincoln's Inn
OccupationSolicitor
Honorary DegreesD.SocSc (CityU)
LL.D (HKUST)
Ronald Joseph Arculli
Chinese夏佳理
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXià Jiālǐ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHaah Gāai léih
JyutpingHaa6 Gaai1 lei5

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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Ronald Arculli, King and Wood, PRC Lawyers, retrieved 10 August 2010
  2. ^ King & Wood, official website
  3. ^ 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
  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
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Political offices
Preceded by Convenor of the Executive Council
2011–2012 		Succeeded by
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 Chairman of Finance Committee
1995–2000 		Succeeded by
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
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
Sporting positions
Preceded by Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club
2002–2006 		Succeeded by
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
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