# Ronald Arculli

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Hong Kong barrister, solicitor, and politician (born 1939)

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 87) Hong Kong 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](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 夏佳理; born 2 January 1939 in Hong Kong) is former chairman of [Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing](/source/Hong_Kong_Exchanges_and_Clearing), Non-official Members Convenor of the [Executive Council of Hong Kong](/source/Executive_Council_of_Hong_Kong) (Exco) and a senior partner at [King & Wood Mallesons](/source/King_%26_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](/source/King_%26_Wood_Mallesons).[2]

## Early life

Arculli was born to an [Indian](/source/Indian_people) father and a [Chinese](/source/Chinese_people) mother. His parents divorced when he was three.[3] After graduating from [St Joseph's College](/source/St_Joseph's_College%2C_Hong_Kong) 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](/source/Hong_Kong_Bar_Association) and [England](/source/Barristers_in_England_and_Wales).[3]

## Career

Arculli was a member of the [Legislative Council of Hong Kong](/source/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong) and the deputy chairman of the [Liberal Party](/source/Liberal_Party_(Hong_Kong)).[6] He is also a member of the board of directors of the [Asia Art Archive](/source/Asia_Art_Archive) and the former chairman of the [Hong Kong Jockey Club](/source/Hong_Kong_Jockey_Club).[7] Among his current responsibilities, he is currently a senior partner with [King & Wood Mallesons](/source/King_%26_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](/source/Leung_Chun-ying) to stand in the [2012 Hong Kong Chief Executive election](/source/2012_Hong_Kong_Chief_Executive_election).[8] He has also been inducted as Honorary Fellow of [Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hong_Kong_Securities_and_Investment_Institute&action=edit&redlink=1) (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](/source/English_language) and [Cantonese](/source/Cantonese) (but cannot read or write [Chinese](/source/Written_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](/source/Court_of_Final_Appeal_(Hong_Kong)) judge [Kemal Bokhary](/source/Kemal_Bokhary).[11] From 2002 to 2006, Arculli served as Chairman of the [Hong Kong Jockey Club](/source/Hong_Kong_Jockey_Club).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [*Ronald Arculli*](http://www.kingandwood.com/lawyer.aspx?id=ronald-arculli-cvo-gbs-obe-jp&language=en), King and Wood, PRC Lawyers, retrieved 10 August 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [King & Wood](http://www.kingandwood.com/office.aspx?id=hong-kong), official website

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CityU_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CityU_3-1) TAO LAI, Julia Po-wah (10 November 2005), [*Honorary Doctor of Social Science Mr Ronald Joseph ARCULLI*](http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityu/about/honorary/doc/Arculli_eng.pdf) (PDF), City University of Hong Kong, retrieved 3 August 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Prominent Old Boys - St. Joseph's College"](https://www.sjc.edu.hk/oldboys.php?content=business).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-St._Joseph's_College_5-0)** ["St. Joseph's College- Old Boy Interview -the Hon. Ronald Arculli, O.B.E., J.P"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151102200613/http://archive.sjc.edu.hk/1997-1998/features/arculli-careers.html). *St Joseph's College*. Archived from [the original](http://archive.sjc.edu.hk/1997-1998/features/arculli-careers.html) on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2017. A-Level exam in 1958

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [*Resolution in civil service reform questioned*](https://web.archive.org/web/20080924135504/http://www.liberal.org.hk/contents/modules/news/shownews.php?page=104&filtergroupid=15), Liberal Party, 31 March 2000, archived from [the original](http://www.liberal.org.hk/contents/modules/news/shownews.php?page=104&filtergroupid=15) on 24 September 2008, retrieved 10 August 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Ronald Arculli Profile"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080331184545/http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=1110696), *Forbes*, archived from [the original](https://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=1110696) on 31 March 2008, retrieved 10 August 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [ExCo convenor resigns](http://www.news.gov.hk/en/categories/admin/html/2011/10/20111003_165343.shtml), news.gov.hk, 3 October 2011

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Chan, Ray. ["Richard Li appoints Ronald Arculli as chairman of insurer FWD"](https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1338612/richard-li-taps-former-hkex-chairman-join-insurance-venture), 'South China Morning Post', 25 October 2013. Accessed 28 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Be My Guest](/source/Be_My_Guest_(talk_show)), Episode 51, 13 October 2007

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["叔大法官 舅夏佳理"](http://paper.wenweipo.com/2010/01/28/HK1001280015.htm), *Wen Wei Po*, 28 January 2010, retrieved 29 January 2010

## External links

- [Ronald Arculli biodata](http://www.ceo.gov.hk/exco/eng/ronald_arculli.html)

- [Ronald Arculli Profile at King & Wood](http://www.kingandwood.com/lawyer.aspx?id=ronald-arculli-cvo-gbs-obe-jp&language=en)

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

v t e Liberal Party Leadership Leaders James Tien Vincent Fang Felix Chung Chairmen Allen Lee James Tien Miriam Lau Selina Chow Felix Chung Tommy Cheung Honorary Chairmen James Tien Selina Chow Miriam Lau Vice-Chairmen Ronald Arculli Steven Poon Selina Chow Miriam Lau Tommy Cheung Vincent Fang Felix Chung Peter Shiu Alan Hoo Lee Chun-keung Representatives ExCo members James Tien Selina Chow Tommy Cheung Current LegCo members (4) Tommy Cheung Frankie Yick Peter Shiu Lee Chun-keung Former LegCo members Ronald Arculli Moses Cheng Selina Chow Vincent Fang Edward Ho Jeffrey Lam Lam Kui-chun Peggy Lam Miriam Lau Lau Wah-sum Lau Wong-fat Allen Lee Andrew Leung Sophie Leung Ngai Shiu-kit Steven Poon Henry Tang James Tien Kenneth Ting Peter Wong Howard Young Related groups Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong Co-operative Resources Centre Economic Synergy Group of 89 Pro-Beijing camp Hong Kong Portal

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