Ronald James McAulay (born 1935/1936) is a Hong Kong

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businessman.

Education

McAulay has a master's degree from the

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Career

McAulay qualified as an accountant, and is a member of the

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. McAulay has large holdings in, and has sat on the boards of

Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH) is the holding company of a hotel group. It is engaged in the ownership, development and management of The Peninsula Hotels; commercial and residential properties in Asia, the United States and Eur ...

since 1972, and

CLP Group CLP Group () and its holding company, CLP Holdings Ltd (), also known as China Light and Power Company, Limited (now CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd., ), is an electricity company in Hong Kong. Incorporated in 1901 as China Light & Power Company Syndi ...

since 1968. As of November 2015, ''

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'' estimated his net worth at US$2.6 billion.

Personal life

McAulay is married to Rita Laura McAulay, the sister of fellow Hong Kong billionaire Sir Michael Kadoorie, and they live in Hong Kong. They have a son, Andrew James Kadoorie McAulay, who is chairman of

Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) (), formerly known as Kadoorie Experimental and Extension Farm (), or Kadoorie Farm (), was originally set up to aid poor farmers in the New Territories in Hong Kong. It later shifted its focus to promote b ...

. McAulay is a member of the International Council of the

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and a trustee of the

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, both in London.

References

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