Ronald Li

Ronald Li Fook-shiu (; 10 February 1929 – 27 December 2014) was the founder and former chairman of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and died of cancer.

Li was arrested twice by the Independent Commission Against Corruption in December 1987 and in 1991 for bribery The Hang Seng Index fell by 33% after the market reopened which drew criticism against Li's decision. He was only elected vice-chairman of the Stock Exchange in the end of the year.

Li was later arrested by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in December 1987 and in 1991 convicted of taking bribes in return for approving listings during his office as the Chairman of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in 1987. He was sent to Stanley Prison, and served 30 months of a four-year sentence.

He was reported to be worth HK$10 billion before he was jailed, and even during his prison term his vast stock portfolio was said to be earning almost HK$5 million per day, while Li toiled for HK$9 in the prison library. After his release in 1993, he said he would devote himself into a life of "golf, films and travel." He spent most of his time in Thailand after prison until he found out he had cancer in 2012 and moved back to Hong Kong.

Li died of cancer at the Queen Mary Hospital at the age of 85 on 27 December 2014.