Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales
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Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales , GBM
, OBE, JP
, often shortened to A. de O. Sales, is Chairman of the Hong Kong Olympic Academy and Honorary Life President of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong. He was also a member of the asic Law Consultatiuve Committee].
A Hong Kong
-based businessman of Portuguese
-descent, now in his nineties, de Sales was a prominent figure in public life in Hong Kong
for many years, both as an appointed member of the Urban Council from 1 April 1957, and its Chairman for many years from 1 April 1973, and as President of the Olympic Committee of Hong Kong and head of other sports organisations in the territory.
De Sales received numerous honours for his public service including being made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), and being awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 1998.
Grand Bauhinia Medal
The Grand Bauhinia Medal the highest award under the Hong Kong honours and awards system, is to recognise the selected person's lifelong and highly significant contribution to the well-being of Hong Kong. The awardee is entitled to the postnominal letters GBM and the style "The Honorable"...
, OBE, JP
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
, often shortened to A. de O. Sales, is Chairman of the Hong Kong Olympic Academy and Honorary Life President of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong. He was also a member of the asic Law Consultatiuve Committee].
A Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
-based businessman of Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
-descent, now in his nineties, de Sales was a prominent figure in public life in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
for many years, both as an appointed member of the Urban Council from 1 April 1957, and its Chairman for many years from 1 April 1973, and as President of the Olympic Committee of Hong Kong and head of other sports organisations in the territory.
De Sales received numerous honours for his public service including being made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), and being awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 1998.
External links
- http://www.amazon.com/Forward-Beijing-Guide-Summer-Olympics/dp/9889966832
- http://www.jci.cc/news/fr/5209/2005-JCI-President-Thanks-1956-JCI-President-for-Bringing-JCI-to-Ireland
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