James B.

Ronald James Blake GBM, OBE, JP (born 2 April 1934) is a civil engineer by training. He served as Director of Public Works in the Hong Kong Government under British rule and later as Senior Director, New Railway Projects for the Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC). In March 2006, he was appointed Chief Executive of KCRC, succeeding Lee Man‐sau. After the merger of the two urban railways, he remained in post as President of KCRC, overseeing the collection of lease payments and financial management, since MTR operated the services under lease from KCRC. He retired on 1 January 2013 and was succeeded by Raymond Kwok.

Appointments

• Director of Public Works, Hong Kong Government (1989–1997)
• Chairman and Independent Non‐Executive Director, Paul Y. Engineering Group
• Senior Director, New Railway Projects, Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
• Acting Chief Executive, KCRC (1 May 2006 – 1 December 2007)
• President, KCRC (2 December 2007 – 31 December 2012)

References

• “Ronald Blake Appointed KCRC Chief Executive”, Yahoo! Hong Kong, 16 March 2006 (archived)
• “Blake Delays Siemens Project”, Epoch Times
• Paul Y. Engineering Group profile (archived)
• “Paul Y. Engineering Group – Board Biography: Ronald Blake” (HKEX archive)