Brook Bernacchi

Brook Bernacchi
Bernacchi c. 1950s
Member of the Urban Council
In office
31 May 1952 – 31 March 1981
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byFrancis Cahine
In office
1 April 1983 – 31 March 1986
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byCheung Wai-ping
ConstituencyShau Kei Wan
In office
1 April 1989 – 31 March 1995
Preceded byAugustine Tong
Succeeded byTo Boon-man
ConstituencyShau Kei Wan
Personal details
Born(1922-01-22)22 January 1922
London, United Kingdom
Died22 September 1996(1996-09-22) (aged 74)
United Kingdom
Political partyReform Club of Hong Kong
SpousePatricia Sheelagh
Children3
Alma materWestminster School
University of Cambridge
OccupationBarrister
Brook Bernacchi
Traditional Chinese貝納褀
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBui Naahp kèih
JyutpingBui3 Naap6 kei4

Brook Antony Bernacchi (Chinese: 貝納祺; 22 January 1922 – 22 September 1996) was a lawyer and politician in Hong Kong. He was the long-time chairman of the Reform Club of Hong Kong, the then quasi-opposition party in the colony and the longest serving elected officeholder in Hong Kong history, sitting on the Urban Council of Hong Kong, from 1952 to 1981, 1983 to 1986 and 1989 to 1995. He was well known for his efforts of pushing direct elections and political reform in Hong Kong.[1]

  1. ^ Tacey, Elisabeth (23 September 1996). "Lawyer and fighter for rights Brook Bernacchi dies at 74". South China Morning Post.