A. O. Lang
| Archibald Orr Lang | |
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| Unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
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In office 24 November 1921 – 3 January 1923 |
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| Appointed by | Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Pollock |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Pollock |
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| Born | ca. 1880 |
| Died | 10 July 1957 (aged 77) |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Margaret Love |
| Relations | Beverley Lang (granddaughter) |
| Children | Shelia Macnaughton Lang William Macnaughton Lang |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Archibald Orr Lang (circa 1880 – 10 July 1957) was a Scottish shipping businessman and unofficial member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Lang arrived in Hong Kong in 1904 to join the Gibb, Livingston & Co. He became a partner of the company and also the Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co.. From 1916 to 1927, he was the head of the Gibb, Livingston & Co.
He served on the committee of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and became chairman in 1922 and vice-chairman in 1927. On 24 November 1921, Lang was elected by the Chamber to represent the business interest in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong during Sir Henry Pollock's absence. Since he had served on the Legislative Council on several occasions and on the Executive Council from 1922.
During his stay in Hong Kong, he was director of many public companies., including the Union Insurance Society of Canton, the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, the China Sugar Refining Company, the Hong Kong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company and the Peak Tramways Company. He was also a director on the board of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and chairman of the bank in 1923. He left Hong Kong in April 1927 for London and his farewell gathering was attended by Governor Cecil Clementi.
In December 1927, A. O. Lang was appointed assistant manager of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, one of the biggest British shipping companies, in succession to A. C. Symes on retirement. He was subsequently appointed the board of the P & O Company with Sir Harcourt Butler after the death of Lord Inchcape and Lord Kilbracken.
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