Sir Piers Jacobs KBE JP (Chinese: 翟克誠; 27 May 1933 – 23 September 1999) was Financial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1986 to 1991, a period that included the 1987 market crash, when he oversaw the closure of the stock exchange and notably refused to bail out the Bank of Credit and Commerce International.
[1] A solicitor by profession,[2] Jacobs held a number of senior corporate positions, including in later life: senior vice-chairman and director of CLP Holdings, chairman and director of Sir Elly Kadoorie and Sons, and chairman of the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden Corporation.
[1] Born in the United Kingdom,[2] Jacobs was married with one daughter.
He died in Hong Kong on 23 September 1999, survived by his wife and daughter.
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