Piers Jacobs
Sir Piers Jacobs was Financial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1986 to 1991, a period that included the Black [Monday (1987)|1987 market crash], when he oversaw the closure of the Hong Kong [Stock Exchange|stock exchange] and notably refused to bail out the Bank of Credit and Commerce International. He also was Secretary for Economic Services from 1982 to 1986.
A solicitor by profession, 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.