Piers Jacobs
Hong Kong government official
About Piers Jacobs
Lived 1933 – 1999 (aged 66). Piers Jacobs was a British financial Secretary.
Sir Piers Jacobs (; 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. He also was Secretary for Economic Services from 1982 to 1986.
A solicitor by profession, 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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Who was Piers Jacobs?
Hong Kong government official (1933–1999)
When was Piers Jacobs born?
Piers Jacobs was born on 27 May 1933 in London.
When did Piers Jacobs die?
Piers Jacobs died on 23 September 1999 in Hong Kong.
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Piers Jacobs was a financial Secretary.
What nationality was Piers Jacobs?
Piers Jacobs was British.
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