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Robert Brown Black

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Sir Robert Brown Black (Chinese: 柏立基, 1906 - October 29, 1999) was a United Kingdom|British Viceroy|colonial governor. He was Governor of Hong Kong|Governor of Hong Kong from January 23, 1958 to April 1,1964, having been Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1952 - 1955. He served as Governor of Singapore|Governor of Singapore from 1955 to 1957.
Colonial Administration Career

Sir Robert Brown Black served in the administration of Britain's colonies for more than 30 years. During World War II, he spent several years in a Japanese prison camp in Malaysia.

After the war ended, he returned to the colonial service and served in North Borneo and Hong Kong before moving on to Singapore as the Governor (1955-57). Subsequently, he became the Governor of Hong Kong from 1958 to 1964.

During his governorship, Hong Kong became increasingly prosperous, despite the fact that hundreds of thousands of refugees were illegally crossing the border from mainland China every year. Although this influx placed an enormous burden on the colonial authorities, Black repeatedly appealed to the British Government for help in housing the refugees. In this, he was largely successful.

During Black's administration in Hong Kong, Hong Kong also experienced a drought (not of his own making), and water was made available for only 3-4 hours daily, creating a certain amount of hardship.

Black was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1962. He died on October 29, 1999.
Places Named After Him

Robert Black Health Center in San Po Kong, Hong Kong, as well as the Black Teacher's College were named after him.

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|width=25% align=center|Preceded by<br>Sir John Fearns Nicoll
|width=25% align=center|Chief Secretary|Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong<br>1952-1954
|width=25% align=center|Succeeded by<br>Edgeworth Beresford David
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|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:<br>Sir John Fearns Nicoll
|width="40%" align="center"|Governor of Singapore<br>1955-1957
|width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:<br>Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode
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|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:<br>Alexander Grantham|Sir Alexander Grantham
|width="40%" align="center"|Governor of Hong Kong<br>1958-1964
|width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:<br>David Clive Crosbie Trench|Sir David Trench
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category:Governors of Hong Kong|Black, Robert Brown
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zh:柏立基
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