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Sir Robert Brown Black GCMG OBE (3 June 1906 – 29 October 1999) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Singapore from 1955 to 1957, and Governor of Hong Kong from 1958 to 1964. Born in Edinburgh and educated at George Watson's College and the University of Edinburgh, he would spend three decades overseas and return to Britain in the 1960s.

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rdfs:label	Robert Black (pengurus penjajahan) (in) Robert Black (colonial administrator) (en) 柏立基 (zh)
rdfs:comment	Sir Robert Brown Black GCMG OBE (3 June 1906 – 29 October 1999) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Singapore from 1955 to 1957, and Governor of Hong Kong from 1958 to 1964. Born in Edinburgh and educated at George Watson's College and the University of Edinburgh, he would spend three decades overseas and return to Britain in the 1960s. (en) Sir Robert 'Robin' Brown Black GCMG OBE (Hanzi: 柏立基, 3 Juni 1906 – 29 Oktober 1999) adalah seorang pengurus penjajahan Britania. Ia lahir di Edinburgh dan bersekolah di dan Universitas Edinburgh. Selain itu, ia menghabiskan tridasawarsa di luar negeri dan kembali ke Britania Raya pada tahun 1960-an. Dia adalah Gubernur Hong Kong sejak 23 Januari 1958 hingga 1 April 1964, Sekretaris Penjajahan Hong Kong dari tahun 1952 – 1955, dan Gubernur Singapura dari tahun 1955 hingga 1957. (in) 柏立基爵士，GCMG，OBE（英語：Sir Robert "Robin" Brown Black，1906年6月3日－1999年10月29日），英國殖民地官員，1952年至1955年任香港輔政司、1955年至1957年任第三任新加坡總督、以及自1958年至1964年任第23任香港總督。在1930年加入馬來亞殖民地政府的柏立基，早年曾在海峽殖民地、千里達、北婆羅乃和香港等地供職。在第二次世界大戰期間，他曾經在北婆羅乃組織游擊隊抵抗日軍，但隨後遭日軍俘獲囚禁。柏立基在二戰後出任新加坡總督，任內化解多場憲制危機，並參與自治談判和推動公務員本地化，為新加坡在1959年成為自治邦和在1963年脫離英國作好準備。在香港總督任內，柏立基見證港府財政自主，而隨著大批難民從中國大陸湧入香港，也為香港帶來了充足的勞動力，連帶工業和本土經濟有顯著的增長。與此同時，為應付大批難民對社會構成的沉重壓力，柏立基著手推動社會建設，當中包括興建伊利沙伯醫院、香港大會堂和創辦香港中文大學，另外又推出「廉租屋計劃」，以積極改善市民的生活水平。在擔任港督後期，香港連年水旱交侵，促使他興修水塘，並率先向中國大陸當局購買東江水以濟水荒。 (zh)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Scotland Berkshire David Marshall (Singaporean politician) David Trench Chief Secretaries of Hong Kong University of Edinburgh University of Hong Kong Public housing in Hong Kong Dunedin Hospital 1999 deaths Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Officers of the Order of the British Empire

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