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Sir Geoffry Alexander Stafford Northcote (????????? 1881 - 1948) was a United Kingdom|British colonial administrator. Northcote was born on February 9th|9 February, 1881 in London. He was educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton and Balliol College, Oxford. He entered the Colonial Service in 1904 and served in Kenya (formerly East African Protectorate) from 1904 to 1927. He became Chief Secretary of Northern Rhodesia a year later, and served there until 1930. Afterwards, Northcote served as the Chief Secretary of Gold Coast, until 1934 and as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of British Guiana from 1935 to 1937. He became Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Hong Kong in 1937. During his tenure, the Sino-Japanese War broke out, and battles broke out throughout Mainland China. In order to safeguard the Colony, Northcote immediately declared Hong Kong a neutral zone. As the war proceeded, Guangzhou was occupied by the Japan|Japanese, causing a population boom as refugees rushed into Hong Kong. Meanwhile, the Japanese army also started encroaching upon Shenzhen, leading the Hong Kong government to adopt various measures to cope with the emergency, such as the construction of air-raid shelters and blackout practices. After taking six-months' leave in the UK, Northcote returned to Hong Kong in March 1941. Poor health forced him to retire that year, and he left when his appointment expired in September 1941. Northcote married Edith Juliet Mary Adams on October 27th|27 October, 1910. The couple had three sons: Maxwell Adams Stafford, Arthur Geoffry Stafford, and Arnyas Henry Stafford. Northcote died on July 10th|10 July, 1948.
Northcote Close, a road on Hong Kong Island and Hong Kong Institute of Education|Northcote Teachers' College (the premises is now occupied by Bonham Road Government Primary School) were named after him.
Category:Governors of Hong Kong|Northcote, Geoffry Alexander Stafford Category:1881 births|Northcote, Geoffry Alexander Stafford Category:1948 deaths|Northcote, Geoffry Alexander Stafford zh:羅富國 This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Geoffry Alexander Stafford Northcote".
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