Geoffrey Allison

Geoffrey Allison is a minor, sympathetic character in James Clavell's novel Noble House.

Allison is the highly competent Governor of Hong Kong. A seasoned diplomat, he is very polite and sociable, but at the same time very alert and shrewd. He has a hands-off style of leadership, and uses his authority quietly in the background to help insure things continue running smoothly.

He does not take sides in any of the conflicts in the book, apart from being very loyal in the service of the British government, and very hostile to the Soviet and Chinese spies operating in Hong Kong. He has an accommodating relationship with the FBI and CIA agents there, but he doesn't fully trust them either.

(The actual Governor of Hong Kong during the period in which the novel is set was Sir Robert Brown Black.)