University of Hong Kong
The origins of the University of Hong Kong can be traced back to the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese founded in 1887 (renamed the Hong Kong College of Medicine in 1907). The college became HKU's medical school in 1911.
Collegiate university
Apart from the residential halls the University of Hong Kong have got an affiliated, Anglican St. John's College, which was founded in 1912 and have got their own charter. The University established the Robert Black College in 1967 as a university guesthouse. Over the past decade some of the new residential halls were named colleges, I including the Lap-Chee College, the Shun Hing College and the Chi Sun College. There is also a Centennial College, a provider of post-secondary education, affiliated with the university.