▁and ▁silver . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 4 4 ▁Pok ▁Fu ▁Lam ▁Road , ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Pok ▁Fu ▁Lam ▁Res er voir ▁within ▁the ▁Pok ▁Fu ▁Lam ▁Country ▁Park ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Island . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁itself ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁when ▁a ▁wealth y ▁Scottish ▁tr ader ▁named ▁Douglas ▁Lap ra ik ▁built ▁the ▁Douglas ▁Castle ▁as ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁his ▁residence . ▁University ▁Hall ▁was ▁formally ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁after ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁bought ▁the ▁her itage ▁building ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁Mission ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁and ▁the ▁castle ▁was ▁officially ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁University ▁Hall ▁and ▁opened ▁as ▁a ▁male ▁resident ial ▁hall ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁found ers ▁of ▁Douglas ▁Castle ▁( 1 8 6 1 - 1 8 9 4 ) ▁ ▁The ▁castle ▁itself ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁Douglas ▁Lap ra ik , ▁a ▁Scottish ▁tr ader ▁who ▁made ▁his ▁wealth ▁with ▁ship building ▁and ▁dock ▁rent ing . ▁Douglas ▁talent ▁for ▁business ▁opportun ities ▁soon ▁made ▁him ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁rich est ▁people ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁at ▁his ▁time ▁and ▁inspired ▁him ▁to ▁improve ▁his ▁living ▁conditions ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁standards ▁of ▁a ▁Tai ▁Pan ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁Douglas ▁had ▁heard ▁about ▁the ▁government ' s ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁water ▁res er voir ▁and ▁park ▁on ▁the ▁island ' s ▁south -