▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁it ▁became ▁difficult ▁for ▁over se as ▁mission aries ▁to ▁pen et rate ▁the ▁main land . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁foreign ▁mission aries ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁their ▁stations ▁in ▁Main land ▁China . ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁mission ary ▁work ▁into ▁the ▁greater ▁China ▁area ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁un fe as ible . ▁In ▁the ▁coming ▁years , ▁Naz are th ▁closed ▁down . ▁The ▁government , ▁which ▁considered ▁the ▁castle ▁for ▁numerous ▁purposes , ▁finally ▁decided ▁to ▁grant ▁the ▁building ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁the ▁building ▁got ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁Mission ▁to ▁the ▁university ▁at ▁a ▁price ▁of ▁H K $ 1 , 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁University ▁Hall ▁( 1 9 5 6 ▁till ▁now ) ▁The ▁University ' s ▁proposal ▁of ▁turning ▁Naz are th ▁into ▁a ▁male ▁d orm itory ▁was ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁Mission , ▁and ▁the ▁transfer ral ▁went ▁smooth ly . ▁The ▁abandoned ▁printing ▁work shop ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁turned ▁into ▁the ▁car park . ▁The ▁chap el ▁and ▁the ▁crypt ▁were ▁transformed ▁into ▁the ▁d ining ▁hall ▁and ▁common ▁room ▁respectively . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁the ▁first ▁group ▁of ▁about ▁ 5 2 ▁students , ▁from ▁Eli ot ▁Hall , ▁Mor r ison