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Eliot and May Halls
Eliot and May Halls were opened in 1914 and 1915 respectively, and were named after Sir Charles Eliot, the first Vice-Chancellor of the University; and Sir Francis Henry May, the second Chancellor of the University.
These three-storey red-brick buildings were originally used as student hostels. Torrential rain and landslides in 1966 necessitated repairs to Eliot and May Halls. When the works were completed, these two buildings, together with the Lugard Hall, were combined into one residential unit, renamed "Old Halls" in 1969.
In 1992, Lugard Hall was demolished for campus redevelopment. Eliot Hall and May Hall were converted into offices and classrooms for teaching and research purposes.
In 2018, the exteriors of Eliot Hall and May Hall were declared as monuments by the Hong Kong SAR Government.