St. Paul's College earliest Anglo-Chinese schools. Its founder, Rev. Vincent John Stanton, was the first colonial chaplain of the former Colony of Hong Kong, appointed in 1843. In 1841, Rev. Stanton, raised funds in England to start an Anglo-Chinese school Hong Kong. The original purpose of such a fine establishment The Church of England Anglo-Chinese School was to train 'a body of native clergy and Christian teachers for the propagation of the Gospel in China... to aid in the diffusion of Christian principles among the Chinese'. Thus, the school opened for the purpose of teaching English to Chinese boys in 1849. St. Paul's College was officially founded in 1851, located at Glenealy in what is today the Central District.