How a Hong Kong mansion was restored to glory as an art space

Built halfway up The Peak, on Hong Kong Island, in 1927 by former government architect John Caer Clark, Chatham House has survived nearly a century of turbulent history.Pre-war, it was the residence of Alfred and Elizabeth Humphreys, a British businessman and his wife, whose tenancy was cut short by the Japanese occupation. The couple were sent to Stanley Internment Camp, where Elizabeth died – her hand-carved headstone can be found in Stanley Military Cemetery – and Chatham House is believed…

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