Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c5.s3.t13.4

v1.c5.s3.t13.4

Chater bequeathed most of his estate, valued at nearly $5 million, to Hong Kong on his death including the fabulous mansion ‘Marble House’ on Conduit Road. After the death of his wife in 1935, this became the residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. He also built up a very valuable art collection which includes some of the best visual representations of life in the ports of the China coast in the 19th century. Although most of the collection was destroyed during the Japanese occupation what remains is housed in the Hong Kong Museum of Art today.