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1894 Hong Kong plague information


1894 Hong Kong plague
Soldiers cleaning out plague houses
DiseaseBubonic plague
Virus strainYersinia pestis
Sourcepest
LocationHong Kong
Arrival date1894
Deaths
20 000
Fatality rate93%
Territories
3 (Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and New Territories)

The 1894 Hong Kong plague, part of the third plague pandemic, was a major outbreak of the bubonic plague in Hong Kong. While the plague was harshest in 1894, it returned annually between 1895 and 1929, and killed over 20,000 in total, with a fatality rate of more than 93%. The plague was a major turning point in the history of colonial Hong Kong, as it forced the colonial government to reexamine its policy towards the Chinese community, and invest in the wellbeing of the Chinese.

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