Tai Ping Shan Street

Commemorative Plaque for the Outbreak of the Bubonic Plague in 1894

With its dense population and deplorable sanitary conditions, Tai Ping Shan was the worst hit area when bubonic plague raged through Hong Kong in 1894. Launching a campaign to sanitise domestic households, the government bought and then demolished the buildings there, later redeveloping the area into Blake Garden.

 

太平山街
1894年鼠疫災區遺址紀念牌匾

1894年,香港鼠疫為患,太平山一帶人口眾多,衞生環境欠佳,故災情嚴重。政府因此收購該區的樓宇,夷為平地,並實行清潔居所的措施。當時疫患最嚴重的地方,今已闢為卜公花園。