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The Management of Health Care and

Hygiene in Hong Kong under the
Japanese Occupation: Using Honkon
Nipp as the Main Reference

Lee, Wilson Wai-shing
Abstract
The current perception of the Japanese occupation in Hong Kong remains
extremely negative, which deserves further academic investigation. Generally,
Hong Kong society experienced a tough time during the occupation, when most
people suffered from losing home, starvation and holocausts because of the war.
However, besides the crudity and rudeness of the Japanese occupation, how Japan
administered Hong Kong remains a question, which requires more academic
review. Nevertheless, discussions in the academia nowadays seem to be easily
trapped in negative criticism. A more balanced historical understanding has yet
been generated. For example, criticism of lacking drugs or medical support has
dominated the main narrative about health care and hygiene without examination
from other perspective. Although the Japanese occupation brought Hong Kong a
cruel rule, the government had changed the roles it played in medical and sanitary
affairs. Such changes carry historic meanings to Hong Kong society in the
post-war period. In order to draw a comprehensive picture of the history, this
article sheds new light on understanding the history of Hong Kong under the
Japanese occupation by focusing on the administrative system of health care and
hygiene.

Keywords: Hong Kong, Japanese Occupation, Honkon Nipp, Health Care and
Hygiene

Teaching Assistant, Department of Japanese Studies, The Chinese University of Hong

Kong. Email: wilsonlee@link.cuhk.edu.hk.