BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809
January 24, 2020
VIA EDGAR
Deborah L. O’Neal
Attorney
Disclosure Review Office
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
| RE: | BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II |
(File Nos.333-233373 and811-23466)
Dear Ms. O’Neal:
Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the effectiveness of the above-referenced Registration Statement on FormN-2 be accelerated so that it may become effective by 12:00 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| BLACKROCK HEALTH SCIENCES TRUST II | ||
| By: | /s/ Janey Ahn | |
| Name: Janey Ahn | ||
| Title: Secretary | ||
