Yeoh Eng-kiong
Yeoh Eng Kiong (simplified Chinese: 杨永强; traditional Chinese: 楊永強, born 1946) was Secretary for Health and Welfare of Hong Kong between 1999 and 2002, and Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food and member of the Executive Council between 2002 to 2004.
Career
Yeoh studied medicine at the University of Hong Kong and graduated in 1971. Yeoh specialised in gastroenterology. After a 19-year career as a consultant physician at government hospitals, with recognised work in AIDS research, Yeoh became an administrator in 1990, and was promoted to the post of Secretary for Health (a civil servant position) in January 1999, which became the political appointment of Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food in 2002.
SARS
Yeoh was heavily criticised by the media subsequently for his handling of the SARS outbreak. On 14 March 2003, despite the rising number of SARS cases in Hong Kong, Yeoh insisted there were no signs of a widespread outbreak[1] - contradicting direct statements from hospital staff.
He was forced to resign on 8 July 2004 to take political responsibility over the SARS outbreak. Yeoh was succeeded by York Chow.
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References
- ^ Cannix Yau (15 March 2003). "I am no God:Yeoh". The Standard. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
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