▁had ▁equ ated ▁" at yp ical ▁p neum onia " ▁with ▁S AR S ▁syn onym ously ▁before ▁the ▁W HO ▁officially ▁named ▁it . ▁He ▁apolog ised ▁for ▁the ▁misunder standing ▁in ▁his ▁comm inc ations . ▁He ▁later ▁admitted ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁had ▁under est im ated ▁the ▁sever ity ▁of ▁the ▁pan demic ▁and ▁acted ▁pass ively . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁on ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁take ▁political ▁responsibility ▁over ▁the ▁S AR S ▁out break . ▁Ye oh ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Dr . ▁York ▁Ch ow . ▁ ▁Awards ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Ye oh ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Gold ▁Bau hin ia ▁Star ▁and ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Fellow ship ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁The ▁J ockey ▁Club ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁Health ▁and ▁Primary ▁Care , ▁The ▁Chinese ▁University ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁- ▁Professor ▁Eng - k ion g ▁Y E OH ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : G overn ment ▁officials ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Category : H ong ▁Kong ▁do ctors ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Category : Mal ays ian ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Category : Mal ays ian ▁people ▁of ▁H ok k ien ▁descent ▁Category : Pe ople ▁with ▁acquired ▁permanent ▁res iden cy ▁of ▁Hong