ised ▁work ▁in ▁A ID S ▁research , ▁Ye oh ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Hospital ▁Author ity ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Health ▁and ▁W elf are ▁( a ▁civil ▁servant ▁position ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Health , ▁W elf are ▁and ▁Food ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁political ▁app o inte e ▁system . ▁ ▁Ye oh ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁The ▁J ockey ▁Club ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁Health ▁and ▁Primary ▁Care ▁at ▁the ▁Chinese ▁University ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁S AR S ▁Ye oh ▁was ▁heavily ▁critic ised ▁by ▁the ▁media ▁subsequently ▁for ▁his ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁S AR S ▁out break ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁despite ▁the ▁rising ▁number ▁of ▁S AR S ▁cases ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Ye oh ▁ins isted ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁signs ▁of ▁a ▁w ides p read ▁out break ▁of ▁p neum onia ▁- ▁this ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁mis leading ▁the ▁public ▁into ▁not ▁taking ▁enough ▁health ▁care ▁pre ca utions . ▁At ▁a ▁hearing ▁at ▁a ▁Leg Co ▁select ▁committee , ▁he ▁later ▁explained ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁intended ▁to ▁distinguish ▁the ▁then ▁un named ▁disease ▁from ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁community - ac quired ▁p neum onia ▁and ▁to ▁correct ▁the ▁Chinese - language ▁media ▁who