Health Official Resigns Over SARS Report
From Times Wire Reports
Hong Kong’s health secretary resigned to take blame for the SARS crisis that killed hundreds and caused months of uncertainty and fear in the territory.
Dr. E.K. Yeoh became a rare political casualty in a territory where critics charge that top aides of Hong Kong’s leader, Tung Chee-hwa, often avoid being held accountable for problems.
Yeoh ran into trouble after a legislative report Monday blamed him for failures in the fight against severe acute respiratory syndrome.
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