On January 8, a few days after the passing of Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung, John Cardinal Tong Hon, apostolic administrator for the Diocese of Hong Kong received a letter of condolence from Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck, the bishop of our sister diocese of Essen, in Germany. The bishop wrote:
 
Your Eminence, 
Dear Cardinal Tong, 
 

HONG KONG (SE): Over 3,000 people gathered at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception for the wake and vigil Mass for the late Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung on January 10 and the next morning, nearly 2,000 came to pay their respects at the funeral Mass.
 

HONG KONG (SE): At a Mass on January 6 at Christ the King Chapel, Causeway Bay, the migrant community of Hong Kong sadly mourned the loss of its beloved Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung who had been greatly supportive of migrants. 
 
The Mass in English was celebrated by Indonesian chaplain, Father Heribertus Hadiarto; Filipino chaplain, Father Jay Flandez, and Father Jun Jacobe. Around 400 people from the Indonesian, Filipino, Sri Lankan and Vietnamese communities took part.
 

HONG KONG (SE): Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung was remembered as a caring Church leader who showed concern for the elderly, young people, migrants, as well as the marginalised in society.
 
In his first meeting with the media as the bishop of Hong Kong on 2 August 2017 (Sunday Examiner, 13 August 2017), he announced four pastoral priorities for his term. First, he would support the least, the last and the lost in society and guide them to the right direction in life. 
 

Bishop Michael Yeung was truly a friend of the youth. It’s easy to assume that a person in his position and with his schedule would be distant and inaccessible. I never got that impression from him. 
 
I remember his warm affection for the youth. He had celebrated the Mass for our annual sports and games day, Holympics, a few times. 
 

He always had a peaceful ambiance surrounding him. Once he stepped into the room, there was always an empowering presence. Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung looked up to the young people in Hong Kong and had strong motivation in trusting the inborn fire that the younger generation has for the future. 
 
Bishop Yeung encountered them personally, asking about their studies and dreams. Even with a busy schedule, he dedicated time to accompany the young people in their activities. 

Fr. Michael Yeung Ming-cheung, Director, Caritas Education, reads the nameplate on the door of Bishop Michael Yeung Ming-cheung quarters in the Catholic Diocese Centre. For Father Joseph Yim Tak-lung, who worked with Bishop Yeung at Caritas-Hong Kong, this explains the person of the late bishop.