Yong Pung How
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Yong Pung How was a prominent Singaporean jurist and banker who served as the country's second Chief Justice and played a key role in modernizing its judiciary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yong Pung How canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chief Justice of Singapore
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banker ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Meritorious Service Medal (Singapore)
NERFINISHED
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Order of Nila Utama NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Temasek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Yong Ying-I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Federated Malay States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-04-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-01-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Downing College, University of Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| ethnicGroup | Chinese ⓘ |
| familyName | Yong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
banking
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judicial administration ⓘ law ⓘ |
| fullName | Yong Pung How NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Pung How NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | The Honourable the Chief Justice ⓘ |
| memberOf | Singapore Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
implemented technology and electronic filing systems in Singapore judiciary
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introduced extensive case management reforms in Singapore courts ⓘ reduced case backlog in Singapore courts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
serving as Singapore's second Chief Justice
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transforming Singapore’s legal system into a highly efficient judiciary ⓘ |
| notableWork | modernization of the Singapore judiciary ⓘ |
| occupation |
banker
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corporate executive ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 2006-04-10 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1990-09-28 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kuala Lumpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation
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Chairman of Singapore Broadcasting Corporation ⓘ Chief Justice of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore ⓘ Managing Director of Monetary Authority of Singapore ⓘ Pro-Chancellor of the National University of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Vice-Chairman of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mimi Wong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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