Associate Professor Dorcas Quek Anderson shares how former chief justice Yong Pung How played a supportive role in her academic career, inspiring her passion for research and writing in law.
Justice Andrew Phang presenting the new biography of late chief justice Yong Pung How to PM Lee Hsien Loong on April 11.
In a new biography on the late Mr Yong, she and 63 other former justices’ law clerks paint the “Chief”– as many affectionately called him – as a kind and warm figure who enjoyed chats over lunches and always made time for them. Officiating the book launch, which was attended by more than 400 guests, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recalled his childhood encounters with Mr Yong, who was close friends with his father, founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. The pair studied law at Cambridge University together.
Noting how the word polymath was used to describe her father in the book’s title, Ms Yong said her father was not an expert in most of the roles he took on, but pulled off the roles because of his commitment to accept responsibility, his hard work and his belief in continuous learning. NUHS chief executive Yeoh Khay Guan said the donation would strengthen NUHS’ care, research and education, and he looked forward to sharing more details on the initiatives it will make possible.
“He was confident not only of Mr Yong’s capability in the law, but also confident that because of his life experiences, Mr Yong understood instinctively what Singapore needed to succeed, and how the courts had to play their role to make our legal system work,” said PM Lee.Over his tenure, Mr Yong tightened case management, modernised court processes and championed using technology to improve efficiency.
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