Yong Pung How (simplified Chinese: 杨邦孝; traditional Chinese: 楊邦孝; pinyin: Yáng Bāngxiào; born 1926 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya), is a former Chief Justice of Singapore, serving from 1990 to 2006. Prior to his judicial career, he was a lawyer, banker and senior government official. Since 2010, he has been Chancellor of the Singapore Management University.
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