Ex-CJ sought to give back to country, says daughter
![(From left) Ministers Edwin Tong and Lawrence Wong; Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon (obscured); Mrs Yong Wei-Woo; Ms Yong Ying-I; and SMU President Professor Lily Kong at the renaming ceremony of the SMU law school on April 8, 2021. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH](/sites/news.smu.edu.sg/files/styles/max_325x325/public/smu/news/fhsmu080421.jpg?itok=H6bxkx7D)
His daughter's education was a main reason why former Chief Justice Yong Pung How immigrated to Singapore from Malaysia with his family. This was revealed by his only child, Ms Yong Ying-I, in a rare public speech on April 8 at a ceremony to mark the renaming of the SMU School of Law after him.
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The Straits Times