'Truly this nation's loss': Chief Justice Menon pays tribute to former CJ Yong Pung How

as"truly this nation's loss", saying that his 16-year tenure as chief justice was the"most consequential in our history".

"Mr Yong was a prodigiously talented individual whose diverse gifts and interests brought him beyond the law into business, finance and public administration," Chief Justice Menon said in his statement.Former chief justice Yong Pung How dies aged 93. As chief justice, Mr Yong proved himself"not only to be an eminent jurist but also a visionary leader, an astute administrator, and a reformer of boundless energy", said Chief Justice Menon.

By 1994, the backlog had"largely been reduced to a footnote in our legal history”, said Chief Justice Menon. “He famously observed that for young offenders in their formative years, rehabilitation would generally be the dominant sentencing consideration, which became a hallowed principle that continues to guide us two decades later.”When he retired on Apr 10, 2006, accolades for Mr Yong poured in.

Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew smiles as he attends the LKY School of Public Policy 7th anniversary dialogue session in Singapore September 14, 2011.

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