Andrew Phang (Gen. Ed.), Pioneer, polymath and mentor: The life and legacy of Yong Pung How

• Main Authors: LAU, Kwan Ho, LEOW, Bryan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2025
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Banking and Finance Law; Judges; Law; Legal Education
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4579; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/6537/viewcontent/Lau_and_Leow__book_review_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Many know the story of modern Singapore in broad outline. When the country attained independence in 1965, it was not industrialised and fishing villages still dotted the landscape. By 1990, GDP per capita had risen to around US$13,000, far exceeding its neighbours and on par with Hong Kong and New Zealand. A further three decades on, Singapore today boasts gleaming skyscrapers, well-developed infrastructure and a high degree of trust by residents and investors alike in its government.