Yong Pung How DUBC DUT (11 April 1926 – 9 January 2020) was a Malaysian-Singaporean jurist who served as the second chief justice of Singapore between 1990 and 2006.

After stepping down as chief justice, Yong served as the chancellor of the Singapore Management University between 2010 and 2015.

Yong was born in Kuala Lumpur (then located in undivided Selangor state prior to 1974), to an ethnic Chinese family with Hakka ancestry from Dabu County, Guangdong, China.

[1][2] After completing his early education at Victoria Institution, Yong went on to read law at Downing College, Cambridge University.

[8] In 1960, Yong represented the Semantan Estate when it first sued the Malaysian federal government for unlawfully taking a 250-acre parcel of land in Taman Duta; the case continued in the courts for several decades, with Semantan Estate eventually being declared the rightful owner of the land in 2010.

[11] His experience in commercial banking proved to be invaluable to GIC as he effectively re-organised and streamlined the use of Singapore's foreign reserves.

[12] He was also made Deputy Chairman of the Currency Commissioners, and Alternate Governor for Singapore of the International Monetary Fund.

[14] He also made the Singapore justice system more efficient in processing cases during his tenure by introducing cutting-edge technology into the courtroom.

[20] First deployed in 1997 and completed in 2003, the Electronic Filing System (EFS), designed to streamline the litigation process using technology, was introduced during Yong's tenure as Chief Justice.

[23] In April 2006, Yong was succeeded as Chief Justice by Chan Sek Keong, who was formerly Attorney-General of Singapore.

[18] Yong was conferred the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Distinguished Service Order) in 1989 and the Order of Temasek (First Class) on 9 August 1999, with a citation stating that "as Chief Justice since 28 September 1990, Justice Yong Pung How has made the Singapore Judiciary world class".