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Roderick Yong
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| 容英發 | |||||||
| 7th Secretary-General of ASEAN | |||||||
| In office 16 July 1986 – 16 July 1989 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Phan Wannamethee | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Rusli Noor | ||||||
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| Born | Yong Yin Fatt Brunei | ||||||
| Occupation | Diplomat and teacher | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 容英发 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 容英發 | ||||||
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Dato Paduka Roderick Yong Yin Fatt[1] (simplified Chinese: 容英发; traditional Chinese: 容英發; pinyin: Róng Yīngfā)[2] or also referred to as Roderick Yong,[3] is a retired Bruneian politician, teacher and diplomat who became the first Bruneian to serve and seventh secretary-general of ASEAN between 1986 and 1989.[4]
In c.1974, Roderick Yong was the Special Superintendent of Literature,[5] a Senior Specialist Inspector of the School Inspectorate Department in c.1979,[6] and Brunei's Directorate of School Inspectorate in c.1984.[7] The ASEAN Foreign Ministers chose him as the successor to Phan Wannamethee,[8] secretary-general for three years, beginning on 16 July 1986, at the ensuing 19th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Manila in June 1986.[9][10] He was formerly a top official in Brunei's Ministry of Education,[11][12] and a Special Duties Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the time of his appointment.[13]
The Sultanate, whose secrets had few practical repercussions, was able to play at pleasing its Southeast Asian neighbors without losing face thanks to the nomination of Roderick Yong in 1986.[14] The seventh ASEAN Economic Ministers' meeting on energy cooperation took place there on 7 to 8 April 1988. In Roderick Yong's presence, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah declared the meeting to be open.[15]
Roderick Yong earned the 2008 Teacher Day's Retired Teacher Award,[16] which came with a gold medal, a certificate of honor, cash in the amount of $4,000, access to a first-class ward at the government hospital, and free medical care at home from a government nurse.[17]
Throughout his career, he has achieved the following honours:
Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei Second Class (DPMB) – Dato Paduka
Meritorious Service Medal (PJK; 15 July 1979)[18]
