s ▁father ▁died ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Y ong ▁was ▁serving ▁his ▁military ▁service , ▁becoming ▁operations ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Art illery . ▁After ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁military , ▁he ▁achieved ▁first ▁class ▁hon ors ▁in ▁business ▁and ▁fin ance ▁at ▁Singapore ' s ▁N any ang ▁Techn ological ▁University . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Statist icians ▁in ▁the ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁Indust ry , ▁abbre vi ated ▁to ▁ ▁P SI , ▁is ▁an ▁organisation ▁for ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁statistical ▁thinking ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁industry . ▁ ▁P SI ▁is ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organisation ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁company ▁limited ▁by ▁guarantee , ▁a ▁process ▁which ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁P SI ▁ach ieves ▁its ▁vision ▁by ▁providing ▁a ▁forum ▁for ▁regular ▁discussion ▁of ▁statistics ▁and ▁matters ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁statistics ▁in ▁the ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁industry , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁prom oting ▁good ▁statistical ▁practice ▁within ▁the ▁industry . ▁ ▁P SI ' s ▁membership ▁is ▁around ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁statist icians ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁academ ia . ▁About