▁gained ▁ 7 7 . 2 %. ▁During ▁the ▁election ▁campaign , ▁he ▁was ▁threatened ▁with ▁a ▁def am ation ▁law suit ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Lee ▁H s ien ▁Lo ong ▁and ▁former ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Lee ▁K uan ▁Y ew ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁article ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁SD P ' s ▁party ▁newspaper . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁L ing ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁apolog ise ▁as ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁about ▁the ▁article ▁until ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁published . ▁However ▁he ▁eventually ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁settlement ▁and ▁issued ▁an ▁ap ology ▁for ▁the ▁publication ▁the ▁article . ▁ ▁Life ▁outside ▁politics ▁ ▁L ing ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Ang lo - Ch inese ▁School ▁and ▁Nan ▁H ua ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁in ▁at ▁the ▁Middle ▁Temple ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁L ing ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁pract icing ▁lawyer ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁L ing ▁is ▁married ▁and ▁has ▁three ▁sons . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : Ang lo - Ch inese ▁School ▁al umn i ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Singapore ▁Category : Sing ap ore ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁polit icians ▁Category : Sing ap ore an ▁people ▁of ▁H ock ch ew ▁descent <0x0A> </s> ▁Christopher ▁George ▁Mac c abe ▁C B ▁( born ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9