Yong Vui Kong

Yong Vui Kong
Born23 January 1988 (1988-01-23) (age 37)
Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
Criminal statusImprisoned at Changi Prison since 12 June 2007
Criminal chargeDrug trafficking
PenaltyLife imprisonment (x3) and 15 strokes of the cane

Yong Vui Kong (Chinese: 杨伟光; pinyin: Yáng Weǐguāng) (born 23 January 1988) is a Malaysian who was sentenced to death in Singapore for trafficking more than 15 grams of heroin in 2007. His sentence was reduced to life imprisonment and caning as a result of Singapore's amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act.

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