For his Life by his third son, the Rt Hon Lord Algernon Robert Cecil, see the *Dictionary of National Biography,* Supplement ii.

Soon Wong was a surgeon and former minister of agriculture and social development in Malaysia. This is a draft obituary. If you have any information about this surgeon or are interested in writing this obituary, please email lives@rcseng.ac.uk

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