Tang Fong Har

Tang Fong Har (; born 1943) is a Singaporean lawyer who was detained on 20 June 1987 by the Singapore government during Operation Spectrum under the Internal Security Act (ISA). She eventually left the country in 1988 and has not returned to the country ever since.

Education Tang studied law at the National University of Singapore and graduated in 1980.

Operation Spectrum In 1987, Tang was detained by the Internal Security Department (ISD) during Operation Spectrum. She subsequently accused Officer SK Tan of assaulting her during her interrogation and indefinite detention by the Internal Security Department.

Her detention was speculated by many as a means to crush political dissent. In a letter, She was subsequently wanted by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) for breaching her terms with the ISD for her visit to Britain.

On 8 October 2011, Tang, along with exiled political dissident Francis Seow, publicly addressed a Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) forum from abroad via teleconference. In the address they advocated abolishing the ISA. The SPF investigated the legality of the event the following day.

Personal life Tang, her husband Peter Poon Cheuk Yeung, and children, a son and daughter, currently reside in Hong Kong.