Election of Speaker

At 3.30 pm, the Deputy Serjeant-at-Arms laid the Mace below the Table.

The Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Minister for Manpower (Mr Hawazi Daipi): stood up, and addressing himself to the Clerk of Parliament said: Ms Ng, I propose,

That Mr Michael Palmer do take the Chair of this Parliament as Speaker.

Mr Hri Kumar Nair (Bishan-Toa Payoh): stood up, and addressing himself to the Clerk of Parliament said: Ms Ng, I support the proposal.

There being only one proposal, the Clerk then declared Mr Michael Palmer to have been duly elected as Speaker of this Parliament. [ Applause. ]

Mr Speaker, standing at the Table, took and subscribed the Oath of Allegiance.

Mr Speaker went to the Chair and sat down.

Then the Mace (which before laid below the Table) was placed on the Table.

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