EXEMPTED BUSINESS (Motion)

7.16 p.m.

Dr Toh Chin Chye: Mr Speaker, I beg to move,

That the proceedings on the business set down on the Order Paper this day he exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 until twelve midnight.

Question put.

Dr Lee Siew Choh: Division.

`The House divided: Ayes, 29; Noes, 17; Absent, 5; Abstentions, Nil. Ayes Noes Abdul Hamid bin Chan Sun Wing Haji Jumat Fung Yin Ching Buang bin Miss Omar Junid Koh, C.H. Byrne. K. M. Lee Siew Choh Chan Chee Seng Leong Keng Seng Chan Chov Siong, Madam Lin You Eng Chor Yeok Eng Lingam, S. V. Goh Chew Chua Low Por Tuck Goh Keng Swee Marshall, David Hoe Puay Choo, Madam Ng Teng Kian Kandasamy, G. Ong Chang Sam Lee Khoon Choy Ong Eng Guan Lee Teck Him Sheng Nam Chin Lim Cheng Lock Tang Cheng Tong Lim Yew Hock Tee Kim Leng Mammen, John. Teo Hock Guan Mohamed Al bin Wong Soon Fong Alwi Mohd. Ariff bin Abstentions Suradi Nil M, Ismail Rahim Ong Pang Boon Rajah, A. P. Absent Rajaratnam, S. Ahmad bin Ibrahim Ramaswamy, S. Ahmad Jabri bin Akib Sahorah binte Bani, S. T. Ahmat, Madam Lee Kuan Yew Seow Peck Leng, Yong Nyuk Lin Mrs Tan Kia Gan Thio Chan Bee Toh Chin Chye Wee Toon Boon Yaacob bin Mohamed

Motion accordingly agreed to.

Resolved,

That the proceedings on the business set down on the Order Paper this day he exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 until twelve midnight.