PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT

Under the provisions of clause 2 (d) of Article 30 of the Constitution of Singapore, the following Members have been granted permission to be or to remain absent from sittings of Parliament (or any committee of Parliament to which they have been appointed) for the periods stated:-

Mr N. Govindasamy (Telok Blangah) from 30th June to 14th July, 1969.

Mr Chan Chee Seng (Jalan Besar), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Affairs from 14th to 20th July, and from 25th September to 4th October, 1969.

Mr Jek Yeun Thong (Queenstown), Minister for Culture from 15th July to 31st December, 1969.

Mr Sim Boon Woo (Changi) - from 17th to 21st July, and from 19th August to 6th September, 1969.

Mr Lim Soo Peng (Havelock) from 23rd to 27th July, 1969.

Tuan Haji Ya'acob Bin Mohamed (Kampong Ubi), Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office - from 25th to 28th August, 1st to 6th September, and from 18th September to 31st December, 1969.

Mr Phua Bah Lee (Tampines), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications - from 1st to 14th September, 1969.

Mr Yong Nyuk Lin (Geylang West), Minister for Communications - from 1st to 30th September, 1969.

Mr P. Coomaraswamy (Mr Speaker) from 3rd to 30th September, 1969.

Inche A. Rahim Ishak (Siglap), Minister of State for Foreign Affairs - from 6th to 20th September, 1969.

Mr S. Ramaswamy (Potong Pasir), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Law and National Development (Law Division) - from 11th September to 2nd October, 1969.

Mr Fong Sip Chee (Stamford), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Culture from 16th September to 15th October, 1969.

Dr Lee Chiaw Meng (Farrer Park), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education from 21st September to 1st November. 1969.

Dr Goh Keng Swee (Kreta Ayer), Minister for Finance - from 24th September to 8th October, 1969.

Mr J. F. Conceicao (Katong) - from 25th September to 23rd October, 1969.

Mr Hwang Soo Jin (Jalan Kayu) - from 25th September to 25th October, 1969.

Mr S. Rajaratnam (Kampong Glam), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Labour - from 26th September to 2nd November, 1969.

Mr L. P. Rodrigo (Serangoon Gardens), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs - from 1st October to 4th December, 1969.

Mr Ho Kah Leong (Jurong) from 11th to 25th October, 1969.

Mr Lee Khoon Choy (Hong Lim), Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office - from 13th October to 31st December, 1969.

Mr P. Govindaswamy (Anson) from 22nd October to 9th November, 1969.

Mr Ong Soo Chuan (Nee Soon) from 29th October to 15th November, 1969.

Inche Abdul Aziz Karim (Kallang)- from 29th October to 17th November, 1969.

Dr Toh Chin Chye (Rochore), Minister for Science and Technology on 15th October, 1969.

(P. COOMARASWAMY) Speaker, Parliament of Singapore