PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT

Under the provisions of clause 2 (d) of Article 30 of the Constitution of Singapore, I have granted permission to the following Members 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 Sia Khoon Seong (Moulmein) - from 9th to 14th September, 1970.

Mr Ang Nam Piau (Thomson) - from 16th September to 4th October, 1970.

Mr Yeo Toon Chia (Kampong Kapor) - from 16th September to 18th October, 1970.

Mr N. Govindasamy (Telok Blangah) - from 17th September to 31st October, 1970.

Mr Wee Toon Boon (Sepoy Lines), Minister of State of Defence - from 18th September to 31st October, 1970.

Mr Chan Chee Seng (Jalan Besar), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Affairs - from 24th September to 7th October, 1970.

Mr Lim Kim San, D.U.T. (Cairnhill), Minister for Education - from 9th October to 5th November, 1970.

Mr Seah Mui Kok (Bukit Ho Swee) - from 25th October to 3rd November, 1970.

Inche Sha'ari Bin Tadin (Kampong Chai Chee), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Culture - from 4th to 17th November, 1970.

Inche Othman Wok (Pasir Panjang), Minister for Social Affairs - from 8th to 14th November, 1970.

Dr Augustine H. H. Tan (Whampoa) - from 8th to 22nd December, and from 28th to 30th December, 1970.

YEOH GHIM SENG Speaker, Parliament of Singapore