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 Ong Pang Boon (Telok Ayer), Minister - from 2nd January to 30th June, 1971.

Mr Lee Khoon Choy (Hong Lim), Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office - from 2nd January to 30th June 1971.

Tuan Haji Ya'acob Bin Mohamed (Kampong Ubi), Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office - from 2nd January to 30th June, 1971.

Mr Chua Sian Chin (M.C.H.rson), Minister for Health - from 9th to 17th January, 1971.

Mr Lee Kuan Yew (Tanjong Pagar), Prime Minister - on 11th January, 1971.

Mr E. W. Barker (Tanglin), Minister for Law and National Development - on 11th January, 1971.

YEOH GHIM SENG, Speaker, Parliament of Singapore