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 Chor Yeok Eng (Bukit Timah), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health - from 6th to 22nd December, 1971.

Inche Othman Bin Wok (Pasir Panjang), Minister for Social Affairs from 13th to 17th December, 1971.

Mr Tang See Chim (Chua Chu Kang), Minister of State for Finance - from 20th December, 1971, to 3rd January, 1972.

Mr Lee Khoon Choy (Hong Lim), Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office - from 1st January to 30th June, 1972.

Dr Chiang Hai Ding (Ulu Pandan), from 1st January to 30th June, 1972.

Inche Sha'ari Bin Tadin (Kampong Chai Chee), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Culture - from 4th to 11th January, 1972, and from 29th February to 14th March, 1972.

Tuan Haji Ya'acob Bin Mohamed (Kampong Ubi), Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office - from 16th January to 29th February, 1972.

Mr Lim Kim San (Cairnhill), Minister for Education - from 24th to 28th January, 1972.

Mr N. Govindasamy (Telok Blangah) - from 5th to 12th February, 1972.

Mr Hwang Soo Jin (Jalan Kayu) - from 22nd to 26th February, 1972.

Mr Teong Eng Siong (Sembawang) - from 10th to 22nd March, 1972.

YEOH GHIM SENG Speaker, Parliament of Singapore