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 Kah Hui (Upper Serangoon), Minister of State, Ministry of Labour and Government Whip - from 8th September to 1st October, 1977.

Mr Ivan Baptist, (Potong Pasir) - from 13th to 15th September, 1977.

Mr Teo Chong Tee (Changi) - from 16th September to 5th October, 1977.

Mr Ho Kah Leong (Jurong) - from 17th September to 7th October, 1977.

Mr Hon Sui Sen (Havelock), Minister fbr Finance - from 18th September to 4th October, 1977.

Mr Tang See Chim (Chua Chu Kang), Deputy Speaker - from 26th September to 22nd October, 1977.

Mr S. Rajaratnam (Kampong Glam), Minister for Foreign Affairs - from 28th -September to 31st October, 1977.

Mr Ang Nam Piau (Thomson) - from 1st to 13th October, 1977.

Mr Goh Chok Tong (Marine Parade), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Finance - from 30th September to 16th October, and from 11th to 26th November, 1977.

Dr Lau Teik Soon (Paya Lebar) - from 3rd to 8th October, and from 14th to 19th November, 1977.

Mr Ng Kah Ting (Punggol) - from 3rd to 17th October, 1977.

Mr Jek Yeun Thong (Queenstown), Minister - from 3rd October to 31st December, 1977.

Dr Lee Chiaw Meng (Farrer Park) - from 4th to 14th October, 1977.

Encik Mansor Haji Sukaimi (Kampong Kembangan) - from 14th to 25th October, and from 22nd to 26th November, 1977.

Mr Phey Yew Kok (Boon Teck) - from 22nd to 30th October, 1977.

Haji Ya'acob bin Mohamed (Kampong Ubi), Minister of State - from 24th October to 31st December, 1977.

Mr S. Dhanabalan (Kallang) - from 25th October to 3rd November, 1977.

Dr Toh Chin Chye (Rochore), Minister for Health - from 13th November to 1st December, 1977.

Mr Ong Teng Cheong (Kim Keat), Minister for Culture and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications - ftom 16th to 20th November, 1977.

Mr Chan Chee Seng (Jalan Besar), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Affairs - from 17th November to 3rd December, 1977.

YEOH GHIM SENG Speaker, Parliament of Singapore