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 Jek Yeun Thong (Queenstown), Minister - from 2nd January to 30th June, 1979.

Encik Othman bin Wok (Pasir Panjang), Minister - from 2nd January to 30th June, 1979.

Tuan Haji Ya'acob bin Mohamed (Kampong Ubi), Minister of State - from 2nd January to 30th June, 1979.

Mr J.F. Conceicao (Katong) - from 2nd January to 30th June, 1979.

Dr Chiang Hai Ding (Ulu Pandan) - from 2nd January to 30th June, 1979.

Dr Goh Keng Swee (Kreta Ayer), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence - from 7th to 22nd January, 1979.

Mr S. Rajaratnam (Kampong Glam), Minister for Foreign Affairs - from 11th to 14th January, 1979.

Dr Tan Eng Liang (River Valley), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Finance - from 13th to 25th January, 1979.

Mr Chai Chong Yii (Bukit Batok), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Education - from '16th to 23rd January, 1979.

YEOH GHIM SENG Speaker, Parliament of Singapore