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:-

Haji Sha'ari bin Tadin (Bedok) - from 25th to 31st January, 1979.

Mr Lee Yiok Seng (Bukit Panjang), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for National Development - from 27th to 30th January, 1979.

Mr Ong Teng Cheong (Kim Keat), Minister for Communications and Acting Minister for Culture - on 4th and 5th February and from 21st to 23rd February, 1979.

Mr S. Dhanabalan (Kallang), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - from 8th to 19th February and on 21st and 22nd February, 1979.

Mr Lim Kim San, D.U.T. (Cairnhill), Minister for the Environment - from 13th to 21st February, 1979.

Mr Teo Chong Tee (Changi) - from 19th to 23rd February, 1979.

Mr Howe Yoon Chong (Potong Pasir), Minister of Defence - from 20th to 25th February, 1979.

Mr Goh Chok Tong (Marine Parade), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Finance - from 21st to 23rd February and from 25th February to 1st March, 1979.

Mr Hwang Soo Jin (Jalan Kayu) - from 26th to 28th February, 1979.

Dr Lau Teik Soon (Serangoon Gardens) - from 28th February to 10th March, 1979.

Mr Lee Khoon Choy (Braddell Heights), Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office - from 1st to 11th March, 1979.

Mr S. Rajaratnam (Kampong Glam), Minister for Foreign Affairs - from 4th to 8th March, 1979.

Mr A. Rahim Ishak (Siglap), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - from 4th to 17th March, 1979.

Mr Ang Nam Piau (Thomson) - from 12th to 17th March, 1979.

YEOH GHIM SENG Speaker, Parliament of Singapore