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 Howe Yoon Chong (Potong Pasir), Minister of Defence - on 29th and 30th March, 1979.

Mr S. Dhanabalan (Kallang), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - on 29th and 30th March, 1979.

Mr Bernard Chen (Radin Mas), Minister of State, Ministry of Defence - on 29th and 30th March, 1979.

Mr Lee Khoon Choy (Braddell Heights), Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office - from 30th March to 2nd April, 1979.

YEOH GHIM SENG, Speaker, Parliament of Singapore