PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT

Under the provisions of clause 2(d) of Article 30 of the Constitution of Singapore, 2the 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:-

Dr Lee Chiaw Meng (Farrer Park) - on 30th March, 1979.

Mr S. Dhanabalan (Kallang), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - from 1st to 16th April, 1979.

Dr Goh Keng Swee (Kreta Ayer), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education - from 1st to 17th April, 1979.

Mr Lim Kim San (Cairnhill), Minister for the Environment - from 1st to 17th April, 1979.

Mr Lim Chee Onn (Bukit Merah) - from 1st to 17th April, 1979.

Dr Ahmad Mattar (Brickworks), Acting Minister for Social Affairs - from 3rd to 22nd April, 1979.

YEOH GHIM SENG Speaker, Parliament of Singapore