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 Hon Sui Sen (Havelock), Minister for Finance - from 23rd December, 1979 to 5th January, 1980.

Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam (Sembawang), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Education - from 23rd December, 1979 to 5th January, 1980.

Mr Chin Harn Tong (Aijunied), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Home Affairs - from 23rd December, 1979 to 5th January, 1980.

Dr Lau Teik Soon (Serangoon Gardens) - from 24th to 28th December, 1979.

Encik Sidek bin Saniff (Kolam Ayer) - from 26th December, 1979 to 5th January, 1980.

Mr Jek Yeun Thong (Queenstown), Minister - from 1st January to 30th June, 1980.

Encik Othman Wok (Pasir Panjang), Minister - from 1st January to 30th June, 1980.

Haji Ya'acob bin Mohamed (Kampong Ubi), Minister of State - from 1st January to 30th June, 1980.

Mr J.F. Conceicao (Katong) - from 1st January to 30th June, 1980.

Dr Chiang Hai Ding (Ulu Pandan) - from 1st January to 30th June, 1980.

Mr Phey Yew Kok (Boon Teck) - from 4th January to 25th February, 1980.

Mr Lee Yiok Seng (Bukit Panjang), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for National Development - from 8th to 10th January and from 15th to 18th February, 1980.

Mr Sia Khoon Seong (Moulmein) - from 8th to 14th January, 1980.

Mr Goh Chok Tong (Marine Parade), Minister for Trade and Industry - from 10th to 13th January, 1980.

Dr Goh Keng Swee (Kreta Ayer), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education - on 19th January and from 24th to 28th February, 1980.

Mr Ang Nam Piau (Thomson) - from 22nd to 29th January, 1980.

Mr S. Dhanabalan (Kallang), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - on 26th and 27th January, 1980.

Dr Tan Eng Liang (River Valley) - from 27th to 30th January and from 4th to 7th February, 1980.

Mr C.V. Devan Nair (Anson) - from 3rd to 6th February, 1980.

Mr Chai Chong Yii (Bukit Batok), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Education - from 6th to 12th February, 1980.

Mr Teh Cheang Wan (Geylang West), Minister for National Development - from 18th to 25th February, 1980.

Mr Yeo Choo Kok (Delta) - from 19th to 23rd February, 1980.

Mr Tan Soo Khoon (Alexandra) - from 20th to 25th February, 1980.

Dr Augustine H.H. Tan (Whampoa) - from 23rd to 26th February, 1980.

Mr Lee Kuan Yew (Tanjong Pagar), Prime Minister - on 26th February, 1980.

Mr Eugene Yap Giau Cheng (Mountbatten) - from 4th to 22nd March, 1980.

YEOH GHIM SENG, Speaker, Parliament of Singapore