PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT

Under the provisions of clause 2(d) of Article 46 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 Chai Chong Yii (Bukit Batok) - from 16th to 20th June, 1981.

Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam (Sembawang), Minister for Trade and Industry - from 16th to 21st June, 1981.

Prof. S. Jayakumar (Bedok) - from 20th June to 5th July, 1981.

HWANG SOO JIN Deputy Speaker, Parliament of Singapore

The House being met the Clerk at the Table informed the House of the absence of Mr Speaker from this days Sitting.

Whereupon Mr Deputy Speaker proceeded to the Table and took the Chair, pursuant to the Standing Order.