PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT

Under the provisions of clause 2(d) of Article 46 of the Constitution of the Republic 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:-

Dr Wan Soon Bee (West Coast) - from 6th to 13th December, 1982 and from 17th to 23rd January, 1983.

Mr S. Chandra Das (Chong Boon) - from 8th to 28th December, 1982 and from 21st to 25th February, 1983.

Mr Chan Chee Seng (Jalan Besar) - from 10th to 28th December, 1982.

Mr Liew Kok Pun (Boon Teck) - from 11th to 18th December, 1982.

Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng, B.B.M., J.P. (JOO Chiat), Speaker - from 12th to 29th December, 1982.

Mr Ong Teng Cheong (Kim Keat), Minister for Communications and Minister for Labour - from 13th to 17th December, 1982 and from 12th to 19th January, 1983.

Mr P. Selvadurai (Kuo Chuan) - from 13th to 18th December, 1982.

Mr Chor Yeok Eng (Bukit Timah) - from 13th to 30th December, 1982.

Mr Sia Kah Hui (Paya Lebar) -from 14th to 27th December, 1982, from 5th to 13th January, and from 2nd to 12th March, 1983.

Encik Wan Hussin Zoohri (Kampong Ubi), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Minister for Culture - from 15th to 20th December, 1982.

Mr Lai Tha Chai (Henderson) - from 20th to 31st December, 1982.

Encik Sidek bin Saniff (Kolam Ayer), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade and Industry and Minister for Social Affairs - from 21st to 23rd December, 1982 and from 15th to 24th February, 1983.

Mr Lee Yiok Seng (Bukit Panjang), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for National Development and Government Whip - from 22nd to 31 st December, 1982 and from 17th to 23rd January, 1983.

Mr Ong Pang Boon (Telok Ayer), Minister for the Environment - from 23rd to 31 st December, 1982 and from 27th to 29th January, 1983.

Dr Chau Sik Ting, P.B.M. (Thomson) - from 25th to 28th December, 1982 and from 15th January to 2nd February, 1983.

Mr Chin Harn Tong (Aljunied), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Home Affairs - from 27th to 31st December, 1982.

Mr A. Rahim Ishak (Siglap) - from 1st January to 30th June, 1983.

Mr Jek Yeun Thong (Queenstown) - from 1st January to 30th June, 1983.

Mr J.F. Conceicao (Katong) - from 1st January to 30th June, 1983.

Dr Chiang Hai Ding (Ulu Pandan) - from 1st January to 30th June, 1983.

Mr Ng Kah Ting (Punggol) - from 4th to 15th January, 1983.

Mr Eugene Yap Giau Cheng (Mountbatten), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Labour - from 12th to 20th January, 1983.

Dr Ahmad Mattar (Brickworks), Acting Minister for Social Affairs - from 13th to 29th January, 1983.

Mr Lim Chee Onn (Bukit Merah), Minister - from 14th to 31st January, 1983.

Mr Teh Cheang Wan (Geylang West), Minister for National Development - from 17th to 22nd January and from 7th to 8th February, 1983.

Mr Hwang Soo Jin (Jalan Kayu), Deputy Speaker - from 17th to 23rd January, 1983.

Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon (Tiong Bahru), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister - from 17th to 23rd January, 1983.

Mr Ho Kah Leong (Jurong), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education - from 17th to 23rd January and from 26th March to 17th April, 1983.

Dr Toh Chin Chye (Rochore) - from 17th to 28th January, 1983.

Dr Tay Eng Soon, P.B.M. (River Valley), Minister of State, Ministry of Education - from 26th to 31 st January, 1983.

Mr S. Dhanabalan (Kallang), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Culture - from 31st January to 2nd February, from 24th to 25th February, and from 1st to 12th March, 1983.

Prof. S. Jayakumar (Bedok), Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Home Affairs - from 13th to 19th February, 1983.

Mr Ho See Beng, B.B.M. (Khe Bong) - from 21st February to 11th March, 1983.

Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam (Sembawang), Minister for Trade and Industry - from 27th February to 1st March, 1983.

Mr Tan Soo Khoon (Alexandra) - on 4th March, 1983.

Mr S. Rajaratnam (Kampong Glam), Second Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs) - from 5th to 12th March, 1983.

Dr Lau Teik Soon (Serangoon Gardens) - from 2nd April to 25th June, 1983.

YEOH GHIM SENG Speaker, Parliament of Singapore