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:-

Mr Sia Khoon Seong (Moulmein) - from 17th to 25th September and from 2nd to 16th December, 1983.

Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam (Sembawang), Minister for Finance and Minister for Trade and Industry - from 17th September to 3rd October and from 16th to 19th October, 1983.

Maj. Fong Sip Chee (Kampong Chai Chee), Minister of State, Ministry of Culture - from 17th September to 12th October, 1983.

Mr S. Rajaratnam (Kampong Glam), Second Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs) - from 22nd September to 23rd October, from 28th October to 27th November and from 28th November to 27th December 1983.

Mr Howe Yoon Chong (Potong Pasir), Minister for Health - from 23rd September to 22nd October, 1983.

Mr Eugene Yap Giau Cheng (Mountbatten), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Labour - from 2nd to 15th October, 1983.

Mr Tan Soo Khoon (Alexandra) - from 4th to 15th October, 1983.

Mr Lee Khoon Choy (Braddell Heights), Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office - from 5th to 8th October and from 12th to 22nd December, 1983.

Dr Chau Sik Ting, P.B.M. (Thomson) - from 10th October to 8th November and from 7th to 30th December, 1983.

Dr Tay Eng Soon, P.B.M. (River Valley), Minister of State, Ministry of Education - from 10th to 20th October, 1983.

Encik Sidek bin Saniff (Kolam Ayer), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade and Industry and Minister for Social Affairs - from 16th to 19th October, from 14th to 17th November, from 29th November to 3rd December and from 4th to 18th December, 1983.

Mr Ng Kah Ting (Punggol) - from 17th October to 9th November and from 12th to 28th December, 1983.

Dr Wong Kwei Cheong, P.B.M. (Cairnhill), Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry - from 17th to 19th October, from 3rd to 9th November, from 15th to 17th November, from 29th November to 4th December and from 11th to 26th December, 1983.

Mr Lim Boon Heng (Kebu n Baru) -from 18th to 30th October, 1983.

Mr Tang See Chim (Chua Chu Kang) - from 19th October to 23rd November, 1983.

Dr Lau Teik Soon (Serangoon Gardens) - from 24th to 28th October and from 21st to 30th November, 1983.

Dr Augustine H.H. Tan (Whampoa) - from 25th October to 1st November and from 9th to 15th November, 1983.

Mr E.W. Barker (Tanglin), Minister for Law and Leader of the House - from 27th to 31 st October, 1983.

Mr S. Chandra Das (Chong Boon) - from 27th October to 12th November, from 13th to 16th December and from 22nd to 28th December, 1983.

Mr S. Dhanabalan (Kallang), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Culture - from 6th to 7th November, from 22nd November to 1st December, and from 28th December, 1983 to 3rd January 1984,

Mr Lau Ping Sum (Yio Chu Kang) -from 6th to 18th November and from 19th to 31st December, 1983.

Mr Sia Kah Hui (Paya Lebar) - from 8th to 12th November, 1983.

Dr Ang Kok Peng, B.B.M. (Buona Vista) - from 14th to 18th November, 1983.

Mr Lim Chee Onn (Bukit Merah) - from 16th to 24th Novemberand from lstto 3rd December, 1983.

Encik Abbas Abu Amin, P.P.A (Pasir Panjang) -from 16th to 22nd November and from 14th to 16th December, 1983.

Encik Mansor Haji Sukaimi (Kampong Kembangan) - from 18th to 30th November and from 14th to 25th December, 1983.

Mr Liew Kok Pun (Boon Teck) - from 20th to 26th November, 1983.

Mr Lee Yock Suan (Cheng San), Minister of State, Ministry of Finance - from 20th to 25th November and from 5th to 11th December, 1983.

Mr Teo Chong Tee (Changi), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Social Affairs - from 20th to 27th November and from 26th to 30th December, 1983.

Prof. S. Jayakumar (Bedok), Acting Minister for Labour - from 21st November to 1st December, 1983.

Dr Koh Lip Lin (Nee Soon) - from 23rd to 29th November and from 25th to 29th December, 1983.

Mr Phua Bah Lee (Tampines), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence - from 24th to 30th November, 1983,

Mr Teh Cheang Wan (Geylang West), Minister for National Development - from 28th November to 3rd December, 1983.

Dr Wan Soon Bee (West Coast), Minister of State - from 29th November to 3rd December and from 15th to 22nd December, 1983.

Mr P. Selvadurai (Kuo Chuan) - from 29th November to 30th December, 1983.

Mr Goh Chok Tong (Marine Parade), Minister of Defence and Second Minister for Health - from 4th to 8th December, 1983.

Mr Chua Sian Chin (MacPherson), Minister for Home Affairs - from 4th to 31 st December, 1983.

Mr Lee Yiok Seng (Bukit Panjang), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for National Development and Government Whip - from 5th to 31st December, 1983.

Mr Bernard Chen (Clementi) -from 5th to 9th December, 1983.

Mr Yeo Toon Chia (Ang Mo Kio) - from 5th to 12th December, 1983.

Mr Ong Teng Cheong (Kim Keat), Minister - from 7th to 27th December, 1983.

Mr Lai Tha Chai (Henderson) - from 10th to 28th December, 1983.

Dr Yeo Ning Hong (Kim Seng), Acting Minister for Communications - from 11th to 15th December, 1983.

Mr Chai Chong Yii (Bukit Batok) - from 12th to 21st December, 1983.

Dr Lee Chiaw Meng (Tanah Merah) - from 15th December, 1983 to 1st January, 1984.

Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng, B.B.M., J.P. (JOO Chiat), Speaker - from 16th to 28th December, 1983.

Mr Tan Cheng Bock (Ayer Rajah) - from 18th to 22nd December, 1983.

Mr Chin Harn Tong (Aljunied), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Home Affairs - from 19th to 23rd December, 1983.

Encik Wan Hussin Zoohri (Kampong Ubi), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Minister for Culture - from 19th to 24th December, 1983.

Mr A. Rahim Ishak (Siglap) - from 1st January to 30th June, 1984.

Mr Jek Yeun Thong (Queenstown) - from 1st January to 30th June, 1984.

Mr J.F. Conceicao (Katong) - from 1st January to 30th June, 1984.

Dr Chiang Hai Ding (Ulu Pandan) -from 1st January to 30th June, 1984.

HWANG SOO JIN, Deputy Speaker, Parliament of Singapore