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 siftings of Parliament (or any Committee of Parliament to which they have been appointed) for the periods stated:-

Mr Lim Chee Onn (Bukit Merah) - from 20th to 25th May and from 16th to 17th July, 1985.

Mr Goh Chok Tong (Marine Parade), First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence - from 1st to 23rd June, 1985.

Mr S. Dhanabalan (Kallang), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Community Development and Leader of the House - from 1st to 23rd June, from 8th to 13th July and from 26th to 29th July, 1985.

Mr Chua Sian Chin (MacPherson) - from 1st to 26th June, 1985.

Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam (Anson) - from 3rd to 15th June, 1985.

Dr Koh Lam Son (Telok Blangah) -from 3rd to 17th June, 1985.

Mr Leong Horn Kee (Thomson) - from 4th to 8th June and from 4th to 12th July, 1985.

Mr Chew Heng Ching (Kaki Bukit) - from 4th to 8th June, 1985.

Mr Goh Chee Wee (Boon Lay) - from 4th to 22nd June, 1985.

Dr Lau Teik Soon (Serangoon Gardens) - from 4th to 26th June and from 3rd to 13th July, 1985.

Mr Yeo Cheow Tong (Hong Kah), Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Foreign Affairs - from 7th to 9th June and from 7th to 13th July, 1985.

Dr Aline K. Wong (Changkat) -from 8th to 14th June, 1985.

Dr Wong Kwei Cheong, P.B.M. (Cairnhill), Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry - from 10th to 23rd June, 1985.

Mr Teo Chong Tee (Changi), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Community Development - from llth to 17th June, 1985.

Mr E.W. Barker (Tanglin), Minister for Law - from 12th June to 24th July, 1985.

Dr Wan Soon Bee (West Coast), Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office - 15th to 30th June, 1985.

Dr Tay Eng Soon, P.B.M. (River Valley), Minister of State, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Communications and Information - from 16th to 23rd June and from 4th to 7th July, 1985.

Mr Yeo Choo Kok (Delta) - from 16th to 23rd June, 1985.

Mr Ng Kah Ting (Punggol) - from 17th to 28th June, 1985.

Mr S. Chandra Das (Chong Boon) - from 20th to 23rd June, 1985.

Mr Phua Bah Lee (Tampines), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence - from 21st to 23rd June and from 2nd to 4th July, 1985.

Encik lbrahim Othman (Tanah Merah) - from 24th to 28th June, 1985.

Mr Lau Ping Sum (Yio Chu Kang) -from 24th to 29th June, 1985.

Mr Bernard Chen (Clementi) - from 24th June to 4th July and from 22nd to 27th July, 1985.

Mr Ho Kah Leong (Jurong), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education - from 25th to 29th June, 1985.

BG Lee Hsien Loong (Teck Ghee), Minister of State, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Trade and Industry and Deputy Government Whip - from 25th to 30th June, 1985.

Encik Sidek bin Saniff (Kolam Ayer), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade and Industry - from 25th to 30th June and from 2nd to 17th July, 1985.

Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam (Sembawang), Minister for Trade and Industry and Minister for Education - from 25th June to 2nd July, 1985.

Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon (Yuhua) - from 30th June to 3rd July and from 7th to 14th July, 1985.

Dr Ang Kok Peng, B.B.M. (Buona Vista) - from 4th to 12th July, 1985.

Mr Eugene Yap Giau Cheng (Mountbatten), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Labour and the Minister for the Environment - from 4th to 12th July, 1985.

Dr Yeo Ning Hong (Kim Seng), Minister for Communications and Information and Second Minister for Defence - from 5th to 6th July, 1985.

Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng (Joo Chiat), Speaker - on 23rd July, 1985.

Maj Fong Sip Chee (Kampong Chai Chee) - from 24th July to 12th August, 1985.

Mr Heng Chiang Meng (Jalan Kayu) - from 26th to 28th July, 1985.

Dr Dixie Tan (Ulu Pandan) - from 1st to 4th August, 1985.

TAN SOO KHOON 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 day's Sitting.

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