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 Teo Chong Tee (Changi), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Community Development - from 30th July to 2nd August, 1985.

Dr Wong Kwei Cheong, P.B.M. (Cairnhill), Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry - from 12th to 15th August, 1985.

Mr S. Chandra Das (Chong Boon) - from 12th to 16th August and from 20th to 22nd August, 1985.

Mr Ong Pang Boon (Telok Ayer) - from 12th to 17th August, 1985.

Mr Lim Chee Onn (Bukit Merah) - from 12th to 31st August, 1985.

Mr Yeo Choo Kok (Delta) - from 17th to 26th August, 1985.

Dr Lee Boon Yang (Jalan Besar), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Home Affairs - from 20th to 22nd August, 1985.

Mr Eugene Yap Giau Cheng (Mountbatten), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Labour and the Minister for the Environment - from 20th to 22nd August, 1985.

Encik lbrahim Othman (Tanah Merah) - from 20th to 22nd August and from 31st August to 14th September, 1985.

Mr Lee Yiok Seng (Bukit Panjang), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for National Development and Government Whip - from 20th to 22nd August, 1985.

Mr Goh Chok Tong (Marine Parade), First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence - from 21st to 22nd August, 1985.

Mr Heng Chiang Meng (Jalan Kayu) - from 21st to 26th August, 1985.

Dr Wan Soon Bee (West Coast), Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office - from 27th to 31st August, 1985.

Mr Sia Khoon Seong (Moulmein) - from 27th August to 3rd September, 1985.

Dr Augustine H.H. Tan (Whampoa) - from 28th August to 31st December, 1985.

Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng (Joo Chiat), Speaker - on 30th August, 1985.

Dr Tay Eng Soon, P.B.M. (River Valley), Minister of State, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Communications and Information - from 31st August to 14th September, 1985.

Mr Chew Heng Ching (Kaki Bukit) - from 31 st August to 15th September and from 19th to 23rd September, 1985.

Mr Yeo Cheow Tong (Hong Kah), Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Foreign Affairs -from 1st to 10th September, 1985.

Mr Bernard Chen (Clementi) -from 2nd to 7th September, 1985.

Mr Ng Kah Ting (Punggol) - from 8th to 14th September and from 21st to 30th September, 1985.

Encik Abbas Abu Amin, PPA (Pasir Panjang) - from 9th to 12th September, 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.

Mr Deputy Speaker: Order. The first item on the Order Paper is Election of President. The Leader of the House has indicated that he proposes to move that the Election of President be proceeded with at 2.30 pm today. I call upon the Leader of the House to move the motion now.