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 Ho Kah Leong (Jurong), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications and Information - from 15th to 20th December, 1986.

Mr Lee Yock Suan (Cheng San), Minister for Labour - from 17th to 19th December, 1986.

Dr Lee Boon Yang (Jalan Besar), Minister of State, Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Home Affairs - from 17th to 19th December, 1986.

Mr Leong Horn Kee (Thomson) - from 18th to 27th December, 1986.

Maj Fong Sip Chee (Kampong Chai Chee) - from 18th December, 1986 to 10th January, 1987.

Mr Yeo Toon Chia (Ang Mo Kio) - from 22nd to 30th December, 1986.

Mr S. Chandra Das (Chong Boon) - from 23rd to 31st December, 1986 and from 28th January to 4th February, 1987.

Dr Ho Tat Kin (Boon Teck) - from 24th December, 1986

to 5th January, 1987 and from 25th to 31st January, 1987.

Dr Tay Eng Soon, PBM (River Valley), Minister of State, Ministry of Education - from 26th to 28th December, 1986.

Dr Wong Kwei Cheong, PBM (Cairnhill) - from 26th to 28th December, 1986.

Mr Ong Teng Cheong (Kim Keat), Second Deputy Prime Minister - from 26th to 31st December, 1986.

Dr Koh Lam Son (Telok Blangah) - from 28th December, 1986 to 1st January, 1987 and from 29th January to 4th February, 1987.

Mr Tang See Chim (Chua Chu Kang) - from 5th to 9th January, 1987.

Mr Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir) - from 7th to 15th January, 1987.

Encik Othman bin Haron Eusofe (Geylang Serai) - from 12th to 18th January, 1987.

Mr Jek Yeun Thong (Queenstown) - from 12th to 30th January, 1987.

Dr Dixie Tan (Ulu Pandan) - from 23rd to 24th January, 1987.

Dr Augustine H.H. Tan (Whampoa) - from 23rd to 30th January, 1987.

Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng (Joo Chiat), Speaker - from 26th January to 6th February, 1987.

Dr Arthur Beng Kian Lam (Fengshan) - from 27th January to 1st February, 1987.

Mr Lim Chee Onn (Bukit Merah) - from 3rd to 14th February, 1987.

TAN SOO KHOON Deputy Speaker Parliament of Singapore