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 Wong Kan Seng (Kuo Chuan), Minister for Community Development and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the House - from 15th to 24th August, 1987.

Dr Ang Kok Peng (Buona Vista) - from 16th to 18th August, 1987.

Mr Goh Chee Wee (Boon Lay) - from 21st August to 22nd September, 1987.

Mr S. Chandra Das (Chong Boon) - from 23rd to 26th August and from 1st to 14th September, 1987.

Dr Lau Teik Soon (Serangoon Gardens) - from 24th to 29th August, 1987.

Mr Lee Yiok Seng (Bukit Panjang), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for National Development and Government Whip - from 26th August to 6th September, 1987.

Mr Lim Chee Onn (Bukit Merah) - on 27th and 28th August and from 15th to 22nd September, 1987.

Dr Wong Kwei Cheong (Cairnhill) - from 27th to 29th August, 1987.

Dr Dixie Tan (Ulu Pandan) - from 28th to 31st August, 1987.

Mr Goh Choon Kang (Braddell Heights) - from 28th August to 6th September, 1987.

Encik Yatiman Yusof (Kampong Kembangan), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs - from 28th August to 5th September, 1987.

Mr Ong Teng Cheong (Kim Keat), Second Deputy Prime Minister - from 28th August to 12th September, 1987.

Mr Tang See Chim (Chua Chu Kang) - from 31st August to 30th September, 1987.

Dr Ow Chin Hock (Leng Kee) - from 31st August to 5th September, 1987.

Dr Toh Chin Chye (Rochore) - on 31st August, 1987.

Mr Lee Yock Suan (Cheng San), Minister for Labour - from 31st August to 10th September, 1987.

Dr Richard Hu Tsu Tau (Kreta Ayer), Minister for Finance - from 1st September to 6th October, 1987.

Mr Sia Khoon Seong (Moulmein) - from 3rd to 12th September, 1987.

Mr Heng Chiang Meng (Jalan Kayu) - from 7th to 9th September, 1987.

Dr Yeo Ning Hong (Kim Seng), Minister for Communications and Information and Second Minister for Defence (Policy) - from 7th to 10th September, 1987.

Mr S. Dhanabalan (Kallang), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for National Development - from 7th September to 2nd October, 1987.

Mr E.W. Barker (Tanglin), Minister for Law - from 8th to 13th September, 1987.

Encik Abbas Abu Amin (Pasir Panjang) - from 9th to 15th September, 1987.

YEOH GHIM SENG Speaker Parliament of Singapore