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 Eugene Yap Giau Cheng (Mountbatten), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade and Industry and the Minister for the Environment and Deputy Government Whip - from 17th November to 3rd December, 1987.

Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon (Tiong Bahru), Minister of State, Ministry of Community Development - from 18th to 25th November, 1987.

Dr Hu Tsu Tau, Richard (Kreta Ayer), Minister for Finance - from 20th to 23rd November, 1987.

Dr Yeo Ning Hong (Kim Seng), Minister for Communications and Information and Second Minister for Defence (Policy) - from 20th to 24th November, 1987.

Mr Ong Teng Cheong (Kim Keat), Second Deputy Prime Minister - from 20th to 24th November, 1987.

Mr S. Chandra Das (Chong Boon) - from 20th to 24th November and from 28th November to 2nd December, 1987.

BG Lee Hsien Loong (Teck Ghee), Minister for Trade and Industry and Second Minister for Defence (Services) - from 22nd to 28th November, 1987.

Mr Lim Boon Heng (Kebun Baru) - from 23rd November to 10th December and from 14th to 20th December, 1987.

Mr Eric Cheong Yuen Chee (Toa Payoh) - from 28th November to 3rd December, 1987.

Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon (Yuhua) - from 28th November to 5th December, 1987.

Mr Bernard Chen (Clementi) - from 30th November to 1st December, 1987.

Encik Abbas Abu Amin, PPA (Pasir Panjang) - from 1st to 5th December, 1987.

Mr Teo Chong Tee (Changi) - from 1st December, 1987

to 5th January, 1988.

Mr Lee Yock Suan (Cheng San), Minister for Labour - from 5th to 17th December, 1987.

Encik Othman bin Haron Eusofe (Geylang Serai) - from 6th to 12th December and from 17th to 23rd December, 1987.

Mr Yeo Cheow Tong (Hong Kah), Acting Minister for Health - from 6th to 11th December, 1987.

Dr Lau Teik Soon (Serangoon Gardens) - from 7th December, 1987 to 5th March, 1988.

Dr Tay Eng Soon, PBM (River Valley), Minister of State, Ministry of Education - on 8th December, 1987.

Mr Tang Guan Seng (Khe Bong), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education - from 14th to 25th December, 1987.

YEOH GHIM SENG Speaker Parliament of Singapore