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 Yeo Cheow Tong (Hong Kah), Acting Minister for Health - from 6th to 14th February, 1988.

Mr Leong Horn Kee (Thomson) - from 7th to 16th February, 1988.

Encik Zulkifli bin Mohammed (Eunos) - from 7th to 10th February, 1988.

Dr Ahmad Mattar (Brickworks), Minister for the Environment - from 7th to 10th February, 1988.

Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng (Joo Chiat), Speaker - from 10th to 24th February, 1988.

Encik Othman bin Haron Eusofe (Geylang Serai) - from 12th to 21st February, 1988.

Mr Sia Khoon Seong (Moulmein) - from 12th to 16th February and from 14th to 19th April, 1988.

Dr Arthur Beng Kian Lam (Fengshan) - from 16th to 21st February, 1988.

Mr Ng Kah Ting (Punggol) - from 23rd to 26th February, 1988.

Mr S. Dhanabalan (Kallang), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for National Development - from 24th to 26th February, 1988.

Mr Bernard Chen (Clementi) - from 25th to 27th February, 1988.

Mr Lim Chee Onn (Bukit Merah) - from 25th February to 2nd March, 1988.

Encik Sidek bin Saniff (Kolam Ayer), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade and Industry - from 28th February to 2nd March, 1988.

YEOH GHIM SENG Speaker Parliament of Singapore