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 9th to 17th April and from 13th to 14th May, 1988.

Dr Richard Hu Tsu Tau (Kreta Ayer), Minister for Finance - from 9th to 20th April and from 27th April to 1st May, 1988.

Prof. S. Jayakumar (Bedok), Minister for Home Affairs and Second Minister for Law - from 11th to 13th April, 1988.

Encik Zulkifli bin Mohammed (Eunos) - from 11th to 13th April, 1988.

Mr Heng Chiang Meng (Jalan Kayu) - from 11th to 13th April, 1988.

Mr Bernard Chen (Clementi) - from 11th to 20th April, 1988.

Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon (Tiong Bahru), Minister of State, Ministry of Community Development - from 13th to 19th April, 1988.

Mr Tan Soo Khoon (Alexandra), Deputy Speaker - from 14th to 27th April, 1988.

Dr Yeo Ning Hong (Kim Seng), Minister for Communications and Information and Second Minister for Defence (Policy) - from 15th to 17th April and from 9th to 13th May, 1988.

Mr S. Rajaratnam (Kampong Glam), Senior Minister, Prime Minister's Office - from 15th to 23rd April, 1988.

Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam (Sembawang), Minister for Education - from 16th to 27th April and from 28th to 29th April, 1988.

Dr Wong Kwei Cheong, PBM (Cairnhill) - from 18th to 21st April and from 11th to 16th May, 1988.

Dr Wan Soon Bee (West Coast) - from 18th to 22nd April, 1988.

Mr Teo Chong Tee (Changi) - from 24th to 27th April, 1988.

Dr Dixie Tan (Ulu Pandan) - from 28th April to 17th May, 1988.

Mr S. Dhanabalan (Kallang), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for National Development - from 29th April to 12th May, 1988.

Mr S. Chandra Das (Chong Boon) - from 30th April to 7th May, 1988.

Mr Lee Kuan Yew (Tanjong Pagar), Prime Minister - on 3rd May, 1988.

Mr Lau Ping Sum (Yio Chu Kang) - from 4th to 17th May, 1988.

Mr Lee Yiok Seng (Bukit Panjang), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for National Development and Government Whip - from 8th to 12th May, 1988.

Mr Yeo Cheow Tong (Hong Kah), Acting Minister for Health - from 12th to 21st May, 1988.

Mr Chua Sian Chin (MacPherson) - from 16th to 21st May, 1988.

Mr Leong Horn Kee (Thomson) - from 16th to 25th May, 1988.

Maj Fong Sip Chee (Kampong Chai Chee) - from 16th to 27th May, 1988.

Mr Lim Chee Onn (Bukit Merah) - from 17th to 24th May and from 8th to 20th June, 1988.

Dr Aline K. Wong (Changkat) - from 23rd May to 4th June, 1988.

Dr Ho Tat Kin (Boon Teck) - from 24th May to 3rd June, 1988.

Dr Koh Lip Lin (Nee Soon) - from 27th May to 15th June, 1988.

Dr Augustine H.H. Tan (Whampoa) - from 30th May to 11th June, 1988.

YEOH GHIM SENG Speaker Parliament of Singapore