TIME LIMIT FOR SPEECHES (Exempted Business Motion)

Parliament of Singapore · 20 January 1989 · 7th Parliament

Official Report, 20 January 1989, Vol 52, Issue 6 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Wong Kan Seng

The Leader of the House (Mr Wong Kan Seng): Mr Speaker, Sir, as the First Deputy Prime Minister is making a very important speech, outlining and expanding his thoughts, may I have your consent and the general assent of the House to exempt Standing Order 44(8)(a) to enable him to finish his speech.

With the consent of Mr Speaker and the general assent of Members present, Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved,

That the First Deputy Prime Minister be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order 44(8)(a). [Mr Wong Kan Seng].

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 20 January 1989. Republished on SGParliament.