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:-

Dr Seet Ai Mee (Bukit Gombak), Minister of State, Ministry of Community Development and Ministry of Education - from 5th to 7th February and from 20th to 28th February, 1989.

Mr Tan Soo Khoon (Brickworks GRC), Speaker from - 9th to 12th February, 1989.

Dr Ahmad Mattar (Brickworks GRC), Minister for the Environment - from 9th to 18th February, 1989.

Mr S Chandra Das (Cheng San GRC) - from 15th to 18th February, 1989.

Encik Sidek bin Saniff (Jalan Besar GRC), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education - from 16th to 19th February, 1989.

Dr Hong Hai (Bedok GRC) - from 17th to 20th February 1989.

Mr Ong Teng Cheong (Kim Keat), Second Deputy Prime Minister - from 19th to 25th February, 1989.

Mr Wong Kan Seng (Toa Payoh GRC), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Community Development and Leader of the House - from 19th to 21st February, 1989.

Mr Ng Pock Too (Nee Soon Central) - from 19th to 28th February, 1989.

Mr Chew Heng Ching (Eunos GRC) - from 20th February to 2nd March, 1989.

Mr Peter Sung (Buona Vista), Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development - from 22nd to 25th February, 1989.

TAN SOO KHOON Speaker Parliament of Singapore