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 Bernard Chen (Pasir Panjang GRC) - from 25th February to 1st March, 1989.

Dr Tay Eng Soon (Eunos GRC), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Education - from 28th February to 1st March 1989.

Dr Wang Kai Yuen (Bukit Timah) - from 2nd to 24th March, 1989.

Mr Eugene Yap Giau Cheng (Mountbatten), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade and Industry and the Minister for the Environment - from 3rd to 10th March, 1989.

Encik Sidek bin Saniff (Jalan Besar GRC), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education - from 5th to 9th March, 1989.

Mr Choo Wee Khiang (Marine Parade GRC) - from 5th to 11th March, 1989.

Encik Abbas Abu Amin (Pasir Panjang GRC) - from 6th to 7th March, 1989.

Mr Heng Chiang Meng (Cheng San GRC) - from 11th to 15th March, 1989.

Mr Charles Chong (Sembawang GRC) - from 13th March to 30th April, 1989.

TAN SOO KHOON Speaker Parliament of Singapore