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 Chng Hee Kok (Tiong Bahru GRC) - from 17th to 19th July, 1989.

Dr Ong Chit Chung (Bukit Batok) - from 17th to 20th July, 1989.

Encik Yatiman Yusof (Tampines GRC), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs - from 17th to 19th July, 1989.

BG George Yong-Boon Yeo (Aljunied GRC), Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Foreign Affairs - from 24th to 26th July and from 20th to 27th August, 1989.

Dr Seet Ai Mee (Bukit Gombak), Minister of State, Ministry of Community Development and Ministry of Education - from 24th to 26th July, 1989.

Mr Choo Wee Khiang (Marine Parade GRC) - from 24th to 28th July, 1989.

Dr Wong Kwei Cheong (Cairnhill) - from 27th to 29th July, 1989.

Mr Wong Kan Seng (Toa Payoh GRC), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Community Development and Leader of the House - from 29th July to 3rd August, 1989.

Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam (Sembawang GRC), Minister for Education - from 30th July to 1st August, 1989.

Mr Sia Khoon Seong (Moulmein) - from 1st to 3rd August, 1989.

Mr Chew Heng Ching (Eunos GRC) - on 1st August, 1989

Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon (Yuhua) - on 4th August, 1989.

Mr Bernard Chen (Pasir Panjang GRC) - from 4th to 7th August, 1989.

Mr Ong Teng Cheong (Kim Keat), Second Deputy Prime Minister - from 11th to 19th August, 1989.

Mr Peter Sung (Buona Vista), Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development - from 15th September to 7th October, 1989.

TAN SOO KHOON Speaker Parliament of Singapore