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) - on 8th August and from 30th August to 1st September, 1989.

BG George Yong-Boon Yeo (Aljunied GRC), Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Foreign Affairs - on 8th August and from 29th August to 8th September and from 14th September to 3rd October, 1989.

Mr Lew Syn Pau (Tanglin) - from 12th August to 3rd September, 1989.

Mr Davinder Singh (Toa Payoh GRC) - on 15th August, 1989.

Mr K. Shanmugam (Sembawang GRC) - on 16th August, 1989.

Encik Abbas Abu Amin (Pasir Panjang GRC) - from 19th August to 4th September, 1989.

Encik Sidek bin Saniff (Jalan Besar GRC), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education - from 20th to 27th August, 1989.

Mr Teo Chong Tee (Changi) - from 21st to 31st August, 1989.

Mr Goh Choon Kang (Braddell Heights) - from 20th to 27th August, 1989.

Mr Charles Chong (Sembawang GRC) - from 20th to 27th August, 1989.

Mr Chay Wai Chuen (Brickworks GRC) - from 20th to 31st August, 1989.

Dr Ow Chin Hock (Leng Kee) - from 20th to 27th August, 1989.

Mr Chng Hee Kok (Tiong Bahru GRC) - from 20th to 27th August, 1989.

Mr Loh Meng See (Kampong Glam) - from 20th to 27th August, 1989.

Dr Lee Boon Yang (Jalan Besar GRC), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Home Affairs and Government Whip - from 21st to 22nd August, 1989.

Dr Seet Ai Mee (Bukit Gombak), Minister of State, Ministry of Community Development and Ministry of Education - from 21st to 27th August, 1989.

Mr Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir) - from 21st to 26th August, 1989.

Encik Abdul Nasser bin Kamaruddin (Hong Kah GRC) - from 21st to 26th August, 1889.

Mr Heng Chiang Meng (Cheng San GRC) - from 24th to 26th August, 1989.

Mr Choo Wee Khiang (Marine Parade GRC) - from 24th to 25th August, 1989.

Dr Wan Soon Bee (Pasir Panjang GRC) - on 24th August, 1989.

Mr Tan Soo Khoon (Brickworks GRC), Speaker - from 25th August to 2nd September, 1989.

Encik Yatiman Yusof (Tampines GRC), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs - from 25th to 29th August, 1989.

Mr Wong Kan Seng (Toa Payoh GRC), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Community Development and Leader of the House - from 28th August to 8th September, 1989.

BG Lee Hsien Loong (Teck Ghee), Minister for Trade and Industry and Second Minister for Defence (Services) - from 28th to 31st August, 1989.

Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon (Yuhua) - from 30th August to 6th October, 1989.

Encik Zulkifli bin Mohammed (Eunos GRC) - from 30th August to 11th September, 1989.

Mr Mah Bow Tan (Tampines GRC), Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information and Ministry of Trade and Industry - from 31st August to 1st September, 1989.

Mr Goh Chee Wee (Boon Lay) - from 1st to 2nd September, 1989.

Dr Tan Cheng Bock (Ayer Rajah) - from 1st to 10th September, 1989.

Dr John Chen Seow Phun (Hong Kah GRC) - from 1st to 11th September, 1989.

Dr Ong Chit Chung (Bukit Batok) - from 2nd to 11th September, 1989.

Dr Wong Kwei Cheong (Cairnhill) - from 2nd to 13th September, 1989.

Mr Sia Khoon Seong (Moulmein) - from 2nd to 9th September, 1989.

Dr S. Vasoo (Tiong Bahru GRC) - from 3rd to 9th September, 1989.

Mr Chua Sian Chin (MacPherson) - from 3rd to 26th September, 1989.

Dr Dixie Tan (Ulu Pandan) - from 4th to 10th September, 1989.

Dr Lau Teik Soon (Serangoon Gardens) - from 4th to 9th September, 1989.

Mr Abdullah Tarmugi (Siglap), Deputy Speaker - from 9th to 28th September, 1989.

Dr Tay Eng Soon (Eunos GRC), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Education - from 10th to 20th September, 1989.

Mr S. Dhanabalan (Kallang), Minister for National Development - from 16th September to 9th October, 1989.

ABDULLAH TARMUGI Deputy Speaker Parliament of Singapore