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 Loh Meng See (Kampong Glam) - from 8th to 14th October and from 18th to 26th November, 1989.

Dr Ong Chit Chung (Bukit Batok) - from 13th to 23rd October, 1989.

Mr Lim Chee Onn (Bukit Merah) - from 16th to 20th October and from 1st to 2nd November, 1989.

Mr Wong Kan Seng (Toa Payoh GRC), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Community Development and Leader of the House - from 17th to 20th October, from 18th to 21st November and from 5th to 12th December, 1989.

Mr Peter Sung (Buona Vista), Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development - from 17th to 24th October, 1989.

Mr Goh Chok Tong (Marine Parade GRC), First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence - from 17th to 19th October, 1989.

Dr Ow Chin Hock (Leng Kee) - from 22nd to 26th October, 1989.

Mr Chng Hee Kok (Tiong Bahru GRC) - from 23rd to 29th October and from 17th November to 8th December, 1989.

Mr Mah Bow Tan (Tampines GRC), Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information and Ministry of Trade and Industry - from 23rd to 25th October, from 19th to 23rd November, from 29th November to 2nd December and from 4th to 7th December, 1989.

Encik Sidek bin Saniff (Jalan Besar GRC), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education - from 23rd to 25th October and from 16th to 22nd November, 1989.

Mr Chay Wai Chuen (Brickworks GRC) - from 25th to 26th October, 1989.

Dr Ahmad Mattar (Brickworks GRC), Minister for the Environment - from 27th to 29th October, 1989.

Mr S. Chandra Das (Cheng San GRC) - from 30th October to 1st November and from 4th to 17th November, 1989.

Dr Wong Kwei Cheong (Cairnhill) - from 30th October to 7th November, 1989.

Dr Aline K. Wong (Tampines GRC) - from 1st to 10th November, 1989.

BG Lee Hsien Loong (Teck Ghee), Minister for Trade and Industry and Second Minister for Defence (Services) - from 3rd to 8th November and from 29th November to 1st December, 1989.

BG George Yong-Boon Yeo (Aljunied GRC), Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Foreign Affairs - from 3rd to 15th November, 1989.

Dr Augustine H.H. Tan (Whampoa) - from 5th to 19th November and from 4th to 8th December, 1989.

Mr Teo Chong Tee (Changi) - from 6th to 13th November, from 25th to 28th November and from 1st to 15th December, 1989.

Mr Tan Soo Khoon (Brickworks GRC), Speaker - from 7th to 11th November, from 4th to 6th December and from 9th to 17th December, 1989.

Mr Yeo Cheow Tong (Hong Kah GRC), Acting Minister for Health - from 11th to 17th November and from 6th to 16th December, 1989.

Dr Lau Teik Soon (Serangoon Gardens) - from 11th to 17th November, 1989.

Mr Choo Wee Khiang (Marine Parade GRC) - from 14th to 16th November, 1989.

Dr Dixie Tan (Ulu Pandan) - from 17th to 23rd November, 1989.

Mr Davinder Singh (Toa Payoh GRC) - from 18th to 27th November, 1989.

Encik Abbas Abu Amin (Pasir Panjang GRC) - from 19th to 24th November, 1989.

Mr Lim Boon Heng (Kebun Baru), Deputy Speaker - from 19th to 22nd November and from 10th to 16th December, 1989.

Mr Tang Guan Seng (Hougang), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and the Minister for Home Affairs - from 23rd November to 8th December, 1989.

Mr Philip Tan Tee Yong (Paya Lebar) - from 24th to 26th November, 1989.

Mr Sia Khoon Seong (Moulmein) - from 27th November to 15th December, 1989.

Mr Goh Chee Wee (Boon Lay) - from 27th November to 2nd December, 1989.

Dr Ho Tat Kin (Toa Payoh) - from 27th to 29th November and from 1st to 2nd December, 1989.

Mr Leong Horn Kee (Thomson) - from 1st to 6th December, 1989.

Encik Yatiman Yusof (Tampines GRC), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs - from 2nd to 14th December, 1989.

Prof. S. Jayakumar (Bedok GRC), Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law - from 3rd to 24th December, 1989.

Dr Hu Tsu Tau, Richard (Kreta Ayer), Minister for Finance - from 3rd to 19th December, 1989.

Dr Yeo Ning Hong (Kim Seng), Minister for Communications and Information and Second Minister for Defence (Policy) - from 3rd to 17th December, 1989.

Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam (Sembawang GRC), Minister for Education - from 4th to 22nd December, 1989.

Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon (Tiong Bahru GRC), Minister of State, Ministry of Community Development - from 4th to 6th December, 1989.

Encik Zulkifli bin Mohammed (Eunos GRC) - from 4th to 6th December and from 9th to 26th December, 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 7th to 11th December and from 18th to 30th December, 1989.

Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon (Yuhua) - on 7th December, from 11th to 15th December and from 26th to 29th December, 1989.

Mr Heng Chiang Meng (Cheng San GRC) - from 9th to 30th December, 1989.

Dr Seet Ai Mee (Bukit Gombak), Minister of State, Ministry of Community Development and Ministry of Education - from 10th to 31st December, 1989.

Mr Peh Chin Hua (Jalan Besar GRC) - from 12th to 23rd December, 1989.

TAN SOO KHOON Speaker Parliament of Singapore