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 Parlia- ment to which they have been appointed) for the periods stated:-

Mr Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir) - from 4th to 31st December, 1989.

BG Lee Hsien Loong (Teck Ghee), Minister for Trade and Industry and Second Minister for Defence (Services) -from 7th to 11th December and from 29th to 30th December, 1989.

BG George Yong-Boon Yeo (Aljunied GRC), Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Foreign Affairs -from 9th to 16th December, 1989 and from 5th to 10th January, 1990.

Dr Dixie Tan (Ulu Pandan) - on 10th December, 1989.

Mr Goh Chee Wee (Boon Lay) - from 11th to 23rd December, 1989.

Mr Choo Wee Khiang (Marine Parade GRC) - from 11th to 18th December, 1989.

Dr Hong Hai (Bedok GRC) - from 11th to 15th December, 1989.

Mr Charles Chong (Sembawang GRC) - from 11th to 15th December, 1989.

Mr S.Chandra Das (Cheng San GRC) - from 12th to 17th December, from 25th to 29th December, 1989, from 3rd to 6th January, from 14th to 19th January and from 21st to 23rd January, 1990.

Mr Chin Harn Tong (Aljunied GRC) - from 13th to 15th December, 1989.

Encik Wan Hussin bin Hj Zoohri (Aljunied GRC) - from 13th to 20th December, 1989.

Dr Arthur Beng Kian Lam (Fengshan) - from 14th December, 1989 to 2nd January, 1990.

Mr Yeo Toon Chia (Ang Mo Kio) - from 15th to 31st December, 1989.

Encik Abbas Abu Amin (Pasir Panjang GRC) - from 16th to 26th December, 1989.

Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon (Tiong Bahru GRC), Minister of State, Ministry of Community Development - from 17th to 23rd December, 1989.

Mr Abdullah Tarmugi (Siglap), Deputy Speaker - from 19th to 29th December, 1989.

Encik Ibrahim Othman (Bedok GRC) - from 22nd to 26th December, 1989.

Mr Mah Bow Tan (Tampines GRC), Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information and Ministry of Trade and Industry - from 22nd to 31st December, 1989.

Mr Chua Sian Chin (MacPherson) - from 23rd December, 1989 to 15th January, 1990.

Dr Ahmad Mattar (Brickworks GRC), Minister for the Environment - from 25th December, 1989 to 1st January, 1990.

Dr Tay Eng Soon (Eunos GRC), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Education - from 26th to 30th December, 1989 and from 17th to 18th January, 1990.

Encik Othman bin Haron Eusofe (Marine Parade GRC) - from 26th to 28th December, 1989.

Dr Wong Kwei Cheong (Cairnhill) - from 26th to 29th December, 1989.

Mr Peter Sung (Buona Vista), Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development - from 28th to 30th December, 1989, from 4th to 11th January and from 13th to 16th January, 1990.

Mr Ng Pock Too (Nee Soon Central) - from 3rd to 12th January, 1990.

Mr Lim Chee Onn (Bukit Merah) - on 3rd and 4th January and from 8th to 16th January, 1990.

Mr Ong Teng Cheong (Kim Keat), Second Deputy Prime Minister - from 4th to 10th January, 1990.

Mr Teo Chong Tee (Changi) - from 7th to 13th January, 1990.

Mr Lew Syn Pau (Tanglin) - from 20th to 25th January and from 3rd to 11th February, 1990.

TAN SOO KHOON Speaker Parliament of Singapore