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:-

Dr Hong Hai (Bedok GRC) - from 17th to 20th January, 1990.

Mr Chay Wai Chuen (Brickworks GRC) - from 25th to 29th January, 1990.

Dr Seet Ai Mee (Bukit Gombak), Minister of State, Ministry of Community Development and Ministry of Education - from 26th to 28th January, 1990.

Mr Lim Chee Onn (Bukit Merah) - from 30th January to 3rd February and from 20th to 23rd February, 1990.

Dr Ahmad Mattar (Brickworks GRC), Minister for the Environment - from 30th January to 10th February and from 21st to 27th February, 1990.

Mr Charles Chong (Sembawang GRC) - from 1st to 5th February and from 11th to 24th March, 1990.

Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam (Sembawang GRC), Minister for Education - from 4th to 7th February, 1990.

Mr S. Chandra Das (Cheng San GRC) - from 8th to 11th February and from 26th to 28th February, 1990.

Mr Wong Kan Seng (Toa Payoh GRC), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Community Development and Leader of the House - from 14th to 19th February and from 25th February to 1st March, 1990.

BG Lee Hsien Loong (Teck Ghee), Minister for Trade and Industry and Second Minister for Defence (Services) - on 14th and 15th February, 1990.

Mr Loh Meng See (Kampong Glam) - from 15th to 20th February, 1990.

Mr Ng Pock Too (Nee Soon Central) - from 16th to 27th February, 1990.

Mr Leong Horn Kee (Thomson) - from 16th to 18th February, 1990.

Mr Goh Choon Kang (Braddell Heights) - from 17th to 22nd February, 1990.

BG George Yong-Boon Yeo (Aljunied GRC), Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Foreign Affairs - from 18th to 25th February, 1990.

Mr K. Shanmugam (Sembawang GRC) - from 20th to 23rd February, 1990.

Mr Bernard Chen (Pasir Panjang GRC) - on 22nd February, 1990.

Mr Peter Sung (Buona Vista), Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development - from 28th May to 3rd June, 1990.

Mr Abdullah Tarmugi (Siglap), Deputy Speaker - from 6th to 17th March, 1990.

Dr Koh Lam Son (Telok Blangah) - from 8th to 28th March, 1990.

Dr Ow Chin Hock (Leng Kee) - from 12th to 17th March, 1990.

Dr Dixie Tan (Ulu Pandan) - from 18th March to 5th April, 1990.

Dr Koh Lip Lin (Nee Soon South) - from 15th to 25th April, 1990.

TAN SOO KHOON Speaker Parliament of Singapore