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:-

Encik Zulkifli bin Mohammed (Eunos GRC) - from 5th to 7th September and from 12th to 25th September, 1990.

Mr S Chandra Das (Cheng San GRC) - from 7th to 8th September and from 17th to 26th September, 1990.

BG Lee Hsien Loong (Teck Ghee), Minister for Trade and Industry and Second Minister for Defence (Services) - from 8th to 16th September and from 25th to 26th September, 1990.

Encik Yatiman Yusof (Tampines GRC), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs - from 9th to 21st September and from 25th September to 5th October, 1990.

Mr Lee Yock Suan (Cheng San GRC), Minister for Labour from 16th to 19th September, 1990.

Mr Loh Meng See (Kampong Glam) - from 17th to 28th September, 1990.

Mr Wong Kan Seng (Toa Payoh GRC), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Community Development and Leader of the House - from 18th September to 9th October, 1990.

Mr Mah Bow Tan (Tampines GRC), Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information and Ministry of Trade and Industry - from 18th September to 5th October, 1990.

Mr Lim Chee Onn (Bukit Merah) - from 19th to 20th September, 1990.

Mr Ong Teng Cheong (Kim Keat), Second Deputy Prime Minister - from 19th September to 2nd October, 1990.

Dr Wang Kai Yuen (Bukit Timah) - from 19th to 21st September, 1990.

Mr Goh Chee Wee (Boon Lay) - from 19th September to 2nd October, 1990.

Mr Ng Pock Too (Nee Soon Central) - from 19th September to 2nd October, 1990.

Mr Heng Chiang Meng (Cheng San GRC) - from 20th to 21st September, 1990.

Dr Hu Tsu Tau, Richard (Kreta Ayer), Minister for Finance - from 22nd September to 9th October, 1990.

Prof. S. Jayakumar (Bedok GRC), Minister for Law and Minister for Home Affairs - from 22nd September to 1st October, 1990.

Mr Goh Chok Tong (Marine Parade GRC), First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence - from 22nd to 29th September, 1990.

Mr Tan Soo Khoon (Brickworks GRC), Speaker - from 22nd to 28th September and from 17th to 25th October, 1990.

Dr Seet Ai Mee (Bukit Gombak), Minister of State, Ministry of Community Development and Ministry of Education - from 23rd September to 13th October,1990.

Dr Ahmad Mattar (Brickworks GRC), Minister for the Environment - from 23rd September to 8th October, 1990.

Mr Choo Wee Khiang (Marine Parade GRC) - from 24th to 29th September, 1990.

BG George Yong-Boon Yeo (Aljunied GRC), Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Foreign Affairs - from 25th to 29th September and from 10th to 12th October, 1990.

Mr Lau Ping Sum (Yio Chu Kang) - from 28th September to 8th October, 1990.

Mr K Shanmugam (Sembawang GRC) - form 1st to 5th October, 1990.

Mr Peh Chin Hua (Jalan Besar GRC) - from 1st to 20th October, 1990.

Dr Hong Hai (Bedok GRC) - from 2nd to 10th October, 1990.

Encik Abbas Abu Amin (Pasir Panjang GRC) - from 3rd to 8th October, 1990.

Mr Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir) - from 3rd to 12

October, 1990.

Dr Dixie Tan (Ulu Pandan) - from 5th October, 1990 to 31st July, 1991.

Dr Wan Soon Bee (Pasir Panjang GRC) - from 8th to 9th October, 1990.

Dr Lee Boon Yang (Jalan Besar GRC), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Home Affairs and Government Whip - from 8th to 10th October and from 17th to 19th October, 1990.

Mr Ng Kah Ting (Punggol) - from 10th to 29th October, 1990.

Mr Ho Kah Leong (Jurong), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications and Information and Deputy Government Whip - from 13th to 30th October, 1990.

Mr Abdullah Tarmugi (Siglap), Deputy Speaker - from 16th to 24th October, 1990.

Mr Lew Syn Pau (Tanglin) - from 17th to 23rd October and from 3rd to 7th November, 1990.

Dr Augustine H H Tan (Whampoa) - from 21st October to 31st December, 1990.

Mr Peter Sung (Buona Vista), Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development - from 8th to 12th October and from 2nd to 10th November, 1990.

TAN SOO KHOON Speaker Parliament of Singapore