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 John Chen Seow Phun -- from 26th March to 2nd April and from 9th to 10th April, 1996.

Dr Wong Kwei Cheong -- from 27th to 30th March, from 3rd to 4th April, from 8th to 9th April, from 18th to 20th April, from 2nd to 3rd May and from 7th to 8th May, 1996.

Mr Tan Soo Khoon -- from 28th to 29th March and from 20th to 27th April, 1996.

Mr R. Sinnakaruppan -- from 28th to 31st March, 1996.

Mr Davinder Singh -- from 1st to 15th April, 1996.

Dr Beng Kian Lam , Arthur -- from 2nd to 3rd April and from 14th to 18th April, 1996.

Mr S. Chandra Das -- from 2nd to 4th April, from 8th to 14th April and from 25th to 27th April, 1996.

Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon -- from 3rd to 11th April and from 31st May to 2nd June, 1996.

Mr Chin Harn Tong -- from 4th to 7th April, 1996.

Dr Ker Sin Tze -- from 4th to 11th April, 1996.

Mr Kenneth Chen Koon Lap -- from 4th to 12th April, 1996.

Mr Chay Wai Chuen -- from 8th to 10th April, 1996.

Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam -- from 8th to 10th April and from 27th April to 10th May, 1996.

Mr S. Dhanabalan -- from 8th to 13th April, from 26th to 27th April and from 3rd to 6th May, 1996.

Encik Sidek bin Saniff -- from 8th to 19th April, 1996.

Dr Hu Tsu Tau, Richard -- from 9th to 18th April, 1996.

Dr Lim Chun Leng, Michael -- from 11th to 16th April and from 19th to 26th May, 1996.

Dr S. Vasoo -- from 13th to 20th April, 1996.

Mr Peter Sung -- from 13th to 30th April, 1996.

Prof. S. Jayakumar -- from 14th to 17th April and from 20th to 28th April, 1996.

Mr Lim Boon Heng -- from 14th to 21st April, 1996.

Mr Leong Horn Kee -- from 15th to 19th April, 1996.

Mr Chew Heng Ching -- from 15th to 20th April, 1996.

Mr Lau Ping Sum -- from 15th to 20th April, 1996.

Mr Teo Chong Tee -- from 15th to 22nd April, 1996.

Encik Harun bin A. Ghani -- from 15th to 20th April, 1996.

Mr Peh Chin Hua -- from 16th to 20th April, from 7th to 10th May and from 15th to 21st May, 1996.

Dr Lee Boon Yang -- from 19th to 23rd April and from 25th to 27th April, 1996.

Mr Mohamad Maidin BPM -- from 20th April to 7th May 1996.

Encik Yatiman Yusof -- from 22nd to 24th April, 1996.

Mr Loh Meng See -- from 22nd to 27th April, 1996.

Mr K. Shanmugam -- from 23rd to 25th April, 1996.

RAdm Teo Chee Hean -- from 23rd to 24th April, 1996.

Mr Koo Tsai Kee -- from 24th April to 3rd May, 1996.

Mr Chiam See Tong -- from 25th April to 9th May, 1996.

Dr Kanwaljit Soin -- from 25th April to 1st May and from 4th to 9th May, 1996.

Dr Wan Soon Bee -- from 27th to 30th April 1996.

Dr Ong Chit Chung -- on 30th April, 1996.

Mr Mah Bow Tan -- from 30th April to 3rd May, 1996.

Mr Ho Kah Leong -- from 30th April to 10th May, 1996.

Mr Bernard Chen -- from 3rd to 24th May, 1996.

Dr Ahmad Mattar -- from 3rd to 5th May, 1996.

Dr Lau Teik Soon -- from 6th to 24th May, 1996.

Mr Lee Yiok Seng -- from 8th May to 1st June, 1996.

Mr Wong Kan Seng -- from 10th to 11th May, 1996.

Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon -- from 1st to 10th June, from 23rd to 30th June and from 1st to 4th July, 1996.

TAN SOO KHOON Speaker Parliament of Singapore