COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES REPORT

The Leader of the House (Mr Wong Kan Seng): Mr Speaker, Sir, this motion* is to approve the recommendations of the Committee of Privileges. The Committee of Privileges had to sit because of a complaint from the Minister for Health as a result of a written submission by the SDP research team and its Secretary-General. Since this Committee of Privileges Report concerns the four SDP members, it is important that the SDP MPs be present. Unfortunately, all three of the SDP MPs are in court today over some other matters. Since they are not here, I propose to adjourn this particular motion to 11th December 1996.

*The motion reads as follows: That this Parliament doth agree with the Committee of Privileges in their Report contained in Parl. 6 of 1996 and resolves - (1) that Parliament impose on Dr Chee Soon Juan a fine of $25,000; (2) that Parliament impose on Mr Wong Hong Toy a fine of $13,000; (3) that Parliament impose on Mr S. Kunalen a fine of $8,000; and (4) that Parliament impose on Mr Kwan Yue Keng a fine of $5,000 for their contempt of Parliament.

Mr Speaker: So be it.