SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS (Business Motion)
Parliament of Singapore · 23 July 1997 · 9th Parliament
Official Report, 23 July 1997, Vol 67, Issue 9 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
The Leader of the House (Mr Wong Kan Seng): Mr Speaker, Sir, I know many Members have filed amendments to be moved in the Committee of Supply and we may not have enough time to end our business at 4.30 pm. So I beg to move,
That, notwithstanding the Standing Orders, the proceedings on the Estimates for FY 1997/98 on 23rd, 24th, 25th, 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st July, 1997, be continued beyond 4.30 pm, and be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 until 6.00 pm each day.
Resolved,
That, notwithstanding the Standing Orders, the proceedings on the Estimates for FY 1997/98 on 23rd, 24th, 25th, 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st July, 1997, be continued beyond 4.30 pm, and be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 until 6.00 pm each day. - [Mr Wong Kan Seng].
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 23 July 1997. Republished on SGParliament.