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:

Name | From | To (1997) | (1997) Mr Ang Mong Seng | 11 October | 16 October Mr Chiam See Tong | 13 October | 16 October Mr Lee Yock Suan | 14 October | 18 October 22 October | 28 October 19 November | 28 November Mr Ong Kian Min | 14 October | 24 October Mr Bernard Chen | 15 October | 1 November Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed | 17 October | 18 October Mr Choo Wee Khiang | 17 October | 18 October 12 November | 14 November

Name | From | To (1997) | (1997) Mr David T E Lim | 18 October | 23 October 26 October | 1 November 12 November | 21 November Mr Chew Heng Ching | 20 October | 28 October Mr Matthias Yao Chih | 21 October | 23 October 3 November | 8 November 1 December | 3 December 8 December | 20 December Prof S Jayakumar | 21 October | 31 October 12 November | 21 November Dr John Chen Seow Phun | 22 October | 31 October Mr Lim Swee Say | 22 October | 30 October Mr Tan Soo Khoon | 23 October | 24 October 04 November | 15 November 26 November | 30 November Encik Yatiman Yusof | 24 October | 26 October 4 November | 16 November 26 November | 30 November Dr Tan Cheng Bock | 25 October | 6 November Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam | 26 October | 1 November 08 November | 16 November Mr Kenneth Chen Koon Lap | 27 October | 7 November BG George Yong-Boon Yeo | 28 October | 29 October 6 November | 11 November 10 December | 20 December Dr Wang Kai Yuen | 31 October | 23 November Mr Peter Chen | 1 November | 16 November Dr Hu Tsu Tau, Richard | 1 November | 1 November RAdm Teo Chee Hean | 2 November | 9 November 7 December | 16 December Mr Tang Guan Seng | 2 November | 7 November Mr Lim Boon Heng | 3 November | 8 November Mr Charles Chong | 3 November | 11 November Mrs Lim Hwee Hua | 4 November | 16 November 20 November | 30 November 2 December | 10 December

Name | From | To (1997) | (1997) Mr Goh Choon Kang | 4 November | 16 November Mr R Sinnakaruppan | 4 November | 8 November 10 November | 12 November 17 November | 23 November Mr Leong Horn Kee | 5 November | 8 November 18 November | 5 December Mr Cyrille Tan Soo Leng | 6 November | 12 November Dr Ong Chit Chung | 7 November | 7 November 20 November | 20 November 24 November | 25 November 1 December | 2 December Dr Ker Sin Tze | 7 November | 15 November Mr Hawazi Daipi | 8 November | 9 November 11 November | 16 November 25 November | 29 November Mr Lim Hng Kiang | 8 November | 9 November 16 November | 17 November 19 November | 10 December Mr Yeo Guat Kwang | 9 November | 15 November Dr Toh See Kiat | 9 November | 13 November 1 December | 21 December Assoc Prof Low Seow Chay | 9 November | 14 November Mr Seng Han Thong | 10 November | 18 November 4 December | 20 December Dr Aline Wong | 10 November | 20 November Mr Wong Kan Seng | 10 November | 18 November BG Lee Hsien Loong | 10 November | 14 November Dr Michael Lim Chun Leng | 10 November | 18 November 25 November | 6 December Dr Yaacob Ibrahim | 10 November | 18 November Mr Chay Wai Chuen | 10 November | 18 November Mr Abdullah Tarmugi | 10 November | 15 November 16 November | 24 November 28 November | 5 December Mr Zulkifli Baharudin | 10 November | 15 November

Name | From | To (1997) | (1997) Mr Peh Chin Hua | 11 November | 21 November 27 November | 4 December Mr Mah Bow Tan | 16 November | 23 November 30 November | 12 December Mr Koo Tsai Kee | 16 November | 18 November 23 December | 1 January 98 Mr K Shanmugam | 19 November | 19 November Encik Sidek bin Saniff | 23 November | 31 December Mr Chew Heng Ching | 24 November | 25 November 1 December | 10 December Mr Lew Syn Pau | 24 November | 27 November 5 December | 16 December Mr Ahmad Mohd Magad | 25 November | 28 November 4 December | 17 December Dr Lily Neo | 28 November | 30 November 22 December | 29 December Mr Eugene Yap Giau Cheng | 2 December | 12 December Mr Othman Haron Eusofe | 7 December | 23 December Mr Mohamad Maidin B P M | 10 December | 21 December Assoc Prof Ho Peng Kee | 15 December | 29 December Dr Lee Boon Yang | 20 December | 3 January 98

TAN SOO KHOON Speaker Parliament of Singapore