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 1997/98 | 1997/98 Mr Sin Boon Ann | 21 Nov | 21 Nov 2 Dec | 8 Dec Dr Ker Sin Tze | 22 Nov | 1 Dec Mr Charles Chong | 24 Nov | 27 Nov 9 Dec | 25 Dec Mr David T E Lim | 25 Nov | 7 Dec 16 Dec | 27 Dec 6 Jan | 13 Jan Mr Koo Tsai Kee | 26 Nov | 27 Nov Assoc Prof Chin Tet Yung | 26 Nov | 18 Dec Dr Teo Ho Pin | 26 Nov | 30 Nov Mr Kenneth Chen Koon Lap | 27 Nov | 1 Dec Mr Ong Kian Min | 27 Nov | 29 Nov Dr Ho Tat Kin | 29 Nov | 6 Dec 23 Dec | 3 Jan Dr Hu Tsu Tau, Richard | 1 Dec | 2 Dec 19 Dec | 5 Jan Dr John Chen Seow Phun | 1 Dec | 12 Dec

Name | From | To 1997/98 | 1997/98 Mr Lim Swee Say | 1 Dec | 5 Dec 6 Jan | 10 Jan 16 Jan | 18 Jan Mr Tang Guan Seng | 1 Dec | 13 Dec 2 Jan | 4 Jan Assoc Prof Low Seow Chay | 1 Dec | 5 Dec 15 Dec | 25 Dec 29 Dec | 30 Dec Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam | 2 Dec | 8 Dec 27 Dec | 30 Dec Mr Goh Choon Kang | 3 Dec | 9 Dec Mr S Iswaran | 3 Dec | 12 Dec 15 Dec | 16 Dec 19 Dec | 20 Dec 26 Dec | 4 Jan 12 Jan | 15 Jan Dr Tan Cheng Bock | 4 Dec | 12 Dec Mr K Shanmugam | 5 Dec | 22 Dec Mr Low Thia Khiang | 5 Dec | 16 Dec Mr Shriniwas Rai | 5 Dec | 31 Dec Mr Abdullah Tarmugi | 6 Dec | 6 Dec Mr Goh Chee Wee | 6 Dec | 11 Dec 6 Jan | 11 Jan Mr Peh Chin Hua | 7 Dec | 9 Dec Mr Hawazi Daipi | 7 Dec | 11 Dec 15 Dec | 18 Dec 6 Jan | 11 Jan 15 Jan | 18 Jan 21 Jan | 24 Jan Mr Choo Wee Khiang | 8 Dec | 13 Dec Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed | 8 Dec | 21 Dec Mr Yeo Guat Kwang | 10 Dec | 14 Dec Mr Davinder Singh | 10 Dec | 17 Dec Mr R Sinnakaruppan | 11 Dec | 15 Dec 16 Jan | 18 Jan 21 Jan | 24 Jan Mr Lim Boon Heng | 14 Dec | 20 Dec 28 Dec | 2 Jan 15 Jan | 18 Jan 19 Feb | 22 Feb Mr Lee Yock Suan | 14 Dec | 16 Dec 26 Dec | 31 Dec Mr Ang Mong Seng | 14 Dec | 16 Dec Prof S Jayakumar | 14 Dec | 16 Dec 20 Dec | 4 Jan Dr Ong Chit Chung | 15 Dec | 23 Dec 29 Dec | 30 Dec Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon | 15 Dec | 30 Dec Dr S Vasoo | 15 Dec | 20 Dec BG Lee Hsien Loong | 15 Dec | 24 Dec Mr Wong Kan Seng | 15 Dec | 16 Dec 29 Dec | 31 Dec

Name | From | To 1997/98 | 1997/98 Mr Tay Beng Chuan | 17 Dec | 24 Dec Mr Loh Meng See | 18 Dec | 20 Dec Dr Ow Chin Hock | 22 Dec | 3 Jan Encik Yatiman Yusof | 22 Dec | 27 Dec Mr Inderjit Singh | 22 Dec | 27 Dec Mr Heng Chiang Meng | 23 Dec | 26 Dec Mr Chiam See Tong | 23 Dec | 15 Jan Mr Zulkifli Baharudin | 25 Dec | 13 Jan Dr Aline Wong | 26 Dec | 27 Dec Mr Tan Soo Khoon | 5 Jan | 11 Jan BG George Yong-Boon Yeo | 9 Jan | 14 Jan 18 Jan | 26 Jan Mr Ahmad Md Magad | 15 Jan | 18 Jan Mr Chew Heng Ching | 15 Jan | 20 Jan Mr Seng Han Thong | 16 Jan | l7 Jan 20 Jan | 22 Jan Mr Cyrille Tan Soo Leng | 16 Jan | 22 Jan Mr Lim Hng Kiang | 21 Jan | 23 Jan RAdm Teo Chee Hean | 29 Jan | 7 Feb Mr Peter Chen | 9 Feb | 22 Feb

TAN SOO KHOON Speaker Parliament of Singapore