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 1998 | 1998 Mr Davinder Singh | 15 Oct | 17 Oct 23 Nov | 30 Nov Prof S Jayakumar | 15 Oct | 18 Oct 13 Nov | 19 Nov Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed | 18 Oct | 22 Oct 10 Nov | 12 Nov Mr Chew Heng Ching | 21 Oct | 23 Oct Mr Ibrahim bin Othman | 21 Oct | 25 Oct 25 Nov | 29 Nov

Name | From | To 1998 | 1998 Mr Tang Guan Seng | 21 Oct | 29 Oct Dr Wan Soon Bee | 22 Oct | 25 Oct 4 Nov | 12 Nov Mr Lew Syn Pau | 23 Oct | 25 Oct 27 Oct | 29 Oct Mr Simon S C Tay | 23 Oct | 28 Oct 14 Nov | 16 Nov 27 Nov | 2 Dec Mr Mah Bow Tan | 27 Oct | 29 Oct 14 Nov | 22 Nov Mr Zulkifli Baharudin | 27 Oct | 3 Nov 8 Nov | 13 Nov Mr Lim Hng Kiang | 28 Oct | 3 Nov 16 Nov | 1 Dec Encik Sidek bin Saniff | 31 Oct | 5 Nov 10 Dec | 14 Dec Mr S Iswaran | 1 Nov | 3 Nov 9 Nov | 11 Nov 28 Nov | 3 Dec 6 Dec | 7 Dec Mr Chng Hee Kok | 2 Nov | 7 Nov 18 Nov | 27 Nov Mr David T E Lim | 5 Nov | 20 Nov Mr Charles Chong | 11 Nov | 14 Nov Mr Matthias Yao Chih | 11 Nov | 16 Nov 1 Dec | 5 Dec Dr Wang Kai Yuen | 13 Nov | 15 Nov 26 Nov | 2 Dec Mr Inderjit Singh | 13 Nov | 16 Nov 30 Nov | 1 Dec Mr Sin Boon Ann | 13 Nov | 16 Nov Mr Lee Yock Suan | 13 Nov | 20 Nov 26 Nov | 9 Dec 11 Dec | 18 Dec BG George Yong-Boon Yeo | 14 Nov | 24 Nov Mr Chan Soo Sen | 15 Nov | 18 Nov Mr Bernard Chen | 15 Nov | 21 Nov Mr Ong Kian Min | 15 Nov | 21 Nov Mr Lim Swee Say | 16 Nov | 20 Nov 29 Nov | 5 Dec Mr Chng Hee Kok | 18 Nov | 27 Nov Mr Yeo Cheow Tong | 18 Nov | 7 Dec

Name | From | To 1998 | 1998 Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon | 19 Nov | 21 Nov Mr Chay Wai Chuen | 20 Nov | 21 Nov 23 Nov | 27 Nov 30 Nov | 30 Nov Mr Tang Guan Seng | 22 Nov | 24 Nov Mr Lee Kuan Yew | 23 Nov | 24 Nov Dr Michael Lim Chun Leng | 24 Nov | 26 Nov 9 Dec | 10 Dec Mr Heng Chiang Meng | 24 Nov | 3 Dec Dr Ker Sin Tze | 25 Nov | 4 Dec Mr Peh Chin Hua | 26 Nov | 4 Dec Dr Yaacob Ibrahim | 27 Nov | 29 Nov Dr Ho Tat Kin | 27 Nov | 3 Dec Mr Yeo Guat Kwang | 28 Nov | 5 Dec Dr Teo Ho Pin | 29 Nov | 2 Dec RAdm Teo Chee Hean | 29 Nov | 2 Dec 6 Dec | 13 Dec Mr Ahmad Mohd Magad | 29 Nov | 7 Dec Mr Abdullah Tarmugi | 29 Nov | 13 Dec 17 Dec | 20 Dec Mr Koo Tsai Kee | 30 Nov | 1 Dec 11 Dec | 13 Dec Assoc Prof Low Seow Chay | 30 Nov | 5 Dec 11 Dec | 14 Dec Mr Othman Haron Eusofe | 30 Nov | 13 Dec Mrs Lim Hwee Hua | 1 Dec | 5 Dec Mr Seng Han Thong | 3 Dec | 5 Dec Mr Hawazi Daipi | 3 Dec | 6 Dec 10 Dec | 14 Dec 16 Dec | 25 Dec Mr Loh Meng See | 7 Dec | 12 Dec Mr Ang Mong Seng | 14 Dec | 19 Dec Assoc Prof Ho Peng Kee | 21 Dec | 31 Dec Dr Lee Boon Yang | 22 Dec | 2 Jan 99

TAN SOO KHOON Speaker Parliament of Singapore