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12.
In my opinion, if section 68 of the Education Ordinance is to
be firmly and effectively applied to communist schools, it is essential
that it should be applied equally to other schools registered under the
Education Ordinance. This consideration was amongst those that I took
into account in reaching a decision on the application in respect of Miss
FUNG.
13.
I do not regard the matter of referee letters as having any direct
bearing on the point at issue. Referees may comment usefully on the
character or professional competence of the person concerned, but
refusal of a permit under section 68(1) does not, in my opinion, imply
any imputation as to character or professional competence. Such refusal
is based on an objective assessment of the educational environment of the
The relevant facts, as to this matter, are given in
person concerned,
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In the case
the Form of application submitted by the school supervisor.
now under consideration, no attempt is made either by the supervisor or
by Miss FUNG herself, to deny that the facts are as stated in the Form of
application.
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Section 68 of the Education Ordinance provides that an application
to employ a person as a permitted teacher in a school may only be made
if the applicant is of the opinion that no suitable registered teacher is
available for employment as a teacher in the school. I have no knowledge
as to the efforts that may have been made by the supervisor of the St.
Catherine's School for Girls, Kwun Tong, to find a suitable registered
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