GK 210
PRIORITY
HKK
280
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY. 51 14 JUL 1978
DES OFFICER
PA
REGISTRY
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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 881 OF 14 JULY 1978
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
MIPT: PRESS RELEASE: PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL.
THE INTERIM REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY INTO THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL IS PUBLISHED TODAY.
2. THE COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED THAT A SECOND SCHOOL. BE ESTABLISHED.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATION AND IS TAKING ACTION, THE GOVERNMENT, OF COURSE, ACCEPTS THE VIEW THAT PARENTS SHOULD HAVE THE CHOICE OF WHICH SCHOOL THEIR CHILDREN SHOULD ATTEND AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THEM TO DO THIS ARE BEING MADE. FURTHER DETAILS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.
3. THE COMMITTEE HAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT STATEMENTS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD SCHOOL ACCOUNTS AND OF THE CHANGE OF SPONSORSHIP
OF THE ST TERESA SCHOOL SHOULD BE PUBLISHED. THESE WILL BE ISSUED LATER TODAY. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THESE STATEMENTS IS DRAWN FROM RECORDS THAT WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMITTEE
OF ENQUIRY. HOWEVER, THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT COMMENT ON OTHER
MATTERS CONTAINED IN THE INTERIM REPORT UNTIL THE FINAL REPORT
IS RECEIVED.
ROBERTS
FILES
HK & GD (6)
NEWS D
OID
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
MR POSNETT
COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE,
LONDON
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