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only then that the message came through, for the first time that the sit-in group, after returning to school on Friday, 12.5.78, had no intention of resuming normal school work but sought to continue their hostile confrontation vis-a-vis Principal Kwan and her loyal teachers. Unfortunately, this message came rather late and the more critical sectors of the public were inclined to be incredulous. If these stories were true, they said, why did Principal Kwan not tell them much earlier? If the unreasonable behaviour of the radicals and the students had been shown to the public before the closure of the school, there would have been much better support for the decision of the Education Department.
Committee
The appointment of the Rayson Huang did not appease the critics who still insisted that the closure order should be withdrawn and a detailed enquiry be carried out on the facts leading up to the closure. Nevertheless, it was considered a desirable measure by majority opinion. Some observers pointed out that the terms of reference did not prevent the Committee from enquiring into the facts and events relevant to the Golden
Jubilee controversy.
There was still not much support for the 16
|| teachers. Only radical students, free thinkers and critics of the Government sympathized with them. However, there was much more sympathy towards the displaced students whose schooling had been thus disrupted. The community on the whole were anxious to see the problem satisfactorily settled as soon as possible. This should include necessary arrangements to minimize the disruption suffered by the students as well as to ensure that
similar trouble would not erupt again at the new St. Teresa school in September.
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(B) Radical
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