involved with pupils in defiance of school authority".
3. The press conferences
After the former principal of the school, Sister Leugg Kit-
fun, had been pleaded guilty to 10 charges of false accounting,
the Hong Kong Federation of Students, and three educational bodies
held
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press conferences on Feb. 24 and Feb. 26, 1978 res-
pectively to demand that the Education Department publicise its report on the financial irregularities of the Precious blood Golden Jubilee Secondary School and to withdraw the 35 warning
The educational letters issued to the teachers of the school.
bodies were the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union, the Edu-
cation Action Group and the Hong Kong Federation of Catholic
Students. Again, no reply was made.
un Feb. 20, the teachers wrote to Mr. Topley asking him
to rescind the warning letters but on Feb. 27, the day after the press conference, Mr. Topley replied refusing to withdraw
the warning letters.
4. The Catholic Justice and Peace Commission's demand
On March 14,
the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission
wrote to rir. Topley urging him to explain the issuing of warning
letters or withdraw them but, o reply was given either.
5. The Hong Kong Federation of Students' demand
On april 28, The Hong Kong Federation of Students requested
the Director of Education to rescind the 35 warning letters but
the Education Department rejected the request on April 291.
6. a pre-concerted policy
The new principal's smearing campaign launcheu against old teachers and the Education Department's stubborn reïusal to res- cind the warning letters showed an obvious preconcerted policy.
D. The Persecution Campaign against the Old Students and the De-
Educational Policy
1. The smearing campaign
From the moment the new school year started in September 1977
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