taken by the Education Department only made the public realize
that it was hiding the truth and launching an attack on the teachers
and the students.
E. The Drive to Re-open the school
Although the students are having their tutorials at both
universities, they have never abandoned the chance to fight for
re-opeùing the school, The teachers and parents have been trying
hard to contact different societies, bodies and people of different
walks of life, explaining to them the truth of the affairs and
heping with their help the problems can be solved by feasible ways.
Petition letters have been handed to the Governor and
Bishop by various societiesand committees, showing their hearty
desire for re-opening the school
On May 28 (Sunday), about 10,000 people, many of whom
Here representatives of various organizations, attended the mass
rally in Victoria Park to protest against the closure of the school.
The participants, unanimously called for the immediate re-opening
of the school. In the rally, the 19 speakers attacked the high-
handed policy of the Education Department and the haughty attitude
of the Bishop. At the end of the rally, Mr. Szeto Wah, the president
of the Professional Teachers' Union, read out the manifesto of the
organizers and aunoticed that "a dollar a head" fund raising drive
and ́à bignature campaign would get underway, The money collected
would be paid for rallies; publicity, legal fees and other activities*
At present; the fund raising drive and signature campaign
Teachers, students andparents have been invited
are in progress.
to tell the truth and explain the situation on different occassions.
They hope that through these communications they are able to win the
support of the public which is very important to their drive to
re-open the school.
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