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peatedly refused the request on the rationale that this was not related to teaching.
On May, 20, 1977, the "hinese Catholic Weekly (Kung Kau Pao) broke the silence
of the Church over the issue. In the Editorial, it was admitted that this kind of
financial malmanagement like that of Golden Jubilee School was very common among
various educational institutions run by the Church or otherwise. "It is very
regretful that these kinds of misbehaviours occur in the Church. We admit that this is one of the instances that the Church has been unloyal to the Gospel. Here we
would like to make our public confession. At the same time, we deeply believe that
these kind of affairs cannot make us fall down once and forever, because the strength
of the Gospel will definitely drive us to repentance and to start anew.
On May 27, 1977, the Chinese Catholic Weekly issued another editorial stressing
that the Church needed not rely on power nor wealth in her service to society.
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13 On May 2, 1977, eight representatives of Form 5 students, after finishing the
public examination, went to see the acting Principal and submitted a letter
signed by all the Form 5 students requesting the school authority to make clarification
publicly. The acting Principal refused on the ground that they could not represent
all the students.
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On May 31, 1977, the Form 5 students asked the representatives of all classes
to distribute and sign a latter which would be submitted to the Principal to
repeat their request. However, the acting Principal ordered all the form masters
and mistresses to take away the latters from the students, saying that the letter
had not been approved. The students grew annoyed.
15 On 2, June, the teachers received a letter from the ICAC stating that there was
no evidence of corruption so the case would not be dealt with.
On June 3, 1977, the School asked the teachers to renew their contracts. A new
clause about dismissal of teachers was inserted. The old clause observed the Code
of Aids for subsidized schools that teachers in breach of terms of contract
shold be given oral warning first, then written, then warning again before they can
be dismissed. The new clause stipulated that if any clauses in the contract is broken
Management Committee (among them: not arriving at school 10 minutes before class) the Soleil has
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full authority to dismiss a teacher provided sufficient notice is given (not nece-
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ssarily any warning). The teacher thought this clause unreasonable. The Sa Committee set the deadline of renewing the contract on June 10.