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scheduled to open Form 6 classes in the school term starting 1977 and preparation
had gone underway. Yet after the uncover of financial mismanagement, the then acting
principal refused opening form 6 in 1977 and said it would be opened in 1978),
but the School had not given any definite answer.
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On February 15, 1978, each of the Form 5 class wrote to the Principal, the School
Council and the Education Department requesting the School to open Form 6 class
in the coming school term. No reply was made by any parties until March 23, 1978.
The teachers wrote to the Management 'ommittee asking for the opening of "orm 6
class. No reply was given.
On February 23, 1978, Sister Leung, the former principal, was found guilty of
making forgery amounting to over HK$8,000, and sentenced to six months of im-
prafonment but suspended for two years.
$2 On February 24, 1978, a press conference was organized by the .K. Federation of
Students to demand a public announcement of the results of the investigation. The
teachers claimed mismanagement of funds involved over $300,000.
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On February 26, another press conference making the same demand was organized by
the Professional Teachers' Union, the Education Action Group and the federation
of Catholic Students.
4 On February 27, the teachers met members of the Educators' Social Action Council,
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hoping them to arragné a meeting between the teachers and the Supervisor.
In early March, 1978, the Preparatory Committee for matters concerning opening
of Form 6 class tried to make appointment with the Principal to discuss the
matter with representatives from all Form 5 classes, yet they got no reply from
the Principal.
56 On March 2, 1978, the Precious Blood Order silently returned HK$320,000 to the
Volden Jubilee School account. This was never revealed by the School Authority nor
the Precious Blood Order, but was only mentioned in a brief statement made by
the Education Department on April, 4, 1978.
$7 On March 6, 1978, the teachers had again appraached the Principal and the Management
Committee asking for a frank discussion on the method of management of the school
affairs. The trinciapl only tape-recorded the conversatio:s and never gave