XN000022-1978-07-14 — Page 8

FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1978

6. ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF BISHOP WU, SUPPORTED BY THE

SISTERS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD, AND APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF

TION. THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WAS FURTHER RECONSTITUTED

15

+

IN SEPTEMBER 1977, TO BE MADE UP AS FOLLOWS :-

7.

SR. LORRAINE TURCOTTE, MANAGER AND SUPERVISOR

(ORDER OF THE MISSIONARY SISTERS

OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS OF LENNOXVILLE)

SR. FAN LING-CHI, MANAGER

SR. TERESA CHOW YIN-HAR, MANAGER

SR. SIU LAI-FONG, MANAGER

MR. P.C. FUNG, MANAGER, APPOINTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF

EDUCATION UNDER SECTION 41 OF THE EDUCATION CRDINANCE

IN JANUARY 1978, THE SISTERS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD INFORMED BISHOP WU OF THEIR FIRM INTENTION TO RELINQUISH SPONSORSHIP OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL, EFFECTIVE FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1978, AND TO HAND IT OVER TO THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE TO SPONSOR.

6. BISHOP WU THEN APPROACHED THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ASCERTAIN ITS ATTITUDE TO A CHANGE IN SPONSORSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL, AND IN PARTICULAR TO FIND OUT THE EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS WITH THE TEACHERS IN THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL.

9. AFTER TAKING ADVICE WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION EXPLAINED TO BISHOP WU THAT IF ALL THE EXISTING MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE SCHOOL WERE TO RESIGN AT THE END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR, I.E. MID-JULY 1978, THE REGISTRATION OF THE SCHOOL WOULD HAVE TO BE CANCELLED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE. THIS WOULD CAUSE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS IN CONTRACTS MADE BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER 1977, SINCE THE TEACHERS HAD TO BE INFORMED BY 31 MAY 1978, WHETHER OR NOT THE IR CONTRACTS WERE TC EE RENEWED. IT WOULD ALSO MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR A NEW SPONSOR TO ARRANGE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A NEW SCHOOL WITH A NEW MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND FOR STAFF TO BE APPOINTED IN TIME FOR THE OPENING OF THE NEW SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER.

10. IN ORDER TO KEEP THE SCHOOL IN BEING AS A LEGAL ENTITY UNDER THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE IT WAS PUT TO THE BISHOP FOR HIS CONSIDERATION THAT THE EXISTING MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHOULD BE ENLARGED BY INCLUDING PERSONS RECOMMENDED BY THE BISHOP AND THE EXISTING MANAGERS. THIS ENLARGED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE COULD DEAL WITH TEACHERS' CONTRACTS, MATTERS RELATING TO THE CHANGE IN SPONSORSHIP, AND THE NAMING OF THE NEW SCHOOL BEFORE 31 MAY 1978. IT WAS FURTHER SUGGESTED TO THE EISHOP THAT A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CHANGES SHOULD BE MADE IN EARLY MAY,

J

/11.

ON 1 MAY 1978