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TELEGRAM NUMBER 765.

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17 JUNE 1968.

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ADDRESSED CO TELEGRAM NO. 765 OF 17TH JUNE REPEATED PEKING.

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CHUNG WAH MIDDLE SCHOOL.

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IN PARAGRAPH 5 OF MY TELEGRAM NC. 1820 OF 1967 I REFERRED TO

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ADVICE THAT THE ABOVE-MENTIONED SCHOOL » ITS HEADMASTER AND TEACHERS SHOULD BE DERECISTERED, BUT THAT THE TIMING OF THE DEREGISTRATIONS AND THEIR ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD

BE LEFT TO MY DISCRETION.

2. IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY PARTICULARLY SUITABLE OPPORTUNITY FURTHER

ACTION HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TOWARDS DEREGISTRATION BUT, SINCE THE ORIGINAL CLOSURE WILL EXPIRE ON 15TH AUGUST, I CANNOT DELAY A DECISION MUCH LONGER. THE SCHOOL HAS REMAINED CLOSED,

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AND THOUGH REPEATED REQUESTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE RELEASE OF THE HEADMASTER FROM DETENTION AND FOR THE LIFTING OF THE CLOSURE CRDER, THE ORDER HAS BEEN FESPECTED. THIS ORDER WAS FOR A FIXED

PERIOD AND WAS MADE UNDER SECTION 5101)(B) OF THE EDUCATION

ORDINANCE 1.E. ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE CONDUCT OF THE MANAGERS TEACHERS OR PUPILS OF A SCHOOL IS OR HAS BEEN UNSATISFACTORY'.

SINCE IN THE MEANTIME THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER CONDUCT ON THE PART OF ANY OF THEM IN RELATION TO THE SCHOOL WHICH COULDEE STATED TO BE UNSATISFACTORY THE MAKING OF A FRESH CLOSURE ORDER IS NOT LOGICALLY PRACTICABLE. CONSEQUENTLY IF FURTHER ACTION

IS TC BE TAKEN AGAINST THE SCHOOL IT CAN ONLY BE BY WAY OF DE- -REGISTRATION AS ORIGINALLY CONTEMPLATED.

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