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breeding rebellion and hatred of the

authorities. The extra mural activities of

pupils at these schools during the latter part

of 1967 were a clear indication of the effects

of their classroom indoctrination;

between

1 September and 28 November, 1967, 112 of

their pupils we e arrested for such offences as

possession of offensive weapons, of real or

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Last October a quantity of inflamma-

tory propaganda was discovered at the school

by the police during a raid which had been

occasioned by an injury to one of the pupils

who had been found carrying a bomb.

On

27 November an explosion occurred at the

school, and although the staff denied that

anything was wrong the police entered and

found a teenage student who had lost one hand

The police also

and three fingers from the other hand as a

result of the explosion.

found explosive powder, chemicals suitable for

making explosives and further evidence that an

explosion had taken place. Six persons were

arrested and on the following day the school

was closed by the Director of Education, by

virtue of his powers under the Education

Ordinance, until 15 August, 1968 (i.e. until

shortly after the end of the academic year).

The school was closed on the grounds that the

conduct of the "managers, teachers or pupils of a school is or has been unsatisfactory",

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IMIS MIANUHN

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