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TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL WAS 31 MAY. WE BELIEVE THAT THESE INCIDENTS
WERE ENGINEERED BY THE 16 TEACHERS BECAUSE OF CONCERN OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF NON-RENEWAL OF CONTRACTS.
9. THE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST THE 7 STUDENTS LED TO A SERIES OF PROTEST ACTION INCLUDING SIT-INS AT THE SCHOOL, PETITIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND BISHOP AND CONTINUOUS DEMONSTRATIONS OUTSIDE CARITAS HOUSE. THE STUDENTS WERE DEMANDING THE DISMISSAL OF THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AND THE RE-INSTATEMENT OF THE FOUR STUDENTS WHO HAD BEEN SUSPENDED. THE PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS WERE CARRIED OUT
IN AN ORDERLY AND DISCIPLINED MANNER. HOWEVER, WITHIN THE SCHOOL THE GIRLS (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MIDDLE 1) CONTINUED DISRUPTIVE ACTIVITIES, THEY REFUSED TO ATTEND CLASSES, MIXED THEMSELVES IN DIFFERENT CLASSES AND SOME MIDDLE 11 GIRLS LOCKED THEMSELVES IN THE CLASSROOM, REFUSING ENTRY TO TEACHERS. THEY CONTINUED TO ABUSE THE PRINCIPAL AND THE TEACHERS WHO REFUSED TO
JOIN IN THE PROTEST ACTION, BRANDING THEM AS TRAITORS.
10. IT HAS BEEN CLAIMED BY CRITICS OF THE GOVERNMENT'S ACTIONS
THAT THE DISRUPTION AT THE SCHOOL HAD SHOWN SIGNS OF ABATING AT
THE TIME WHEN THE CLOSURE ORDER WAS ISSUED (SUNDAY 14 MAY). THIS IS NOT 50. THE DISTRICT SCHOOL OFFICER AND OTHER ED STAFF VISITED THE SCHOOL ON THE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE FIRST-HAND INFORMATION OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. ON THE MORNING OF FRIDAY 12 MAY THE 16 TEACHERS TOGETHER WITH ABOUT 350 STUDENTS CONTINUED THEIR DEMONSTRATIONS OUTSIDE CARITAS HOUSE THEY RETURNED TO THE SCHOOL AT ABOUT 2.30 PM. AT THAT POINT THERE WAS A FURTHER CONFRONTATION WITH THE PRINCIPAL, AS THE DISSIDENT TEACHERS INSISTED THAT THE FOUR STUDENTS WHO HAD BEEN SUSPENDED SHOULD BE ADMITTED TO THE SCHOOL. THE PRINCIPAL RESISTED THIS DEMAND, AND AFTER SITTING IN THE COVERED PLAYGROUND FOR A WHILE,
THEY LEFT THE SCHOOL AT ABOUT 3PM, MANY OF THEM GOING TO A MEETING OF THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF STUDENTS AT HKU.
11. THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS ON SATURDAY 13 MAY HAS BEEN DESCRIBED
IN GIS 213/78.
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