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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO.788 OF 27 JUNE 78,
INFO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
YOUR TEL NO 492
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 27 JUN 1978
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THERE ARE NO SECURITY OBJECTIONS TO PUBLICATION IN FULL OF THE TERMS OF THE PETITION. WE SUGGESTED A PRECIS FOR
REASONS OF BREVITY,
A. TRANSLATION OF THE FULL TEXT IS BELOW:-
LETTER-HEAD: HONG KONG PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS' UNION
46-48 MAN KING BUILDING,
2/F., FERRY POINT, KOWLOON.
TEL: 3-886383, 3-884343.
16TH MAY 1978.
SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE,
H.E. THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG.
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
ON 14TH INST. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DECIDED TO CLOSE THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL AND THE WHOLE OF HONG KONG WAS STARTLED. THE CONSEQUENCES THAT THIS DECISION MAY LEAD TO WILL MAKE PEOPLE WORRY ALL THE MORE. BEFORE THIS INCIDENT GRADUALLY WORSENED AND DEVELOPED, OUR UNION HAD TRIED EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MEDIATE FOR MITIGATION OF TENSION WITH A VIEW TO
REACHING A SETTLEMENT.
WE DID NOT SLACKEN DOWN OUR EFFORTS DESPITE OBSTRUCTIONS. IT IS REGRETTABLE THAT THE EFFORTS WERE OF NO AVAIL. NOW THAT THE AFFAIR HAS DEVELOPED INTO ITS PRESENT STATE WE, WITH OUR ORIGINAL INTENTION OF TRYING TO ACHIEVE MITIGATION OF TENSION AND SETTLEMENT OF THE AFFAIR, HEREBY PUT FORWARD TO YOUR
EXCELLENCY OUR PROPOSALS AS FOLLOWS:
1. THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL TO RESUME ALL
ITS CLASSES ON MONDAY 22ND INST. THE SCHOOL LIFE SHOULD RETURN TO NORMAL, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES, TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS OF STUDENTS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CEASE ANY FURTHER ACTIONS.
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