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2, A SPECIAL COMMITTEE BE FORMED TO CONDUCT A IN-DEPTH FACT-FINDING

SURVEY AND TO SEE TO THE SCHOOL LIFE OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD A

JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL REMAIN NORMAL PERMANENTLY SO AS TO SETTLE THE AFFAIR THOROUGHLY. MEMBERS OF THIS SPECIAL COMMITTEE SHOULD BE THOSE OF THE FOUR-MEMBER DELEGATION RECENTLY APPOINTED BY THE MOST REVERENT BAPTIST JOHN WU, THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP.

(MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION ARE: THE RIGHT REVERENT GABRIEL LAM - THE VICAR-GENERAL, MR PETER CHEUNG, VICE CHAIRMAN OF DIOCESAN JUSTICE AND PEACE COMMISSION, FATHER THOMAS KWAN AND FATHER JOHN TONG). THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE MAY INVITE OTHER PEOPLE TO BE ITS ADVISORS IN ORDER TO ASSIST IN ITS WORK.

3. THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE SHOULD STATION IN THE PRECIOUS BLOOD

COLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ON THE DAY IT RE-OPENS. IT WILL ON THE ONE HAND MAKE A IN-DEPTH SURVEY AND ON THE OTHER INVEST-

IGATE INTO THE INTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE SCHOOL AND PROMOTE

COMMUNICATIONS WITH A VIEW TO MAINTAINING NORMAL SCHOOL LIFE.

4. WITH REGARDS TO THE QUESTIONS OF WHETHER THE SCHOOL SHOULD

CHANGE ITS NAME, WHETHER IT SHOULD BE TAKEN OVER BY ANOTHER SPONSORING ORGANISATION, WHETHER THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHOULD BE RE-ORGANISED, THE RETENTION OR OTHERWISE OF THE PRINCIPAL, THE RENEWAL OF CONTRACTS WITH OLD AND NEW TEACHERS, THESE CAN BE STUDIED BY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE AND HANDLED LATER,

FOR THE BENEFIT OF HONG KONG'S EDUCATION, ALL THE STUDENTS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL, THEIR PARENTS AND THE SCHOOL'S TEACHERS AND STAFF, WE BESEECH Y.E. TO FAVOUR US..

WITH YOUR WISE INSTRUCTIONS. WE AWAIT RESPECTFULLY, SIR, YOUR

REPLY.

ENDS

MACLENOSE

SIGNED..SETO WAH,

PRESIDENT

HONG KONG PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS' UNION

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PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS

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MR. MURRAY

MR.STRATTON

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COPIES TO:

HONG KONG GCVT.OFFICE,

LONDON

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