TNAG-0798-FCO40-1002-Dispute-over-closure-of-Precious-Blood-Golden-Jubilee-Second-1978 — Page 171

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THE FOLLOWING PRESS RELEASE IS ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL :

NEW CATHOLIC MISSION SCHOOL WILL OPEN ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1978

A NEW CATHOLIC MISSION SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS ST. TERESA SECONDARY SCHOOL WILL BE OPENED IN THE PREMISES OF THE EXISTING SCHOOL IN HO MAN TIN ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1978, REV. SISTER LORRAINE TURCOTTE. SUPERVISOR OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL, ANNOUNCED TODAY.

SISTER LORRAINE CONFIRMED THE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT OF HER MANAGERS AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF THE DECISION BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, AND ANNOUNCED THAT THE SISTERS OF PRECIOUS BLOOD WOULD BE HANDING OVER THE SCHOOL TO THE CATHOLIC MISSION BY 1ST SEPTEMBER. MORE==

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18 MAY 1978

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ST. TERESA SECONDARY SCHOOL WOULD OPEN ITS DOORS ON THAT DAY TO A NEW AND HOREFUL FUTURE. +BUT,+ SISTER LORRAINE SAID, + THERE ILL BE CONTINUITY WITH THE PAST THROUGH THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, WHICH HAS BEEN ENLARGED AND STRENGTHENED WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION. I SHALL CONTINUE AS SUPERVISOR, AND MISS HILDA KWAN, WHO CAME TO US TO GIVE THE SCHOOL A FRESH START LAST SEPTEMBER AFTER THE TROUBLE WITH SISTER LEUNG, AND IN WHOM WE ALL HAVE ABSOLUTE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE, WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS PRINCIPAL OF THE NEW SCHOOL.+

SISTER LORRAINE SAID THAT SHE HAD A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT REASSURANCES TO OFFER PUPILS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS OF THE PRESENT PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL.

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