Aid.
On the morning of June 9, a reply was given to the teachers
by the Management Committee through Sister Siu, in which the
Management Committee refused to make any amendments on the said
clause.
E) The students' further demand for an explanation and the
gathering at the playground
a) Frustrated by the reluctance of the school to clarify
the financial allegation and obsessed by the fear of the teachers'
refusal to sign the unreasonable contracts, the students made a
further attempt.
Regarding the suspected embezzlement of school funds, the
students believed there was no need for any Government departments
to investigate or to tell the school how much they had embezzled.
If the school authority did make mistakes, they should admit them.
They should not forsake the virtue of honesty which had been one
of those qualities advocated in the school.
They understood
At the same time, the students felt that the teachers
should not be victimized for the cause of justice.
clearly that in exposing the financial irregularities the teachers
would not be benefited in any way but would rather make their
careers at stake.
b) The gathering at the playground in the second recess on
June 9
In the second recess, all the students of the school lined
up in the playground. Student representatives from each class
gathered together to ask to see the Acting Principal, demanding
explanations for the prolonged puzzle over financial irregularities
and for the unreasonable clauses in the teachers' new contracts.
Hastily-made banners demanding explanation on the financial
irregularities were put up. However, Sister Siu not only rejected
their request but also ordered them to go back to the classrooms.
Students insisted that they would not leave unless explanations
were given to them. It was
then that the students began to sit
down waiting for a reply. In the course, the class representatives
had contacted the school authority repeatedly but were not able to
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