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Miss Kwan implemented a policy of "divide-and-conquer".

She not

only divided the old and new teachers but also the old and newly-

admitted form one girls. In the past orientation was held at

the beginning of each school year to help the new students adapt

to the new environment, and the teachers and students would be

present. However, there was an one-man-run orientation on August

29, 1977, where Miss Kwan herself alone had a meeting with the

new students and their parents. She described the old students

as "rebels", "cancers" and told the new students to avoid the old

ones. "If they drink gutter water, you don't have to follow suit.

Moreover, she stressed, the new students were admitted into school

by her and they should be grateful. The new students did try to

avoid the old 'students since then. For instance, a.new student

has a sister studying in the upper form and she gradually began

to keep away from her. This made the old students very annoyed

but they still tried hard to communicate with the new comers.

When the old students tried to help the new ones, they were dis-

couraged and embarrassed by the principal. The weekly assembly,

which used to be held for the whole school, was then separated

into several gatherings, one for form 1 students, one for form

2 and 3 students and one for the form 4 and 5 students once every

three weeks. It was later changed to two bi-weekly assemblies,

one for form 1, 2 and 3, and the other for form 4 and 5, under

the strong opposition of the students and teachers,

2. The Students' Union and extra-curricular activities

The Students' Union, which had been disbanded under Sister

Siu, was not permitted to be revived. Students were not allowed

to hold meetings and extra-curricular activities until growing

criticisms from outsiders resulted in a change. On Oct. 133.

1977, the F. 20 students stayed in the classroom during recess

jine to discuss whether they would have a basketwall or volley

ball match with F. 2B. When the deputy principal, miss Lo, was

informed of the discussivu, she ordered the students to get out

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