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could no longer evade the question, she told them to ask the

principal.

Miss Kwan, however, never favoured them with an inter-

View despite their extended requests over a period of 10 days.

un April 27, students asked to see the principal again. They

were made to wait outside her office for an hour, Miss Kwan

then came out of the office to send off some visitors.

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as she returned, students took the opportunity to ask her about

the investigation but she seemed neither to bear the words nor

realize their presence, Finally she walked pack into the office.

On April 28, students asked Miss Lo about the investigation

again after the morning assembly.. Miss Lo promised to inform them

of the result in the first recess. However, she told the students

that she did not feel well when the students approached her at

the time stated.. Students therefore had to wait till the second-

Students came to her again at the time appointed.

recass..

She

told them to leave and promised that the outcome of the investi-

gation would be announced soon.

7. Suspension and warning letters

out of the expectation of the students, instead of being told

the result of the investigation, four students were suspended from

school for two weeks and another three given warning letters.

They were severely cautioned for "encircling" the principal and

"infringing the personal freedom" of the principal and the deputy

principal, Miss Lo. Parents were asked to take their children

home. They were warned not to let their children go to school

in the suspension period unless they wanted them to be arrested

by the police. The whole school was shocked. It was known later

that Miss Kwan intended to expel the students instead of suspending

and warning them but the management Committee objected to it.

The whole school was shocked and distressed. Most of the

students began to have a growing concern for the school-mates

being victimized. The accusation of the school was false; the

students themselves knew it..

Having learnt what happened to the students, about 14 tea-

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