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Catholic Laymen Concern Group for the Golden Jubilee Issue and other different
organizations.
On May 23, 1978, a group of priests again issued an open letter explaining
why they disagreed with the Education Department's act and the decision of
the Bishop.
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9o. On May 24, 1978, the Home Affairs Dept. announced that they would conduct
home visitation to every parents of Golden Jubilee School students "to explain
to them the arrangement made for their children by the Education Department"
The CDO officers spread rumours to the effect that students allocated to
government sponsored school would be prompted to higher forms and that if
they did not register, they would not be allow to return to Precious
Blood replacement, St. Teresa Secondary School next Septmeber. The CDO
also offered financial assistance to those who studied in schools arranged
by the Education Department. On June 7, parents held a press conference
to accuse the CDO of using improper means to press their children to study
in those schools,
91. On May 26, 1978, the Social Science Society of Hong hong University Students'
Union announced the result of a general opinion survey over the city, which
revealed that more than 70% of the citizens disfavoured the decision of
closing the school.
92. On May 28, 1978, a mass rally named "The Golden Jubilee Issue Citizens'
Assembly" was held in Victoria Park and attended by over 10,000 citizenz.
Nineteen speakers from various social sectors addressed the assembly and
unamiously dissented the hasty decision of the Education Department to
close the school and the stand of the Catholic Bishop. The assembly unamiously resolved the launched of a long Kong wide signature campaign
demanding re-open of the school immediately, and thorough investigation
afterwards, as well as a fund-raising campaign for the protracted struggle
for the school re-opening.
93. On the same day, the ICAC admitted publicly that the teachers did make the
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