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In the view of the Bishop, the School Management
and the Education Department, it appeared suitable to have
Miss Kwan and Sister Lorraine to be in charge of the School.
Both of them seem to us to have firmly established views
as to how a school ought to be run. Considering the cir-
cumstances which had already existed in the School,
it
was particularly unfair on Miss Kwan to be placed in the
position of Principal. Her appointment on the 1st August 1977 gave her little time to acquaint herself with the prevailing situation at the School and the complete background relating to the disclosure of financial mismanagement. As
far as we are aware, there was no specific brief or instruction given to her in the discharge of her duties and it was only
natural, in view of her considerable experience both as a teacher and a principal, for her to tackle her assignment
in the way she knew how and she knew best. In view of the
state of confrontation that had existed since April 1977,
she was hardly given a fair chance. Opposition from both the teachers and the students was immediately evident at the beginning of the new term in September 1977. By this time, the teachers who were involved in the disclosure of financial mismanagement and the sit-in had become convinced that they were being persecuted and their employment likely
to be terminated sooner or later. Their hostility towards
the new Principal was understandable since they must have interpreted her appointment as principal as a measure
to deal with them. The fact that the attitudes, background
and outlook of the new Principal were so diametrically opposed to their own further strengthened their stand against
her.
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We heard innumerable accusations from both sides
but we do not propose to comment on them as we feel that
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