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The Straits Times, Oct 11, 1956Excerpt from report
The Singapore Government won at least 725 allies among Chinese middle school students yesterday morning when it closed the Chinese High School and the Chung Cheng High School.
... The six students also handed the Minister (for Education) a letter written in Chinese, giving details of how they had been prevented from concentrating on their studies by Communist-indoctrinated leaders of the dissolved Chinese Middle School Students' Union.
... "They said they were willing to enrol immediately for the temporary classes we are opening as soon as possible in Government schools for pupils from the two middle schools." (Mr Chew Swee Kee, Minister for Education)
The recent events have clearly shown
that the present troubles have been created because of
political rivalry. The Government is trying to undermine the
support of a certain political party, so that they can be
sure of being elected again.
- Tan Lark Sye, multi-millionaire businessman
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