floppy:Actually, why bother speaking up when the decision is made. The best to show your displeasure is at the ballot box 
The Ministry has already set out the rationale why these schools are chosen:
[quote]MOE had studied the different potential merger partners carefully. In considering the compatibility of merger partners, we generally prefer to pair Government schools. The mergers would be far more complex and challenging if we paired a Government school with a Government-Aided school, as their legal and governance structures are different and difficult to integrate.
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Integrated Programme (IP) JCs and non-IP JCs are not compatible merger partners because they offer different programmes to suit their studentsβ needs. On the other hand, we found that we could retain a reasonably good geographical distribution by merging the existing eight Government JCs.
In short, merging other schools will cause enough more displeasure. The 8 schools have a smaller number of stakeholders to deal with whereas the other schools have feeder schools, clan associations or religious organizations to deal with. MOE just isn't prepared to start a fight on so many fronts.[/quote]I remember vividly 2 years ago, an EJC parent used the classic phrase εζ»η«. I'm puzzled why the affected schools' alumni and students are so silent. Maybe they have aired their grievances elsewhere in EDMW and FB confessions pages.
It's still quite saddening isn't it? Did you click on the Channel 8 link I posted? The video played ιι
by ε·«ε―θ΄€... JJC was the cradle of Xinyao and it's not a new JC you know...I'm not from JJC but I've friends from JJC. Feel sorry for them.
As for alumni like that luvpsalm, I reckon she's an undergrad or young employee as IJC is very young. Have they started to engage MOE, like JJCA, on how to preserve their college identity? Any impact on future job search and scholarship applications? AJC's standing is quite high in the market.
