government, rejecting all forms of federal funding unless the circumstances are unconditional. Chung Ling Seven incident (12 August 1955) On the early hours of 12 August 1955, twelve students from three schools (three from Han Chiang High School, two from Chung Hwa High School and seven from Chung Ling High School) were arrested and detained by the police under the Emergency Regulation for the reasons of 'removing Communist infiltration from Chinese schools'. All 12 students were accused by the authorities as being Communists, although the allegations were denied by both the parents and the students themselves. The seven detained students from Chung Ling High School were given the moniker "Chung Ling Seven" (Chinese: 鍾靈七君子). The incident sparked a silent protest participated by the students of the morning classes. The students, numbered at 1,400 from 35 classes, refused to participate in examinations that were meant to be scheduled for the day. Fearful of similar protests in other states, the Malayan federal government issued an order on 14 August to all Chinese students of Malaya, demanding them to not get involved in the demonstrations or face repercussions, including "damaging the interests of vernacular education by the Alliance government". As of the time of the announcement, students from Singapore and Penang were already in protests. On 17 August 1955, an appeal was sent to Tunku by the students of the school, requesting the immediate release of all detainees. Appeals to Tunku were also sent by the Alliance Party of Penang. On 20 August 1955, all 12 detainees were released. 5 of them were exiled from Penang as their parents reside outside from the island. Xuebao incident (November 1956) In May 1956, the Razak Report was formally published. Within the articles of the report, Chinese schools were to be incorporated into the national curriculum as "National-type schools", where the curriculum will be conducted in English instead of Chinese. The government aimed at using federal aid as a measure to lure the interests of the Chinese schools to integrate themselves into the newly implemented policies by the Razak Report. The school was officially designated as a National-type school on 30 June 1956. In August 1956, the federal government introduced a nationwide program that required parents to register their children for education. The move was responded by a fierce campaign by the Dong Zong, under the leadership of Lim Lean Teng, to promote Chinese and Indian