He urged the school and welfare authorities to make arrangements for the student. Chui also called on the institution to settle unpaid wages it owed to some employees as soon as possible.

The whereabouts of the student could not be confirmed despite a Post reporter being at the campus on Sunday for about three hours. A middle-aged woman was spotted in the girls’ dormitory around midday.

A government spokesman on Saturday evening said the well-being of students was a top priority. He added authorities had made alternative arrangements for 11 of the 12 students to continue their studies or rehabilitation.

“For the remaining student, the government has also provided a plan, which is pending a decision by the student and their family,” he said.

Relevant departments would continue to follow up the case, he added.

The Post also contacted Chui again on Sunday for the latest situation on the female student.

The college was forced to suspend operations after its bank accounts were frozen, with principal Alman Chan Siu-cheuk and founder Jacob Lam Hay-sing wanted by police since January in connection with the theft of HK$50 million (US$6.4 million) in donations raised in 2020.

Police have accused the pair for transferring funds from the college’s parent, the Christian Zheng Sheng Association charity, along with a third wanted person, Chan Yau-chi. The three are former directors of the association.

Police also arrested four people for alleged conspiracy to defraud donors: Cheng Tin-nok, 34; Lau Chun-wah, 50; Tong Tak-sung, 69; and Lee Wing-hung, 77.

During its check on the campus, the Post found two dogs and several tortoises without water and food. Some tortoises were eating fallen leaves while the reporter fed the dogs food from a bakery and energy drinks.

Dormitories for boys were locked, with empty bunk beds and plastic containers left inside.

The middle-aged woman briefly walked out of a fenced-off girls’ dorm, telling journalists not to disturb her before going back inside.

“Can you all please not disturb us again,” she said without responding to questions.

Simon Lau Chun-kit, 19, who graduated last year, and another former student returned to the campus in the afternoon to see the dogs they helped raise. They hit out at the school management for being “irresponsible”.

“There were still some classmates who had not yet graduated but were forced to transfer to other schools, as if they had been abandoned,” said Lau, who works in the logistics industry.

“I was originally a drug abuser and rebellious. The school has allowed me to regain a happy life and get back into society.”

There were no signs that items had been removed from the campus, such as electronics equipment, fitness gear, musical instruments, kitchen utensils, books, trophies and clothes. A few food items remained in the refrigerator.

The campus was adorned with numerous student works and photographs.

A white board on a wall was filled with a daily timetable for lessons until June 21.

Despite a change of board directors at the association in April, the Security Bureau said it had found former principal Alman Chan and founder Lam were still exerting an influence on the charity. It accused the new directors of lying and “harbouring fugitives”.

Chan, who has moved to the United Kingdom, last month denied stealing money from the association, but did not touch on whether he had transferred any funds to his personal accounts.

A government spokesman said earlier that as a result of the abrupt decision to stop operating the college, authorities would seek to take back their funding for a new building on the campus. The Lands Department would consider reclaiming the campus, he said.

The two-storey building was funded with at least HK$62 million from the Security Bureau’s Beat Drugs Fund in 2015 and 2016. The building, comprising classrooms and kitchens, began operations in the second half of 2022.

Additional reporting by Fiona Sun