▁called ▁to ▁an ▁official ▁inqu iry , ▁port ray ing ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁inst ig ator ▁of ▁the ▁ri ots ▁and ▁naming ▁it ▁the ▁" El li ott ▁ri ot ". ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁street ▁ha w k ers ▁generally ▁had ▁to ▁pay ▁protection ▁money ▁to ▁tri ads , ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁which ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁police . ▁She ▁stro ve ▁for ▁the ▁institution ▁of ▁ha w king ▁control ▁measures ▁to ▁combat ▁these ▁ill s . ▁Though ▁many ▁in ▁r uling ▁circles ▁dis lik ed ▁Elli ott ▁rock ing ▁the ▁boat , ▁her ▁campaign ing ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Independent ▁Commission ▁Again st ▁Cor ruption ▁( IC AC ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁by ▁Governor ▁Murray ▁Mac Le h ose ▁who ▁pushed ▁forward ▁massive ▁re forms ▁to ▁the ▁colonial ▁system . ▁Min ibus ▁drivers ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁had ▁to ▁pay ▁ext ort ion ▁money ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁receiving ▁summ ons es . ▁She ▁reported ▁these ▁min ibus ▁ra ckets ▁and ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁police ▁cor ruption ▁to ▁Peter ▁Fitz roy ▁God ber , ▁the ▁Chief ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁Tra ffic ▁Department , ▁Governor ▁Murray ▁Mac Le h ose , ▁the ▁Tra ffic ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Tra ffic ▁Department , ▁Col onial ▁Secretary , ▁and ▁G . ▁A . ▁H ark nett , ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Oper ations ▁of ▁IC AC ▁in ▁various ▁letters . ▁She ▁also ▁helped ▁Mak ▁P ui - y uen ▁who ▁was ▁believed