▁to ▁be ▁victim ised ▁for ▁having ▁reported ▁cor ruption ▁to ▁Police ▁Ins pect ors ▁J . ▁Peter ▁Law ▁and ▁Peter ▁Fitz roy ▁God ber ▁about ▁min ibus ▁ra cket ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Elli ott ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Tu , ▁a ▁social ▁activ ist ▁whom ▁she ▁later ▁married , ▁formed ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Prom otion ▁of ▁Public ▁Justice ▁( APP J ) ▁to ▁promote ▁social ▁justice , ▁stability ▁and ▁prosper ity . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁AP P J ▁Filip ino ▁O verse as ▁Work ers ▁Group ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁help ▁Filip ino ▁domestic ▁help ers ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁on ▁human ▁rights ▁issues . ▁ ▁Elli ott ▁fought ▁for ▁gay ▁rights . ▁She ▁ur ged ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁dec riminal ise ▁hom osex ual ity , ▁as ▁had ▁been ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁but ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁the ▁loc als ▁would ▁object . ▁She ▁appe aled ▁directly ▁to ▁Governor ▁Mac Le h ose , ▁who ▁also ▁supported ▁gay ▁rights , ▁but ▁he ▁echo ed ▁the ▁same ▁sentiment ▁that ▁the ▁community ▁would ▁opp ose ▁dec riminal isation . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁she ▁appe aled ▁to ▁Sir ▁Y uet - ke ung ▁Kan , ▁but ▁he ▁and ▁others ▁continued ▁to ▁block ▁reform . ▁Hom osex ual ity ▁was ▁eventually ▁dec riminal ised ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁although ▁there ▁are ▁still ▁no ▁laws