), ▁an ▁Armen ian ▁male ▁given ▁name ▁Inv oc ations ▁to ▁V ah ak n , ▁Op . ▁ 5 4 , ▁no . ▁ 1 ▁( 1 9 4 5 ), ▁a ▁composition ▁for ▁piano ▁and ▁per cussion ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁composer ▁Alan ▁H ov han ess ▁Sym phony ▁No . ▁ 1 0 , ▁" V ah aken ," ▁Op . ▁ 1 8 4 ▁( 1 9 4 4 , ▁rev . ▁ 1 9 6 5 ), ▁by ▁Alan ▁H ov han ess <0x0A> </s> ▁Els ie ▁Tu , ▁GB M , ▁C BE ▁( née ▁H ume ; ▁; ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁– ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 ), ▁known ▁as ▁Els ie ▁Elli ott ▁in ▁her ▁earlier ▁life , ▁was ▁an ▁English - born ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁social ▁activ ist , ▁elected ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Urban ▁Council ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne , ▁England , ▁Tu ▁moved ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁following ▁a ▁period ▁as ▁a ▁mission ary ▁in ▁China . ▁She ▁became ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁strong ▁ant ip ath y ▁towards ▁colonial ism ▁and ▁cor ruption , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁under priv ile ged .