▁his ▁child hood ▁in ▁Inner ▁Mong olia , ▁Cam el ▁B ells ▁in ▁the ▁Wind y ▁Des ert . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Tu ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁champion ▁of ▁fighting ▁for ▁under priv ile ged ▁and ▁against ▁cor ruption ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁earlier ▁days ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁Le ung ▁Ch un - ying ▁pra ised ▁her ▁" pass ion ▁and ▁dev otion ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁her ▁trem end ous ▁contributions ▁to ▁social ▁reform ▁and ▁development " ▁in ▁a ▁statement ▁after ▁her ▁death . ▁Chief ▁Secretary ▁Car rie ▁Lam ▁said ▁her ▁acquaint ance ▁with ▁Tu ▁started ▁in ▁her ▁university ▁days ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁particip ating ▁in ▁social ▁actions ▁led ▁by ▁Tu , ▁who ▁she ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁exempl ary ▁champion ▁of ▁social ▁justice ▁who ▁commanded ▁respect ▁for ▁her ▁val i ant ▁words ▁and ▁de eds . ▁ ▁Found ing ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁Martin ▁Lee ▁pra ised ▁her ▁as ▁pione er ▁of ▁fighting ▁for ▁dem ocracy . ▁Other ▁dem ocr ats ▁such ▁as ▁Lau ▁Ch in - she k , ▁Lee ▁Wing - tat , ▁Fred ▁Li ▁W ah - ming ▁and ▁Frederick ▁F ung ▁admitted ▁their ▁invol vement ▁in ▁social ▁activ ism ▁was ▁inspired ▁or ▁assist ed ▁by ▁Els ie ▁Tu . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Tu ▁received ▁numerous ▁hon ours ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁her ▁services ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Ram on ▁M ags ays ay ▁Award ▁for ▁Government ▁Service . ▁She