- o ffic io ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Bo ards . ▁Con sequently , ▁Elli ott ▁was ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁K w un ▁T ong ▁District ▁Board ▁until ▁the ▁appointment ▁system ▁was ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Social ▁activ ism ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Elli ott ▁fought ▁for ▁gay ▁rights , ▁better ▁housing , ▁w elf are ▁services , ▁play ground s , ▁bus ▁routes , ▁ha w ker ▁lic ences ▁and ▁in numerable ▁other ▁issues . ▁She ▁was ▁especially ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁cor ruption ▁then ▁en demic ▁in ▁many ▁areas ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁life ▁and ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁tri ads . ▁Her ▁popular ity ▁grew ▁as ▁did ▁her ▁reputation ▁as ▁f ighter ▁for ▁the ▁under priv ile ged ▁and ▁out sp oken ▁critic ▁of ▁British ▁colonial ▁rule . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁the ▁government ▁issued ▁a ▁new ▁policy ▁which ▁allowed ▁the ▁S qu atter ▁Control ▁Branch ▁to ▁demol ish ▁new ▁squ atter ▁h uts ▁where ▁many ▁new coming ▁refuge es ▁from ▁the ▁Main land ▁were ▁living . ▁Elli ott ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁policy ▁carried ▁out ▁many ▁un just ▁practices ▁and ▁cor ruption . ▁She ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁policy ▁once ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Urban ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁helped ▁the ▁hom eless ▁and ▁file d ▁compla ints ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁officials . ▁Event ually ▁the ▁government ▁agreed ▁that ▁the ▁squ at ters ▁whose