▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China ▁took ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁exp elled ▁all ▁foreign ▁mission aries ▁from ▁the ▁Main land ▁China . ▁She ▁lived ▁in ▁an ▁illegal ▁a partment ▁in ▁a ▁squ atter ▁community ▁in ▁W ong ▁Tai ▁Sin ▁area , ▁known ▁as ▁K ai ▁Tak ▁New ▁Village . ▁She ▁soon ▁learned ▁about ▁cor ruption ▁because ▁squ at ters ▁had ▁to ▁pay ▁tri ad ▁gang s ▁protection ▁money . ▁ ▁Sho ck ed ▁by ▁the ▁pover ty ▁and ▁in just ices ▁there , ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁sympathy ▁to ▁the ▁situation ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁society , ▁Els ie ▁became ▁dis en ch anted ▁with ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁rig id ▁Protest ant ▁faith ▁and ▁the ▁ref us al ▁of ▁their ▁church , ▁the ▁P ly mouth ▁Bre th ren , ▁to ▁become ▁involved ▁in ▁social ▁issues . ▁Els ie ▁left ▁the ▁P ly mouth ▁Bre th ren ▁when ▁she ▁stood ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁assembly ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁alone ▁to ▁carry ▁on ▁the ▁education ▁works . ▁She ▁divor ced ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁lived , ▁for ▁a ▁time , ▁in ▁a ▁kitchen ▁in ▁a ▁K ow lo on ▁W alled ▁City ▁ten ement . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁she ▁founded ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁Mu ▁Ku ang ▁English ▁School ▁for ▁poor ▁children ▁in ▁an ▁old ▁army ▁tent ▁at ▁a ▁squ atter ▁area ▁near ▁K ai ▁Tak . ▁She ▁started ▁with ▁ 3 0 ▁pup ils ▁in