▁h uts ▁were ▁demol ished ▁in ▁Jordan ▁Valley ▁could ▁build ▁h uts ▁on ▁the ▁nearby ▁hill top ▁known ▁as ▁" Se vent h ▁C emetery ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁Star ▁Fer ry ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁for ▁a ▁First ▁Class ▁fare ▁increase ▁of ▁ 5 ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁c ents ▁to ▁ 2 5 ▁c ents . ▁This ▁was ▁widely ▁opposed ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁Elli ott ▁collected ▁over ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁sign ator ies ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁plan , ▁and ▁fle w ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁arrest ▁it . ▁The ▁increase ▁in ▁fare ▁was ▁approved ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Transport ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee , ▁where ▁the ▁only ▁vote ▁oppos ing ▁was ▁Elli ott ' s . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁Elli ot ' s ▁actions , ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁named ▁So ▁Sau - ch ung ▁began ▁a ▁hung er ▁strike ▁protest ▁at ▁the ▁Star ▁Fer ry ▁Terminal ▁in ▁Central ▁with ▁his ▁black ▁jack et ▁upon ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁hand - written ▁the ▁words ▁" H ail ▁Els ie ", ▁" Join ▁hung er ▁strike ▁to ▁block ▁fare ▁increase ". ▁So ▁was ▁soon ▁arrested ▁and ▁more ▁protest s ▁were ▁spark ed ▁which ▁eventually ▁turned ▁into ▁the ▁K ow lo on ▁ri ots ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁Elli ott ▁faced ▁sm ear ▁attacks ▁from ▁the ▁pro - g overn ment ▁media ▁and ▁was