1913 year

Hong Kong activist and politician (–)

Elsie TuGBMCBE (née&#;Hume; Chinese: 杜葉錫恩; 2 June – 8 December ), known as Elsie Elliott in her earlier life, was a British-born Hong Kong social activist, elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong from to , and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from to

Born and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Tu moved to Hong Kong in following a period as a missionary in China.

She became known for her strong antipathy towards colonialism and corruption, as well as for her work for the underprivileged. She took the main role in the Kowloon riots when she opposed the Star Ferry fare increase which later turned into riots and faced accusations of inciting the disorder.^[1] She fought for gay rights, better housing, welfare services, playgrounds, bus routes, hawker licences and innumerable other issues and her campaigning is credited with leading to the establishment of the Independent Commission Agains