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Mrs. Msic Elliott
17.
"Independent" elected member of Urban Council and Headmistress of
fivo privato Chinose "rofugoo" schools. A sincero social worker whose
heart is biggor than hor head. Past monber of the United Nations
Association and Roform Club but ovontually an isolatod and hysterical
individualist. Hôr only constant support comes from the parents of
children attending her schools and the hawkor community.
18.
First came to prominence in 1966 as loader of a campaign against small increases in the first-class feros of the Star Forry Company which culminated in throc nights of toonago rioting and hooliganism in Kowloon
in April of that year. Soon afterwards sho flow to London and was granted an interviar by the Secretary of State at which she demanded an inquiry by H.M.G. into the alleged corruption and administrativo injustices of the Hong Kong Government which sho claimod had provoked the riots. She also claimed (incredibly) that the riots wore a police plot to "blanc hor". Commission of Inquiry appointed by the Governor to invostigate the
circunstances and causos of the riots spent many wocks hoaring her testimony and allogations boforo ultinatoly dismissing hor from its procoodings for contompt. A considerablo part of the Commission's Roport is concerned
with her part in the events loading up to the rioting; the Commission
considorod her actions to be foolish rather than wickod.
19. If Mrs.
Tho
Elliott rovorts at interview to her representations to tho Secretary of Stato or the 1966 riots the bost roply would be to refor hor to the Report of the Cormission of Inquiry and to say that the Secretary of Stato doos not consider that it calls for any action on his part. (This
was said in reply to a Parlianontary Question by Mr. Rankin M.P. on 21st March, 1967).
Hong Kong Department,
October, 1967.
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