Elsie Tu Politician
Elsie Tu GBM, CBE (née Hume; Chinese: 杜葉錫恩; born 2 June 1913), is an English-born Hong Kong social activist, former elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong, and former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. She moved to Hong Kong in 1951 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. In the run up to the 1997 handover of Hong Kong to China, Elsie Tu surprised many by finding favour with the Chinese Communist Party, and taking a seat on the Beijing-backed Provisional Legislative Council from December 1996 to June 1998, after failing to win in the 1995 election. In post-1997 Hong Kong, although without a formal public role, Elsie Tu has consistently supported the Beijing government especially on contentious issues.
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