▁ag nost ic ▁and ▁interested ▁in ▁politics . ▁Her ▁family ▁discussed ▁about ▁the ▁hyp oc ris y ▁of ▁relig ions , ▁about ▁Marx ism ▁and ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁workers ▁and ▁about ▁sports . ▁Her ▁left - lean ing ▁world - view ▁influenced ▁by ▁her ▁father ▁made ▁Tu ▁decided ▁that ▁" I ▁could ▁at ▁least ▁be ▁good ▁and ▁useful ▁in ▁life " ▁in ▁her ▁youth . ▁Her ▁father ▁died ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁Els ie ▁married ▁William ▁Elli ott ▁who ▁was ▁eight ▁years ▁her ▁junior ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁P ly mouth ▁Bre th ren ▁mission ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁She ▁went ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁to ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁but ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁dis ill usion ed ▁with ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁fundamental ism ▁and ▁their ▁church . ▁She ▁described ▁the ▁period ▁as ▁" the ▁lowest ▁point ▁in ▁[ her ] ▁life " ▁and ▁thought ▁of ▁comm itting ▁suic ide . ▁The ▁couple ▁eventually ▁separated ▁during ▁an ▁abort ive ▁trip ▁back ▁to ▁England . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁alone ▁and ▁later ▁divor ced ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁She ▁met ▁her ▁second ▁husband , ▁Andrew ▁Tu ▁H s ue h - k wei , ▁who ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁from ▁Inner ▁Mong olia ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁They ▁became ▁working ▁partners ▁at ▁the ▁Mu ▁Ku ang ▁English ▁School , ▁with ▁Andrew ▁as ▁Chinese ▁teacher ▁and ▁Elli ott ▁teaching ▁all ▁other ▁Form