ig nt y , ▁Tu ▁became ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁slower ▁pace ▁in ▁dem ocrat isation ▁as ▁preferred ▁by ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government , ▁which ▁mark ets ▁it ▁as ▁" grad ual ▁pace ", ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁many ▁dem ocr ats ▁who ▁advoc ate ▁faster - pace ▁dem ocrat isation ▁such ▁as ▁Em ily ▁Lau ▁and ▁Martin ▁Lee . ▁She ▁opposed ▁the ▁last ▁Governor ▁Chris ▁Pat ten ' s ▁elect oral ▁reform , ▁question ing ▁the ▁British ▁ref us al ▁to ▁give ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁dem ocracy ▁for ▁dec ades ▁but ▁then ▁adv ancing ▁such ▁re forms ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁years ▁of ▁its ▁" dis gra ce ful ▁colonial ▁era " ▁in ▁which ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁" ne ver ▁had ▁any ▁dem ocracy ▁to ▁destroy ". ▁She ▁attacked ▁Governor ▁Chris ▁Pat ten ▁as ▁a ▁hyp oc rite . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Urban ▁Council ▁election ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁she ▁lost ▁her ▁seat ▁after ▁ 3 2 ▁years ▁of ▁service ▁to ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁politician ▁S zet o ▁W ah , ▁whose ▁campaign ▁target ed ▁Tu ' s ▁perce ived ▁pro - Be ij ing ▁st ance , ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 2 , 3 9 7 ▁votes . ▁In ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁election ▁held ▁September ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁she ▁left ▁her ▁Urban ▁Council ▁constitu ency ▁and ▁went ▁for ▁the ▁K ow lo on ▁East ▁direct ▁election ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁S zet o ▁W ah ▁again . ▁As ▁she ▁ran ▁against ▁the ▁pro - dem ocracy ▁icon ,