▁worry ▁Elli ott ▁as ▁she ▁stated : ▁" I ▁know ▁my ▁tele phone ▁was ▁t apped ▁and ▁probably ▁is ▁at ▁this ▁moment ▁but ▁I ▁have ▁done ▁nothing ▁wrong ▁and ▁have ▁no ▁political ▁affili ations ." ▁Later , ▁Tu ▁wrote ▁in ▁her ▁semi - aut obi ographical ▁work , ▁Col onial ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁the ▁E yes ▁of ▁Els ie ▁Tu , ▁that ▁her ▁phone ▁line ▁was ▁already ▁t apped ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Before ▁and ▁after ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁ ▁Tu ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁H KS AR ▁Basic ▁Law ▁Cons ult ative ▁Committee ▁member ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁before ▁the ▁hand over . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁as ▁the ▁colonial ▁government ▁introduced ▁indirect ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁history , ▁the ▁Urban ▁Council ▁became ▁an ▁elect oral ▁college , ▁and ▁the ▁Urban ▁Coun c ill ors ▁could ▁elect ▁a ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council . ▁At ▁the ▁next ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁she ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁through ▁the ▁constitu ency ▁and ▁served ▁for ▁two ▁terms ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁she ▁cha ired ▁the ▁House ▁Committee ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature . ▁She ▁remained ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁legisl ator ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁period ▁of ▁her ▁ten ure . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁period ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ' s ▁return ▁to ▁Chinese ▁so vere