ed , ▁resulting ▁in ▁labour ▁reform ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁Elli ott ▁was ▁also ▁app alled ▁to ▁find ▁child ▁labour ▁officially ▁recogn ised ▁and ▁accepted ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁ ▁Urban ▁Coun c ill or ▁Be coming ▁polit ically ▁active , ▁Elli ott ▁was ▁elected ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁Urban ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁a ▁body ▁dealing ▁with ▁local ▁district ▁matters ▁such ▁as ▁public ▁health , ▁recre ation , ▁culture , ▁food ▁h yg iene , ▁ha w king ▁and ▁mark ets . ▁Its ▁membership ▁was ▁partially ▁public ly - elect ed ▁and ▁partially ▁appointed . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁only ▁elected ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁col ony ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Brook ▁Bern ac chi ' s ▁Reform ▁Club ▁was ▁seeking ▁a ▁woman ▁candidate ▁and ▁Elli ott ▁ran . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁Reform ▁Club ▁and ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁Association , ▁the ▁two ▁quasi - opp osition ▁parties ▁in ▁the ▁Urban ▁Council ▁formed ▁a ▁join ▁ticket ▁for ▁the ▁four ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁council ▁to ▁push ▁for ▁constitution al ▁reform ▁in ▁the ▁col ony . ▁She ▁later ▁left ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁ran ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁in ▁the ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁pr ere quis ites ▁for ▁becoming ▁an ▁Urban ▁Coun c ill or ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁knowledge ▁of ▁English , ▁the ▁only ▁official ▁language . ▁Elli ott ▁thought ▁this ▁unf air ▁and ▁lo bb ied , ▁with ▁Coun c ill or ▁Den ny ▁Hu