▁put ▁it , ▁" the ▁pro - Be ij ing ▁camp ' s ▁only ▁worthy , ▁authentic , ▁popular ▁hero ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁she ▁wrote ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁en act ment ▁of ▁the ▁anti - sub version ▁law ▁under ▁Basic ▁Law ▁Article ▁ 2 3 , ▁a ▁largely ▁un pop ular ▁move ▁seen ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁civil ▁liberty . ▁The ▁controvers y ▁over ▁Article ▁ 2 3 ▁spark ed ▁the ▁ 1 ▁July ▁Protest ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁turn out ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁demonstr ators . ▁The ▁legisl ation ▁had ▁been ▁promoted ▁by ▁Regin a ▁I p , ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Security . ▁When ▁the ▁latter ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁by - e lection ▁against ▁dem ocrat ▁An son ▁Chan ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁former ▁Chief ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Administration , ▁Tu ▁public ly ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁Be ij ing - supported ▁I p . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁she ▁critic ised ▁the ▁w iden ing ▁income ▁dispar ity ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁" rich ▁men ▁who ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁no ▁conscience ", ▁express ing ▁sympathy ▁for ▁striking ▁dock ▁workers ▁against ▁billion aire ▁Li ▁Ka - sh ing ' s ▁H utch ison ▁Wh am po a . ▁ ▁Tu ▁turned ▁ 1 0 0 ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁For ▁her ▁ 1