▁an ▁old ▁army ▁tent . ▁For ▁a ▁year , ▁she ▁lived ▁on ▁little ▁else ▁but ▁bread ▁and ▁water ▁until ▁employed ▁at ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Bapt ist ▁College , ▁teaching ▁English , ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁and ▁French . ▁She ▁also ▁met ▁her ▁colle ague , ▁Andrew ▁Tu ▁H s ue h - k wei ▁in ▁the ▁school , ▁who ▁became ▁her ▁husband ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁later . ▁The ▁Mu ▁Ku ang ▁English ▁School ▁is ▁now ▁situated ▁on ▁K ung ▁Lok ▁Road ▁in ▁K w un ▁T ong , ▁serving ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁children ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ' s ▁low - in come ▁families . ▁She ▁remained ▁as ▁the ▁school ▁principal ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁invol vement ▁Elli ott ▁was ▁shock ed ▁by ▁the ▁in just ices ▁she ▁perce ived ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁when ▁she ▁first ▁arrived . ▁However , ▁her ▁church ▁did ▁not ▁permit ▁social ▁activ ism . ▁After ▁she ▁left ▁the ▁church , ▁she ▁felt ▁like ▁she ▁was ▁" start ing ▁[ her ] ▁new ▁life ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 3 , ▁with ▁a ▁mission ▁on ▁earth ▁for ▁human ▁be ings , ▁and ▁not ▁m ansion ▁in ▁heaven ▁for ▁[ her ] self ." ▁She ▁wrote ▁to ▁The ▁Guardian , ▁de pl oring ▁the ▁long ▁working ▁hours , ▁low ▁w ages ▁and ▁primitive ▁working ▁conditions ▁experienced ▁by ▁Chinese ▁people ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁Her ▁letter ▁was ▁quoted ▁during ▁debate ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁Parliament . ▁A ▁controvers y ▁en su