ated ▁suic ide . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁her ▁for ties , ▁H ion g ▁entered ▁into ▁social ▁work , ▁dedic ating ▁herself ▁to ▁women ' s ▁advoc acy ▁programs . ▁She ▁later ▁stated ▁she ▁was ▁strongly ▁influenced ▁by ▁her ▁Bah á ' í ▁Fa ith , ▁which ▁prom otes ▁equality ▁of ▁all ▁people . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁she ▁met ▁activ ist ▁Sh ir in ▁F oz dar , ▁and ▁together ▁they , ▁along ▁with ▁Che cha ▁Dav ies , ▁founded ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Council ▁of ▁Women ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁H ion g ▁and ▁F oz dar ▁worked ▁to ▁criminal ize ▁pol yg amy , ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁child ▁care ▁and ▁sa fer ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁work place , ▁and ▁pressed ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁begin ▁re forms ▁to ▁prost itution ▁law . ▁H ion g ▁also ▁comb ated ▁what ▁she ▁described ▁as ▁" bar bar ic ▁and ▁silly " ▁trad itions ▁regarding ▁foot ▁binding . ▁The ▁Singapore ▁Council ▁of ▁Women ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Char ter ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁which ▁promoted ▁mon og am ous ▁marriage , ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁hus b ands ▁and ▁w ives , ▁and ▁reform ing ▁divor ce ▁laws ▁as ▁to ▁benefit ▁both ▁parents ▁and ▁children . ▁▁ ▁H ion g ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Council ▁of ▁Women ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9