▁the ▁controvers ial ▁Basic ▁Law ▁Article ▁ 2 3 ▁legisl ation . ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 0 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Tu ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁the ▁working - class ▁family ▁of ▁John ▁and ▁Florence ▁H ume ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁in ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne , ▁the ▁second ▁child ▁of ▁four . ▁After ▁att ending ▁Ben well ▁Second ary ▁Girls ' ▁School ▁and ▁He aton ▁Second ary ▁School , ▁she ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁Arm strong ▁College , ▁a ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁New castle ▁University , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁school te acher ▁in ▁Hal if ax , ▁where , ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁Civil ▁Def ence ▁volunte er . ▁ ▁H ume ▁converted ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁during ▁her ▁first ▁year ▁at ▁university . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁she ▁married ▁William ▁Elli ott , ▁and ▁went ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁China ▁as ▁a ▁mission ary ▁called ▁the ▁Christian ▁Miss ions ▁in ▁Many ▁Land s ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁station ed ▁in ▁Y if eng . ▁H ume ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁last ▁group ▁of ▁mission aries ▁moving ▁from ▁N anch ang ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁after ▁the