Ann Tse-kai
Hong Kong industrialist, legislator and sinologist
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Ann Tse-kai OBE GBM JP (Chinese: 安子介; 26 June 1912 – 3 June 2000), also known as T.K. Ann, was a Hong Kong industrialist, legislator and sinologist. He was the author of Cracking the Chinese Puzzles, a textbook on Chinese characters.
Yih Jen Chuen
Ann Tse-kai | |||||||||||||||
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| Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |||||||||||||||
| In office 27 March 1993 – 3 June 2000 | |||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Li Ruihuan | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 June 1912 Shanghai, Republic of China | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 June 2000 (aged 87) Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Chen Wai Wing Yih Jen Chuen | ||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 安子介 | ||||||||||||||
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Ann lived in Hong Kong and was a prominent member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. He represented the Winsor Industrial Group and, from 1970 to 1978, represented the Chamber of Commerce in the Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo).[1]
In 1973, Ann chaired a LegCo commission of enquiry into a teachers' strike.[2]
Cracking the Chinese Puzzles
Cracking the Chinese Puzzles is a textbook for learning Chinese characters. It was originally published as a five volume set, but was later (1987) printed as an abridged version in one volume.[citation needed]
