Ann Tse-kai ( also known as T.K. Ann; 26 June 1912 – 3 June 2000) was a

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

industrialist A business magnate, also known as a tycoon, is a person who has achieved immense wealth through the ownership of multiple lines of enterprise. The term characteristically refers to a powerful entrepreneur or investor who controls, through perso ...

legislator A legislator (also known as a deputy or lawmaker) is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are often elected by the people of the state. Legislatures may be supra-national (for ex ...

and

sinologist Sinology, or Chinese studies, is an academic discipline that focuses on the study of China primarily through Chinese philosophy, language, literature, culture and history and often refers to Western scholarship. Its origin "may be traced to the ex ...

. He was the author of ''Cracking the Chinese Puzzles'', a textbook on

Chinese character Chinese characters () are logograms developed for the Written Chinese, writing of Chinese. In addition, they have been adapted to write other East Asian languages, and remain a key component of the Japanese writing system where they are k ...

s. Ann lived in

and was a prominent member of the

Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC; ) was founded on 29 May 1861, and is the oldest and one of the largest business organizations in Hong Kong. It has around 4,000 corporate members, who combined employ around one-third of Hong Kon ...

. He represented the Winsor Industrial Group and, from 1970 to 1978, represented the Chamber of Commerce in the Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo). In 1973, Ann chaired a LegCo commission of enquiry into a teachers' strike.

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.

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* 1912 births 2000 deaths Chinese sinologists Hong Kong businesspeople Businesspeople from Shanghai Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong Members of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Recipients of the Grand Bauhinia Medal Officers of the Order of the British Empire Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee members Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee members Hong Kong Affairs Advisors 20th-century Chinese historians People from Shanghai Vice Chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chinese emigrants to British Hong Kong {{HongKong-bio-stub