Ann Tse-kai

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ann.

Ann Tse-kai OBE GBM JP (Chinese: 安子介) also known as T.K. Ann; 26 June 1912 – 3 June 2000) was a Hong Kong industrialist, legislator and sinologist. He was the author of Cracking the Chinese Puzzles, a textbook on Chinese characters.

The Honourable Ann Tse-kai OBE GBM JP
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office 27 March 1993 – 3 June 2000
Chairman	Li Ruihuan
Personal details
Born	(1912-06-26)26 June 1912 Shanghai, Republic of China
Died	3 June 2000(2000-06-03) (aged 87) Hong Kong
Spouse(s)	Chen Wai Wing Yih Jen Chuen
Chinese name
Chinese	安子介
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Ān Zǐjiè Wade–Giles An Tzu-chieh Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Ōn Jí gaai Jyutping On1 Zi2 gaai3

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]}