Ann Tse-kai GBM JP OBE (Chinese: 安子介; Jyutping: On1 Zi2-gaai3; pinyin: Ān Zǐjiè 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.
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
editCracking 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]
References
edit- ^ "Chamber Chairmen, Directors and Legislative Council of Hong Kong Representatives". Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009.
- ^ Sweeting, Anthony (2004). Education in Hong Kong, 1941 to 2001. Hong Kong University Press. p. 326. ISBN 962-209-675-1.
External links
edit- Ann, T.K. (1987). Cracking the Chinese Puzzles, by Conceptualizing and Philosophizing Approach. Hong Kong: Stockflows. ISBN 962-7056-14-6.
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