Li Boyuan was also known as Li Baojia. He established several newspapers including Youxi Bao and Fanhua Bao, and in 1903, became founder-editor of the reputable magazine Xiuxiang Xiaoshuo. The same year also saw the serialization of Officialdom Unmasked and the launching of his two other novels, namely Wenming Xiaoshi and Huo Diyu. T. L. Yang was born in 1929 in Shanghai. He studied law in Soochow University from 1946 to 1949. In 1950 he entered London University, graduating with the degree of LLB (Hons.) in 1953. After his call to the Bar in 1954, he joined the Judiciary in Hong Kong, rising to the post of Chief Justice in 1988. In 1996 he resigned from his post and ran, unsuccessfully, for the Chief Executiveship of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He is now a member of the Executive Council. He is also the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong and Chairman of the Red Cross of Hong Kong. Since his retirement from the Bench, he has actively pursued his interest in translating Chinese classics into English. Other interests include travel, reading, philately and Chinese antiques.