When Singapore first became independent, there was little in the way organisation in the grassroots level in the towns (including Bukit Panjang, Chua Chu Kang, Lim Chu Kang and Jurong) in the west. These neighbourhoods were humble villages which sorely needed a centre for which the townsfolk could gather as a community.

From this need, our founders started the Hokkien Konghuay as a means for people with the same dialect to develop a closer bond and to help each other in times of need. Since its inception, the Konghuay has made the welfare of its members its primary mission and has contributed immensely to society. It has set up scholarship funds to encourage the children of members to study harder in school, funds to aid the elderly as a tribute to our senior citizens, and will continue to support and participate in both grassroots and nation-wide programmes that are meaningful to society as a whole.

Our forefathers have planted their roots in Singapore and witnessed the growth of our state. They were chinese immigrants who were granted residency or citizenship or even the first generation of locally born and bred Singaporeans. As time goes on, they no longer see Singapore as just a “second home” away from China, but the true homeland of their Singaporean children.