By 1970, for instance, the state authorities considered these kongsi to be unfit and unhygienic for living, and they were ordered to be dismantled.
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Kongsi
//ˈkɔŋ.si//
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Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 公司 noun (benevolent organization)
- 會館 /会馆 noun (benevolent organization)
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The term kongsi loosely referred to any association of the Chinese, ranging from a business partnership to governments in West Borneo, secret societies and clan associations.
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A kongsi is a clan house, a building that’s partly a temple and partly a meeting hall for Chinese of the same clan or surname.
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