The Kuching Hockien Association has its roots in the Hong San Si Temple. In 1871 the Hockien Kongsi (福建公司) grew out of the temple management to help settle Hokkien immigrants in Sarawak and to mediate between them and the Brooke government, as well as between the Hokkien themselves. Ong Ewe Hai served as the first chair and was succeeded by his eldest son Ong Tiang Swee at the end of the 19th century.
The organisation was renamed the Hockien Association in 1930, but continued to be dominated by Chinchew (Quanzhou) and Chiangchew (Zhangzhou) Hokkien. It was in 1942, by order of the Japanese Occupation government, that the association opened its doors to all Hokkien.
The association founded Hokkien School (福建学校) in 1912, which joined with other Chinese-speaking schools to form Chung Hua Primary School No. 1 in 1946. The association currently manages the Hong San Si Temple as well as the Ching San Yen Temple – an old temple at Muara Tebas – and a number of Chinese cemeteries.
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古晋福建公会
古晋福建公会起源于凤山寺，在1871年就有福建公司的出现，以协调同乡之间以及和政府之间的关系，同时处理福建华侨出入与居住在砂拉越的事宜。王友海是福建公司的首任总理，在19世纪末则由其公子王长水接任。
福建公司早年以漳泉人为主，到了1930年易名为福建公会。1942年日治时期，福建公会听从勒令，乃开放给所有福建籍人士的加入。
福建公会曾经在1912年创办福建学校，1946年该校参与古晋华校统筹统办，成了如今的古晋中华一小。福建公会属下除了管理凤山寺古庙，也管理青山岩古庙，同样是一座闻名的庙宇。福建公会也有多座义山，使乡亲老有所归。
