27 Bukit Pasoh, original building still stands
Singapore Chin Kang Huay Kuan was established in 1918 by Chinese immigrants from the Jin Jiang County of southern Fujian Province. This building was constructed in 1928.
On the eve of the Second World War, the Chin Kang Huay Kuan building was used at the headquarters of the Overseas Chinese General Mobilisation Council headed by Mr Tan Kah Kee. The Mobilisation Council played a significant role before the fall of Singapore in the helping of the British to maintain law and order to supply labourers and to organise volunteers needed for the defence of Singapore.
During the Japanese Occupation, the premises of Chin Kang Huay Kuan were occupied by the Japanese army.
Chin Kang Huay Kuan resumed its clan association activities soon after the Japanese surrendered in 1945. These activities included the setting up of schools for students whose education was disrupted during the war, the establishment of welfare schemes for clan members and the formation of a recreational section to actively promote cultural activities.