Ngee Heng Kongsi of Johor

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Ngee Heng Kongsi of Johor (Chinese: 義興公司; pinyin: Yì Xīng Gōngsī; Teochew Pêh-uē-jī: Ngĭ Heng Kong-si; 1844–1916) was a Teochew secret society that founded the earliest Chinese settlement in Johor. However, it did not have a clandestine image and has instead been accorded a respectable place in the history of the Johor Chinese. The term kongsi generally refers to any firm or partnership, and has also been used to refer to any group or society in a very broad sense. Ngee Heng is the Teochew name for the Ghi Hin or Ghee Hin, its name in Hokkien. The name identifies it as the Teochew offshoot of the Tiandihui secret society.