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Foochow people(福州人)

Fuzhou(福州) also seen as Foochow, Fuchow, Fuh-chau, Fuh-Chow, Hock Chew or Hokchew in earlier Western documents, is the capital and the largest municipality of Fujian (福建) province, People's Republic of China. The city is also referred to as Rongcheng (榕城 or Ṳ̀ng-siàng) which means "city of banyan trees".

Along with the many counties of Ningde(宁德), those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong (闽东, literally East of Fujian) linguistic and cultural area.

Fuzhou's core counties lie on the north (or left) bank of the estuary of Fujian's largest river, the Min River(闽江). All along its northern border lies Ningde(宁德), and Ningde's Gutian County(古田县) lies upriver. Fuzhou's counties south of the Min border on Putian莆田, Quanzhou泉州, Sanming三明 and Nanping南平 municipalities.

Fuzhou People福州人

The people of Fuzhou (福州人), also known as Foochowese and Hokchewese, usually refers to people who originate from Fuzhou region and adjacent Gutian County, Pingnan County in Fujian province of the People's Republic of China and in Matsu Islands of the Republic of China. Majority of native Foochowese are Han Chinese and are a part of Min-speaking group, who speaks Eastern Min language or specifically Fuzhou dialect. There is also a significant overseas Foochowese population, particularly distributed in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, United States, Japan, United Kingdom, etc.

Some of the famous Fuzhou people are:
1. Lin Zexu (林则徐, 1785—1850), Chinese scholar and official, considered a national hero for his strong opposition to the trade of opium before the First Anglo-Chinese War
2. Bing Xin (冰心, 1900—1999), female Chinese writer
3. Watchman Nee (倪柝声, 1903—1972), Chinese Christian author and church leader

In Malaysia Fuzhou people are referred to as "Hockchiu". There are significant numbers of Fuzhou people in Malaysia, mainly in Sibu, Sarawak; Sitiawan, Perak; and Sri Jaya, Pahang. In fact, there is a saying that Sibu is the “small Hock Chew province”, Sitiawan is the “small Sibu” and Sri Jaya is the “small Sitiawan”.

Many politician, ministers and great enterpreneurs in Malaysia are from Hock Chew people:

1. Chin Peng, former OBE[1] (Traditional Chinese: 陳平, Simplified Chinese: 陈平, Mandarin Chén Píng) (born 1924), was born Ong Boon Hua (Mandarin: Wang Yonghua or Wang Wenhua Chinese: 王文華) in Sitiawan, and was a long-time leader of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP). A determined anti-colonialist, he was notorious for leading the party's guerrilla insurgency in the Malayan Emergency and beyond. 陈平在1924年生于马来西亚霹雳州实兆远,籍贯在中国福建省福州的福清Fuqing-shi。父亲王声标,是霹雳州的商人

2. Robert Kuok Hock Nien (郭鹤年) (born 6 October 1923, in Johor Bahru, Johor), is an influential Malaysian Chinese businessman. His ancestral land is 中国福建省福州市盖山.

According to Forbes his net worth is estimated to be around $10 billion on May 2008, making him the richest person in Southeast Asia.

Kuok is media shy and discreet; most of his businesses are privately held by him or his family. Apart from a multitude of businesses in Malaysia, his companies have investments in many countries throughout Asia. His business interests range from sugarcane plantations (Perlis Plantations Bhd), sugar refineries, flour milling, animal feed, oil, mining, finance, hotels, properties, trading, freight and publishing. He was a student from the prestigious school Raffles Institution.

3. Tan Sri Datuk Tiong Hiew King (张晓卿) is the Malaysian Chinese founder and chairman of the Rimbunan Hijau Group, a timber company founded in 1975. Its overseas timber operations in Papua New Guinea is the largest in that country. He also has interests in logging operations in Russia.

Mr Tiong resides in Sibu, a town in Sarawak, of Borneo island that belongs to Malaysia. He is ancestor is from Foozhou Minqing-xian(福州闽清).

With a reported net worth of about US$1.1 billion, Tiong is ranked by Forbes as the 840th richest person in the world. Tiong's Rimbunan Hijau Group also controls Sin Chew Jit Poh and Guang Ming Daily, two of the major Chinese national dailies in Malaysia, The National Daily in Papua New Guinea and Ming Pao Holdings Ltd in Hong Kong. He is forging a global Chinese publishing group with his Ming Pao Enterprises; Ming Pao newspaper is also available in San Francisco (no longer in business since Feb. 15, 2009), New York, Vancouver and Toronto

4. Tun Dr. Ling Liong Sik, former Minister of Transport

5. Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Ting Chew Peh, former Minister of Housing

Malaysian Foozhou Association

The Malaysian Foozhou are represented by THE FEDERATION OF FOOCHOW ASSOCIATIONS OF MALAYSIA(马来西亚福州社团联合总会)

Foozhou Associations in Malaysia

Kedah
Kedah Foochow Association
785, Jalan Langgar
05460 Alor Setar
Kedah, Malaysia
Tel: 04-7321729

Perak
The Foochow Association Taiping
196-198, Cross Street. No.8
34000 Taiping
Perak, Malaysia.
Tel: 05-8073358

Persatuan Foochow Dinding
No.22, 1st Floor, Tmn Wong Beng Hea, Kampung Koh
32000 Sitiawan
Perak, Malaysia

South Perak Foochow Associaition
67, Jalan Pasar
36000 Teluk Intan
Perak, Malaysia
Tel: 05-6224457, 62211704

Selangor
Persatuan Foochow Selangor dan Kuala Lumpur
18M, Lorong Thambi Dua, Pudu
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2412051
Fax: 03-2412030

Coastal Foo Chew Ten District Association
39, Lorong Tingkat, 1st Floor
41000 Kelang
Selangor, Malaysia

Negeri Sembilan
Foochow Association of Negeri Sembilan
76, Temiang
70200 Seremban
Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

Johor
Hock Chew Association Yong Peng
7, Jalan Templer
83700 Yong Peng
Johor, Malaysia

Persatuan Rong Lian dan Fu Zhou Sepuluh, Kawasan Skudai, Johor
40A, Jln Temenggong 9
Taman Ungku Tun Aminah
81300 Skudai
Johor, Malaysia

Pahang
Persatuan Foochow Pahang
E-2272/2274, 2nd Floor, Jalan Wong Ah Jang
25100 Kuantan
Pahang, Malaysia
Tel: 09-5142657, 5139498

Penang

Foo Chow Hoay Kuan Penang(槟城福州会馆)
N0.36, Jalan Argyll,
10050 Pulau Pinang

The Foochow Coffee Shop Owners'Association
160 Jalan Gurdwara,
10300 Pulau Pinang

Sarawak
Persatuan Foochow Kuching马来西亚福州古晋公会
16-20, Jalan Chan Chin Ann
93100 Kuching
Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: 082-240653, 240781
Fax: 082-240653

Sibu Foochow Association诗巫福州公会
8-10, Central Road
P.O. Box 1697
96008 Sibu
Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: 084-320445
Fax: 084-324427

Persatuan Foochow Miri马来西亚美里福州公会,
Lot 893, 3rd Floor, Waterfront,
Jalan Permaisuri
98000 Miri
Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: 085-431443
Fax: 085-432529

沙罗越古田公会
,97, Jln Pedada,
96000 Sibu, S
arawak, Malaysia.
Tel: 084-330925

巴都尼亚福州公会
Batu Niah Foochow Association
Lot 583, Batu Niah Town,
Rxtension,
98200 Batu Nine,
Miri Sarawak,
Malaysia.
电话:+6085-736 799 /737 789 /+6019-854 8948 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +6019-854 8948      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +6019-854 8948      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              +6019-854 8948      end_of_the_skype_highlighting/+6019-854 8948
传真:+6085-736 779 /737 789
电邮:lonplny@yahoo.com.sg

巴南福州公会
Baram Foo Chow Association
Lot 29, Jalan Kapitan Lim Ching Kiat,
98050 Marudi,
Baram, Sarawak,
Malaysia.
电话:+6085-755 717
传真:+6085-755 333

加那逸福州公会
Kanowit Foochow Association
3, Main Bazaar,
Kanowit, P.O.Box 78,
96707 Kanowit,
Sarawak,
Malaysia.
电话:+6084-752 409

老越福州公会
Persatuan Foochow Lawas Sarawak
1st Floor, Lot No 9,
Jalan Muhibbah,
98850 Lawas,
Sarawak,
Malaysia.

林梦福州公会
Limbang Foo Chow Association
Lot 1347, Kampung Bangkita,
97000 Limbang,
Sarawak,
Malaysia.
电话:+6085-212 273

马拉端福州公会
Persatuan Foochow Meradong Sarawak
Meradong Foochow Association Sarawak
Jalan Ted Kui Ngo,
Bintangor,
Sarawak,
Malaysia.
电话:+6084-692 594
传真:+6084-692 594

民丹莪福州公会
Persatuan Foochow Bintangor
21, C-D , Jalan Teo Kui Ngo,
96500 Bintangor,
Sarawak,
Malaysia.
电话:+6084-692 594
传真:+6084-692 595

沐胶福州公会
Persatuan Foochow Mukah
Foo Chow Association Mukah
Oya Road,
P.O.Box 97,
96400 Mukah,
Sarawak,
Malaysia.
电话:+6084-871

泗里街福州公会
Persatuan Foochow Sarikei
Sarikei Foochow Association
No.8, 2nd Floor,
Jalan Tok Tok,
96100 Sarikei,
Sarawak,
Malaysia.
电话:+6084-652 751
传真:+6084-652 751

Sabah
FOOCHOW ASSOCIATION KOTA KINABALU SABAH MALAYSIA(沙巴亚庇福州公会)
BANGUNAN PERSATUAN FOOCHOW KOTA KINABALU,
3.5KM, JALAN KOLAM, BUKIT PADANG, LUYANG,
88100 KOTA KINABALU, SABAH,MALAYSIA
TEL : 088-246442, 088-240028
FAX : 088-240029

Persatuan Foochow Sarawak-Sabah, Malaysia砂沙福州同乡会(西马)
B-16-5, Megan Avenue 2,
No.12, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng,
50450 Kuala Lumpur
http://www.sasafoochow.com/