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The Hock Teik Cheng Sin Temple, also known as Poh Hock Seah, is a place
associated with Penang's warring
clans of the 19th century. It is a clan temple of the people who trace their origin to
Southern Fujian Province in China. Although registered with the
Chinese Protectorate of Penang on 11 October 1892, the Hock Teik
Cheng Sin can trace its roots back to 1844, with the founding of the
Kean Teik Tong Hokkien
association.
The Kean Teik Tong was
one of the two parties that was involved in the Penang Riots of
1867, together with the Ghee Hin Secret
Society, an open warfare along the streets of Penang that resulted in the
banning of secret societies. During the riots, the Kean
Teik Tong was allied with the Hai Sans, led by Kapitan China Chung
Keng Kwee.
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