THE PRE-FOUNDING YEARSSAILING THE HIGH SEAS TOWARDS ONE DESTINATION

Connecting Ties, Journeying Together
When the sea-faring immigrants from South and East China arrived at the new territories in Southeast Asia, they had no assistance or protection from the local authorities or the colonial government. The fellow compatriots could only rely on one another. The Gan immigrants in Singapore stood united by kinship and descent. They enjoyed a closely-knit relationship governed by family rules and tradition. The Gan family spirit galvanised the immigrants who eventually formed the Lu Guo Hall Gan Clan Association.

The Lu Guo Hall, Official Inauguration In 1926
The Lu Guo Hall Gan Clan Association was established in 1926. One of the founders included Gan Say Hong who set up the Qian Mei Company in 1925 at a rented unit at 29A, Telok Ayer Street. The Lu Guo Hall co-existed on the same premises as the Company.