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Wah Kee (华记) is a secret society based in Malaysia and Singapore since the nineteenth century. According to the History of Wah Kee, Wah Kee (华记) was created in Singapore by Su Guanghua (苏广华). His associate Zhao Guangheng (赵广恒) created Guang Kee (广记) in Guangzhou, China, while Guan Fusheng (关福胜) created Sheng Kee (胜记) in Thailand, and Zhang Xiongjie (张雄杰) created Jie Kee (杰记) in Vietnam. The Philippine Center on Transnational Crime has stated that while the Wah Kee do not operate as a traditional triad per se, they are heavily involved in heroin trafficking in the region.

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rdfs:label	Wah Kee (en) 华记 (zh)
rdfs:comment	华记，马来西亚私会党，俗称‘’是早期义兴公司演变而来。华记与义兴公司一样是广东话为主，主要来自广东的台山、新会、开平和恩平四个县的华人，被称作四邑，四窿。义兴公司和华记的标志都是两个铜钱。两个铜钱交叉看起来相个 "义" 字。义兴公司的口号是'各路平安'而华记的口号是'水陆平安'。1990年代，华记和其他十八派大联盟，如十八仔，红地府，工商，李汉记，零四，十八罗汉，美华十八，三六九，四海華青，華青，十八坤堂，十三，草花，红花，新花，小梅花等,在不同的地方不同的称呼。 (zh) Wah Kee (华记) is a secret society based in Malaysia and Singapore since the nineteenth century. According to the History of Wah Kee, Wah Kee (华记) was created in Singapore by Su Guanghua (苏广华). His associate Zhao Guangheng (赵广恒) created Guang Kee (广记) in Guangzhou, China, while Guan Fusheng (关福胜) created Sheng Kee (胜记) in Thailand, and Zhang Xiongjie (张雄杰) created Jie Kee (杰记) in Vietnam. The Philippine Center on Transnational Crime has stated that while the Wah Kee do not operate as a traditional triad per se, they are heavily involved in heroin trafficking in the region. (en)
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ethnic makeup	Chinese and Malay/Indian (en)
founding location	Malaysia Singapore Chinatown, Singapore
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has abstract	Wah Kee (华记) is a secret society based in Malaysia and Singapore since the nineteenth century. According to the History of Wah Kee, Wah Kee (华记) was created in Singapore by Su Guanghua (苏广华). His associate Zhao Guangheng (赵广恒) created Guang Kee (广记) in Guangzhou, China, while Guan Fusheng (关福胜) created Sheng Kee (胜记) in Thailand, and Zhang Xiongjie (张雄杰) created Jie Kee (杰记) in Vietnam. In the 1950s, they operated openly in the area around Bentong and placed a member on the local council of Jemaluang. During this time, they were commonly associated with the Malaysian Chinese Association, with politician D. R. Seenivasagam going so far as to describe this connection in Parliament. In recent times, they are mainly in the Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Penang, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Sarawak, Perak and other areas. In Singapore, Wah Kee is mainly in the China Town area. The triad also have some branches in Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, the United States, Canada and New Zealand. The Philippine Center on Transnational Crime has stated that while the Wah Kee do not operate as a traditional triad per se, they are heavily involved in heroin trafficking in the region. (en) 华记，马来西亚私会党，俗称‘’是早期义兴公司演变而来。华记与义兴公司一样是广东话为主，主要来自广东的台山、新会、开平和恩平四个县的华人，被称作四邑，四窿。义兴公司和华记的标志都是两个铜钱。两个铜钱交叉看起来相个 "义" 字。义兴公司的口号是'各路平安'而华记的口号是'水陆平安'。1990年代，华记和其他十八派大联盟，如十八仔，红地府，工商，李汉记，零四，十八罗汉，美华十八，三六九，四海華青，華青，十八坤堂，十三，草花，红花，新花，小梅花等,在不同的地方不同的称呼。 (zh)
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