With the discovery of tin in Malaysia in the mid-19th century, large numbers of Hakka began coming from Huizhou and Meixian to the states of Perak, Selangor, and Negeri Sembilan to develop tin mines.
而 19 世紀中葉以降，隨著馬來亞錫礦的發現，大批惠州、梅縣客家人也陸續移入馬來亞的霹靂、雪蘭莪和森美蘭等地，從事錫礦開採的工作。