These Hokkien immigrants came in two main groups. One group comprised entrepreneurs originally from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, who made their way to Singapore via British-controlled Malacca. These settlers arrived not long after the British took control of Singapore, and through hard work, over time they became a major economic force and were considered leaders in the growing Chinese community.
閩南移民大軍主要由兩部份人組成，一是從英國在馬來半島的殖民地馬六甲前來創業的漳、泉商人，英國人佔領新加坡不久他們就來了，經過數年打拚，逐漸形成一個基礎穩固的經濟集團，在新華社會穩居領導地位。