The "Taiwan Hakka Public Service Association" was established in 1990. Chung Chao-cheng, the well-known Hakka writer who founded the association and served as its director, says that the association was an active organization which had great faith in democracy and sought its institution in Taiwan.
民國七十九年，「台灣客家公共事務協會」成立，創會會長也是素負盛名的客籍作家鍾肇政指出，客協是一個行動性的社團組織，有相當強烈的民主信仰和追求民主的意願。