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Jesselton Freemason Hall (also called as Lodge Kinabalu) in present-day
Since the 1880s, there has been plans to establish
Kota Kinabalu
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, Sabah
Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...
Malaysia
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is the meeting place for the Masonic lodge
A Masonic lodge, often termed a private lodge or constituent lodge, is the basic organisational unit of Freemasonry. It is also commonly used as a term for a building in which such a unit meets. Every new lodge must be warranted or chartered ...
s in the former Jesselton area. It was opened since 1951 during British Crown rule.
History
Since the 1880s, there has been plans to establish Masonic lodge
A Masonic lodge, often termed a private lodge or constituent lodge, is the basic organisational unit of Freemasonry. It is also commonly used as a term for a building in which such a unit meets. Every new lodge must be warranted or chartered ...
in the British Borneo
British Borneo comprised the four northern parts of the island of Borneo, which are now the country of Brunei, two Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, and the Malaysian federal territory of Labuan. During the British colonial rule before Worl ...
area. On 26 January 1951, Freemasonry
Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...
established its firm roots in the Crown Colony of North Borneo
The Crown Colony of North Borneo was a British Crown colony on the island of Borneo established in 1946 shortly after the dissolution of the British Military Administration. The Crown Colony of Labuan joined the new Crown Colony during its fo ...
with the Consecration of Lodge Kinabalu. A move was then made in 1960 to form a Royal Arch Chapter under the Scottish Constitution in Jesselton, to be supported by Jesselton Lodge, Elopura Lodge and Brunei Lodge which culminating in the inaugural meeting of Northern Borneo Royal Arch Chapter on 19 January 1962 in the town.
See also
*Freemasonry in Asia
This is a general survey on the historical and modern presence of Freemasonry in countries located in Asia (including Armenia and Turkey).
Armenia
The Grand Lodge of Armenia is a national organization, supervising Freemasonry in Armenia. It was c ...
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