▁elections ▁Kentucky ▁ 1 9 7 6 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁H ip ▁Sing ▁Association ▁or ▁H SA ▁( ), ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ ▁H ip ▁Sing ▁T ong ▁( ), ▁is ▁a ▁Chinese - American ▁criminal ▁organization / gang ▁formed ▁as ▁a ▁labor ▁organization ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁Ch in at own ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁( per haps ▁c . ▁ 1 9 0 4 ). ▁The ▁C anton ese ▁name ▁" H ip ▁Sing " ▁( <0xE5> <0x8D> <0x94> 勝 ) ▁transl ates ▁roughly ▁to ▁" co oper ating ▁for ▁success ." ▁The ▁H ip ▁Sing ▁T ong , ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁riv als ▁the ▁Four ▁Brothers ▁and ▁the ▁On ▁Le ong ▁T ong , ▁would ▁be ▁involved ▁in ▁violent ▁T ong ▁wars ▁for ▁control ▁of ▁Ch in at own ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁the ▁H ip ▁S ings ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁operations ▁with ▁the ▁Ku om int ang ▁( K MT ) ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Policy ▁Co ord ination ▁( OP C ). ▁They ▁would ▁later ▁establish ▁chap ters ▁in ▁Chinese - American ▁communities ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁major ▁cities ▁such ▁as ▁Chicago , ▁Seattle ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ▁( the ▁latter ▁being ▁subject ▁to ▁a ▁major ▁drug ▁ra id ▁by ▁authorities ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ). ▁Rec ently ▁some ▁branches ▁have