Kong Koan

A kong koan (Chinese: 公館; pinyin: gōngguǎn; Dutch: Chinezen Raad; Indonesian: Raad Tjina) or "chinese council", was a high government body in the major capitals of the Dutch East Indies, consisting of all incumbent Chinese officers in those cities. It acted as both a judicial and executive authority and constituted part of the Dutch colonial system of indirect rule.

The rechtszitting, or official seat or building, housing the kong koan was called a kong tong (公堂; gōngtáng; literally "tribunal" or "law court").