Title
Constitution of the Federation of Malaya (in Chinese)
Year/Period
1947
Region
Malaysia
Dimension
Image size: H18.9cm x W13.3cm x Depth 0.1cm
Accession No.
2004-00443
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Quek Kai Miew
NLB Type
Book
This is the Constitution of the Federation of Malaya in Chinese. The Federation of Malaya (1948) replaced the unpopular Malayan Union (1946). Under this 1948 Constitution, non-Malays were given federal citizenship but under much stricter conditions than under the Malayan Union. Conditions for citizenship required the non-Malays to have lived in the Peninsula for at least 15 years and to be fluent in Malay or English. This was definitely a step towards equality, as before, alien-born non-Malays had no political status in Malaya.
