Printed in Hong Kong and distributed by The Commercial Press, the cover of this geography textbook states that it was specially tailored for Chinese-medium schools “in the Federation of Malaya and Singapore”. It is also interesting to note that the cover also features a group of students pointing at the a map of Southeast Asia, another indication of its localised content on the region.With the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the publication of the series specially for overseas Chinese students was a reflection of the changing educational climate, where the Chinese community in Singapore and Malaya were encouraged to form a common loyalty with the other races in their countries of residence.