They had already raised their ire in the late 1940s, when the government proposed to amend the Banishment Ordinance — which allowed for the exile of Malayans "implicated in acts of violence"Drohan, Brian (2006). "An integrated approach: British political-military strategy in the Malayan emergency". Retrieved 11 April 2006. — to permit those born in the Straits Settlements to be banished to their ancestral homeland. This was a revolting idea for most of the Straits Chinese.
