At the Municipal Building in Singapore, the new Governor-General of Malaya, Malcolm MacDonald, is installed.

Wide shot of MacDonald receiving a salute; he is obscured by other cameramen and photographers. He inspects the guard of honour provided by 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry. The guard marches off.

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Malcolm MacDonald, previously High Commissioner to Canada from 1941, was Governor-General of Malaya until 1955, when he became High Commissioner to India. He presided over Malaya's turbulent transition to federal government, in a period of great upheaval both in Malaya and more widely in south east Asia.