As part of decolonisation and increasing British disengagement from Malaya, constitutional talks on self-government for Singapore between the British Colonial Office in London and the Singapore Legislative Assembly had already resulted in the 1958 State of Singapore Constitution, and a fully elected and self-governing 51-seat Legislative Assembly in 1959.
The passage describes how decolonization efforts and Britain's withdrawal from Malaya paved the way for self-governance in Singapore, culminating in the establishment of the 1958 State of Singapore Constitution and a fully elected Legislative Assembly in 1959.