fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə sˈaɪnɪŋ ʌvðɪ ɐɡɹˈiːmənt bᵻtwˌiːn bɹuːnˈaɪ ænd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn fɚðə pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv bɹuːnˈaɪ təwˈɔːɹdz ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɡɹˈæntᵻd ɐ tˈɜːm ʌv fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz, ðɪ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv bɹuːnˈaɪ lˈeɪɾɚ spɹˈɛd ðɪs kˈɑːnsɛpt.
Following the signing of the Agreement between Brunei and the United Kingdom in 1979 for the preparation of Brunei towards independence, which was granted a term of five years, the Information Department of Brunei later spread this concept.