BRITISH VERSUS CHINESE FOOTBALL MATCH IN KOWLOON (2/11/1945)

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: JFU 431).

Synopsis

A football match is played at King's Park, Kowloon, between a team from No. 44 Commando Royal Marines and a local Chinese team.

General Festing, General Officer Commanding Hong Kong, walks across the football pitch at King's Park with two officers of the Royal Marines and a Chinese civilian. He meets the teams. The captains call the toss. Commandos watching from the sidelines; one has an improvised '44' flag. Chinese spectators on their feet with excitement. Footage from the goal line; Chinese spectators applaud a near miss. Seated Chinese spectators. Wide shot showing spectators on a hillside overlooking the pitch and the game in progress. A sergeant of No. 5 (Army) Commando watching the game. Wide shots of the game in progress with commando spectators in the foreground. Game in progress. Spectators. View from next to the Chinese goal. Chinese player drinks a mug of lemonade at half time.

Notes

The dopesheet also names Group Captain Barker RAF and Lieutenant-Colonels Hellings and Drysdale (both of the Royal Marines) as having attended and gives the final score as 6-nil to the commandos. The dopesheet also mentions the Royal Marine band as having played at half time but they are not seen in this film.

Captions for related photographs name Air Commodore W A D Brook, commander RAF Hong Kong, as having also attended.

 

Titles

  • BRITISH VERSUS CHINESE FOOTBALL MATCH IN KOWLOON (2/11/1945) (Allocated)
Series Title:
BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

Year:
1945
Running Time:
4 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
295 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Sponsor
War Office Directorate of Public Relations
Production company
SEAC Film Unit
Sergeant; cameraman.
Tulloch, John Reay
 

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