Title:BRITISH VERSUS CHINESE FOOTBALL MATCH IN KOWLOON [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JFU 431
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: A football match is played at King's Park, Kowloon, between a team from No. 44 Commando Royal Marines and a local Chinese team.
Description: 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.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
SEAC Film Unit (Production company)
Tulloch, John ReayJohn Reay Tulloch, 375458, sergeant (later lieutenant, commissioned 25 April 1946) cameraman with No 9 Army Film & Photographic Unit (SEAC Film Unit). (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Festing, Francis Wogan (person)
Brook, William Arthur Darville (person)
Royal Navy, 44th Royal Marine Commando (regiment/service)
British Army, No 5 Commando (regiment/service)
Keywords: Kowloon, Hong Kong (geography)
Liberation of Hong Kong 1945, Pacific War 1941-1945, Second World War (event)
Hong Kong 1945-1997 (theme)
British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
