Quite a number of football matches for charity were held in last few months of 1945.
As early as Oct. 18, there was a friendly match between Eastern FC and 44 Commandos.
The match depicted by the IWH film was held on Nov. 1 [1], not as the production date Nov. 2 cited on the IWM webpage.
It was for 'Relief of Distress in Hong Kong' (C-in-C's Fund), complementary ticket price $5. The Pipe band of 42 R.M. Commandos in attendance also. [1b]
Those spectators on the hill rocks, of course, had no need to pay.
The combined Chinese XI was actually of Eastern FC, but with at least one guest player Lee Wai-tong added. He was that Chinese civilian we see e.g. at 1" (2nd from left), 6", 19" of the film,
Lee is the well-known 'King of Football' of China and Asia, who had been influential from 1920s to 1950s. He was 40 then.
Before WWII, Lee was on the jurors list of 1940 and 1941, secretary of the Swedish Trading Co.
Footage of Lee had been rather rare. This film was first curated in Tse's FB 'Historical Time and Space' in 2018. This post is inspired by it and has included further findings.
There were some other matches for charity which Lee took part in 1945.
e.g.
Combined Chinese vs RAF on Dec. 2 at Sookunpoo (Chinese team reinforced by 3 players returned from Canton; Lee scored one goal, ended with result 2-3.
Combined Chinese vs Navy on Dec. 16 at Causeway Bay Ground, result was 1-1. [2]
The latter attended by a crowd of over 10,000.
In fact, the league of HK Football Association had resumed from the begin of 1946. The top teams of Division 1 include :
Eastern
Navy 'B'
South China
Commandos
R.A.F.
Kwong Wah (6 of total 10)
sources
1) a. China Mail 1945-11-2; b. Sunday Herald 1945-10-28
2) China Mail
3) Paying tribute to Hong Kong's finest footballer, by Paul McComish (2019)