Hong Kong national team and Republic of China national team shared same fodder of players during pre-1971. Most, if not all, of the players playing in the Hong Kong football league. The ROC team practically the A-team, while Hong Kong practically the B-team, with lesser quality of players.
^"DLSAA Sports Hall of Fame Awardees". During the Third Asian Games in Tokyo in 1958, he coached the Philippine National Football Team defeating Japan before 60,000 spectators at the National Stadium, and placing 6th among 14 participating Asian nations.