On the journey of life, we make a lot of decisions. A good decision could always bring us a bright future. To Sergeant (SGT) Lui Siu-chong, joining the Hong Kong Police Shooting Club (HKPSC) is undoubtedly a right decision in her life.

Chong was invited by her squad mates to join HKPSC after receiving training in the Police College. During the initial training in the club, Chong was already inspired by the compliments from her respectful coach, Mr Cheng, as well as the sharing of enthusiastic senior members. The pleasure brought by shooting is beyond expression, and has motivated Chong to devote in this field. All things about shooting, including the posture of holding a revolver, the way of shooting, the control of breathing and even psychological adjustment, were challenging for a new learner like Chong. Yet, with the guidance of the senior members, Chong has become more and more interested in shooting and the HKPSC has become her family.

In just a year's time, Chong represented the Force to join the National Public Security Shooting Competition in Xinjiang. Then she participated in the World Police and Fire Games for seven times in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. Her outstanding performance has earned her a number of awards. Between 2004 and 2006, Chong took part in the South East Asia Shooting Championships in Thailand and Taiwan, as well as the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Munich, Germany, on behalf of the Hong Kong Shooting Team.

Chong has been making steady progress in local and international competitions, and this sense of satisfaction is beyond words. In fact, all contestants are under great stress in a shooting competition. They must keep calm and have patience but at the same time they need to make quick decisions. In addition to individual games, they also attend group games at which they have to deal with their own shooting target. Such challenging situations demand high personal shooting skills.

There are always winners and losers in a game. Even when the contestant made a bad shoot in the competition, he/she has to timely adjust his/her mindset and prepare for the next shoot. This is similar to the way we work. We should not stick to our mistakes but learn to move forward and do better in future.

Putting the same token in police work, officers would often encounter difficulties in the course of duties. Similar to shooting players, we have to keep calm all the time and tackle problems with patience.

Shooting is not only a sports game to police officers, but also an essential skill for our daily work. Hence, enhancing our personal shooting skills could help protect the lives and property of the public. Many of our colleagues, including auxiliary officers and female officers, enjoy shooting and this can be reflected by the high participation rate of the annual shooting competition.

Welcome to the Police Shooting Club!

(The article is contributed by SGT Lui Siu-chong of Yau Ma Tei Division.)

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