In the 42nd South East Asia Shooting Championship held in October in Taipei, Commandant of the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force Yang Joe-tsi won an individual silver medal in the Men's 25-metre centre fire pistol event while Auxiliary Constable Man Chun-kit won a gold medal in the 25-metre standard pistol event. The two became the best-performing locally-trained shooters in these events in Hong Kong's shooting history. It was also the Hong Kong team's best haul of gold and silver medals in these two shooting disciplines in the past 12 years.

Mr Yang, who captained the Hong Kong Shooting Team for this competition, competed in three Men's 25-metre pistol disciplines, namely rapid fire pistol, standard pistol and centre fire pistol. He won one individual silver, two team silvers and one team bronze. Mr Man won one team silver in addition to the individual gold.

The Hong Kong team harvested two gold, four silver and five bronze medals, making a total of 11 medals that represented Hong Kong's best performance in the championship history.

"Over 90 per cent of our shooters competing in the championship this time were locally trained. I am very pleased to see that our Auxie member, who has sustained his interest in this sport over a lengthy period, has escalated his personal shooting skillset to an international standard after years of continuous improvement. It just goes to show that an amateur can reach the level of competence of a professional," Mr Yang said.

"I won an individual bronze in the centre fire event, plus one team silver and two team bronzes back in 2008, which I thought would probably be my lifetime personal best shooting performance. However, 10 years later, I have improved and won an individual silver, two team silvers and one team bronze. I hope I don't need to wait another 10 years to win the gold," Mr Yang added.

Mr Man said, "I started to receive Commandant Yang's guidance and training in the Olympic 25-metre shooting disciplines six years ago. I am now so proud that I have been awarded the first place in the international shooting competition. I can only say 'thank you'."

Mr Yang and Mr Man felt they learnt a great deal from this competition. Both considered the training and different experiences they have undergone as police officers to be beneficial to their shooting. Mr Yang hopes their triumph can motivate more colleagues to participate in this individual sport, which can, in many ways, be considered a mind game. "I would be pleased to share my lifelong skillset and experience with those who are interested in this sport," Mr Yang said.