After the tournament, the Club's Honorary Advisor, former Assistant Commissioner Lo Yik-kee, reminded the contestants: "Practising karate-do benefits one's physique and strengthens one's determination, which is conducive to both work and study." The tournament also provided an opportunity for the contestants to make new friends and exchange their karate-do expertise, besides being a valuable family activity, he said.

In a bid to achieve "engaging the community", the Club invited JPC members to the tournament so as to encourage them to make contributions to the community by participating in the various activities to be organised by the Force.

Most of the parents and junior karate-do practitioners saw karate-do as a good way to build up self-discipline and proper values, and to enhance family bonds. The atmosphere of the tournament reached a high when members of the Club fascinated the spectators with a demonstration of their superb karate-do techniques.

The Club is grateful to Deputy Commissioner (Management) Tsang Wai-hung and Chairman of the Police Sports Council Cheung Siu-wah for attending the tournament and presenting prizes to the winners. It is also grateful to the Force management for giving full support to sports events.

Chairman of the Club, Superintendent Terence Young, pointed out that karate-do is a barehanded self-defence skill, and the aim of karate-do is to build up self-confidence and determination. Through vigorous training, practitioners can strengthen their body coordination and responsiveness. Karate-do also helps one recognise one's potential and improving one's physical health.

The Police Karate-do Club has been practising karate-do skills with the Seitoku-kan Association Japan Goju School. Founder of the association, Mr Morita is the Secretary-General of the Osaka Karate-do Federation. He is also the Club's "Grand Master".

Over the years, the Police Karate-do Club has been providing a wide range of karate-do training for police officers and their families. This year's tournament also provided an opportunity for police officers and young practitioners to display their talents and establish friendship with other karate-do contestants. In March 2007, two representatives of the Club, Mr Yuen Kwok-kwong and Mr Chan Chi-keung, won two gold medals in the World Police and Fire Games at Adelaide, Australia.

Mr Lo Yik-kee is a former chairman and a long-standing committee member of the Club. After his retirement, he will continue serving the Club as an Honorary Advisor. Therefore, another objective of the tournament is to pay tributes to Mr Lo for his valuable contributions to the Club in the past 30 years and to wish him a very happy retirement.

The Club has committed itself to providing quality physical training for and promoting a healthy lifestyle among Force members, with training sessions every Friday from 7.30 pm to 9 pm and junior training sessions every Saturday from 10.45 am to 12.30 pm at PSRC. For enquiries, contact Senior Inspector Wong Kwok-wah on 2773-5285 or email: ip-sip-ai-kw@police.gov.hk.

The Hong Kong Police Karate-do Club will continue providing physical training for and promoting a healthy lifestyle among Force members