Women’s national volleyball team played a friendly match with representatives of the Hong Kong disciplined services on June 21. 27-year-old Inspector of Kwai Tsing District (KWTDIST) District Investigation Team Natalie played in the match that day. Before joining the Force, Natalie was a member of Hong Kong’s youth volleyball team. She was fortunate enough to play against the women’s national volleyball team in an Asian competition in 2012.

Natalie admitted that it was extremely challenging to score a point in a match against the national team. However, players from the disciplined services team did not flinch. They demonstrated excellent team spirit and chemistry, set combat strategies with every detail closely linked. They also tried to score points with unexpected strikes. Facing the top world players, members of the disciplined services team did their best. Despite the eventual loss to the national team, they showcased their persevering and unyielding spirit of highest sportsmanship.

Natalie, who is a keen volleyball player, aspired to join the Force since her university days. Through recommendation of her senior in the volleyball team, Natalie joined the Police Mentorship Programme, during which she uncovered the challenging but diverse nature of police work. Hence, she decided to become an inspector. Eventually, she was successfully admitted in her first application and started the training at the Police College in 2019.

After passing-out, Natalie was posted to KWTDIST. She said that she had to manage her time very well because of the busy daily work. “I have to arrange manpower decisively according to priority for deployment and actions. I have to deal with follow-up processes such as preparing court documents after arresting suspects. Police work resembles volleyball very much in that all tasks are interlinked, requiring officers to accomplish them in an orderly manner.”

The Force has launched Sportsmen’s Programme for Recruitment Experience and Development since July 2021. Natalie shares that athletes love challenges, pursue excellence, know how to adapt to changing situations and have better physical fitness. Years of rigorous training have cultivated in them strong resilience and resistance to stress. All these qualities benefit police work. “When faced with a turning point in their career, athletes may choose to join the police force, which is a grand arena with heavy duties and a bright future for serving the public,” Natalie advises.

Natalie will represent the Force at the World Police and Fire Games to be held in Winnipeg, Canada at the end of July. She is looking forward to giving full play to her potential and bringing glory to the city and the Force.