The game according to Gigi Law - Hong Kong's only active Fifa women's ref
The 29-year-old sports fanatic shrugs off sideline abuse and harbours ambitions to fly the Bauhinia flag on World Cup stage
At the mercy of abusive and angry fans, always under a microscope, alone and unable to defend yourself - who would want to be a referee? Especially a woman in a male-dominated world?
Gigi Law Bik-chi for one.
Law, Hong Kong's only active Fifa woman referee, is determined to make her name in Asia - following the likes of Sian Massey and Amy Fearn at the top levels of the British game.
I find refereeing enjoyable and I am not into those typical spare-time activities for Hong Kong girls
"I can be the face of Hong Kong football if I reach the world stage," says Law, who wants to referee in the men's Hong Kong Premier League and at the women's World Cup in 2019.
The 29-year-old may only be part-time for now, but she drew plenty of attention since she appeared as the fourth official in top league matches last season.
Law has been an official for four years, and she is now a top (Class One) referee in women's football and is a second class referee (Class Two) in men's football for the Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA).
