Almost all five honors established within the Police Force involved bolstering the prestige of the Police Force Number One.
There was no question about the Commissioner of Police's Commendation represented by the Red Chicken Rope: only the Police Force Number One had the authority to issue it.
The four honors awarded at the beginning of the constable and officer stages likewise required the Police Force Number One's approval.
Even the presentation of these honors was generally presided over by the Police Force Number One himself.
Had this been ancient times, the recipients of these honors would have carried something of the distinction of a Son of Heaven's Disciple.
These honors recognized the abilities of Police Officers while also demonstrating the authority of the Police Force Number One.
This involved more than successive serving Number Ones. The two Number Ones from the era of the foreign Governor's Office actually had an even more far-reaching influence.
After all, there was the Sir Fu Cup, which represented the highest distinction among the Police Academy recruit class's Silver Whistle Awards, and the Shirley Shield, which represented the highest distinction among the Police Academy Inspector Class's Honorary Batons.
Both these honors had been named after a Police Force Number One.
As long as the Police Academy's training courses continued to exist, the influence of those two foreign Police Force Number Ones would remain within the Police Force.
Zhou Quan intended to add another honor within the Police Force. Apart from strengthening those undercover Police Officers' sense of mission, he might also have had thoughts of increasing his own influence on the history of the Police Force's development.
There was no reason why something those former foreign Number Ones could do should be beyond him, the current Number One who had left such a prominent mark