After the family dinner at Li Ka-shing's home, Zhou Quan returned to his busy work routine.
As for the donation of police vehicles, Lau Kit-fai's side naturally handled the arrangements.
Mr. Li, who had always been frugal, even stingy, was exceptionally generous this time.
Li Ka-shing donated police vehicles worth tens of millions to the Police Force.
The news immediately made headlines across Hong Kong Island's major media outlets.
Not only did it receive extensive coverage, but it also remained a hot news topic for a long time.
Of course, compared with the billion Hong Kong dollars paid in ransom for his eldest son, this donation seemed rather insignificant.
But the significance of the two was entirely different.
Protecting the public's personal safety was the Police Force's duty in the first place.
Even without this donation, the Police Force would still have done everything it could.
The donation of police vehicles worth tens of millions was already the largest charitable contribution the Police Force had received since its establishment.
If Li Ka-shing had actually offered to donate as much as his eldest son's ransom, or even a tenth of it, to the Police Force.
The donation would certainly have fallen through in the end.
The kidnapping of Li Ka-shing's eldest son was no secret among Hong Kong Island's upper circles.
If word spread, there was no telling whether people with an agenda might attack the Police Force for demanding repayment for its help.
The current scale of the donation was just right, leaving everyone happy.
It neither troubled the Police Force's senior leadership nor failed to convey Li Ka-shing's sincere goodwill.
Nominally, Li Ka-shing was supporting the development of the Police Force, but in reality, the Security Department was his main focus.
As a result, the Security Department alone received