Chow Sing Sing and He Wenzhan leaned against the Security Department's Stealth Armoured Vehicle, bored stiff as they waited for the foreigners' Ceremonial Car convoy to arrive on its way to the Hong Kong Island's Return handover ceremony.
The Security Department had complete knowledge of when they left the foreigners' Governor's Office, the route they took, and their travel time.
Chow Sing Sing had therefore timed his high-speed arrival perfectly. Less than three minutes after He Wenzhan and the others began their operation,
a dozen or so official vehicles from the foreigners' Governor's Office appeared in Chow Sing Sing and He Wenzhan's sight.
Traffic Police cleared the way, with members of the VIP Protection Group, responsible for keeping up appearances, driving behind their motorcycles.
The officer leading them was Ying Cheung-sam, a subordinate of Kwan Man Chin who had already been promoted to Senior Inspector.
A Senior Inspector in the Security Department certainly counted as someone of standing within the Police Force.
But compared with the foreigners under protection, Ying Cheung-sam's rank was rather inadequate.
After all, the foreigners' convoy contained not only their last Governor, but also a prince who had come all the way from Britain to represent their Royal Family.
Yet Ying Cheung-sam was the only officer the Police Force had assigned to oversee the foreigners' security.
That alone showed that the Police Force now paid no heed whatsoever to the authorities at the foreigners' Governor's Office.
Of course, the foreigners had not entrusted their safety to the Police Force either.
Their actual security arrangements were handled specifically by MI5.
Watching the foreigners' Ceremonial Car convoy approach the intersection with an amused look in his eyes, Chow Sing Sing's sneer grew more pronounced.
By then, traffic controls had long since been put in place here.
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