The Police Force's core leadership moved quickly. The day before, they had decided on a major reshuffle at the Senior Superintendent level and submitted the list to Mr. Dong that very afternoon.
The next day, the Hong Kong Government Gazette published the appointments, and the official Appointment Certificates were delivered to Police Force Headquarters at the same time.
At ten that morning, an assembly of all officers stationed at Tai Kwun was held in the auditorium beside the Police Headquarters Building.
It was also the first commendation ceremony for Police Officers since Hong Kong Island's return.
The ceremony included not only Commissioner of Police's Commendations but even the extremely rare Chief Executive's Commendations.
Although this was an internal Police Force gathering, the person occupying the foremost seat on the dais was not the Police Force's Number One, Sir Hui.
Since two Chief Executive's Commendations would be presented that day, Mr. Dong had personally attended this general assembly at Police Force Headquarters.
With Mr. Dong's opening address, the meeting slowly got underway.
Mr. Dong reviewed the Police Force's achievements before the handover, as well as the Chinese Police Officers' struggle against the foreign faction.
Then, the most powerful figure on all of Hong Kong Island looked ahead to the Police Force's future and expressed the special administrative region government's high expectations for it.
Mr. Dong's speech was neither elaborate nor lengthy. In just five minutes, he reached the main business.
The Police Force's Number One, Sir Hui, picked up where Mr. Dong had left off and announced the appointments reshuffling Police Force Management.
Although described as a management reshuffle, none of the big names in the core leadership at the very top had changed.
That day's assembly of all officers at Tai Kwun primarily concerned adjustments at the Senior Superintendent level.