Zhou Quan had also devoted considerable time and energy to preparing the National Security Law.
The entire draft consisted of one chapter with five sections and was not particularly long.
But it clearly defined the various offenses that endangered national security, along with the preliminary sentencing standards the three fellow disciples had discussed.
A comprehensive law would cover many different aspects.
These included clearly defining responsibilities, judicial procedures, and so forth.
The three of them plainly had no authority to decide these matters. Those were issues for Hong Kong Island's higher leadership to consider and deliberate.
Thus, the National Security Law the three fellow disciples had discussed only provisionally established the offenses and penalties that might affect national security interests.
For this law to be fully implemented, more legal experts from the Motherland would still need to study it in detail.
As one of those who had prepared the initial draft of the National Security Law, he was naturally familiar with how it was currently being kept.
Oswald and Lai Wing-lim, who had guessed why Zhou Quan was coming after receiving his call, had already brought out the initial draft of the National Security Law.
With all three fellow disciples in agreement, Zhou Quan took out his mobile phone without any hesitation and dialed Mr. Dong's private number.
When Mr. Dong was elected Chief Executive at the end of the previous year, he had specifically made time to speak with Zhou Quan.
It was in Mr. Dong's Lexus that Zhou Quan had received his private business card.
More than half a year had passed, and this was still Zhou Quan's first time calling that number.
"Hello, may I ask who's calling?"
Three seconds later, Mr. Dong's polite, even voice came through the receiver.
"Mr. Dong, this is Zhou Quan. I'm