Number 28, Hung Hing Road, Causeway Bay, Eastern District, Hong Kong Island-this was where the Hong Kong Island Police Officers' Club was located.
Normally, the Police Officers' Club was simply a place where middle- and senior-ranking Police Force officers relaxed after work or in their spare time.
On certain occasions, however, the Police Officers' Club also served as the venue for internal Police Force receptions honoring achievements.
Tonight, for instance, the Police Officers' Club was hosting a celebration reception organized by the Police Force's Operations Department.
At the investiture ceremony at Government House earlier that month, Superintendent Cheung Choi Shan of the Operations Department's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau had received the Disciplined Services Distinguished Medal, personally presented by Mr. Dong.
PDSM-the Hong Kong Island Police Excellence Medal.
He was the first superintendent-rank officer to receive this honor since the honors system had been established following Hong Kong Island's return.
Before him, the lowest-ranking recipients of the Police Excellence Medal had all been Senior Superintendents.
Although this new record did not warrant festive decorations throughout the entire Police Force,
it was certainly something well worth celebrating for the EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau.
Precisely for that reason, it was not just the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau at Tai Kwun that was in high spirits.
Even its parent department, the Operations Department, attached great importance to this record-setting honor.
Tonight's reception at the Police Officers' Club had been initiated by Yin Xiaofeng, the current Police Force Assistant Commissioner and head of the Operations Department.
Even the Operations Department's top Big Sir, Police Force Senior Assistant Commissioner Lee Man-bun, had attended in person.
The star of the reception was naturally EOD Superintendent Cheung Choi Shan, who had set a new record for the Police Excellence Medal.
The main focus of attention at the