Wong Bing Yiu made only a token mention of Operation Sharp Sword.
Even though he had now fully delegated authority, he still occupied the position of Police Force Number One.
The Police Force had not only raised its own alert level by one tier, but had also caused an uproar within the Hong Kong Government.
After returning to Tai Kwun, he naturally could not ignore the matter entirely as Commissioner, but he did no more than briefly mention it.
What came next was Wong Bing Yiu's real purpose in convening this closed-door meeting.
His top priority now was the full implementation of the Police Force Third-generation Communications Command System, so the meeting's agenda naturally concerned that subject.
"During my recent visits outside Hong Kong, I also toured and studied the communications systems of other law enforcement agencies."
Wong Bing Yiu swept his gaze across the four key Police Force figures beside him, his voice solemn and serious.
"Under the established project design, the future Police Force Third-generation Communications Command System..."
"...will integrate radio communications, emergency telephone calls, command and control computers, portable computers, automatic vehicle location displays, and other functions."
"Yuen-kei briefed me on the project's progress yesterday. All these functions can be implemented perfectly."
"The five hundred and fifty million allocated by the Finance Committee is enough to build an ideal, first-class, cutting-edge communications command system for the new generation."
Commissioner Wong had spent over half a month making the rounds at Government House, the Government Headquarters Building, the Finance Department, and elsewhere, securing nearly five hundred and fifty million for the Police Force's communications system budget.
That sum was almost identical to the project funding for the future Police Force Third-generation Communications Command System.
But once the communications command system was fully implemented, its performance would certainly be