Within the Hong Kong Island Police Force, the National Security Department had the greatest authority, while the Operations Department had the greatest strength.
But in fact, within Police Force Headquarters,
the Criminal Operations Department had the most subordinate units and the most detailed division of responsibilities.
This was amply demonstrated by the size of the Office Area occupied by the three departments within Police Force Headquarters.
After all, the National Security Department merely had the authority to participate in all cases and operations on Hong Kong Island.
Its actual direct personnel occupied only three office floors.
And that was after an expansion from its original two floors to its current size.
As for the Operations Department, its greatest strength
came from the six Police Districts under it, the Auxiliary Police Force, and Mobile Unit Headquarters.
The Operations Department actually occupied very little Office Area within Police Force Headquarters itself.
The Criminal Operations Department, by contrast, was an entirely different story.
It was divided by responsibility into more than a dozen sections, every one of them highly important.
Almost all their heads wore the rank of Senior Superintendent on their shoulders, with only two or three holding the rank of Senior Superintendent's immediate junior.
The National Security Department, after all, had only three Senior Superintendents.
Thus, under Zhou Quan's personnel arrangements, the largest number of his brothers would be taking up posts in the Criminal Operations Department alongside Lok Kai-cheung.
"Former Operations Security Department Senior Superintendent Chan Wing Yan is promoted to Police Force Senior Superintendent and transferred to the Operations Department as head of Mobile Unit Headquarters."
Luo Danian continued reading, naming the last two Group Commanders being transferred out of the National Security Department.
"Former International Affairs Department Senior Superintendent Duan Xiangren is promoted to Police Force Senior Superintendent