With the Hong Kong Government's top boss decisively giving the order, its various departments began coordinating arrangements for the crisis drill operations.
The Hong Kong Government's Disciplined Services, which bore primary responsibility for implementation, also drew up detailed, comprehensive plans.
A week passed in the blink of an eye amid these preliminary preparations.
After all, this was a drill, and the Hong Kong Government had to consider factors at every level.
They could not actually respond as they would to a sudden disaster, with emergency measures ordered from above and personnel below dispatched to the scene in advance.
A week of preparation was already an efficient response under normal procedures.
As it happened, this also gave Song An time to act.
While the various branches of the Hong Kong Government completed their preparations, Song An formally launched the secret plan involving China, North Korea, and South Korea.
In an instant, undercurrents surged across the international stage, stirring up a storm.
North Korea and South Korea jointly announced the successful development of the handheld portable superweapon DC-8, sending shock waves through the political landscape of the Asia-Pacific Region.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Zhou Quan immediately seized the opportunity to launch Hong Kong Island's crisis drill operations.
All the Disciplined Services except the Independent Commission Against Corruption immediately deployed according to the established operational plan.
Although the Hong Kong Government's Disciplined Services under Zhou Quan's command were the main force in this drill,
other Hong Kong Government departments also provided support during the operations.
These included relevant scholars and experts from Hong Kong Island's leading universities, among them Siu Chi Yan, the leader of Red Thief.
On the surface, Hong Kong Island paid no attention to the turmoil in the Asia-Pacific Region.
Of course, that was also the truth.
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