Compared with Zhou Quan's appointment as Police Force Number One, which still had to be submitted to Mainland China’s top leadership for approval,
Wong Bing Yiu's promotion was undoubtedly much simpler and easier.
Once Government House issued the formal Appointment Warrant, he only needed to hand over his duties and take up his new post at the Security Bureau.
Commissioner Wong was about to take over Lok Ming-wah's position as Deputy Commissioner of the Security Bureau, so Lok Ming-wah's next step went without saying.
Much like Zhou Quan, Lok Ming-wah had long since begun overseeing the entire Security Bureau in an acting capacity as its second-in-command.
Now that the Secretary for Security was preparing for early Honourable Retirement, he naturally stepped into the role of acting Secretary for Security.
His formal Appointment Warrant likewise required approval and appointment by Mainland China’s top leadership.
The heads of the Hong Kong Government's Three Secretaries and Thirteen Bureaus, as well as Police Force Number One, all had to go through this procedure.
Precisely for that reason, although Police Force Number One was not among the heads of the Three Secretaries and Thirteen Bureaus, he was unquestionably a core important member of the Hong Kong Government.
The Appointment Warrants for Zhou Quan and Lok Ming-wah officially reached the Hong Kong Government's Government Headquarters Building and Government House one week after the diplomatic negotiations over the DC-8 concluded.
Both men were already future core members of the Hong Kong Government whom Mainland China had focused on cultivating, and they had worked conscientiously over the years, compiling outstanding records and achievements.
After receiving the request from the Hong Kong Government’s top official, Mainland China’s top leadership naturally approved their appointments.
Whether it was the handover of the DC-8 or the Police Force's ongoing investigation into JC