The ICAC man Lau Bo-keung had mentioned was, naturally, Luk Chi-lim, Chief Investigation Officer of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
Although Luk Chi-lim had not been promoted within the ICAC over the years, good news was more or less on its way.
Zhou Quan, the Police Force's highest-ranking administrator, was not a member of the Hong Kong Government's Executive Council.
But he was an important National Security Committee Member on Hong Kong Island, which, in a sense, also made him part of the Hong Kong Government's decision-making level.
Combined with the extensive authority he wielded, this naturally left him very well informed about developments within the Hong Kong Government.
The former Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Ms. Fan Luo Peifang, had been promoted by the Hong Kong Government's Big Boss to a position in the Administration Department.
Her position as head of the Independent Commission Against Corruption had been taken over by Deputy Commissioner and Director of Operations Yu Hung-shing.
Barring any surprises, Luk Chi-lim, the ICAC's Chief Investigation Officer, would also rise with the tide.
After all, he had an outstanding record in fighting graft and corruption.
The relationship between the Police Force and the ICAC was a very particular one.
Because of the dark days of I Corrupt All Cops, the ICAC was especially keen on targeting the Police Force's senior officers.
Yet most of the time, the Police Force and the ICAC also worked very closely together.
This was especially true of the Political Investigation Department under the Police Force's National Security Department.
There was a considerable degree of overlap between the powers of these two departments.
Internally, the ICAC had a Special L Group responsible for its own oversight and investigations. Externally, the Political Investigation Department could oversee and investigate the ICAC, including the