Just as when Lee Man-bun had recommended Chow Sing Sing earlier, everyone present now focused their attention on Lau Kit-fai.
Lau Kit-fai had come from the government administration before joining the Police Force, so his depth and composure were beyond question.
With a refined, reserved smile, he calmly met the gazes of his superiors and colleagues.
Neither servile nor arrogant, unmoved by honour or disgrace, he carried himself with grace.
Zhou Quan also thoroughly approved of the two candidates his uncle had recommended for promotion to Deputy Commissioner.
Just as Lee Man-bun had observed, when it came solely to their respective work in operations and management,
Chow Sing Sing and Lau Kit-fai were indeed the foremost candidates for promotion among the five Police Force Senior Assistant Commissioners present.
Unless Zhou Quan deliberately objected, or the senior leadership in Mainland China directly intervened in the Hong Kong Island Police Force's personnel appointments,
Chow Sing Sing's and Lau Kit-fai's promotions were virtually settled.
Clearly, Zhou Quan would not reject their promotion proceedings.
There was no need to say much about Chow Sing Sing. He was Zhou Quan's Number One Lieutenant.
As for Lau Kit-fai, he had long since pledged himself to Zhou Quan.
How could the influence Lok Ming-wah had once held within the Police Force possibly outweigh Sir Kwan's?
As for the senior leadership in Mainland China, as long as Zhou Quan made no errors of principle,
the running of the Hong Kong Island Police Force would essentially be guided by his opinions.
"What does everyone think of Lee Man-bun's well-considered recommendation?"
Everyone present apart from Lee Man-bun was one of his own men, so Zhou Quan did not hold anything back.
As for Lee Man-bun, he was Zhou Quan's elder, merely lower in rank.
Their boss had already made it