Of the six new Police Force Senior Assistant Commissioners, perhaps only Yin Xiaofeng might fall short of his predecessor.
After all, Lau Kit-fai's ability to manage the Police Force's finances was plain for everyone in the force to see.
Even the Hong Kong Government's top official held Lau Kit-fai's achievements in high regard.
But even so, this would in no way affect Yin Xiaofeng's transfer to the Finance Division.
Even if his abilities were somewhat weaker, that was only in comparison with Lau Kit-fai.
Besides, Zhou Quan had now promoted Lau Kit-fai to Police Force Deputy Commissioner, putting him in charge of the Management Group's work.
Within the Police Force Management, every position had its designated occupant.
Especially as police ranks rose, officers at the same level were not superior or subordinate to one another; they simply had different duties and powers.
Of course, departments in charge of armed personnel were sometimes clearly a little more influential than those with a higher proportion of civilian staff.
That was why a tacit order of precedence existed within the Police Force core management.
But ultimately, this was an unwritten rule, not something that could be openly used as a yardstick.
For example, the Police Force had once traditionally promoted the DCP Operations to Police Force Number One.
Yet the Management DCP leapfrogging the DCP Operations was something that also happened from time to time.
Ultimately, everything depended on factors such as personal ability and recognition from the higher-ups.
For Lau Kit-fai, the Deputy Commissioner in charge of the Police Force Management Group, there was clearly no question of a promotion in name but a demotion in practice.
Zhou Quan had promoted him precisely to share his workload.
From then on, the Personnel Division and Finance Division would largely follow Lau Kit-fai's instructions.