Although Hong Kong Island and Macau were broadly similar in nature, both were Special Administrative Regions of Mainland China.
In reality, however, there was a world of difference between their strength.
The simplest illustration was that Hong Kong Island covered roughly thirty-four times the area of Macau.
Their overall strength differed, and the capabilities of their respective law enforcement departments also showed a very clear disparity.
Most importantly, under the leadership of three successive holders of the title of Police Force Number One since the handover, the Hong Kong Island Police Force could now fully guarantee its integrity and stance at the macro level.
There might still have been some corrupt cops within the Hong Kong Island Police Force, but Police Force Management remained highly trustworthy.
By contrast, the Macau Judiciary Police were an unknown quantity.
For an operation personally overseen by the National Security Department of a Police Force covering almost half the island, confidentiality was critically important.
Moreover, this operation involved one of the aces of the National Security Department's Crouching Tiger Plan.
Even Yang Jianhua and Luo Xin, the two representatives from Mainland China's Interpol Central Bureau, knew very little about that person.
Where the Macau Judiciary Police were concerned, the Police Force would certainly impose even stricter confidentiality measures.
Lau Bo-keung and He Wenzhan had never intended to invite the Macau Judiciary Police to this operational briefing.
That decision also came at the direction of their boss, Zhou Quan.
Although Yang Jianhua did not know the inside story, she would certainly have already sensed something.
After all, she had spent some time serving as a Liaison Representative stationed at the National Security Department and had gained considerable insight into the situations in Hong Kong Island and Macau.
Furthermore, the Hong Kong Island Police Force was the