Chapter Summaries

Zhou Quan considered establishing an honor for undercover Police Officers, and Chow Sing Sing proposed calling it the Power Star Medal. Senior officers supported recognizing undercover officers but worried that naming a new Police Force honor after Zhou Quan would draw suspicion from Mainland China.

• The Police Force leadership recognized that Zhou Quan's proposed honor could strengthen undercover officers' sense of mission and increase his influence.
• Chow Sing Sing voiced strong support, citing undercover officers' hardships and his own past undercover assignment.
• Chow Sing Sing proposed the Power Star Medal for outstanding undercover officers whose Police Officer status was restored for meritorious service.
• Lau Kit-fai and Luo Danian accepted the idea of an honor but worried that creating one under Zhou Quan's authority would appear conspicuous to Mainland China.

Zhou Quan rejected Chow Sing Sing’s proposed Kwan Star Medal and established the Crouching Tiger Star Medal to honor undercover officers while avoiding political complications. Nine months later, the first medals were awarded, and Chan Wing Yan became a core leader of the Police Force’s Crouching Tiger system.

• Lau Kit-fai and Luo Danian recognized the political risks of naming the honor after Kwan, and Luo prepared to advise Zhou Quan.
• Zhou Quan proposed the Crouching Tiger Star Medal, and Luo Danian and Lau Kit-fai supported creating it as an internal honor.
• The medal became a Police Force priority, and nine months later Zhou Quan presented its first awards at the Police Force Great Hall.
• Lau Kit-fai and Luo Danian reviewed the recipients, including Chan Wing Yan, Jing Jinxian, Fang Xinwu, and Ching Tung for the Gold Medal.
• The Police Force awarded Silver and Bronze Medals to other undercover officers, and Chan Wing Yan became a core leader of the Crouching Tiger system.

Zhou Quan established the Crouching Tiger Star Medal and designated Chan Wing Yan as the Crouching Tiger system’s core leader, opening a path for undercover officers to receive recognition and advance into Police Force management. After the first recipients were announced, Zhou Quan began stepping back from power and prepared Luo Danian to succeed him.

• Zhou Quan introduced the Crouching Tiger Star Medal and made Chan Wing Yan the Crouching Tiger system’s core leader, giving undercover officers a fairer chance at honors and promotion.
• Chan Wing Yan, Jing Jinxian, and Law Kai served as examples of how far undercover officers could rise, while their personal circumstances limited their prospects of becoming Police Force Number One.
• Zhou Quan’s plan gave returning undercover officers a route toward Police Force management, though reaching the top remained unrealistic in the short term.
• After the first Crouching Tiger Star Medal recipients were announced, Zhou Quan began loosening his hold on power.
• Luo Danian continued overseeing Police Force operations in an acting capacity, as Zhou Quan prepared him to succeed him and reserved for himself only duties requiring the Hong Kong Island Police Force’s Number One.

Zhou Quan completed his final day as Police Force Number One, passing the policing legacy to his son Zhou Chang'an and preparing to become Department of Justice Secretary. As Luo Danian took over the force, Zhou Quan and several longtime colleagues departed, beginning a new era of Police Force leadership.

• At the Police College graduation ceremony, Zhou Quan presented Zhou Chang'an with three honors, and his son saluted as he began his Police Force career.
• Zhou Quan gave his final address as Commissioner of Police, urging officers to remember their purpose and thanking police families for their support.
• Zhou Quan and Au Wing-yan rode to Police Force Headquarters, where Zhou Quan and his trusted colleagues saluted the national, regional, and Police Force flags.
• Luo Danian chaired his first full Police Force Management Meeting and held a farewell ceremony for Zhou Quan and his colleagues.
• Chow Sing Sing, Lau Kit-fai, Lok Kai-cheung, Mok Kam-chuen, and other senior officers entered retirement as Luo Danian prepared to lead a new Police Force management team.
• Zhou Quan surrendered the Hong Kong Island No. 1 License Plate and prepared to begin his new role as Department of Justice Secretary.