Spokesperson of the Hong Kong Comprehensive Police Force

Chapter 988: Wealthy and Powerful! Come Quickly!

After a brief exchange of greetings, the top management of the two major police systems in Hong Kong and the Mainland immediately entered into a cordial and friendly dinner session.

According to common sense, normal police visits and exchanges between the two sides must first be preceded by a reception meeting.

It’s just that the Hong Kong Island Police Force delegation landed at a somewhat coincidental time.

When Zhou Quan and others arrived at the gate of the Ministry of Public Security's Police Building, it was lunch time at the Ministry of Public Security.

Minister Hao Jianguo simply invited Zhou Quan and other senior police officers of the Hong Kong Island Police Force to the cafeteria to prepare a welcoming ceremony for the delegation of the Hong Kong Island Police Force.

Although the lunch was not a relatively grand and formal welcoming dinner, and the venue was not in one of the famous hotels and restaurants in the capital, it was just a simple meal in the Ministry of Public Security’s internal canteen.

However, the cook in charge of preparing lunch was obviously very attentive, with both light-flavored Cantonese dishes and several classic representatives of northern cuisine.

"Dear comrades of the Hong Kong Island Police Force, on behalf of all police officers of the Ministry of Public Security, I welcome you all home."

After everyone was seated, Minister Hao Jianguo raised his glass and, with a smile on his face, began the exchange visit dinner between the two places.

Of course, the glass is just filled with juice and does not contain any alcohol.

The disciplinary regulations that came into effect in my hometown last year strictly prohibit police officers from drinking during working hours and at noon on weekdays.

As the highest person in charge of the public security system, Minister Hao Jianguo must set an example.

As for the Hong Kong Island Police Force, there is no relevant content in the Police Force Ordinance.

However, Zhou Quan strictly required his brothers to do this since he took office at the grassroots level.

What the boss says must be followed by the others. He has now been firmly in the position of the top police officer for several years. How could the brothers below not be aware of the style of their boss?

Behind the scenes, perhaps some police officers are unable to change their habits.

But in a critical situation like the current one, naturally no one dares to offend their own boss.

Even without alcohol, the freshly squeezed juice paired with delicious dishes, plus the willingness of both parties to engage in closer communication, made for a more intimate exchange.

Therefore, the atmosphere in the restaurant is still very warm.

After the five dishes were served, Minister Hao Jianguo turned his attention to Zhou Quan next to him.

"Sir Quan, the scale of your team for this home visit is unprecedentedly strong!"

Minister Hao Jianguo joked with a smile, as if he was just chatting about family matters.

"What do you mean? Is your Hong Kong Island Police Force making any big moves?"

Chinese people have always had the habit of discussing things over a glass of wine. Although there is a lack of wine now, it does not affect this at all.

What's more, this should have been the content of the advance meeting and discussion between the visiting delegation of the Hong Kong Police Force and the management of the Ministry of Public Security after their arrival.

However, due to time constraints, this meeting obviously cannot be held immediately.

It is impossible to let the brothers of the Hong Kong Police Force wait hungry until night.

In addition, the Hong Kong Police Force and the mainland public security system are closely connected, and they are not outsiders to each other.

Minister Hao Jianguo simply put this matter on hold at the same time as the welcoming lunch.

"Minister Jianguo, our Hong Kong Island Police Force is traveling north to return home mainly for three things."

With a slight smile, Zhou Quan's voice was also very gentle.

"The first thing is to deepen the communication with fellow brothers from my hometown and learn from their work experience in maintaining public security and stability."

This was not actually part of the Hong Kong Island Police delegation's plan to go north. However, everything had to go through a formality, and he and his brothers came to visit the big brother of the same system, so they had to have some exchanges with their counterparts in the mainland.

We carried out some direct and close exchanges, learned from each other's advanced experience, and further promoted mutual connections.

"The second thing is, I would like to trouble Minister Jianguo to assist our Hong Kong Island Police Force in contacting the military industry system in our hometown, especially the Northern Industry."

Zhou Quan continued speaking, and he really began to mention the purpose of his and his brothers' visit.

"Our Hong Kong Island Police Force has plans to upgrade to a new generation of weapons and equipment in the near future. The 92G and NP-22 pistols are the key targets of our Hong Kong Island Police Force."

"In addition, our Hong Kong Island Police Force has other procurement plans for police armored vehicles."

The US$7.5 billion that was handed over to the Financial Secretary some time ago was eventually allocated one-tenth by the big bosses of the Hong Kong government and returned to the police finance department.

After all, this unexpected fortune was entirely contributed by the police force.

The police force cannot have the biggest piece of the pie, but compared with other departments of the Hong Kong government, it clearly has the largest piece of the pie.

Of course, the 750 million is allocated to the police finance department.

It is not just the budget for replacing police equipment this year, but also the unplanned appropriations for the next few years.

As for how many years it can be used, that depends on the various development plans of the police force.

But in any case, the Police Finance Department is now very wealthy.

Therefore, the police force's weapons and equipment update plan is not limited to firearms.

Compared with police firearms, high-tech equipment such as police armored vehicles and police drones are the real money-eaters in this procurement plan.

However, due to the extremely large demand for police firearms, they also occupy a considerable share of this funding budget.

For the modification of police firearms this time, Zhou Xingxing and the police force's operations team ultimately only customized a modification plan for the police pistols.

This point was also recognized by Zhou Quan.

In terms of performance and power, the weapons of mass destruction currently in service with the police force are still among the best in the international law enforcement community.

In the short term, there is no need to modify other models.

Even Zhou Quan had plans in his mind to support the full localization of weapons for the Hong Kong Police Force.

But in his opinion, the time is not yet ripe.

The reason is simple. The current Type 95 gun family from my hometown is not outstanding in terms of performance and power.

If it is the more advanced Type 19 gun family of the future, then there is obviously no doubt about it.

Taking advantage of the current strong financial position of the Police Finance Department, he will definitely promote the localization of police weapons.

But at this moment, modified 92G and NP-22 models of police pistols are sufficient.

More budget funds should be used to purchase high-tech equipment and strengthen the technological development of the police force!

Therefore, the main task of the visiting delegation of the Hong Kong Island Police Force this time is to establish close cooperation and exchange relations with the military-industrial system in their hometown through the matchmaking of the big brother of the same system in their hometown.

It is not only for the current procurement plan, but also to lay a solid foundation for the future.

In a nutshell, the Hong Kong Police Force, which already has a very sufficient financial budget, is now even richer.

All major cutting-edge military manufacturers, come quickly!

(End of this chapter)