The coastguard points out that in the early days, criminal gangs mainly used to get their cargo to the beaches using a sampan or raft. But lately they have all been using speedboats, and coastal patrols guarding against illegal immigration simply cannot catch up to them.
海巡署指出，早期人蛇集團偷渡搶灘以舢舨或膠筏為主，但最近皆以快艇為工具，速度之快，海岸巡防艇根本追趕不及，只能任其逃脫。