The Ministry of Education, which has jurisdiction over sunken ships, argues that Huang has always been trying to get commissioned to do the work of recovering the artifacts. However, due to academic considerations, the Ministry cannot sign a contract with a single individual. Thus plans for exploring and salvaging the ships have been delayed for eight years.
主管沉船業務的教育部就認為，黃加進一直想承包古沉船的挖掘工作，但是教育部基於學術專業的立場，不可能與個人簽約，古沉船的探勘及挖掘計畫，因此從發現至今，延宕了八年。