As the number of sampans had increased significantly , enforcement action , with marine police and marine department , was conducted to stop sampans taking passengers illegally on 28 september 由于舢舨数目激增，署方与水警和海事处于九月二十八日采取执法行动，制止舢舨非法接载乘客。
The prevailing smuggling trend indicates that the carriage of unmanifested cargoes such as vehicles parts , electrical appliances and computer parts by small motorized sampans is now increasingly popular 近期走私的趋势显示，以机动舢舨偷运未领有载货纸的货物包括汽车、电器及电脑零件有上升的迹象。
Pre - 1997 , lamma was often considered the laid - back island haunt of expatriates who worked in the bars of lan kwai fong and wan chai at night and returned by sampan in the early hours of the morning 过去，南丫岛常被视为优游闲逸的地方，最适合那些晚间在兰桂坊及湾仔酒吧工作，清早才坐舢舨回家的外国人居住。
The remarks were made by the chief inspector anti - smuggling task force , mr mark steeple , at a press briefing this ( october 8 ) afternoon on the recent trend of smuggling by small craft in the mirs bay area 水警反走私特遣队总督察施德博今午（十月八日）在记者会上讲述近期大鹏湾以舢舨进行走私活动的情况时，作出以上表示。
Of them , two men were suspected to be aiders and abettors . some of the iis who had fallen into the sea when the sampan was swamped by waves were immediately rescued by marine police officers 警方拘捕船上二男八女，怀疑为非法入境者，其中两人相信为蛇头。过程中，部分非法入境者由于海浪关系，从舢舨跌落海，但随即被水警救起。
Marine department is fully aware of the environmental problems and nuisance floating refuse could bring . its fleet of 67 vessels ( six hired sampans and 58 hired vessels ) scavenges floating refuse in the harbour and typhoon shelters 该处利用一支船队，共有67艘船（当中包括六艘租用的舢舨、 58艘租用的船只） ，清理海港内和避风塘里
Officers located two mainland men , aged 17 and 25 , and 14 buddha pines aboard the 6 . 5 metre - long motorised sampan upon searching . investigations revealed that the pair was suspected of stealing the buddha pines from the southern coast of po toi islands last night 警方在该艘六点五米长的机动舢舨上发现两名年龄分别十七及二十五岁的内地男子，并搜出十四株罗汉松。
Two patrolling vessels attached to the marine police small boat division spotted a suspicious sampan manoeuvring off tai long tsui in sai kung at about 10 . 20 am today . two fast pursuit craft were then deployed to intercept the sampan for investigation 今晨约十时二十分，两艘隶属小艇分区的水警轮在西贡大浪咀对开海面，发现一艘形迹可疑的舢舨正在慢行，于是派遣两艘快速追截艇截查该舢舨。
