GRS 690
RESTRICTED
FM HANOI 180700Z MAR 81
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
Copieu
RESTRICTED
TELEGRAM NUMBER 10 OF 18 MARCH.
AND TO PRIORITY FCO.
Sea (2)
ARREST OF HONG KONG TRAWLER.
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1. THE HEAD OF THE CONSULAR DEPARTMENT OF THE
неконц
RECEIVŁO IN REGISTRY NO. 51
31 MAR 1981
DESK OFFICER
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FA, YUONG VAN
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THUY SUMMONDED SECOND SECRETARY (WYNBURNE) THIS MORNING TO
INFORM THE EMBASSY OF THE ARREST BY VIETNAMESE BORDER GUARDS
OF A HONG KONG REGISTERED TRAWLER AND CREW ON 10 JANUARY 1981.
2. THE BOAT, A PACIFIC (VIETNAMESE: THAI BINH DUONG) TRAWLER
HAS REGISTRATION NUMBER M61-122A AND WAS DETAINED WHEN IT
VIOLATED VIETNAMESE TERRITORIAL WATERS AT 16 DEGREES 07 MINUTES
NORTH 108 DEGREES 53 MINUTES EAST. THERE WERE 5 TONS OF
FISH ON BOARD. OF THE SEVEN CREW MEMBERS ARRESTED, TWO WERE
DESCRIBED AS BRITISH NATIONALS AND FIVE AS HONG KONG (CHINESE)
CITIZENS (ALL HELD HONG KONG ADULT IDENTITY CARDS). THREE OTHER
CREW MEMBERS ARE SAID TO HAVE ''ESCAPED'.
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3. DETAILS OF THE CREW ARRESTED ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(A) A LAI KAM SHING BORN 18 NOVEMBER 1960 BRITISH HK ADULT
IDENTITY CARD NO. 6287287.
(E) LAI KAM-KUEN BORN 4 NOVEMER 1959 BRITISH HK ADULT IDENTITY
CARD NO. G193554.
(C) LAI KAU AGE 36 HK ADULT IDENTITY CARD NO. A583372
(D) KWOK KOU AGE 47 HK ADULT IDENTITY CARD NO. A094595
(E) LEUNG TAK MING BORN 11 JULY 1956 HK ADULT IDENETITY CARD
CARD NO. D183780
(F) LI HON-MING BORN 2 DECEMBER 1947 HK ADULT IDENTITY CARD
NO. AS38801
(G) CHENG SUP-NG AGE 31 HK ADULT IDENTITY CARD NO. A566161
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