IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People
Serial No.
Arrival Date
Date of Reg.
1208
8-4-1990
9-4-1990
Imm. Ref. VRD
Total
Description
on
Port of Embarkation
of vessel
Sailing
Date
Board
in VN
Description of Boat People Excluding the two ECVIIS
Knowledge of Detention Centre
Policy
Remarks
North Central South/No
junk installed with a 12 h.p. engine.
Chinese type
wooden sailing Group I
5
Group I
Group I
Vietnamese
Source
HỌ CHI MINH CITY
S.VN.
4-3-90 at
3
Chinese
3
0600 hrs.
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Group II
Group II
Group II
Breakdown
Family Composition
: M 3 W
-
2
HO CHI MINH CITY, 4-3-90
Measurement
10m x 2m
Families
Individuals 3
S.VN.
at 0600 hrs.
1. Except the two ECVIÏs, all believed to be former VN residents.
2. Had stopped
over China and Macao.
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Personal Effects
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This junk has not been towed to GIRC. No photo is available.
Description of Voyage
Simple clothing and belongings VN issued papers
Boatmaster : NGUYEN THE PHUOC
The three persons, together with the two ECVIIs of Group II, fled HO CHI MINH CITY, S.VN on 4-3-90. Two days later, they reached HAI PHONG by bus and made a 3-day stopover. On 9-3-90, they came to HAI NINH via HONG GAI and immediately approached the border check point. Each of them had to pay 800 Dongs and RMB $1 to the Vietnamese and Chinese officials respectively before they
were allowed to cross the border. The whole party reached DONG XING (REAL) by boat and took a bus to FANG CHENG (7) on the same day. They had once been discovered by the Chinese officials and they were fined RMB $70 for illegal entry from Vietnam. However, they were permitted to continue their journey after paying the penalty. They then stayed there for 3 days so as to look for onward facilities. On 13-3-90, they arrived at ZHEN JIANG ( 1 ) and took another bus to JIANG MUN (21 P on the
) next day.
There, they stayed at their relative's house for about 2 weeks. On 27-3-90, they managed to purchase a motorized sailing junk at TAN ZHOU (t) at a cost of RMB $2,500 and set sail immediately.
坦
Because of
/engine