IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People
Serial No.
Arrival Date
1211
11-4-1990
Date of Reg. 12-4-1990
Imm.
Total
Description
Ref.
on
of vessel
VRD
Board
Port of Embarkation
in VIV/CHINA
Sailing
Date
Description of Boat People
Knowledge of
Detention Centre
Policy
Remarks
Chinese type wooden fishing boat installed
38
North Central South Yes/N
1.
Believed
Group I
with two engines
23
45/90
of 12 h.p.
each.
Group I
QUAN BA, HA TUYEN, N.VN.
Group I
11-3-1990
at 1530 hrs.
Vietnamese
1
Source
Chinese
36
--
1
Praxx/Letter/
Group II
1
Measurement
Group II
THUAN HAI, S.VN.
Group II
7-89
Breakdown
Family Composition
:
M 15 H 12 B 56 Hearsay
to be
former VN residents.
2. Had stopped over China/
XXXXX.
6m x 1.5m
Personal Effects
Group III 14
Group III HA TUYEN, N.VN.
Group III
29-3-1990
Description of Voyage
Families 9 Individuals 9
Simple clothing and belongings VN issued papers
Boatmaster : PHẠM CHI SAI
*********g
:
Group I
This boat has not been towed to GIRC. No photo is available.
All 23 VBP of this group were relatives and clansmen of the boatmaster. They resided at HA TUYEN, N.VN. which lies adjacent to the Sino-Vietnamese Land border. They planned the exodus about two months before departure. No VN official was involved.
On 11-3-90, the group went to HA GIANG and crossed the land border on foot. They arrived at MA LI PO (1), YUNNAM CHINA on the following day. They then took buses to DONG GAN
FU NING (富寧 ) and reached NAN NING, GUANG XI 6 4 1 5
南寧
(
).
),
) on 16-3-90.
After a two-day stopover, they went to BEI HAI (
where they encountered Group II and III. The amalgamated group purchased a boat (by which they arrived) at 10,000 RMB from a local fisherman. On 29-3-90, the party of 38 set sail from BEI HAI. Two days later, they called at a port near JIANG HONG
> where they received inspection from the local officials. On 4-4-90, they took a 3-day rest near ZHEN JIANG (
匹
). 21
Some fuel and food were bought from the local villagers at 250 RMB. Thereafter they sailed continuously northeastward
/along