IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People
Serial No.
1272
Arrival Date 25-5-1990
Date of Reg. 25-5-1990
Knowledge of Detention Centre
Policy
North Central South Xxx/No
Imo.
Total
Port of
Description
Ref.
on
Embarkation
of vessel
Sailing
Date
Description of Boat People
VRD
Board
in VN
106/90
Chinese type
17
wooden sailing
HO CHI MINH CITY
S.VN.
junk installed
5-5-90 at 0800 hrs.)
Vietnamese
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Source
Chinese
with a 12 h.p. engine.
Breakdown
M 6 5 B 5 1
17 xxxxx)
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Family Composition
:
Families
5
Individuals 3
Measurement
7m x 1.5m
Personal Effects :
Description of Voyage
Simple clothing and belongings VN issued papers
Boatmaster : LAU TAC KHAY
Remarks
1. Believed
to be
former VN residents.
2. Had stopped
over China/ XXXXXX
*xxxxxxxng
Makix*
X*XX**X
The junk has not been towed
to GIRC. No photo is available.
A
The escapees started their journey at HO CHI MINH CITY by train. night's rest at HA NOI was made before they reached HONG GAI by bus. At HONG GAI, they met a VN/M 'CUONG' who agreed to guide them to China side at a charge of 0.1 tael of gold per head. All were led to MONG CAI and directed to cross the border for DONG XING (10) at a place two miles away from the check point. They crossed the border by small boat at a fare of RMB $5. All parties gathered again at DỌNG XING HUA QIAO LU SHE
嬌旅舍. There, a young man 'JI' () approached the escapees and promised to offer them a sailing junk at a price of RMB $3,800. On 19-5-90, the escapees and 'JI set off for FANG CHENG (3) where they boarded a bus for GUANG ZHOU (廣州)。
). Two days later they reached their destination. After a day's rest in a small village, they were escorted to TAI PING() where a pre-arranged junk was given to them. The 17 escapees discovered that the engine malfunctioned after two hours' sailing. They failed to repair the engine and
/later