IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ·
First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People
Serial No.
Arrival Date
Date of Reg.
1261
14-5-1990
15-5-1990
Imm.
Total
Description
Ref.
on
Port of Embarkation
of vessel
Sailing
Date
VRD
Board
in VN/CH
Description of Boat People * Excluding one ECVII
Knowledge of Detention Centre
Policy
Remarks
Chinese type
wooden sailing
junk installed
with two 12 h.g engines.
32
North Central South/No
1. Believed to be
Vietnamese
-
Source
Group I
Group I
Group I
•
31
HO CHI MINH CITY
S.VN.
8-4-90
Chinese
2
1
28
former VN residents.
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at
0800 hrs.
Breakdown
M 7
W 13 B 6 5
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2.
Had stopped
over China/
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95/90
Family Composition
:
Measurement
12m x 2.5m
Group II
1 (ECVII)
Group II
Group II
Families 7 Individuals 9
DONG XING XIAN,
12-5-90
HUASHI FARM.
at
Personal Effects :
XİKİXİXXX
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東興具
1000 hrs.
林場
Simple clothing and belongings VN issued papers
Description of Voyage
Group I
Boatmaster : DUONG SIN MINH
The junk has not been towed
to GIRC. No photo is available.
The participants were recruited by 3 ECVS named DUONG, CUONG and TU.. Each of them had to pay 0.1 tael of gold for the escort service. The journey began at HO CHI MINH CITY by train. They travelled in small groups to avoid any official inspection. They passed HANOI, HAI PHONG and had a one week rest in HONG GAI. With the help of 'TU' only, the groups were able to cross the border via MONG GAI without difficulty. It took another week before they could gather again at DONG XING HUA QIAO LU SHE (東興華僑旅舍. All of them were then escorted to DONG XING HUASHI FARM (東興華石林場)
where they stayed until 11-5-90. It was at HUASHI whérè group II joined the exodus. Two friends of TỤ were requested to work as couriers. They were
THAM ANH TAI (沈英寸 ) and CHUNG TUYEN QUANG CÁP X ), believed
1
to be residents in HUASHI FARM. Again, the members split into small groups when they were on their way to ZHONG SHAN ( D1 ). All were briefed to
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