Description of Voyage
Group I
2
Boatmaster: LIU PHO PHAU
This group of 52 left HO CHI MINH by train on 9-4-90. After a stopover at HA NOI, they reached HONG GAI where they met the organizer, a VN/M, called 'Third Uncle' ( a total sum of 6 taels of gold for providing an escape boat and a coxswain.
). The organizer charged them 12
All of them, including the organizer, set sail at HONG GAI on 12-4-90. Two days later, they came to JIANG PING ( 21 ) of China. After arrival, they hired another Chinese steersman while the organizer and the original coxswain left. During their two days' stay, the boatmaster admitted a VN/M (Group II) and a minor CII (Group III) at a payment of RMB $400. Moreover, another CII (Group IV) was also allowed for joint voyage at a cost of three gold rings. This newly combined group of 56 continued their voyage on 15-4-90. They called at QI SHUI CER
> op 17-4-90 and then HAI KANG ( ZHAN JIANG (2221), they arrived HAI YAN ( One day later, they came to SAN ZAO DAO (Xi G
on 19-4-90. After another overnight stopover at
) where they wind sheltered for 3 days until 27-4-90. where the Chinese steersman left. The remaining 55 boatmates proceeded to Hong Kong on the morning of 29-4-90 and were eventually intercepted by Hong Kong Marine Police in the same day afternoon without touching Macao.
Group II & III
Informant : LUU DUONG CU
This Vietnamese (Group II) departed HO CHI MINH by ferry on 3-4-90. He called at HAI NINH via HAI PHONG. He paid 50,000 Dongs to a courier who escorted him to DONG XING (
) of China via hill
path. Then he took a bus to JIANG PING I F ) where he stayed at his sister's home until he encountered Group I on 15-4-90. Upon request, he brought along with his sister's grandson that was Group III, a minor
CII living at SHAN XIN CUN, JIANG PING ZHEN, FANG CHENG XIAN, GUANG XI, CHINA / B
田心村
2149 h
) since his birth. Consequently, they were admitted for joint voyage.
From then on, they
shared the same voyage with Group I until their arrival in Hong Kong.
Group IV
Informant : LI CHUN TUNG
This CII was born in China in 1970. He lived at WANG BO SHAN CUN, GUI MING DA DUI, JIANG PING ZHEN, FANG CHENG XIAN, GUANG XI, CHINA & tel
( 22 2 2 DA K Box, I th w
> since his birth. He had been in Vietnam as farmer for one year (8/88 to 8/89). Then he returned to his own village until he fled his country on 15-4-90. He was allowed to join Group I's exodus at a cost of three gold rings. Thereafter, he stayed all along with Group I until his arrival in Hong Kong.
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