TNAG-0791-FCO40-995-Refugees-from-Vietnam-in-Hong-Kong-Vietnamese-boat-people-1978 — Page 159

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REPATRIATION OF VIETNAMESE NATIONALS.

ON 10 MARCH 1978, CARGO VESSEL MV TAI CHUNG SHAN, REGISTERED

OWNER SHUN CHEONG STEAM NAVIGATION CO LTD OF HONG KONG, ARRIVED HERE FROM BANGKOK WITH FOUR VIETNAMESE MEN ON BOARD. THEY HAD BEEN RESCUED AT SEA AT POSITION 8 DEGREES 34 MINUTES NORTH, 104 DEGREE

12 MINUTES EAST ON 6 MARCH. THEIR PARTICULARS ARE:

1. TRAN-VAN-BINH, BORN 1928, HOLDER OF IDENTITY CARD NO 0977183

ISSUED SIAGON 21.3.69.

2. NGUYEN-VAN-BE, BORN 1954, HOLDER OF HOI VIEN IDENTITY CARD

NO 24442 ISSUED TP HO CHI MINH 24. 377

3. DANG-VAN-THEO, BORN 1954 HOLDER OF GIAY CHUNG NGÂN (TAM THOI)

IDENTITY CARD NO 239/KT/CN ISSUED T P HO CHI MINH 31.12.77

4. NGUYEN-THANH-CONG, AGED 36 WITH NO IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT.

2. ALL CLAIM TO BE CREW MEMBERS OF VIETNAMESE STATE OWNED FISHING BOAT QUOC-DOANH-DẠNG CABENNGHE, THEY SAY THEY WERE OVER-POWERED BY OTHER CREW MEMBERS ON OR ABOUT 4 MARCH.

12 CREW MEMBERS DECIDED NOT TO RETURN TO VIETNAM AND REMAINED ON THE FISHING BOAT (WHOSE DESTINATION IS NOT KNOWN). 7 CREW MEMBERS WERE FORCED OVERBOARD. THE 4 WHO ARRIVED HERE WERE GIVEN A LIFE RAFT, WHICH WAS PICKED UP WITH THEM. ANOTHER 3 HAD LIFE-BUOYS AND WERE SEPARATED. THEIR WHEREABOUTS IS NOT KNOWN.

3. THE FOUR IN HONG KONG ALL HAVE WIVES AND FAMILIES IN HO CHI MINH CITY. RESPECTIVE ADDRESSES ARE (1) 210/32A, DUUNG THIEU

TRỊ, QUAN 6: (2) AP-5, XA THANHAN, HUYỆN BEN CAT, TINH BINH DƯƠNG: (3) MYTHO, QUAN GA CONG, XAPH JOCTHAN, THANH TIÊN GANG AND (4) QUAN 8, DUONG BEN NGUYÊN DUY, THEY WISH TO RETURN TO VIETNAM AS

SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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14. THE FOUR.