TNAG-1044-FCO40-1294-Violation-of-Vietnamese-territorial-waters-by-Hong-Kong-citi-1981 — Page 6

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RESTRICTED

FM HANOI 180700Z MAR 81

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

Copieu

RESTRICTED

TELEGRAM NUMBER 10 OF 18 MARCH.

AND TO PRIORITY FCO.

Sea (2)

ARREST OF HONG KONG TRAWLER.

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TOP CORY

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1. THE HEAD OF THE CONSULAR DEPARTMENT OF THE

неконц

RECEIVŁO IN REGISTRY NO. 51

31 MAR 1981

DESK OFFICER

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FA, YUONG VAN

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THUY SUMMONDED SECOND SECRETARY (WYNBURNE) THIS MORNING TO

INFORM THE EMBASSY OF THE ARREST BY VIETNAMESE BORDER GUARDS

OF A HONG KONG REGISTERED TRAWLER AND CREW ON 10 JANUARY 1981.

2. THE BOAT, A PACIFIC (VIETNAMESE: THAI BINH DUONG) TRAWLER

HAS REGISTRATION NUMBER M61-122A AND WAS DETAINED WHEN IT

VIOLATED VIETNAMESE TERRITORIAL WATERS AT 16 DEGREES 07 MINUTES

NORTH 108 DEGREES 53 MINUTES EAST. THERE WERE 5 TONS OF

FISH ON BOARD. OF THE SEVEN CREW MEMBERS ARRESTED, TWO WERE

DESCRIBED AS BRITISH NATIONALS AND FIVE AS HONG KONG (CHINESE)

CITIZENS (ALL HELD HONG KONG ADULT IDENTITY CARDS). THREE OTHER

CREW MEMBERS ARE SAID TO HAVE ''ESCAPED'.

REGISTRY

Action Taken

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3. DETAILS OF THE CREW ARRESTED ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(A) A LAI KAM SHING BORN 18 NOVEMBER 1960 BRITISH HK ADULT

IDENTITY CARD NO. 6287287.

(E) LAI KAM-KUEN BORN 4 NOVEMER 1959 BRITISH HK ADULT IDENTITY

CARD NO. G193554.

(C) LAI KAU AGE 36 HK ADULT IDENTITY CARD NO. A583372

(D) KWOK KOU AGE 47 HK ADULT IDENTITY CARD NO. A094595

(E) LEUNG TAK MING BORN 11 JULY 1956 HK ADULT IDENETITY CARD

CARD NO. D183780

(F) LI HON-MING BORN 2 DECEMBER 1947 HK ADULT IDENTITY CARD

NO. AS38801

(G) CHENG SUP-NG AGE 31 HK ADULT IDENTITY CARD NO. A566161

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