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Source was a 22 year old ethnic Chinese farmer born at Quang Ninh Province, Northern Vietnam, who had migrated to China via Mong Cai and Dongxiang (2639/5281) in July 1978 and had been assigned to Liquang OCF, Shangsi (0006/1835) County, Quinzhou (2953/1558) District, Guangxi Zhuang
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The Escape from China
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Source decided in March 1981 to depart clandestinely from China to Hong Kong. He did not give any reason for this decision, but having made it he soon began planning the departure details with four of his friends at Liquang who also wished to emigrate.
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The five organisers applied to the OCF administration for travel permits to visit relatives at Pingsha, where Source stayed at the house of HUANG Ya Sheng (7806/0068/3932) (c. WONG Ah Sang), said to be a relative (no details).
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HUANG offered to find a suitable boat, and the services of a sampan for ferrying out passengers, for a fee of RM3 1,660. He took Source on 7th April 1981 to Lianwan, located on a small peninsula to the east of Pingsha, to examine a boat being offered for sale by a man named LIN (2651 c. LAM). It was agreed that Source would return after one week and pay a deposit to HUANG, to be handed on to LIN.
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Source and one of his fellow organisers, who had accompanied him from Liquang, immediately began soliciting passengers in the streets of Pingsha. This was not difficult, as there were many Vietnamese Chinese looking for departure opportunities.
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A total of 13 passengers were found, contributions collected, and RMB 1,660 handed to HUANG on 14th April.
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The boat was collected by Source from the river lock at Lianwan on 15th April and as the passengers were embarked by sampan on another river (no details), it was not necessary to bribe the Lianwan lock-keepers.
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Setting off downstream at 2100 hours on 15th April, the boat travelled out to sea and arrived at Sanzao Dao on 17th April. Here a party of militia questioned the group and allowed them to continue after ascertaining they were Vietnamese Chinese rather than Chinese illegal emigrants. They also offered to tow the group to Macau in exchange for four taels of gold, but this was declined as the passengers did not have the required amount.
Reaching Macau on 18th April, the passengers were questioned in a casual manner by the Macau Police, and said they had travelled from Quang Ninh in Northern Vietnam.
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