TNAG-2064-FCO40-2942-Vietnamese-boat-people-and-China-1990 — Page 19

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

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G.F. 324

VBP Border Crossers (1.2.90 to 28.2.90)

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1.

(a)

Total No. of Arrivals:

201

Since 1.1.90

365

(b)

Sino-Vietnamese land

border crosser

192 (96%)

347 (95%)

(c)

From South Vietnam

123 (61%)

263 (72%)

(a)

From Ho Chi Minh City:

115 (57%)

195 (53%)

(e)

Ethnic Chinese

84 (42%)

174 (48%)

(£)

Travelled as far as

Guang Dong before obtaining boats

47 (23%)

104 (28%)

2.

Most usual route followed and supply of boats

The majority crossed the Sino-Vietnamese land border via Dong Xing() and a few via Peng Xiang ( 7 ). Travelled further by land to Jiang Ping (1), Qi Sha (企沙 of Guangxi () and Tai Ping (A), Guangzhou (廣州 Zan Shui (EK) and Pao An ( II) of

"

Guang Dong (£) before obtaining boats to carry on

their journey to Hong Kong by sea. A total of 7 boats were purchased from local fishermen in those places from RMB6,300 to 8,500.

3. The average length of journey is 2 months.

Distribution

S for S DS(S) RC

PAS(S)4

PAS(S)6

AS(S)9

AS(S)12

AS(S)13

CEO (R) C/RCC

PE(G)

Refugees Division

Security Branch

Government Secretariat

File: L/M SRD 706/60/XVII

Date : 1.3.90

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