TNAG-2064-FCO40-2942-Vietnamese-boat-people-and-China-1990 — Page 48

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IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People

1177

Serial No.

Arrival Date 7-2-90 Date of Reg: 8-2-90

Imm.

Total

Description

Ref.

on

Port of Embarkation

of vessel

Sailing

Date

VRD

Board

in VN

Description of Boat People *Excluding ONE ECVII

Knowledge of Detention Centre

Policy

North Central South XX/NO

Chinese type

wooden sailing

11/90 junk installed Group I

8

Group I

Group I

with a China

Vietnamese

Chinese

Source

2

7

HỌ CHI MINH

Dec., 1989

made engine

of 12 h.p.

Group II

1 ECVII

Measurement

S.VN. Group II

PINGSHA

QUANG DONG

CHINA

(中國東平沙)

Breakdown

*11 4

W2 BOG1

Rxxxxxxxxxxx/ XxxxxxxX

Group II

16-2-90

Family Composition

:

Families 1

Individuals 4

at 1100 hrs

Personal Effects

Remarks

1. Except Group II all believed to be former VN residents.

2. Had stopped

over China/& Macao.

3. XXXXXXX

XXXXXX.

11m x 2m

This junk has not been towed to GIRC.

No photo is available.

Description of Voyage

Group I

Simple clothing and belongings VN issued papers

Boatmaster : TAT CA CAU

The 7 persons of 4 groups fled HO CHI MINH, S.VN. separately in early and mid Dec., 1989 and reached HA NOI, N.VN. by train or bus. after a 3-day voyage. They were all under the escort of their relatives. They proceeded to HAI NINH and crossed the Sino-Vietnamese border until they arrived at DONG XING (? ). CHINA. In late Dec., 1989, they were subsequently led to PING SHA (3) via FANG CHENG (BÍ TA and ZHAN JIANG (1 ) and stayed in their relatives houses at PING SHA FARM DOUMEN XIAN QUANG DONG SHENG CHINA ( G J P g On 5-2-90, they were joint by Group II and had contributed a total of RMB 7,000 80 as to purchase the exodus junk there. They then set sail on the next day and eventually sailed to MACAO on the same night. They continued their journey in the following morning and finally managed to arrive in Hong Kong on 7-2-1990.

(b).

+

/Group II

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