IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People
Serial No.
Arrival Date
1178
9-2-1990
Date of Reg: 10-2-1990
Imm.
Total
Description
Ref. VRD
on
Port of Embarkation
of vessel
Sailing
Date
Description of Boat People
Board
in VN
Knowledge of Detention Centre
Policy
Remarks
VN type wooden
HỌ CHI MINH
12/90
boat installed
9
S.VN.
28-11-89 at 0700hr
North
Central South YES/NO
1. Believed to
be former
9
with a 22h.p.
Vietnamese
Source
VN residents.
China-made
Chinese
XXX
engine
Breakdown
M 5
1/ 2 B 2 GO
PILLEY
Nearby Letter
2. Had stopped
over China,
Macao.
Family Composition
:
Measurement
8m x 3m
Families
2
Individuals
0
Personal Effects :
炎炎菜菜菜餚
Description of Voyage
Simple clothing and belongings VN issued papers
Boatmaster : DO THAI HUAN
This boat has not been towed to GIRC.
No photo is available
They
These 9 VBP were landcrossers from Vietnam to China. started their journey on 28-11-89 and went to HAI PHONG via HA NOI by train. On 7-12-89, the party arrived in MONG CAI where they met a Viet- namese named 'THIEP'. 'THIEP' was a frequent traveller between China and Vietnam. He promised to take the party to China and charged them at 0.5 tael of gold. They were, then led to JIANG PING (21), CHINA via DONG XING) in two separate groups. The first group, comprising three VBP, paid 2000,000 dongs to the VN border officials while the other group paid 270,000 dongs. They ded not encounter any PRC official 8B they took some mountainous paths afterwards. The party were then· taken to the house of a Chinese named 'TONG' (address unknown). They stayed there until 19-12-89 when 'THIEP' arranged a motorized boat (the one by which they arrived in Hong Kong) for them.
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