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via GUANGZHOU SHI (†). On 5-1-90, the boatmaster met his friend 'MAN' (P) in the farm. The group stayed there until 18-1-90 when 'MAN' arranged a boat for them. A total of RMB 8,000 were paid. On 17-1-90, the group of 22 set sail from JIAN AN (# FF ). Soon after sailing, the group lost their direction. On 20-1-90, they reached Macao and windshetlered for 2 days. On 72-1-90, they resumed their yoyage from Macoo. Again they lost their direction and stayed at an unknown island for one day, They finally arrived in Hong Kong in the morning on 24-1-90.

Group II

they went

Informant : TU PAO (19

This groups consisted of 2 ECVII families (breakdown

GUANGXI (fb kik loks MIX).

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and

). The parents were all ECVII whereas the children were born in China.

co China in 1978 and settled in XI XIANG HOA QIAO FARM, FU SUI XIAN,

In May this year, the heads of these two families (

to e. TU PAO and HOANG CHI MINH) went Vietnam due to the hard living condition in China. They met the boatmaster of Group I and knew about the exodus. They joined the Group in Vietnam and picked up their family members in GUANGXI: They arrived in Hong Kong together with Group 1.

Additional Information.

1.

Only one of them had knowledge of the screening policy.

heard about it through radio broadcast (BPC).

2.

None had knowledge of the following:

a) mandatory repatriation

b) whether the Sino-Vietnamese border is closed or control

tightened.

c) that they would be placed on a deserted island after their

arrival in Hong Kong.

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