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Additional Information:

1.

17 of them had knowledge of the screening policy by means of radio broadcast by BBC, press, letter and hearsay.

2.

Only one of them had knowledge of mandatory/forced repatriation through hearsay before departure.

All of them would write back to Vietnam.

Seven stopovers in China.

3.

4.

5.

and BAI SHA (

白沙

6.

They were inspected by Chinese officials at BEI HAI (t

). No replenishment was given.

All of them had not heard of the news that they would be placed on a deserted island after their arrival in Hong Kong.

7.

According to them, the Sino-Vietnamese border was still opened.

8.

Total no. of unaccompanied minors under the age of 18: 14 (6 B,

8 G)

9.

Five ex-xerviceman had been reported.

10.

They chose to come llong Kong as it was the nearest port and the route

was safe.

11.

All of them (including one ECVII) were land-crossers from Vietnam to

China via DONG XING

東興

).

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