TNAG-2064-FCO40-2942-Vietnamese-boat-people-and-China-1990 — Page 76

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IMMIGRATION DEPARTIENT

First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People

Imm.

Total

Description

Ref.

VRD

on

Port of Embarkation

of vessel

Sailing

Date

Description of Boat People

Board

in VN

8/90

Chinese type

4

wooden fishing

HỒ CHÍ MINH, S.VN.

1

boat installed

with a 7 h.p.

China made

engine.

Measurement

7 mx 1.5 m

Serial No.

1174

Arrival Date

20-1-1990

D.O.R.

20-1-1990

Knowledge of Detention Centre

Policy

Remarks

North Central South Yes/No

1. Believed to be

former VN residents.

2. Had stopped

over China/ Nacao.

3. Varning

Natica

served.

28-12-89

at 0900 hrs

Vietnamese

Source

Chinese

4

Breakdown

N 3 WO B1 · 0

Radio broadcast/ Preas/bretter Hearsay

Family Composition

Families 1 Individuals 2

Personal Effects :

Simple clothing and belonginge VN issued papers

Description of Voyage

Boatmaster :

TRUONG KHANH

This boat has not been towed to GIRC. No photo is available.

This group of 4 were land-crossers from Vietnam to China. They left HO CHI MINH, S.VN. on 28-12-89 and went to HA NOI by bus. After stopping overnight, they proceeded to HONG GAI where they met a Vietnamese who provided onward passage to MONG CAI by car. On 5-1-1990, the party reached the Sino- Vietnamese border. They crossed the border by paying 200 dongs and RMB $2 to the Vietnamese border officials and Chinese officials respectively. They then went to visit Mk X R b

陳光儲 who was the, uncle of a boatmate (address : 中國广西省東興(縣中山路72號)。

陳光儲

was believed to be an

ECVII who migrated to China in 1979. With his assistance, the group managed

a boat at RMB $5,600. They set sail on 13-1-1990 and hugged the coast

to buy

/ continuously ...

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