TNAG-2065-FCO40-2943-Vietnamese-boat-people-and-China-1990 — Page 116

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IMMIGRATION DEPARTM!T

First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People

boat installed Group I: 34 Group I

Imm.

Total

Description

Ref.

on

Port of Embarkation

of vessel

Sailing

Date

VRD

Board

in VN

Description of Boat People *Excluding one male ECVII

North Central South YES/N

Chinese type

wooden fishing

43

Serial No.

1182

Arrival Date

19-02-90

DOR

20-02-20

Knowledge of Detention Centre

Policy

Remarks

Vietnamese

Source

16/90

with 3 enginee

(12h.p. each)

Ho Chi Minh S. VN

Group I

30-10-89

Chinese

:

42

Measurement:

10m X 4m

Group II: 8 Group II

Ho Chi Minh S. VN

Group II 28-10-89 at 1800hrs

at 1800hrs Breakdown

Family Composition

: N 16 W 11 B7 G 8

Hearsay

Families

7 Individuals 13

Personal Effects

Kadiexhxnadenekt RXRER/Letter/and

1. Believed to

be former VN residents.

2. Had stopped

over China MARAXX

Xxxxxxxxx

Nating

:

xxxxndx

Group III: 1 Group III

(ECVII)

XIN GONG QU QIN LIAN FARM HE PU XIAN

Group 111

VN

w

Simple clothing and belongings

issued papers

01-02-89

Boatmaster : SAN A SANG

GUANG XI, CHINA

This boat has not been

towed to GIRC.

No photo is available.

(中國,廣西省,合

縣,欽簾,林場, 新公區

Description of Voyage

Group I:

The exodus was organized by the boat-master who met the ECVII (Group III) just a few days before their departure in HO CHI MINH on 30-10-89. In order to arrange for a boat in China, eight of them (Group II) being led by the ECVII left two days earlier than the main group. The ECVII was paid 100,000 Dongs and allowed to join the exodus group. The main group of 34 led by the boatmaster arrived at HA NOI after a 3-day bus trip. Without rest, they proceeded to HA NINH via HON GAI and HA COI. Having paid 900,000 Dongs to a Vietnamese man, they were conveyed by a small boat to DONG XING (32) of China successfully without going through any check points on both sides. They reunited with Group II and III there but stayed in their own friends' and relatives' homes for one and a half month because they could not find a suitable boat.

At last, of boatmate's relative, uncle WONG (x), helped them to buy a Chinese motorized boat at a cost of RMB$12,000 at QI SHA (1). WONG sailed the empty boat back to JIANG PING (1) where all of them started the sea journey

one

/....

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