TNAG-2065-FCO40-2943-Vietnamese-boat-people-and-China-1990 — Page 117

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on 18-12-89. Two days later, they came to NAO ZHOU DAO (3) for an overnight rest and was replenished with fresh water by local residents. One day later, they called at DIAN BAI (b) where they experienced engine problem. After they had been inspected by PRC official, they were allowed to settle on the beach for a week. Owing to the adverse weather thereafter, they were accommodated at the police depot until the boat- engine was repaired by the PRC officials. During their stay, PRC officials provided them with meals and when they resumed voyage on 08-01-90, they were further replenished with 450kg of rice, 15 litres of fuel and fresh water. On 12-01-90, their boat was damaged in ZHA PO (4) because of strong wind. They were standed there for a month during which they were once examined by local officials but no assistance was given. They could only maintain their living by begging food and clothes from local residents. It was not until 13-02-90 did they set sail again. Eventually, they arrived in Hong Kong on 19-02-90 after brief

stopovers at XIA CHUAN DAO (T) and GAO LAN DAO (E).

Group II

Informant: LIENG CHANH PHU

This group of 8 were led by the ECVII and departed HO CHI MINH on 28-10-89. They went to HA NOI by bus and subsequently came to HAI NINH on 02-11-89. They had paid 50,000 Dongs per head to a Vietnamese male before they were conveyed by a small boat to DONG XING () of China where they joined Group I on 04-11-89. Since then, they shared the same itinerary with Group I until their arrival in Hong Kong on 19-02-90.

Group III

Informant: DUONG TIEN TUYEN

This ECVII was born in Vietnam and came to China in 1978. He was then arranged to settle at XIN GONG QU, QIN LIAN FARM, HE PU XIAN, GUANG XI, CHINA (

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新公監 since then. It was not until 01-02-89 did he revisited his relative in HO CHI MINH where he stayed for 8 months. Shortly before the departure of the exodus group, he met the boatmaster and undertook to lead some of the members to cross the Sino-Vietnamese border by land. On 28-10-89, he guided a group of 8 (Group II) to flee HO CHI MINH. From then on, he travelled all along with Group II until his arrival in Hong Kong.

Additional Information

1. Four boatmates had knowledge of the screening policy by means of letter and hearsay before their

departure. They still preferred to come as they regarded themselves as political refugees.

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