TNAG-2065-FCO40-2943-Vietnamese-boat-people-and-China-1990 — Page 121

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Ref

VRD

18/90

IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People

Serial No.: 1184

Arrival Date: 26-02-90

Date of Reg.: 27-02-90

Knowledge of Detention Centre

Policy

Remarks

Description

Total

of Vessel

on

Port of Embarkation

Sailing

Date

Description of Ront People

Board

in

VN

North Central South

Yes/No

N/A

HA TRUNG THANH HOA N.VN

21-10-89

at

Vietnamese _L

Source:

1830 hrs

Chinese

Breakdown : NW1 B

M Family Composition

G

:

Families:

Individuals: 1

Personal Effects

:

This VBP is a land-crosser from China.

No boat photo is available.

Hadio-broadenst/ Press/Letter/ Hearsay

1. Believed to

be former VN residents.

2. Had stopped over Chinn/ -Haene.

3r-Warning

Simple clothing & belonginge VN · issued papers.

Description of Voyage

Notice

Kerved.

Informant : TRAN THI SANG

After a serious dispute with her father, the informant decided to leave her home at HA TRUNG, THANH HOA, N.VN for DONG NAI, S.VN. on 21-10-89 with the intention Lo visit her aunt there. Nevertheless, she met two VN women called 'LAN' and 'LUU' at a bus station and was persuaded that she could earn her living easily by means of selling clothes near the Sino-Vietnamese border. The informant was invited to go along with them. A few days later, they reached LANG SON and crossed the border to PENG XIANG (1

样 } and the informant was accommodated al LAN's house for 3 days, m 19-11-89, the informant was taken to CHENG HAI (4) of QUANG DONG (k via NAN NING (1) and QUANGZHOU ( under the escort of 'LAN' and 'L,VU'

〈南寧

() '3,00' as well as their husband. As soon as they arrived at CHENG JAI, the informant was forced to marry a local resident in name of 'DIEN THU KIN' and she even did not know whether their marriage was legally registered. As she was always rudely treated by 'DIEN', she left CHENG HAI on 26-01-90 with the help of a neighbour called 'XIM'. She was later led to SHEU ZHEN (*) via QUANGZHOU) and was directed the way to Hong Kong. On 18-02-90, she sneaked through the boarder fence with other

Chinese

/people.....

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