IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People
Serial No.1183
Arrival Dale. 25-2-90
Dale of Reg.27-2-90
Knowledge of Detention Centre
Policy
Imm.
Description
Total
Ref.
of Vessel
on
Port of Embarkation
Sailing
Dale
Description of Boat People
VRD
Board
in VN
Chinese type
2
motorized
HỌ CHỈ MÌNH S.VN
8-2-90
al
North Central South.
Đường No
17/90
junk
1000 hrs Vietnamese
Chinese
Breakdown : N 2 K
2
B O GO
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Family Composition :
Families: 0 Individuals : 2
Personal Effects
:
Simple clothing & belongings
issued papers.
VN
-
Description of Voyage
Source:
Radio-broadcast/ -Press/better/
Hearsay
Remarks
1. Believed to
be former VN residents.
2. Had stopped
over China/ Macao.
3. Karning
Notice абжен.
Informant : CHAU PHU CƯƠNG
These two VBP were landcrossers from Vietnam to China. The trip was organized by a Chinese courier named 'THANII' who lived in S.VN. 'THANH' charged each of them 2.5 Lals of gold. On 8-2-90, the party of three left HO CHI MINH and went to HA NOI by train. 'THANH' left them for personal business and returned one week later. On 8-2- 90. the three continued their journey, They took a bus to DONG DANG via LANG SON. On the following day, they crossed the Sino-Vietnamese land border and arrived at PENG XIANG (#). Some money was paid to the border official at both sides bu the amount was unknown. They went to LUNG ZHOU # 州 ) and then NAN NING (南寧 ) where they stayed for two days. On 24-2-90, they reached GUANG ZHOU (A) by bus and stayed at a house near the pier. Besides these two VBP, there were a total of 16 others awaiting in the house. In the same evening, all 18 of them were taken to a pier where a boat was berthing. Before boarding the boat, Lwo VBP were warned by 'THANH, That they had to claim that they were Chinese resi- dents of DONG GUAN (
) if the boat was intercepted by Hong Kong Marine
Police. He also promised to rearrange their passage to H.K. after their repatriation.
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