TNAG-2065-FCO40-2943-Vietnamese-boat-people-and-China-1990 — Page 16

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WRONG), HEBENTARITY by

IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People

Serial No.

Arrival Date

Date of Reg.

1214

12-4-90

12-4-90

Total

nun.

Ref. VRD

Description of vessel

on

Board

Port of Embarkation in VN

Sailing

Date

Description of Boat People

Knowledge of Detention Centre

Folicy

Remarks

North Central South |*/No

1.

Believed

Chinese type

9

wooden sailing

HO CHI MINH CITY S.VN.

junk installed

22-3-90

at

1300 hrs.

Vietnamese

Source

9

Chinese

with a 6 h.p.

48/90

engine.

4

Breakdown

M

W

3

B

1

1

DOGIK DE MERIGO

Family Composition

Families 3 Individuals 1

:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX MARRIÄRAAA

to be

former VN residents.

2. Had stopped

over China and Macao.

*x*x*x*x

Measurement

8m x 1.5m

Personal Effects *

Simple clothing and belongings VN issued papers

Description of Voyage

Boatmaster : DAN VAN SAU:

XXXN*.

This junk has not been towed

to GIRC.

No photo is available.

This group of 9 comprising clansmen and relatives fled HO CHI MINH CITY, S.VN. on 22-3-90 by train. They reached HA NOI on 25-3-90 and eventually came to HAI NINH on 28-3-90. They crossed the border by boat on the next day and arrived

at DONG XING (東興 ) of China where they met no PRC official. After an over- night rest, they went to FANG CHENG XIAN, UN and stayed at their

) relatives' house. (Address: 洞尾華侨

) for 2 days. On 2-4-90, 1) and again stayed

K

) via ZHEN JIANG

they reached SAN SHUI (E at their relatives' house (Address: 2

BE

th

) for another 7 days.

There, they purchased a motorized sailing junk at RMB $2,300 and set off on 10-4-90. Due to very strong wind, they stopped at an unknown beach for a night. They sailed to Macao on the next day and met another VN junk (i.e. VRD 47/90). They subsequently managed to arrive in Hong Kong on 12-4-90.

i

*

/Additional

!

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