TNAG-2065-FCO40-2943-Vietnamese-boat-people-and-China-1990 — Page 18

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IMMIGRATION DEPARTIENT

First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People

Serial No.

Arrival Date

Date of Reg.

1215

12-4-90

13-4-90

Imo.

Total

Description

Ref.

on

Port of Embarkation

Knowledge of

of vessel

Sailing

Date

Description of Boat People

VRD

Board

in VN

Detention Centre

Policy

Remarks

North Central South Yes/**

1. Believed

Chinese type

18

wooden fishing

HỌ CHI MINH CITY,

S.VN,

junk installed

30-3-90

at 0800 hrs.

Vietnamese

1

Source :

with a 12 h.p. engine.

Chinese

17

BBC Radio broadcast/

Breakdown

M 5 W 10 B 2,1 1

babybexbxboxy

xXxXx

to be

former VN residents.

2. Had stopped

over Ching

49/90

Family Composition

Measurement

11m x 2.5m

Families 7 Individuals 4

Personal Effects :

Simple clothing and belongings VN - issued papers

Description of Voyage

Boatmaster

DUONG KIM MÀU

This junk has not been towed to GIRC. No photo is available.

The exodus was mainly organized by the boatmate named 'TRUONG MY LANG' This group originally comprised 33 persons which fled HO CHI MINH CITY, S.VN on 30-3-90. Three days later, they reached HAI PHONG by ferry and proceeded to HAI NINH at once. They approached the border check point separately and headed for DONG XING (JBL

by means of either hill paths or boats. They gathered again at ( I K K K I L ) and stayed 3 days as scheduled. j t t However, only 18 of them managed to arrive there. Howevelik

They left for FANG CHENG

(ph) on 6-4-90 and immediately took a bus to ZHEN JIANG (221 ). On 8-4-90, they came to SONG GẠNG They then went to TAI PING F junk at a cost of RMB $8,500. They set sail on the evening of 10-4-90 and had to stop at BAO AN

) after a few hours' voyage owing to the rough weather. They carried on their journey on 12-4-90. Eventually, they arrived in Hong Kong in the same day afternoon without touching MACAO.

) where they rested over-ngiht.

) on the next day and purchased the exodus

/Additional

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