IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People
Serial No.
Arrival Date
Date of Reg.
1217
17-4-1990
18-4-1990
Imm Ref.
Total
Port of
Description
on
Embarkation
of vessel
VRD
Board
in VN/CHINA
Sailing
Date
Description of Boat People
* Excluding one ECVII
Knowledge of Detention Centre
Policy
Chinese type
18
North Central South xa/No
wooden boat
Vietnamese
Source
installed with
Group I
Group I
a 6 h.p.
17
HO CHI MINH,
engine.
S.VN.
Group I
28-3-90
at
Chinese
17
1000 hrs. Breakdown
M 55 B5 2
Hexxxxxxx
51/90
Family Composition
Group II
Measurement
1 ECVII
Group II
FANG CHENG,
Group II
Families 5 Individuals 1
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Remarks
1. Except the
ECVII, the rest 17 were believed to be former VN residents.
2. Had stopped over China/ XXXXX.
*********RE
8m x 2m
Aug 1989
GUANG XI,
This boat has not been towed
to GIRC. No photo is available.
CHINA
(中国广西省
防城縣
Personal Effects :
Description of Voyage
Group I
Simple clothing and belongings VN issued papers
-
Boatmaster
LIENG SAP CAU
XXXXXX.
These 17 VBP, together with the ECVII of Group II, met at the railway station of HO CHI MINH CITY on 28-3-1990. They first took a train to HA NOI. After a brief stopover, they carried on their journey to HONG GAI, HA COI and MONG CAI. On 4-4-90, they crossed the Sino-Vietnamese border and reached DONG XING (東興 ), CHINA. During their stay at a local hostal (e
MAL), they were approached by a Chinese courier SHAM YING CHI (沈点忘 ). The courier promised to arrange a boat for them to go to Hong Kong. A total of five taels of gold were paid. On 6-4-90, the group was taken to a farm house at FANG CHENG (+ ) where they stayed for about 10 days. On 15-4-90, the group was led to a port near WAN QING SHA (A
) via GUANG ZHOU (m). They purchased a boat (by which they arrived Hong Kong) at RMB $4,700. On 16-4-90, at 1700 hrs they set sail from WAN QING SHA. They finally managed to arrive in Hong Kong on the following day without touching Macao.
/Group II ...........
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