IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People
Serial No.
Arrival Date
Date of Reg.
1218
17-4-1990
18-4-1990
Imm. Ref.
Total
Port of
Description
on
Embarkation
of vessel
Sailing
Date
Description of Boat People
VRD
Board
in VN
Knowledge of Detention Centre
Policy
Remarks
North Central South Yes/N
Chinese wooden
32
sailing junk
HO CHI MINH,
S.VN.
installed with
30-3-90
at 0530 hrs.
Vietnamese
:
Source
Chinese
32
a 12 h.p.
engine.
Breakdown
M 12 W 10 B 51 5
52/90
Radio broadcast/ ************* Hearsay
Family Composition
6
10
Families
Individuals
Measurement
8m x 1.7m
Personal Effects
1.
Believed to be
former VN residents.
2. Had stopped over China/ PEXXX.
Xxx*x*x*x*
XXXXXXX.
The junk has not been towed
to GIRC. No photo is available.
Description of Voyage
Simple clothing and belongings VN issued papers
Boatmaster : SAM CONG SANG
The escapees are relatives or close friends in Vietnam. They left HO CHI MINH CITY by train. They passed HA NOI, HAI PHONG and reached MONG GAI on 3-4-90. There, they split into small groups to evade official check.
Nevertheless, many of them had been stopped and searched by V.N. officials.
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All were let go upon payment of $100,000 $200,000 Dongs per adult. It took them a whole week to gather again at
東興
興華僑旅行服務社
During their stay at DONG XING (
), the boatmaster had contacted his brother- in-law, HO HING
), for assistance. 'HO' was living at (
-855), and his phone no. was 222632 'HO' invited the escapees to stay in his place (QINZHOU) while he was looking for a sailing junk.
On 15-4-90,
They
the party left for TAIPING ✩ ✩ ) and reached there two days later. immediately bought a wooden junk at a price of RMB $12,000. At 0900 hrs on 17-4-90, they set sail for Hong Kong and reached their destination after noon.
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