IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People
Serial No.
1209
Arrival Date
Date of Reg.
9-4-1990
10-4-1990
Imm.
Total
Description
Ref. VRD
on
Port of Embarkation
of vessel
Sailing
Date
Description of Boat People
Board
in VN
Knowledge of Detention Centre
Policy
Remarks
Chinese wooden
17
sailing junk
HO CHI MINH CITY, 30-3-90
S.VN.
North Central South Yes/Nx
1.
Believed to be
installed with
at 0630 hrs.
Vietnamese
Source
a 5 h.p.
Chinese
17
engine.
43/90
Breakdown
M
6 4 4
W
B
3
*x*x*x*x*/ Press/xxx/ Hearsay
Measurement
7m x 1.8m
Family Composition
Families
3
Individuals 5
former VN residents.
2. Had stopped over China/ KIEX.
**x*x*x*x*
******
Personal Effects
The junk has not been towed to GIRC.
No photo is available.
Description of Voyage
Simple clothing and belongings VN issued papers
Boatmaster : THANG A DUONG
These escapees left HO CHI MINH CITY by train on 30-3-90. They reached HAI PHONG after three days and arrived at HAI NINH on the fourth day. With the information from locals that they could not pass the border without a permit, they headed for DONG XING M ) through quiet paths. Several of them had been intercepted by Chinese officials and were allowed to proceed upon payment of
RMB $2. The party then spent two days at (東興華僑旅行服務社). While
七
they were gethering information for their next step, they got acquainted with a young man 'LUK CHAT' (t ). 'LUK' was a resident in QINZHOU LIQUANG HUA
隊
QIAO FARM (钦州麗光集僑農坊第
the escapees with escort service and a sailing junk at a price of RMB $3,800.
). 'LUK' had agreed to provide
陸七 ) also
on 5-4-90.
In
Two relatives of 'LUK', 'uncle LUK' and 'auntie LUK (1
joined the escort team. They set off for FANG CHENG (to toki
order to evade any possible official check, they mixed among the other travellers
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