TNAG-2065-FCO40-2943-Vietnamese-boat-people-and-China-1990 — Page 31

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

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

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

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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