TNAG-2065-FCO40-2943-Vietnamese-boat-people-and-China-1990 — Page 34

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morning of 9-4-90. Because of unfavourable weather, the boat sailed slowly and managed to arrive at PAK NAI (K) after mid-night. When they landed on the beach, their boat was blown away by heavy wind. All of them stayed there until the morning of 10-4-90. Eventually, they surrendered themselves to LAU FAU SHAN Police Station at 0640 hrs. of the same morning.

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) of China.

All of them were land-crossers from HAI NINH to DONG XING (

The Sino-Vietnamese border was still open and no evidence of tightened control was found.

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2.

3.

None of them had knowledge of the screening policy and mandatory repatriation.

4.

None of them had heard of the news that they would be placed on a deserted island after their arrival in Hong Kong.

5. Four stopovers in China in which no PRC official was ever met.

6.

Total number of unaccompanied minors under the age of 18 : 1 (1B).

7.

No Serviceman or Ex-serviceman was encountered.

8. No criminal offence was reported.

9. They chose to come to Hong Kong as they regarded the routing was safe.

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