TNAG-2065-FCO40-2943-Vietnamese-boat-people-and-China-1990 — Page 38

IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People

Serial No. 1204

Arrival Date

1-4-90

Date of Reg. 2-4-90

Imm,

Total

Description

Ref.

on

Port of Embarkation

of vessel

Sailing

Date

Description of Boat People

VRD

Board

in VN

Knowledge of Detention Centre

Policy

Remarks

Chinese type

14

wooden sailing

HO CHI MINH CITY,

S.VN.

junk installed

12-3-90

at 0500 hrs

North Central South/No

Vietnamese

Source

with a 16 h.p.

Chinese

1

13

engine.

Soooo(bobbea

38/90

Breakdown : M 7 W 6 B 10

Family Composition :

1. Believed

to be

former VN residents.

2. Had stopped

over China/ 100006

Measurement

6m x 2m

Families

3

Individuals 7

Personal Effects

Simple clothing and belongings

X. *xxxxxxx

The junk has not been towed to GIRC. No photo is available.

Description of Voyage

-

-

VN issued papers

Boatmaster

LIU A SAM

官保) who

The escapees were recruited by VN/M VUONG QUAN BAO (1

lived at XA PHU HOA, HUYỆN TAN PHU TINH, DONG NAI, South Vietnam. Each had paid 0.3 0.5 tael of gold for the escort service and the sailing junk. This party left HO CHI MINH CITY by train on 12-3-90 and reached HAI PHONG on the fourth day. On 17-3-90, they hired a boat at a cost of $600.000 Dong to convey them to HONG GAI. They eventually reached MONG CAI via CAM PHA on 20-3-90. The party was then guided

to DONG XING(東興 ) through secret passages. They crossed the border in

They spent five

L )

) and a sailing junk.

They were

small groups and they reunited at DONG XING in two days' time. On 23-3-90, they were led to FANG CHENG (where they rested overnight. days to reach PING SHA) after touching ZHAN JIANG GUANG ZHOU (+ ). They had waited two days at PING SHA for The escapees started their sea voyage on the afternoon of 30-3-90. supplied with 60 litres of fuel, 40 litres of water and 60 kg of ration. These boat people passed Macao on the morning of 1-4-90. They had been intercepted by Macao marine police and were directed their way to Hong Kong. They reached their destination in the same evening.

KAN

/ADDITIONAL