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Group I

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Boatmaster : CAM A SAM

The 9-person group fled HO CHI MINH CITY, S.VN on 12-3-90 by train. They were under the escort of an ECV named 'TRAM BAO

13) (Address : GUANG MING HUA QIAO FARM, BAO AN XIAN, GUANGDONG SHENG, CHINA YUKRAY 44 + 2). "TRAM charged them a total of RMB $1,000 only as he was just on his

± 1 way back to China. On 15-3-90, they reached IIA NOI and made a 2-day stop. They went to HAI NINH on 18-3-90 via HONG GAI and immediately proceeded to the border check point. Each adult had to pay 2,000 Dongs and RMB $1 to the Vietnamese and Chinese officials respectively before they were allowed to cross the frontier. The whole party soon reached DONG XING (1) by boat. After an over-night rest, they took a bus to FANG CHENG (防

where they stayed another 3 days. Later on, they were led to ZHAN JIANG (IE I), and then GUANG ZHOU (J

and subsequently arrived at the ECV's house at GUANG MING HUA QIAO FARM (M 1) on 24-3-90. There, they met 2 persons (1.e. Group II) and the combined group of 11 contributed a 8 um of RMB $4,500 for buying the exodus junk at SHA JING (# ).

). The escapees set sail in the evening of 26-3-90 and eventually arrived in Hong Kong on the following afternoon.

Group II

Informant : PHAN HIEN AN

This group of 2 paid 0.8 tael of gold per head to a Vietnamese courier, called 'LAM TAM', who accompanied them to depart HO CHI MINH CITY, S.VN by train on 11-3-90. Three days later, they called at HA NOI and immediately took a bus to HONG GAI. Having made a 2-day stopover, they went to HAI NINH where they stopped for 2 more nights. On 18-3-90, they crossed the Sino-Vietnamese border, by boat and reached DONG XING (果

4). They stayed there for 4 days and they were finally led to GUANG MING HUA QIAO FARM ( ) on 25-3-90 via ZHAN JIANG ( 达

iL), YANG JIANG ( ¡L) and SONG GANG CH

). They met Group I soon after they reached the said farm. Upon payment of RMB $900, they were admitted on board the exodus Junk on 26-3-90. Thereafter, they shared the same voyage until their arrival in Hong Kong on 27-3-90.

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