TNAG-2065-FCO40-2943-Vietnamese-boat-people-and-China-1990 — Page 8

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engine problem, they had

to stop at NAN PING (

) for 2 days after a few hours' voyage. Shortly after they resumed the voyage, they were intercepted by the PRC officials but were released after the usual examination. They arrived at MACAO on 29-3-90 and stopped there for 3 days due to unfavourable weather and engine trouble. The Macao Marine Police provided them with meals and assistance in repairing the engine. On 1-4-90, the Macao Marine Police towed them to the open sea and directed them the way to Hong Kong. Unfortunately, their junk went

). They were discovered by the Chinese officials on 7-4-90 and

aground and sank at QING ZHOU DAO ("where they purchased another motorized junk at a cost of 0.35 tael

were conveyed to GUI SHAN DAO (1

of gold under the arrangement of the said officials. arrived in Hong Kong in the evening of the same day.

Group II

They set off in the following afternoon and eventually

Informant : TRAN PHUC AN ( TRẢ

陳福安 TRAN NGOC MAI( 陳玉梅)

This group of two were ECVIIs from China. They both migrated to China from Vietnam in 1978 and were arranged to settle at LUXI XIAN, YUNNAM SHENG, CHINA ( tot je to since then. They went back

) to HO CHI MINH CITY, S.VN in late January this year to visit their relatives. They met Group I and joined their journey to Hong Kong. The five persons left HO CHI MINH CITY on 4-3-90 and subsequently arrived in Hong Kong on 8–4–90.

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Additional Information

1. They were land-crossers from HAI NINH, to DONG XING (1) of China.

2. They had no knowledge of the followings :-

(a)

screening policy

(b) mandatory/forced repatriation

(c)

that they would be placed on a deserted island after their arrival in Hong Kong.

3. They chose to come to Hong Kong instead of other countries due to safety reason.

4.

No. of Ex-serviceman/Policeman/Serviceman : NIL.

5. According to them the Sino-Vietnamese border was still open.

6. No criminal offence was reported.

7.

Total no. of unaccompanied minors under the age of 18 : 1 (1B).

8. Seven stopovers in China. They were inspected by the Chinese officials at FANG CHENG (3/5),

NAN PING(南屏 ) and GUI SHAN DAO ( ). They were fined RMB $70 at FANG CHENG for

illegal entry from Vietnam. However, they were permitted to continue their journey after the penalty. The PRC official at GUI SHAN DAO helped them to purchase another junk for Hong Kong as their junk sank at QING ZHOU DAO.

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