IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People
Imm.
Total
Port of
Description
Ref.
on
Embarkation
of vessel
Sailing
Date
Description of Boat People
VRD
Board
in VN/CHINA
* excluding one ECVII
Chinese type
9
1245 Serial No.
Arrival Date 3-5-1990
Date of Reg. 4-5-1990
Knowledge of Detention Centre
Policy
North Central South Yes/**
Remarks
fishing junk
with a 12 h.p. engine.
Group I
8
Group I
Group I
Vietnamese
Source
HỌ CHI MINH,
S.VN.
17-10-89 at 2000 hrs.
8
Chinese
Radio broadcast/
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Measurement
79/90
Group II
7m x 1.5m
1
(ECVII)
Group II
HAI NAN DAO WANNING XIAN
XING LONG HUA
XIAO FARM. (
(省、萬寧縣,興隆
Group II
Breakdown
Family Composition
:
M
31
2
0
B
3
Hearsay
25-4-90
at
Families
1
Individuals O
1. Believed to be
former VN residents.
2. Had stoppe 1 over Ching / Xxxxxx
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Personal Effects
0900 hrs
塞侨農場
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Description of Voyage
Simple clothing and belongings VIV issued papers
-
Boatmaster : TANG A SANG
This junk has not be towed
to GIRC. No photo is available.
Group I
This group of 8 were close relatives. They left HO CHI MINH CITY, S.VN. by train on 17-10-89 and reached HAI NINH via HANOI on 20-10-90. They
) of CHINA. then took the cross-border ferry to reach DONG XING (
#t They stayed with a distant relative PHAM NGỌC NINH ( 玉 ) for a few
记 months until 24-4-90. The reason for their long stay was to wait for assistance and guidance from their relatives in China. During their stay in DONG XING (), they attempted to come to Hong Kong twice, the first attempt (東興 was in Feb., 90 and the second attempt was in the early April 90. However they were unsuccessful as their escape junk went aground at the first time, whereas in the second attempt, they were intercepted by PRC officials,
They
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were subsequently put inside DONG XING RECEPTION CENTRE m t y )
東興接 東興
pending removal to Vietnam. They escaped from custody and returned to PHẠM NGỌC NINH's home in DUNG XING (
). On 25-4-90, they met Group II
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