IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People
Serial No.
Arrival Date
Date of Reg.
1225
23-4-1990
24-4-1990
Imm.
Ref. VRD
Total
Description
of vessel
Chinese wooden]
on
Port of Embarkation
Knowledge of
Sailing
Date
Description of Boat People
Board
in VN
Detention Centre
Policy
Remarks
36
North Central South Yes/**
1.
sailing junk
installed with
a 12 h.p.
Group I
32
Group I
Group I
Vietnamese
:
Source :
engine.
HO CHI MINH CITY,
S.VN.
30-3-90
at 0600 hrs.
Chinese
32
Radio broadcast/
Breakdown
M 12 W 9 B 8 7
XXXXXXX
Believed to be
former VN residents.
2. Had stopped over China! XXXXXX
59/90
Measurement
Group II
4
9m x 3m
Group II NAN NING, QUANGXI, CHINA.
Group II
Family Composition
19-4-90
at 0800 hrs.
Personal Effects
:
Families 8 Individuals 4
Simple clothing and belongings VN issued papers
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This junk has not been towed
to GIRC. No photo is available.
Description of Voyage
Group I
Boatmaster
SAM THIN SANG
This group of 32 were clansmen or relatives. They departed
HO CHI MINH CITY by train. They passed HA NOI, HAI PHONG and reached MONG GAI
With the help of the locals, they were directed the way to DONG XING
on, 3-4-90.
東興
stayed at
by, small boat and RMB $120 was paid for the service. They then
FAL
man named 'LAI'
led to NA LI FARM
1 K 1 M 31). There, they got acquainted with a
who agreed to escort them to PO ON. The whole party was
for onward arrangement. There, they learnt
(光明暈嬌
that group II was going to join the exodus. Two men called WONG Kam-yeung (A) and 'LUNG) had joined the escort party. The combined group set off on 20-4-90 and reached PO ON the next morning. They rested at GUANGMING HUA QIAO FARM (t) till a junk was bought from a Mr. CHAN. The business was completed on board a junk no. 52007 and a total of RMB $7,800 was paid for the whole package. The escapees boarded the junk in the evening of 22-4-90 and reached Hong Kong on the following day.
/Group II ...........
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