IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People
Serial No.
Arrival Date
Date of Reg.
1227
24-4-1990
24-4-1990
Imm. Ref. VRD
Total
Description
of vessel
on Board
Port of Embarkation
Sailing
Date
Description of Boat People
in VN
Knowledge of Detention Centre
Policy
Remarks
North Central South Yes/X
1.
Believed
Chinese type wooden
18
HO CHI MINH,
S.VN.
transportation
29-3-90
at 0600 hrs.
1
Vietnamese
Source
:
17
boat installed)
with a 12 h.p.] engine.
Chinese
(BBC) Radio broadcast
xxxxx/Letter/
Breakdown
M
W
6 7
B
51
0
61/90
Family Composition
Measurement
8m x 2m
6
Families
Individuals 3
Personal Effects
to be
former VN
residents.
2. Had stopped
over China Mxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
blackxxx
XXXXXXX
This boat has not been towed to GIRC. No photo is available.
Description of Voyage
Simple clothing and belongings VN issued papers
Boatmaster : HO TOI SANG
This group of 18 left HO CHI MINH on 29-3-90. They arrived at HAI PHONG by bus on 2-4-90. Without any rest, they proceeded to HON GAI where they rested for 2 days until 4-4-90. Then, they took a bus to HAI NINH where they had to pay 60,000 Dongs per head to a VN/M for leading them to cross the Sino-Vietnamese border. Upon arrival at DONG XING() of China, each of them had to pay
華僑
RMB 2 as toll. During their 16-day stay at DONG XING HUA QIAO LU SHE (1 旅舍.
some Chinese couriers tried to invite them for the escape tour at a
charge ranging from RMB 800 to 1,300 per head. At last, they chose a trustworthy
one, an ECV/M in name of LIU CHI(t), at a payment of RMB 900 per head. On 22-4-90, the courier conveyed them to FANG CHENG
) by small, boat in order to evade official interception. Then they reached GUANG ZHOU (94) by bus one day later. They changed a bus to TAI PING() where they got on a pre-arranged motorized boat and set sail for Hong Kong immediately. Eventually, they arrived in Hong Kong on 24-4-90 without touching Macao.
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