TNAG-2066-FCO40-2944-Vietnamese-boat-people-and-China-1990 — Page 164

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IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People

Serial No.

Arrival Date

Date of Reg.

1220

19-4-1990

20-4-1990

Imm.

Total

Description

Ref.

on

Port of

Embarkation

of vessel

Sailing

Date

Description of Boat People

VRD

Board

in VN

Knowledge of Detention Centre

Policy

Remarks

North Central South Yes/***

Chinese type

11

wooden boat

HO CHI MINH,

S.VN.

installed with

30-3-90

at 0630 hrs.

Vietnamese

Source

a 10 h.p.

Chinese

11

engine.

Breakdown

M 4 W 2 B 3 2

54/90

Family Composition

Radio broadcast/

xxxxxxxxxxbedbexxx Mexxxxx (BBC)

1. Believed to be former VN residents.

2. Had stopped over China/

xxxxx.

*********g

Measurement

5m x 1.5m

Families 2 Individuals 3

Personal Effects

Description of Voyage

Simple clothing and belongings VNV issued papers

Boatmaster : XAU A TẠI

This boat has not been towed

to GIRC. No photo is available.

They

This group of 11 VBP met at the ferry pier of HO CHI MINH CITY. left HO CHI MINH by ferry 'THONG NHAT' at 0630 hrs on 30-3-90. The voyage to HAI PHONG took 3 days and the fare was 72,000 Dong per head. They stayed overnight at HAI PHONG and connected buses to HONG GAI, HA COI and MONG CAI the next day.

On 5-4-90, disguising among other mechants, they successfully crossed the Sino-Vietnamese border and reached DONG XING ), CHINA. There,

HOL ( they stayed 8 days at a hostel (R1-R5JKA until they were touted by local Chinese for direction to GUANG ZHOU (Z H). They left DONG XING () for FANG CHENG ( t),on 15-4-90. They continued their

journey from FANG CHENG to GUANGZHOU (4) the same day.

the same day. On 17-4-90, they headed for DONG WAN

) and TAI PING ). They bought

the escape boat at RMB $4,900 from a Chinese at TAI PING and immediately left

for Hong Kong at 1400 hrs on 18-4-90. They had to ask for the directions to

As their boat was found Hong Kong from the passing by Chinese fishing junks.

/leaking

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