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.
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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
興
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.
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