IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT
First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People
Serial No.
1223
Arrival Date
21-4-90
Date of Reg. 22-4-90
Imm.
Total
Port of
Description
Ref.
on
Embarkation
of vessel
Sailing
Date
Description of Boat People
VRD
Board
in VN
Knowledge of Detention Centre
Policy
Remarks
Chinese type
39
wooden sailing
Group I
junk installed
with twin-
21
Group I
HONG GAI, QUANG NINH, N.VN.
Group I
North Central. South Yes/Nxx
1. Believed to be
Vietnamese
Source :
30-3-90
at
2000 hrs.
1
1
Chinese
37
Radio broadcast/
engine of
12 h.p. each.
Breakdown
M
6 19
W
6
8
B
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57/90
Family Composition
:
Group II
Measurement
18
12m x 4m
Group II
HONG GAI, QUANG NINH, N.VN.
Group II
8
Families
Individuals 11
5-4-90 at 2200 hrs)
Personal Effects
former VN residents.
2. Had stopped
over China and Macao.
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This junk has not been towed
to GIRC. No photo is available.
Description of Voyage
Group I
Simple clothing and belongings VIV issued papers
Boatmaster : KOONG LÚC
(白龍尾
The 21 person group departed HO CHI MINH CITY, S.VN on 26-3-90 by train. They reached HONG GAI on 28-3-90 via HA NOI, and set sail on the same night. On 31-3-90, they came to BAI LONG WEI) of China and their junk was found no more sea-worthy due to engine problem. They managed to purchase another motorized junk at a cost of 4.2 taels of gold. In addition, they offered 0.45 tael of gold in exchange for 130 litres of fuel, 70 kg of rice and other foodstuff and left on 1-4-90. Having made a brief stop at QI SHA (企沙 ), they moved on and reahced BEI HAI (WIT ) on 3-4-90.
) where they
This time, they offered 0.15 tael of gold to buy 130 litres of fuel. They then
) and called at sailed along the coast of LEI ZHOU BAN DAO ( ZHEN JIANG (湛江 ) on 12-4-90. They resumed their voyage a few hours later and moved eastward. On 17-4-90, they touched SHEN WAN ( rested over-night. They sailed to MACAO on 18-4-90 and stopped there due to unfavourable weather. During their stay, they met another 2 VN junks (i.e. VRD 56/90 and Group II). The 3 VN junks headed for Hong Kong on 21-4-90.
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