TNAG-2066-FCO40-2944-Vietnamese-boat-people-and-China-1990 — Page 170

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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

xxxxxxxxx

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.

Xxxxxxxxxx

ixxtxixxx

XXXXXXX

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.

/Unfortunately

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