IMMIC
TON DEPARTMENT
First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People
Serial No.
Arrival Date
Date of Reg.
1268
22-5-1990
23-5-1990
min
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/x
Chinese type
13
wooden fishing!
DONG NAI, S.VN.
junk without
25-4-90
at 1300 hrs.
Vietnamese
11
:
Source
Chinese
2
engine.
Breakdown
M 63 B 2 2
Hearsay
102/90
Family Composition
Measurement
6m x 1.5m
Families
3
4
Radio broadcast/
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1. Believed
to be
former VN residents.
2. Had stopped over China/
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Individuals
Personal Effects
The junk is not towed to GIRC. No photo is available.
Description of Voyage
Simple clothing and belongings VN issued papers
Boatmaster * VU DEN THINH
These 13 persons gathered at DONG NAI and left by train to HAI PHONG on 25-4-90 at 1300 hrs. From there they travelled by boat and arrived at HONG GAI on 30-4-90. One day later, they reached DAN HA and stayed in their relatives' home for 5 days. They then went to HA COI but were intercepted by Vietnamese policemen. They were not allowed to proceed further after impounding their gold. They were thus forced to return to DAN HA. They changed their plan and proceeded to HAI NINH and passed the Sino-Vietnamese border by hiring a fishing junk at a cost of $600,000 Dongs. After reaching DONG XING (東興 )
on 7-5-90, they each paid 0.3 tael of gold to a Chinese fisherman for conveying them to FANG CHENG 3). Having a overnight rest, they went on by bus to YING PAN (Y
via HE PU (). They subsequently arrived at NA FU
QUANG ZHOU (
They
3 days later. Not until 16-5-90 did they depart for
) where they sold their gold for local currency. then proceeded to TAI PING() to buy a wooden junk at a cost of RMB $600 from a local folk. They then set off on 18-5-90 at 1400 hrs and eventually arrived at Hong Kong after 4 days' paddling.
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