TNAG-2066-FCO40-2944-Vietnamese-boat-people-and-China-1990 — Page 8

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

IMM "ATION DEPARTMENT

First Information on Arrival of Vietnamese Boat People

Serial No.

Arrival Date

Date of Reg.

1269

23-5-1990

24-5-1990

Imm.

Total

Port of

Description

Ref. VRD

of vessel

on

Board

Embarkation

Sailing

Date

Description of Boat People

in VN

Knowledge of Detention Centre

Policy

Remarks

North Central South xx/No

Chinese type

35

wooden fishing

HO CHI MINH,

S.VN.

junk installed

11-5-90

at 0800 hrs.

Vietnamese

1

:

Source

:

Chinese

5

29

with a 12 h.p. engine.

Breakdown

M 12 W 9 B 6, 8

Raxbixxxxxxrrbcaedcată xxxxxx bettxxxxx XXXXXXX

103/90

Family Composition

Families

9

Individuals 5

Measurement

10m x 3m

Personal Effects

Description of Voyage

Simple clothing and belongings VIV issued papers

Boatmaster

HO TRAN

1. Believed

to be

former VN residents.

2. Had stopped

over Chins and Macao.

XXXXXXXXXX

kboxxxixxe

xxx:vecxx

This junk has not been towed

to GIRC. No photo is available.

These 35 persons gathered at DONG NAI, S.VN. and left by train to HA NOI, N.VN. on 11-5-90. They stayed there for 4 days to seek for a courier.

They finally met a Vietnamese young lady, named 'A Ky', who promised to lead

them to PING XIANG (74 ) at a cost of 0.1 tael of gold. On 17-5-90,

they arrived at LONG SIN where they had an overnight rest. Under the directive of the courier, they passed the Sino-Vietnamese border in seperate groups and met no PRC or Vietnamese officials. They later assembled at a small inn in PING XIANG (At ). Through the introduction of 'A Ky', they got acquainted with another Chinese male / called • \ *

who charge them 0.2

(紅旗 ).

tael of gold for the escort service from PING XING() to DOUMEN JING AN ] }

). They continued their journey on 19-5-90 and reached JING AN (

) on 22-5-90 via GUANG ZHOU (m

贋羽

) and HONQI There they paid $8,500 to a old Chinese male for a sailing junk. They set sail for Hong Kong on the same day and were encountered by the MACAO Police on the following day. They were allowed to stay overnight and were towed to open sea on the following day. Eventually, they were intercepted by Hong Kong Marine Police on 23-5-90.

/Additional

....

!

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.