Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Chinese Fishermen Rescued by Vietnam to Return home
Three Hong Kong fishermen and eight mainland fisherman who were rescued in Vietnam after reported to be missing in the South China Sea last month will return home.
Three Hong Kong fishermen and eight mainland fisherman who were rescued in Vietnam after reported to be missing in the South China Sea last month will return home.
According to the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong KongSpecial Administrative Region, China's embassy in Vietnam was informed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam on Aug. 23 that 11 Chinese fishermen were rescued in Vietnam. The 11 Chinese fisherman had been reported to be missing in the South China Sea.
Officials of China's consulate-general in Ho Chi Minh City soonwent to see those rescued fishermen and verified their identity.
If the exit procedures for those rescued were handled smoothly,the three Hong Kong fishermen would leave for Hong Kong on flight CX762 Wednesday.