How does it feel to arrive by boat, with nowhere else to go?

Setting off from Chi Ma Wan Ferry Pier, this boat journey traces a little-known chapter in Hong Kong’s history as a first port of asylum. Cruise towards Tai A Chau, where an abandoned former detention camp stands witness to the thousands of Vietnamese boat people who arrived in Hong Kong—nearly 10,000 of whom were held here by 1991.

As the coastline comes into view, hear the stories of those who crossed the sea in search of safety, and reflect on what it means to arrive, seek refuge, and find a place to call home.