They were the first batch of "boat people" to be given asylum. As news of their arrival spread, in the cold and snow shortly before Christmas, the military base was surrounded by a crush of West German media, politicians, and ordinary citizens.
這是首批被接收的「船上難民」，消息不逕而走，聖誕節前天寒地凍冰雪滿處，軍事基地外卻擠滿德國人民、政要及傳媒。