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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950136-05-002360.txt : 20050428
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950136-05-002360
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	N-2
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		23
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050428
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050427

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHINA FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000845379
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		N-2
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-124392
		FILM NUMBER:		05778038

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		225 FRANKLIN ST
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6176622965

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		225 FRANKLIN ST
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHINA FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000845379
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		N-2
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05749
		FILM NUMBER:		05778039

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		225 FRANKLIN ST
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6176622965

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		225 FRANKLIN ST
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
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filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28,
2005</p>
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33-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br> Investment Company Act File No.
811-05749</p>
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COMMISSION<br> Washington, D.C. 20549</p>
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appropriate box or boxes)</p>
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<img src="xbox.gif" alt="[X]" width="10" height="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</b>
<br>
<img src="ebox.gif" alt="[ ]" width="10" height="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Pre-Effective
Amendment No. </b>
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<img src="ebox.gif" alt="[ ]" width="10" height="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Post-Effective Amendment
No.</b>
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<b>and/or</b>
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<img src="xbox.gif" alt="[X]" width="10" height="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940</b>
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<img src="xbox.gif" alt="[X]" width="10" height="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Amendment No. 7</b>
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INC.<br>
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)</font>
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02111<br>
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal">(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)</font>
<br>(888) 246-2255<br>
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal">(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area
Code)</font>
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President<br> The China Fund, Inc.<br> 225 Franklin Street<br>
Boston, Massachusetts 02111<br>
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal">(Name and Address of
Agent for Service)</font>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic">Copies to:</font>
<br> Leonard
B. Mackey, Jr., Esq.<br> Clifford Chance US LLP<br> 31 West
52<sup>nd</sup> Street<br> New York, New York 10019<br> (212)
878-8000</p>
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<b>Approximate date of proposed public
offering:</b> As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement.</p>
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registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous
basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than
securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, please check this box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="ebox.gif" alt="[ ]" width="10" height="10"></p>
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of Securities Being Registered</td>
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Unit<sup>(1)</sup></td>
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Offering<br> Price<sup>(1)</sup></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Amount of<br> Registration
Fee</td>
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share</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">3,500,000&nbsp;&nbsp;shares</font></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">30.91</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">108,185,000</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">12,733.38</font></td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 9pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on
the average of the high and low sale prices reported on the New York
Stock Exchange on April 25, 2005.</td>
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Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to
delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further
amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall
become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to
said Section  8(a), may
determine.</p>
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N-2<br> CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET<br> Parts A and B of the
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 7pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Items
in Part A and B of Form N-2</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 7pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Location in
Prospectus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">1.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Outside Front
Cover</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Outside
Front Cover Page of Prospectus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">2.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Cover
Pages, Other Offering Information</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Inside Front and Outside Back
Cover Page of &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prospectus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">3.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Fee Table
and Synopsis</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Fee Table; Prospectus
Summary</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">4.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Financial
Highlights</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prospectus Summary; Financial
Highlights</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">5.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Plan of
Distribution</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Outside Front Cover Page of Prospectus;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prospectus Summary; The
Offer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">6.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Selling Stockholders</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Not
Applicable</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">7.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Use of
Proceeds</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prospectus Summary; Use of
Proceeds</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">8.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>General Description of the
Registrant</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Outside Front Cover Page of Prospectus;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prospectus Summary; The Fund; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investment Objective and
Policies; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investment Restrictions; Risk Factors and &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Special
Considerations; Common
Stock</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">9.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Management</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Management of the
Fund; Portfolio &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Transactions and Brokerage; Common &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stock;
Custodian; Dividend Paying Agent, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Transfer Agent and
Registrar</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">10.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Capital Stock, Long-Term Debt,
and other &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Common Stock; Dividends
and Distributions; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Plan; Taxation</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">11.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Defaults and Arrears
on Senior Securities</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Not
Applicable</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">12.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Legal Proceedings</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Not
Applicable</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">13.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Table of Contents of the
Statement of Additional &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Not
Applicable</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">14.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Cover Page</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Not
Applicable</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">15.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Table of Contents</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Not
Applicable</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">16.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>General Information and
History</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prospectus Summary; The
Fund</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">17.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Investment Objective and
Policies</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prospectus Summary; Investment Objective &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and
Policies; Investment
Restrictions</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">18.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Management</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prospectus
Summary; Management of the
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fund</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">19.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Control Persons and Principal
Holders of &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Securities</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Management of the
Fund</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">20.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Investment Advisory and Other
Services</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prospectus Summary; Management of the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fund;
Custodian; Dividend Paying Agent, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Transfer Agent and Registrar;
Experts</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">21.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Brokerage Allocation and Other
Practices</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Portfolio Transactions and
Brokerage</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">22.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Tax
Status</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Taxation</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">23.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Financial
Statements</td>
<td style="padding-top: 7pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Financial
Statements</td>
</tr>
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</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">*</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Pursuant
to the General Instructions to Form N-2, all information required to be
set forth in Part B has been included in Part  A. Information
required to be included in Part C is set forth under the appropriate
item, so numbered in Part C to this Registration
Statement.</td>
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<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#ff0000;font-size:8.42pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: justify; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We
may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This
prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not
soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the
offer or sale is not permitted.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#ff0000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Subject to
Completion<br>Preliminary Prospectus dated April 27, 2005</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 14pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shares</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:14pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 16pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">THE CHINA FUND, INC.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 14pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Common Stock</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Issuable Upon
Exercise of Rights<br>to Subscribe for Such Shares of Common
Stock</p>
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<td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="158"></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:9.5pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11.5pt; padding-top:2pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
China Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") is issuing
non-transferable rights to its stockholders of record as of the close
of business on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005, or the record date,
entitling the holders of rights to subscribe for an aggregate of
approximately &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; shares of the Fund's
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Offer"). Each stockholder of record on the
record date will receive one right for each full share of the
Fund's common stock owned on the record date. The rights will
entitle the holders to purchase one share of the Fund's common
stock for each three rights held, and stockholders of record on the
record date who fully exercise their rights will be entitled to
subscribe, subject to certain limitations and subject to allotment, for
additional shares that remain unsubscribed as a result of any
unexercised rights.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:9.5pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11.5pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The rights are non-transferable; however,
the shares issued upon the exercise of the rights will be listed for
trading on The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "New
York Stock Exchange"). The Fund's common stock is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
"CHN."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:9.5pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11.5pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The subscription price per
share will be [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;% of the average price at
which the Fund's common stock trades on the New York Stock
Exchange on the date on which the Offer expires and the four preceding
trading days, but in any case not less than the net asset value per
share of the Fund's common stock at the close of trading on the
New York Stock Exchange on the date on which the Offer
expires].</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:9.5pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11.5pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Offer will expire at 5:00  p.m., New
York time, on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005, unless extended as
described herein. The Fund announced its intention to make the Offer on
March  16, 2005. The net asset value per share of common stock at
the close of business on March  16, 2005 and on
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005 was US$27.02 and US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
respectively, and the last reported sale price of a share of the
Fund's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on those dates
was US$31.40 and US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, respectively.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:9.5pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11.5pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund is a
non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The
Fund's investment objective is long-term capital appreciation
which it seeks to achieve by investing primarily in equity securities
(i)  of companies for which the principal securities trading
market is in the People's Republic of China
("China"), (ii)  of companies for which
the principal securities trading market is outside of China, or
constituting direct equity investments (as defined herein) in companies
organized outside of China, that in both cases derive at least
50% of their revenues from goods or services sold or produced,
or have at least 50% of their assets, in China or (iii)
constituting direct equity investments in companies organized in China.
There can be no assurance that the Fund's investment objective
will be achieved.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:9.5pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11.5pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Please read this prospectus carefully before
investing and keep it for future reference. It contains important
information that a prospective investor ought to know before investing
in the Fund. All questions and inquiries relating to the Offer should
be directed to the Information Agent, The Altman Group, Inc., 60 East
42<sup>nd</sup> Street, Suite 405, New York, NY 10165, toll free at
(888)  CHN-CALL, or collect at (212)  400-2605. The Fund
has filed additional information about it with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (http://www.sec.gov). A copy of the Fund's
Annual Report may be obtained upon request by writing to The China
Fund, Inc., c/o The Altman Group, Inc., 1275 Valley Brook Ave.,
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071, attention: Sylvia Hermina, by email at
shermina@altmangroup.com, or by calling (888) 246-2255.</p>
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<b>Investment in the Fund's common stock involves certain
risks that are not typically associated with investments in securities
of U.S. issuers. See "Risk Factors and Special
Considerations." </b>In addition, as a result of the
Offer, stockholders of record on the record date who do not fully
exercise their rights should expect that they will, upon the completion
of the Offer, own a smaller proportional interest in the Fund than
would otherwise be the case. See "Risk Factors and Special
Considerations&mdash;Non-Participation in Offer" and
"The Offer&mdash;Terms of the Offer."</p>
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<b>These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities
commission nor has the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any
state securities commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of
this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.</b>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">The
Fund has agreed to pay Chatsworth Securities LLC (the
"Financial Adviser") a fee for financial
advisory services in connection with the Offer equal to 1.00% of
the gross proceeds of the Offer, and has agreed to indemnify the
Financial Adviser against certain liabilities under the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. The Financial Adviser's fee will be
reduced to the extent that the aggregate expenses of the Offer,
including the fee, exceed 1.20% of the gross proceeds of the
Offer.</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Before deduction of offering
expenses incurred by the Fund, including the financial advisory fee,
estimated at US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Assumes that all of the rights are
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Investment
Policies.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>It is the policy of the Fund, under normal market
conditions, to invest substantially all, but not less than 65%,
of its assets in equity securities of China companies. The Fund also
has a policy to invest at least 80% of its assets in China and
Taiwan companies. For purposes of these policies,
"China" means the People's Republic of
China, which includes Hong Kong. The Fund may invest up to 25%
of the net proceeds of its offerings of its outstanding common stock in
direct equity investments in China companies, with the balance
allocated primarily to investments in listed securities. See
"Investment Objective and Policies."</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Risks.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>An investment in the Fund should be considered
speculative. Investments in China companies involve certain risks and
special considerations not typically associated with the United States,
such as greater government control over the economy, political and
legal uncertainties and currency fluctuations or blockage, the risk
that the Chinese government may decide not to continue to support the
economic reform programs implemented in 1978 and could return to the
completely centrally planned economy that existed prior to 1978, and
the risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets. Additionally,
the Chinese securities markets are emerging markets characterized by a
relatively small number of equity issues and relatively low trading
volume, resulting in substantially less liquidity and greater price
volatility. A number of the securities in which the Fund will invest
may be illiquid; therefore, an investment in the Fund will have
illiquid characteristics. Direct investments in unlisted securities
involve an especially high degree of business and financial risk that
can result in substantial losses. See "Risk Factors and
Special Considerations."</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Investment
Managers.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Martin Currie Inc. has served as the Fund's
investment manager with respect to the Fund's holdings of listed
securities since June 30, 2001. Asian Direct Capital Management Limited
has served as the Fund's investment manager with respect to the
Fund's direct investments since April 3, 2001. See
"Management of the Fund." The address of the
Fund is 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02111, and the Fund's
telephone number is (888)  246-2255.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The information set
forth in this Prospectus regarding China, its economy, the Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd., the Shenzhen Stock Market, the Shanghai
Stock Market and the Taiwan Stock Market has been extracted from
various government and private publications. The Fund and its Board of
Directors make no representation as to the accuracy of such
information. In this Prospectus, unless otherwise specified, all
references to "U.S. dollars,"
"US$" or "$" are to
United States dollars, to "RMB" or
"renminbi" are to Chinese renminbi and to
"H.K. dollars" or
"HK$" are to Hong Kong dollars. On April 22,
2005, the exchange rates published in <font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">The Wall Street Journal</font>
were RMB8.2765 = US$1.00 and HK$7.8003 = US$1.00 and, unless otherwise
specified, all renminbi and H.K. dollar amounts have been converted to
U.S. dollars at such exchange rates. No representation is made that the
renminbi, H.K. dollar or U.S. dollar amounts in this Prospectus could
have been or could be converted into renminbi, H.K. dollars or U.S.
dollars, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Certain numbers and percentages have been rounded for ease of
presentation, which may result in amounts not totaling precisely.</p>
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<b>No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any
information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus.
You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representations
not contained in this prospectus as if the Fund had authorized it. The
Fund is offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of common
stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The
information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the
date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this
prospectus or any sale of common stock.</b>
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Summary</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Financial Highlights</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">9</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">The Offer</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">10</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">The
Fund</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">16</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Use of
Proceeds</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">17</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Risk Factors and Special
Considerations</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">17</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Investment Objective and
Policies</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">24</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Investment
Restrictions</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">28</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Management of the
Fund</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">29</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">The Securities Markets in China,
Hong Kong and Taiwan</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">37</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Portfolio
Transactions and Brokerage</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">38</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Net Asset
Value</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">39</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Dividends and Distributions;
Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan
</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">40</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Taxation</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">41</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Common
Stock</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">48</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Dividend Paying Agent, Transfer
Agent and
Registrar</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">51</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Custodian</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">51</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Code
of Ethics</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">51</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Proxy Voting Policy and
Procedures</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">51</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Legal
Matters</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">51</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Experts</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">52</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
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Information</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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Statements</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: italic; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">The following summary is qualified in its entirety by
the more detailed information included elsewhere in Prospectus.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">THE OFFER</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Terms of the Offer</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The China Fund, Inc.
(the "Fund") is issuing to its stockholders
of record ("Record Date Stockholders") as of
the close of business on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005 (the "Record Date")
non-transferable rights (the "Rights") to
subscribe for up to an aggregate of &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
shares (the "Shares") of the common stock,
par value $0.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), of the Fund (the
"Offer"). Each Record Date Stockholder is
being issued one Right for each full share of Common Stock owned on the
Record Date. The number of Rights to be issued to each Record Date
Stockholder will be rounded up to the nearest number of Rights evenly
divisible by three. In the case of Common Stock held of record by Cede
&amp; Co. ("Cede"), as nominee for The
Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), or any
other depository or nominee, the number of Rights issued to Cede or
such other depository or nominee will be adjusted to permit rounding up
(to the nearest number of Rights evenly divisible by three) of the
Rights to be received by beneficial owners for whom it is the holder of
record only if Cede or such other depository or nominee provides to the
Fund on or before the close of business on
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005 written
representation of the number of Rights required for such rounding.
Accordingly, no fractional Shares will be issued. The Rights entitle
the holders thereof ("Rights Holders") to
acquire at the Subscription Price (as hereinafter defined) one Share
for each three Rights held. The Subscription Period commences on
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005, and ends at
5:00  p.m., New York time, on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005, unless extended by the Fund (the
"Expiration Date"). See "The
Offer&mdash;Expiration of the Offer." The Rights are
evidenced by subscription certificates ("Subscription
Certificates") which will be mailed to Record Date
Stockholders (except as discussed below under "Foreign
Restrictions").</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The right of a Rights Holder to
acquire Shares during the Subscription Period is hereinafter referred
to as the "Primary Subscription." All Rights
may be exercised commencing on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005 and until 5:00  p.m., New York time, on the
Expiration Date. Rights Holders purchasing Shares in the Primary
Subscription, including those who purchase Shares pursuant to the
Over-Subscription Privilege (as hereinafter defined), are hereinafter
referred to as "Exercising Rights
Holders."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Nominees who hold shares of Common Stock
for the account of others, such as brokers, trustees or depositories
for securities, should notify the respective beneficial owners of such
Common Stock as soon as possible to ascertain such beneficial
owners' intentions and to obtain instructions with respect to the
Rights. If the beneficial owner so instructs, the nominee should
complete the Subscription Certificate and submit it to the Subscription
Agent (as hereinafter defined) with proper payment. In addition,
beneficial owners of Common Stock or Rights held through such a nominee
should contact the nominee and request the nominee to effect
transactions in accordance with the beneficial owner's
instructions. See "The  Offer."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Over-Subscription Privilege</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Each Record Date Stockholder
who fully exercises all Rights issued to him is entitled to subscribe
for Shares which were not otherwise subscribed for by others in the
Primary Subscription (the "Over-Subscription
Privilege"). If enough Shares are available, all of these
requests will be honored in full. If these requests for Shares exceed
the Shares available, the Fund may determine after the expiration of
the Offer, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, to issue
additional Common Stock up to an amount equal to 25% of the
Shares available pursuant to the Offer (up to an additional
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; shares of Common Stock) in order to
cover these requests. Regardless of whether the Fund issues such
additional Shares, to the extent Shares are not available to honor all
requests, the available Shares will be allocated <font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">pro rata</font> among
those Record Date Stockholders who over-subscribe based on the number
of Rights originally issued to them by the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">1</p>
<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Subscription Price</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
Subscription Price per Share ("Subscription
Price") will be [ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;% of the
average price at which the Fund's Common Stock trades on the New
York Stock Exchange on the Expiration Date of the Offer and the four
preceding trading days, but in any case not less than the net asset
value per share of the Common Stock at the close of trading on the New
York Stock Exchange on the Expiration Date]. The Subscription
Price is discussed further under "The Offer&mdash;The
Subscription Price." In addition, information with respect
to the quarterly high and low sale prices of the Fund's Common
Stock on the New York Stock Exchange and the quarterly high and low net
asset values per share of Common Stock is provided under
"Common Stock."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Exercising
Rights</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Rights will be evidenced by Subscription Certificates
(see Appendix  B) and may be exercised by delivering to EquiServe
Trust Company, N.A. (the "Subscription
Agent") a completed Subscription Certificate, together
with payment, either by means of a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (see
Appendix  C) or a check. The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or
check should be addressed, if sent by first class mail to EquiServe
Trust Company, N.A., Corporate Actions, P.O. Box 859208, Braintree, MA
02185-9208, if sent by express mail or overnight courier to EquiServe
Trust Company, N.A., 161 Bay State Drive, Braintree, MA 02184, or if
delivered by hand to EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., 17 Battery Place,
11<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10004. Exercising Rights Holders
will have no right to rescind a purchase after the Subscription Agent
has received a completed Subscription Certificate or Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery. See "The Offer&mdash;Exercise of
Rights" and "The Offer&mdash;Payment for
Shares." There is no minimum number of Rights which must
be exercised for the Offer to close.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Non-Transferability of
Rights</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Rights are non-transferable and, therefore, may not
be purchased or sold. Rights not exercised will expire without residual
value at the Expiration Date. The Rights will not be listed for trading
on the New York Stock Exchange or any other securities exchange.
However, the Shares to be issued pursuant to the Offer will be listed
for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, subject to the New York
Stock Exchange being officially notified of the issuance of those
Shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Financial Advisory Fees</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund has agreed to
pay the Financial Adviser a fee for financial advisory services in
connection with the Offer equal to 1.00% of the gross proceeds
of the Offer and has agreed to indemnify the Financial Adviser against
certain liabilities under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The Financial Adviser's fee will be reduced to the extent that
the aggregate expenses of the Offer, including the fee, exceed
1.20% of the gross proceeds of the Offer. In addition, the
Financial Adviser will be paid an amount of US$50,000 if the Offer is
not completed.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Foreign Restrictions</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Subscription
Certificates will not be mailed to Record Date Stockholders whose
record addresses are outside the United States (the term
"United States" includes its territories and
possessions and the District of Columbia) ("Foreign Record
Date Stockholders"). The Rights to which such Subscription
Certificates relate will be held by the Subscription Agent for such
Foreign Record Date Stockholders' accounts until instructions are
received to exercise the Rights. If no instructions are received prior
to the Expiration Date, the Rights will expire. See "The
Offer&mdash;Foreign Stockholders."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Purpose of the
Offer</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Board of Directors of the Fund has determined that it
is in the best interests of the Fund and its stockholders to increase
the assets of the Fund available for investment so that the Fund will
be in a better position to take full advantage of investment
opportunities, including, in particular, opportunities to invest
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">2</p>
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in the A  Share market in China, which
was recently opened to foreign investors. The Board of Directors
believes that increasing the size of the Fund will increase the
liquidity of the Fund's shares of Common Stock and also reduce
the Fund's expenses as a proportion of average net assets. In
addition, the Offer seeks to reward the Fund's stockholders by
giving them the right to purchase additional shares of Common Stock at
a price that will be below market without incurring any direct
transaction costs. Moreover, to the extent that the Subscription Price
is greater than the net asset value per share of Common Stock of the
Fund on the Expiration Date, the Offer will increase the net asset
value per share. See "The Offer&mdash;Purpose of the
Offer."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Use of Proceeds</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The net proceeds
of the Offer, assuming all Shares offered hereby are sold, are
estimated to be approximately US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
after deducting offering expenses payable by the Fund estimated to be
approximately US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;. The Fund
anticipates that, due to the relatively small size of the Chinese
equity securities markets generally, combined with certain investment
diversification requirements applicable to the Fund and the
Fund's desire to invest selectively in order to avoid adversely
influencing the prices paid by the Fund for its portfolio securities,
it may take up to six months from the date of completion of the Offer,
depending upon market conditions and the availability of appropriate
securities, for the Fund to invest the proceeds of the Offer in
accordance with the Fund's investment objective and policies.
Pending such investment, it is anticipated that the proceeds will be
invested in short-term and medium-term debt instruments, as described
under "Investment Objective and Policies&mdash;Temporary
Investments." See "Use of
Proceeds."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Information Agent and Subscription
Agent</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Information Agent for the Offer is:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 14pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">The
Altman Group, Inc.<br> 60 East 42<sup>nd</sup> Street, Suite 405<br>
New York, NY 10165<br> Toll Free: (888) CHN-CALL (246-2255)<br>
or<br> Call Collect: (212) 400-2605</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Subscription Agent for
the Offer is:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Equiserve Trust Company, N.A.<br> 161 Bay State
Drive<br> Braintree, MA 02184<br> Toll Free: (800)
426-5523</p>
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REMEMBER</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Date</td>
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Date</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
2005</td>
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Period</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
2005 to &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
2005</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">*&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Expiration Date and pricing
date</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
2005</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Subscription Certificates and payment for
Shares due**</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
2005</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
due</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
2005</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Subscription Certificate and payment for
guarantees of delivery due**</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
2005</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Confirmation mailed to
participants</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
2005</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Final payment for
Shares***</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
2005</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
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<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">*</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Unless
the Offer is extended.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">**</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">A Record Date Stockholder
exercising rights must deliver by the Expiration Date either (i)
a Subscription Certificate and payment for Shares or (ii)  a
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. A Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is a
form sent by your broker-dealer, bank or trust company that guarantees
on your behalf delivery of the Subscription Certificate and payment by
the close of business on the third business day after the Expiration
Date.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">***</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Additional
amount due (in the event the Subscription Price exceeds the Estimated
Subscription Price).</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">4</p>
<br>
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<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">THE
FUND</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Information Regarding the Fund</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund has been
engaged in business as a non-diversified, closed-end management
investment company since July 17, 1992, when it completed an initial
public offering of 8,000,000 shares of its Common Stock. The
Fund's investment objective is long-term capital appreciation
which it seeks to achieve by investing primarily in equity securities
(i)  of companies for which the principal securities trading
market is in the People's Republic of China
("China"), (ii)  of companies for which
the principal securities trading market is outside of China, or
constituting direct equity investments (as defined herein) in companies
organized outside of China, that in both cases derive at least
50% of their revenues from goods or services sold or produced or
have at least 50% of their assets, in China or (iii)
constituting direct equity investments in companies organized in China
(collectively, "China companies"). It is the
policy of the Fund, under normal market conditions, to invest
substantially all, but not less than 65%, of its assets in
equity securities of China companies. The Fund also has a policy to
invest at least 80% of its assets in China and Taiwan companies.
For purposes of these policies, "China" means
the People's Republic of China, which includes Hong Kong. The
Fund invests up to 25% of the net proceeds of its offerings of
its outstanding Common Stock in direct equity investments in China
companies, with the balance allocated primarily to investments in
listed securities. See "Investment Objective and
Policies." There can be no assurance that the Fund's
investment objective will be achieved. See "Risk Factors
and Special Considerations."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund currently has
10,138,287 shares of Common Stock outstanding, which are listed and
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
"CHN." See "Common
Stock." As of
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
2005, the net assets of the Fund were US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Information Regarding the Fund's Investment Manager, Direct
Investment Manager, Administrator and Custodian</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Martin Currie
Inc. (the "Investment Manager") acts as the
Fund's investment manager, with exclusive investment discretion
over the Fund's assets, other than those invested in direct
investments (the "Listed Assets"), pursuant
to a Management Agreement with the Fund. The Fund pays the Investment
Manager a fee for its investment management services, computed weekly
and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.70% of the
Fund's average weekly net assets consisting of Listed Assets up
to US$400 million and 0.50% of the Fund's average weekly
net assets consisting of Listed Assets in excess of US$400 million. The
Investment Manager is a registered investment adviser under the U.S.
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers
Act"). As of March 31, 2004, the Investment Manager was
responsible for US$3.7 billion of assets under management.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Asian
Direct Capital Management (the "Direct Investment
Manager") acts as investment manager to the Fund with
exclusive investment discretion over the portion of the Fund's
assets that is invested in direct investments pursuant to the terms of
a Direct Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and the
Direct Investment Manager (the "Direct Investment
Management Agreement"). The Fund may invest up to
25% of the net proceeds of its offerings of its outstanding
Common Stock in direct equity investments. For its direct investment
management services, the Direct Investment Manager receives from the
Fund a fee, payable monthly, at an annual rate of the greater of
US$300,000 or 2.2% of the average weekly assets of the Fund
allocated to direct investments. The Direct Investment Manager is a
registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act. In addition to
the Fund, the Direct Investment Manager currently advises or manages
the Korea Venture Fund and Thailand Recovery Fund, with total assets
under management of approximately US$52.8 million. The Direct
Investment Manager is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of State
Street Global Advisors ("SSgA"), the
investment management division of State Street Corporation
("State Street").</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The fee paid to the
Direct Investment Manager is higher than those paid by most other U.S.
investment companies, primarily because of the additional time and
expense required in pursuing the Fund's objective of investing in
direct investments in China companies. This investment objective
entails additional time and expense because available information
concerning private companies in China is </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">5</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
limited in comparison to that available for
U.S. issuers. Moreover, the Direct Investment Manager is required to
spend significant time investigating potential direct investments,
negotiating any such investment for the Fund and monitoring the
investment. Furthermore, selling the direct investments may take longer
than listed investments due to the amount of extra work involved in the
negotiation and execution of the documents for the sale of the direct
investments.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">State Street Bank and Trust Company (in such
capacity, the "Administrator") provides
administrative services in the United States to the Fund pursuant to an
Administration Agreement with the Fund (the
"Administration Agreement"). The Fund pays to
the Administrator a fee, calculated weekly and payable monthly, at an
annual rate of 0.14% of the first US$150  million,
0.12% of the next US$150  million and 0.07% of the
excess over US$300  million of the average weekly net assets of
the Fund, with a minimum annual fee of US$160,000. The Fund also pays a
fixed fee of US$100,000 annually for legal administration services. See
"Management of the
Fund&mdash;Administrator."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">State Street Bank and
Trust Company (in such capacity, the
"Custodian") serves as custodian for the
Fund's assets. The Custodian employs sub-custodians (the
"Subcustodians") approved by the Board of
Directors of the Fund in accordance with regulations of the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission in each of the jurisdictions in
which the Fund invests. See "Custodian."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Since the Investment Manager, the Direct Investment Manager, the
Administrator and the Custodian each receive a fee based on the average
weekly net assets of the Fund, each of the Investment Manager, Direct
Investment Manager, Administrator and Custodian will benefit from an
increase in the Fund's assets resulting from the Offer. See
"Management of the Fund."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Dividends
and Distributions; Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund distributes to stockholders, at least annually,
substantially all of its net investment income from dividends and
interest and any net realized capital gains. Unless the Fund is
otherwise instructed in writing in the manner described under
"Dividends and Distributions; Dividend Reinvestment and
Cash Purchase Plan," stockholders are presumed to have
elected to have all distributions automatically reinvested in shares of
Common Stock of the Fund. See "Dividends and
Distributions; Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase
Plan" and "Taxation&mdash;U.S. Federal Income
Taxes."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Risk Factors and Special
Considerations</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Risks of Investment in Equity Securities of
China Companies</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investing in equity securities of China
companies involves certain risks and special considerations not
typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers,
including generally (a)  greater social, economic and political
uncertainty, (b)  greater price volatility, substantially less
liquidity and significantly smaller market capitalization of securities
markets in which securities of China companies trade (particularly in
China), (c)  currency exchange rate fluctuation, currency
blockage and higher rates of inflation, (d)  controls on foreign
investment and limitations on repatriation of invested capital and on
the Fund's ability to exchange local currencies for U.S. dollars,
(e)  greater governmental involvement in and control over the
economy, (f)  the risk that the Chinese government may decide not
to continue to support the economic reform programs implemented in 1978
and could return to the completely centrally planned economy that
existed prior to 1978, (g)  the risk of nationalization or
expropriation of assets, (h)  regulatory risks due to changes in
legal, regulatory and tax rules and (i) the fact that China companies
may be smaller, less seasoned and newly-organized companies. Following
the establishment of the People's Republic of China by the
Communist Party in 1949, the Chinese government renounced various debt
obligations, which have never been paid, and expropriated assets
without compensation. There can be no assurance that the Chinese
government will not take similar actions in the future. An investment
in the Fund involves a risk of a total loss. See "Risk
Factors and Special Considerations."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Accounting,
auditing and financial reporting standards may not have been
established in some respects in China or, to the extent established,
are different from and, in many respects less rigorous than, U.S.
standards. As a result, certain material disclosures may not be made,
and less information may be available to the Fund and other investors
than would be the case if the Fund's investments were restricted
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">6</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
to securities of U.S. issuers. There is also
less extensive regulation of the securities markets in which securities
of China companies trade, particularly in China, than in the United
States. Moreover, it may be more difficult to obtain or enforce a
judgment in a court outside the United States, particularly in China.
Interest and dividends paid on securities held by the Fund may be
subject to withholding taxes imposed by China or other foreign
governments. See "Risk Factors and Special
Considerations."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Corporations are a relatively new
concept in China. China does not have a consolidated body of securities
laws or laws governing corporations or joint stock companies, and
certain matters of concern to foreign investors are addressed only in
local laws and regulations, if at all. These local laws and regulations
are subject to change or preemption by national laws that may be
adopted by China in the future. Laws regarding fiduciary duties of
officers and directors are especially undeveloped. See
"Risk Factors and Special Considerations&mdash;Chinese
Corporate and Securities Laws."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition, the
securities markets in China are undergoing a period of growth and
change which may lead to difficulties in the settlement and recording
of transactions and in interpreting and applying relevant
regulations.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund invests a significant portion of its
assets in direct equity investments. Such investments may involve a
high degree of business and financial risk. Because of the absence of
any trading market for these investments, the Fund may take longer to
liquidate these positions than is the case for listed securities. In
addition to financial and business risks, issuers whose securities are
not listed may not be subject to the same disclosure requirements
applicable to issuers whose securities are listed. See
"Risk Factors and Special Considerations&mdash;Direct
Investments."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Currency Transactions and</font><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Hedging.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>The Fund is permitted to engage in foreign
currency hedging transactions and enter into stock options, stock index
futures transactions, interest rate futures contracts and options
thereon, each of which may involve special risks, although currently no
market exists for these transactions in China. See
"Investment Objective and Policies" and
Appendix  A to this Prospectus.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Net Asset Value
Discount</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shares of closed-end investment companies frequently
trade at a discount from net asset value. This characteristic is a risk
separate and distinct from the risk that a closed-end fund's net
asset value will decrease. The Fund cannot predict whether its shares
will trade at, below or above net asset value. Accordingly, the Common
Stock of the Fund is designed primarily for long-term investors and
should not be considered a vehicle for trading purposes. See
"Risk Factors and Special Consideration&mdash;Net Asset
Value Discount; Non-Diversification" and
"Common Stock."</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Non-Diversification</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund is classified as a
"non-diversified" investment company under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940
Act"), which means that the Fund is not limited by the
1940 Act in the proportion of its assets that may be invested in the
securities of a single issuer. As a non-diversified investment company,
the Fund may invest a greater proportion of its assets in the
securities of a smaller number of issuers and, as a result, may be
subject to greater risk with respect to portfolio securities. However,
the Fund intends to comply with the diversification requirements
imposed by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), for qualification as a regulated
investment company. See "Risk Factors and Special
Considerations&mdash;Net Asset Value Discount;
Non-Diversification."</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Non-Participation in
Offer</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Record Date Stockholders who do not fully exercise
their Rights should expect that they will, at the completion of the
Offer, own a smaller proportional interest in the Fund than would
otherwise be the case. See "Risk Factors and Special
Considerations&mdash;Non-Participation in Offer."</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Certain Provisions of the Articles of
Incorporation</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain special voting provisions of the
Fund's Articles of Incorporation may have the effect of depriving
stockholders of an opportunity to sell their shares of Common Stock at
a premium over prevailing market prices. See "Common
Stock."</p>
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TABLE</p>
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Transaction
Expenses:</b></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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Advisory Fee (as a percentage of offering price) (1)
(2)</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1.00</font></td>
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percentage of offering
price)</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">.20</font></td>
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Cash Purchase Plan
Fees</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">None</font></td>
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Expenses</b> (as a percentage of net
assets):</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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Fees</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.76</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
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(2)</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.65</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
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Expenses
(3)</b></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1.41</font></td>
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year</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">3 years</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">5 years</td>
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on a US$1,000 investment, assuming a 5% annual return throughout
the periods
(4)</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">The
Fund has agreed to pay the Financial Adviser a fee for financial
advisory services in connection with the Offer equal to 1.00% of
the gross proceeds of the Offer. The fee will be reduced to the extent
that the aggregate expenses of the Offer, including the fee, exceed
1.20% of the gross proceeds of the Offer. This fee will be borne
by the Fund and indirectly by all of the Fund's stockholders,
including those stockholders who do not exercise their Rights.</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Does not include expenses of the Fund incurred in
connection with the Offer, estimated at US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.
However, these expenses will be borne by the holders of the shares of
Common Stock of the Fund and result in a reduction of the net asset
value of the shares of Common Stock to the extent the expenses are
equal to or less than 0.20% of the gross proceeds of the
Offer.</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">The total annual expense ratio
includes Taiwan Stock Dividend tax expense. Without this expense, the
ratio would be 1.34%.</td>
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</table>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(4)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">The Example
reflects the Financial Advisory Fee and other expenses of the Fund
incurred in connection with the Offer and assumes that all of the
Rights are exercised.</td>
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</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The foregoing Fee Table is intended
to assist investors in understanding the costs and expenses that an
investor in the Fund will bear directly or indirectly.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
Example set forth above assumes reinvestment of all dividends and
distributions at net asset value and an expense ratio of 1.41%.
The tables above and the assumption in the Example of a 5%
annual return are required by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
regulations applicable to all investment companies. The Example should
not be considered a representation of past or future expenses or annual
rates of return and actual expenses or annual rates of return may be
more or less than those assumed for purposes of the Example.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
figures provided under "Other Expenses" are
based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year. See
"Management of the Fund" for additional
information.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">8</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The table
below sets forth selected data for a share of Common Stock outstanding
for each period presented. The information contained in the table has
been audited by KPMG LLP, the Fund's previous independent
registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report which
appears in the Fund's Annual Report to Stockholders as of
October  31, 2004, and which is incorporated by reference into
this Prospectus. This information should be read in conjunction with
the Financial Statements and Notes thereto which appear in the Annual
Report and which are also incorporated by reference into this
Prospectus.</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">2004</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">2003</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">2002</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">2001(1)</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">2000</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">1999</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">1998</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">1997</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">1996</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">1995</td>
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Share Operating
Performance</u></b></td>
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<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Net
asset value, beginning of
year</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">26.93</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">14.92</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">13.19</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">12.37</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">12.74</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">10.84</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">16.97</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">13.24</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">12.87</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">15.26</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Net
investment income
(loss)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.21</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.06</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.11</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.14</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.03</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.12</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.08</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">(2)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.02</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)(2)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.06</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.10</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency
transactions</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.91</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">12.16</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1.75</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.68</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.23</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1.86</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(5.71</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">3.83</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.40</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(1.88</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Total
income (loss) from investment
operations</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1.12</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">12.22</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1.86</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.82</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.26</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1.98</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(5.63</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">3.81</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.46</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(1.78</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Less
distributions:</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 20pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Dividend
from net investment
income</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.07</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.06</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.13</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.00</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.11</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.08</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.00</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.08</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.09</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.01</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 20pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Distributions
from net realized capital
gains</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(1.71</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.15</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.00</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.00</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.00</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.00</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.50</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.00</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.00</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.60</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Total
distributions</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(1.78</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.21</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.13</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.00</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.11</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.08</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.50</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.08</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.09</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.61</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Net
asset value, end of
year</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">26.27</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">26.93</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">14.92</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">13.19</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">12.37</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">12.74</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">10.84</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">16.97</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">13.24</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">12.87</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Per
share market price, end of
year</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">29.15</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">34.74</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">12.61</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">10.74</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.94</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">9.94</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.75</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">13.31</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">11.75</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">11.75</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><b><u>Total
Investment Return (Based on Market
Price)</u></b></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(12.16</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">179.41</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">18.63</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">20.13</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(9.14</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">14.65</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(31.98</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">13.88</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.74</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(28.39</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)%&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><b><u>Ratios
and Supplemental
Data</u></b></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Net
assets, end of year
(000's)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$264,886</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$271,278</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$150,319</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$132,912</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$124,619</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$128,303</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$116,891</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$184,035</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$143,599</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$139,513</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Ratio
of expenses to average net
assets</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1.41</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1.76</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1.97</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">2.39</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">2.12</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">2.28</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">2.22</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%(2)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">2.15</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%(2)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">2.56</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">2.55</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Ratio
of expenses to average net assets, excluding stock dividend tax
expense</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1.34</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1.68</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1.85</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">2.31</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">2.12</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;"></font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;"></font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;"></font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;"></font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;"></font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Ratio
of net investment income to average net
assets</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.78</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.32</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.72</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1.09</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.21</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.95</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.68</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">(0.11</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">)%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.49</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">0.78</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
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<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Portfolio
turnover
rate</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">40</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">55</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">68</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">115</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">108</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">75</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">24</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">39</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">41</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">43</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%&nbsp;</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Martin
Currie Inc. has served as the Fund's investment manager with
respect to the Fund's holdings of listed securities since June
30, 2001. Asian Direct Capital Management has served as the
Fund's investment manager with respect to the Fund's direct
investments since April 3, 2001.</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">The ratios
of expenses to average net assets and the net investment income (loss)
per share is after the waiver of a portion of the Investment Management
Fee by the Investment Manager. Had the Investment Manager not waived
these fees, the ratio of expenses to average net assets and the net
investment income (loss) per share would have been as follows: For the
year ended October 31, 1998, 2.33% and $0.07, respectively, and
for the year ended October 31, 1997, 2.25% and $(0.04),
respectively.</td>
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OFFER</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Terms of the Offer</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund is issuing Rights to
subscribe for Shares to Record Date Stockholders. Each Record Date
Stockholder is being issued one non-transferable Right for each full
share of Common Stock owned on the Record Date. The number of Rights to
be issued to Record Date Stockholders will be rounded up to the number
of Rights evenly divisible by three. In the case of shares of Common
Stock held of record by Cede or by any other depository or nominee, the
number of Rights issued to Cede or such other depository or nominee
will be adjusted to permit rounding up (to the nearest number of Rights
evenly divisible by three) of the Rights to be received by beneficial
owners for whom it is the holder of record only if Cede or such other
depository or nominee provides to the Fund on or before the close of
business on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005 written
representation of the number of Rights required for such rounding.
Accordingly, no fractional shares will be issued. The Rights entitle
the holders thereof to acquire at the Subscription Price one Share for
each three Rights held. The Rights are evidenced by Subscription
Certificates which will be mailed to Record Date Stockholders, other
than Foreign Record Date Stockholders. See "&mdash;Foreign
Stockholders." The Fund does not have the right to
withdraw the Offer after the Rights have been issued.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Completed
Subscription Certificates may be delivered to the Subscription Agent at
any time during the Subscription Period, which commences on
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005 and ends at 5:00  p.m.,
New York time, on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005, unless
extended by the Fund. See "&mdash;Expiration of the
Offer."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Each Record Date Stockholder who fully
exercises all Rights initially issued to him is entitled to subscribe
for Shares which were not otherwise subscribed for by Exercising Rights
Holders in the Primary Subscription. If enough Shares are available,
all of these requests will be honored in full. If these requests for
Shares exceed the Shares available, the Fund may determine after the
expiration of the Offer, in the discretion of the Board of Directors,
to issue additional Common Stock up to an amount equal to 25% of
the Shares available pursuant to the Offer (up to an additional
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; shares of Common Stock) in order to cover these requests.
Regardless of whether the Fund issues such additional Common Stock, to
the extent Shares are not available to honor all requests, the
available Shares will be allocated <font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">pro rata</font> among those Record
Date Stockholders who over-subscribe based on the number of Rights
originally issued to them by the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Rights will be evidenced
by Subscription Certificates (see Appendix  B) and may be
exercised by delivering to the Subscription Agent a completed
Subscription Certificate, together with payment, either by means of a
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (see Appendix  C) or a check. The
method by which Rights may be exercised and Shares paid for is set
forth below in "&mdash;Exercise of Rights"
and "&mdash;Payment for Shares." An
Exercising Rights Holder will have no right to rescind a purchase after
the Subscription Agent has received a completed Subscription
Certificate or Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. See
"&mdash;Payment for Shares" below.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
Rights are non-transferable and, therefore, may not be purchased or
sold. Rights not exercised will expire without residual value when the
Offer expires. The Rights will not be listed for trading on the New
York Stock Exchange or any other securities exchange. However, the
Shares to be issued pursuant to the Offer will be listed for trading on
the New York Stock Exchange, subject to the New York Stock Exchange
being officially notified of the issuance of those Shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">There
is no minimum number of Rights which must be exercised in order for the
Offer to close.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Purpose of the Offer</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Board of
Directors of the Fund has determined that it is in the best interests
of the Fund and its stockholders to increase the assets of the Fund
available for investment so that the Fund will be in a better position
to take full advantage of available investment opportunities,
including, in particular, opportunities to invest in the A  Share
market in China, which was recently opened to foreign investors.
Without an infusion of additional capital, the Fund is limited in its
ability to take advantage of these new investment opportunities. The
only practical means of increasing the Fund's assets available
for investment other than </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">10</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
through the Offer would be through the sale
of portfolio securities, which could subject the Fund to certain
adverse tax consequences under the Code. The Offer affords the Fund a
means of increasing its assets available for investment without
requiring the sale of portfolio securities. The Fund also believes that
increasing the size of the Fund would increase the liquidity of the
Fund's shares of Common Stock and reduce the Fund's
expenses as a proportion of average net assets. In addition, the Offer
seeks to reward the Fund's stockholders by giving existing
stockholders the right to purchase additional shares of Common Stock at
a price that will be below market without incurring any direct
transaction costs. Moreover, since the Subscription Price will be
greater than the net asset value per share of the Common Stock of the
Fund on the Expiration Date, the Offer will increase the net asset
value per share.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Investment Manager, Direct Investment
Manager and Administrator will benefit from the Offer because their
fees are based on the average net assets of the Fund. It is not
possible to state precisely the amount of additional compensation the
Investment Manager, Direct Investment Manager and Administrator will
receive as a result of the Offer because it is not known how many
Shares will be subscribed for and because the proceeds of the Offer
will be invested in additional portfolio securities which will
fluctuate in value. However, in the event that all the Rights are
exercised in full and on the basis of an Estimated Subscription Price
of US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; per Share (the
"Estimated Subscription Price"), the
Investment Manager, Direct Investment Manager and Administrator would
receive additional annual fees of approximately
US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and
US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, respectively, as
a result of the increase in assets under management. See
"Management of the Fund."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund
may, in the future and at its discretion, choose to make additional
rights offerings from time to time for a number of shares of Common
Stock and on terms which may or may not be similar to the Offer.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Over-Subscription Privilege</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Shares not subscribed for in
the Primary Subscription will be offered, by means of the
Over-Subscription Privilege, to the Record Date Stockholders who have
exercised all exercisable Rights issued to them and who wish to acquire
more than the number of Shares for which the rights issued to them are
exercisable. If sufficient Shares are not available after completion of
the Primary Subscription to honor all over-subscription requests, the
Fund may determine after the expiration of the Offer, in the discretion
of the Board of Directors, to issue additional Common Stock up to an
amount equal to 25% of the Shares available pursuant to the
Offer (up to an additional &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; shares of Common Stock) in
order to cover the over-subscription requests. Regardless of whether
the Fund issues such additional Shares, and to the extent shares of
Common Stock are not available to honor all over-subscription requests,
the available Shares will be allocated among those who over-subscribe
so that the number of Shares issued to participating Record Date
Stockholders will generally be in proportion to the number of Shares
owned by such stockholders on the Record Date. The allocation process
may involve a series of allocations in order to assure the total number
of Shares available for over-subscription are distributed on a <font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">pro
rata</font> basis. The Fund will not offer or sell any Shares which are
not subscribed for pursuant to the Primary Subscription or the
Over-Subscription Privilege. For a further description of how to
exercise the Over-Subscription Privilege, see
"&mdash;Exercise of the Over-Subscription
Privilege" below.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Subscription Price</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
Subscription Price for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of the
Rights will be
[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;% of the
average price at which the Fund's Common Stock trades on the New
York Stock Exchange on the Expiration Date of the Offer and the four
preceding trading days, but in any case not less than the net asset
value per share of the Common Stock at the close of trading on the New
York Stock Exchange on the Expiration Date].</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund
announced the Offer on March  16, 2005. The net asset value per
share of Common Stock at the close of business on March  16, 2005
and on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005 was US$27.02 and
US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; , respectively,
and the last reported sale price of a share of the Fund's Common
Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on those dates was US$31.40 and
US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, respectively.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">11</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Expiration of the Offer</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Offer
will expire at 5:00  p.m., New York time, on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005, unless extended by the Fund (the
"Expiration Date"). Rights will expire on the
Expiration Date and may not be exercised thereafter.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Subscription Agent</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Subscription Agent is Equiserve
Trust Company, N.A., which will receive for its administrative,
processing, invoicing and other services as subscription agent, a fee
estimated to be US$[10,000], as well as reimbursement for all
out-of-pocket expenses related to the Offer. The Subscription Agent is
also the Fund's transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and
registrar. Questions regarding the Subscription Certificates should be
directed to Equiserve Trust Company, N.A. (telephone (800)
426-5523); <font style="white-space: nowrap;">stockholders</font> may also consult their brokers or
nominees. Signed Subscription Certificates (see Appendix  B)
should be sent by first class mail to Equiserve Trust Company, N.A.,
Corporate Actions, P.O. Box 859208, Braintree, MA 02185-9208, by
express mail or overnight courier to Equiserve Trust Company, N.A.,
161  Bay State Drive, Braintree, MA 02184, or delivered by hand
to Equiserve Trust Company, N.A., 17  Battery Place,
11<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10004.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Information
Agent</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Any questions or requests for assistance may be directed
to the Information Agent at its telephone number and address listed
below:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 14pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">The Altman Group, Inc.<br> 60 East 42<sup>nd</sup>
Street, Suite 405<br> New York, NY 10165<br> Toll Free: (888)
CHN-CALL (246-2255)<br> or<br> Call Collect: (212) 400-2605</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Information Agent will receive a fee estimated to be US$10,000,
as well as reimbursement for all out-of-pocket expenses related to the
Offer.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Exercise of Rights</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Rights may be exercised by
filling in and signing the reverse side of the Subscription Certificate
(see Appendix B) which accompanies this Prospectus and mailing it in
the envelope provided, or otherwise delivering the completed and signed
Subscription Certificate to the Subscription Agent, together with
payment for the Shares as described below under "Payment
for Shares." Alternatively, Rights may be exercised by
having your bank, trust company or broker (if a member of the New York
Stock Exchange) complete and deliver to the Subscription Agent a Notice
of Guaranteed Delivery (see below under "Payment for
Shares"). Completed Subscription Certificates with payment
for the Shares, or a completed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, must be
received by the Subscription Agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York time,
on the Expiration Date at the offices of the Subscription Agent at the
address set forth above. Rights may also be exercised through an
Exercising Rights Holder's broker, who may charge such Exercising
Rights Holder a servicing fee. An Exercising Rights Holder will have no
right to rescind a purchase after the Subscription Agent has received a
completed Subscription Certificate.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Nominees who hold shares of
Common Stock for the account of others, such as brokers, trustees or
depositories for securities, should notify the respective beneficial
owners of such shares as soon as possible to ascertain such beneficial
owners' intentions and to obtain instructions with respect to the
Rights. If the beneficial owner so instructs, the nominee should
complete the Subscription Certificate and submit it to Subscription
Agent with the proper payment. In addition, beneficial owners of Common
Stock or Rights held through such a nominee should contact the nominee
and request the nominee to effect transactions in accordance with the
beneficial owner's instructions.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Exercise of the
Over-Subscription Privilege</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Record Date Stockholders who fully
exercise all Rights issued to them may participate in the
Over-Subscription Privilege by indicating on their Subscription
Certificate the number of Shares they are willing to acquire pursuant
thereto.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">12</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If sufficient Shares are not available
after completion of the Primary Subscription to honor all
over-subscription requests, the Fund may determine after the expiration
of the Offer, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, to issue up
to an additional 25% of the Shares available pursuant to the
Offer (up to an additional shares of Common Stock) in order to cover
the over-subscription requests. Regardless of whether the Fund issues
such additional Shares, and to the extent Shares are not available to
honor all over-subscription requests, the available Shares will be
allocated among those who over-subscribe so that the number of Shares
issued to participating Record Date Stockholders will generally be in
proportion to the number of Shares owned by such stockholders on the
Record Date. The allocation process may involve a series of allocations
in order to assure the total number of Shares available for
over-subscription are distributed on a <font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">pro rata</font> basis.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Banks, broker-dealers, trustees and other nominee holders of rights
will be required to certify to the Subscription Agent, before any
Over-Subscription Privilege may be exercised with respect to any
particular beneficial owner, as to the aggregate number of Rights
exercised pursuant to the Primary Subscription and the number of Shares
subscribed for pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege by such
beneficial owner and that such beneficial owner's primary
subscription was exercised in full. A Nominee Holder Over-Subscription
Form is contained in Appendix  D.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Payment for Shares</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Exercising Rights Holders who acquire Shares pursuant to the Offer
may choose between the following methods of payment:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An Exercising Rights Holder can send the
Subscription Certificate, together with payment for the Shares acquired
in the Primary Subscription and any additional Shares subscribed for
pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege, based on the Estimated
Subscription Price of US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; per Share, to the Subscription
Agent. A subscription will be accepted when payment, together with the
properly completed and executed Subscription Certificate, is received
by the Subscription Agent at any of the addresses set forth above; such
payment and Subscription Certificates to be received by the
Subscription Agent no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the
Expiration Date. The Subscription Agent will deposit all checks
received by it for the purchase of Shares into a segregated
interest-bearing account of the Fund (the interest from which will
belong to the Fund) pending proration and distribution of Shares.
Payment pursuant to this method must be made in U.S. dollars by money
order or check drawn on a bank located in the United States, payable to
<b>The China Fund, Inc.</b>, and must accompany a properly completed
and executed Subscription Certificate for such Subscription Certificate
to be accepted and be received by 5:00  p.m. on the Expiration
Date.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Alternatively, a subscription
will be accepted by the Subscription Agent if, prior to 5:00
p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date, the Subscription Agent has
received a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (see Appendix  C) by
facsimile (telecopy) or otherwise from a bank, a trust company or a New
York Stock Exchange member guaranteeing delivery of (i)  payment
of the full Estimated Subscription Price for the Shares subscribed for
in the Primary Subscription and any additional Shares subscribed for
pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege, and (ii)  a properly
completed and executed Subscription Certificate. The Subscription Agent
will not honor a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery unless a properly
completed and executed Subscription Certificate and full payment for
the Shares is received by the Subscription Agent by the close of
business on the third Business Day after the Expiration Date (the
"Protect Period").</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Within five
Business Days following the Protect Period (the
"Confirmation Date"), the Subscription Agent
will send to each Exercising Rights Holder (or, if the Common Stock is
held by Cede or any other depository or nominee, to Cede or such other
depository or nominee), a confirmation. The confirmation will indicate
(i)  the number of Shares acquired in the Primary Subscription,
(ii)  the number of Shares, if any, acquired pursuant to the
Over-Subscription Privilege, (iii)  the Subscription Price per
share and total purchase price of the Shares and (iv)  any
additional amount payable by such Exercising Rights Holder to the Fund
or any amount to be refunded by the Fund to such stockholder, in each
case based on the Subscription Price. Where a Exercising Rights Holder
that is owed a refund in connection with the Primary Subscription
exercises his or her Right to acquire Shares pursuant to the
Over-Subscription </p>
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Privilege, such excess payment that would
otherwise be refunded to the Record Date Stockholder will, if
necessary, be applied by the Fund toward payment for Shares acquired
pursuant to the exercise of the Over-Subscription Privilege. Any
additional payment required from an Exercising Rights Holder must be
received by the Subscription Agent within ten business days after the
Confirmation Date, (the "Final Payment Date")
(&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005, unless the Offer is
extended). Any excess payment to be refunded by the Fund to a Record
Date Stockholder will be mailed by the Subscription Agent to such
Record Date Stockholder as promptly as possible. All payments by a
Record Date Stockholder must be in U.S. dollars by money order or check
drawn on a bank or branch located in the United States and payable to
"<b>The China Fund, Inc.</b>"</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
Subscription Agent will deposit all checks received by it prior to the
Final Payment Date into a segregated interest-bearing account (which
interest will inure to the benefit of the Fund) pending proration and
distribution of the Shares. An Exercising Rights Holder will have no
right to rescind a purchase after the Subscription Agent has received a
completed Subscription Certificate or a Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Whichever of the two methods described above is
used, issuance of the Shares purchased is subject to collection of
checks and actual payment. If a holder of Rights who subscribes for
Shares pursuant to the Primary Subscription or Over-Subscription
Privilege does not make payment of any amounts due, the Fund and the
Subscription Agent reserve the right to take any or all of the
following actions: (i)  find other stockholders or Rights Holders
for such subscribed and unpaid for Shares; (ii)  apply any
payment actually received by it toward the purchase of the greatest
whole number of Shares which could be acquired by such holder upon
exercise of the Primary Subscription and/or Over-Subscription
Privilege; and/or (iii)  exercise any and all other rights or
remedies to which the Fund may be entitled, including, without
limitation, the right to set off against payments actually received by
it with respect to such subscribed Shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The method of
delivery of Subscription Certificates and payment of the Estimated
Subscription Price to the Fund will be at the election and risk of the
Exercising Rights Holders, but if sent by mail it is recommended that
such certificates and payments be sent by registered mail, properly
insured, with return receipt requested, and that a sufficient number of
days be allowed to ensure delivery to the Subscription Agent and
clearance of payment prior to 5:00  p.m., New York time, on the
Expiration Date. <b>Because uncertified personal checks may take five
business days to clear, if you plan to pay by personal check you are
strongly urged to return your Subscription Certificate and payment at
least five business days prior to the Expiration Date.</b>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">All
questions concerning the timeliness, validity, form and eligibility of
any exercise of Rights will be determined by the Fund, whose
determinations will be final and binding. The Fund in its sole
discretion may waive any defect or irregularity, or permit a defect or
irregularity to be corrected within such time as it may determine, or
reject the purported exercise of any Right. Subscriptions will not be
deemed to have been received or accepted until all irregularities have
been waived or cured within such time as the Fund determines in its
sole discretion. The Fund will not be under any duty to give
notification of any defect or irregularity in connection with the
submission of Subscription Certificates or incur any liability for
failure to give such notification.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Delivery of Share
Certificates</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Certificates representing Shares purchased
pursuant to the Primary Subscription will be delivered to Exercising
Rights Holders as soon as practicable after the corresponding Rights
have been validly exercised and full payment for such Shares has been
received and cleared. Certificates representing Shares purchased
pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege will be mailed as soon as
practicable after full payment for such Shares has been received and
cleared and after all allocations have been effected. Participants in
the Fund's Dividend Reinvestment Plan will have any Shares
acquired in the Primary Subscription and pursuant to the
Over-Subscription Privilege credited to their accounts under the
Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Participants in the Fund's Dividend
Reinvestment Plan wishing to exercise Rights issued with respect to the
Shares held in their accounts under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan must
exercise such rights in accordance with the procedures set forth above.
Record Date Stockholders </p>
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whose Shares are held by Cede or by any other
depository or nominee on their behalf or their broker-dealer's
behalf will have any Shares acquired in the Primary Subscription
credited to the account of Cede or such other depository or nominee.
Shares acquired pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege will be
certificated, and certificates representing such Shares will be sent
directly to Cede or such other depository or nominee. Share
certificates will not be issued for Shares credited to Dividend
Reinvestment Plan accounts.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Foreign Stockholders</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Subscription Certificates will not be mailed to Foreign Record Date
Stockholders. The Rights to which such Subscription Certificates relate
will be held by the Fund for such Foreign Record Date
Stockholders' accounts until instructions are received to
exercise the Rights. If no instructions have been received by the
Expiration Date, the Rights will expire.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Federal Income Tax
Consequences of the Offer</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The U.S. federal income tax
consequences to holders of Common Stock with respect to the Offer will
be as follows:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The distribution of
Rights to Record Date Stockholders will not result in taxable income to
such holders nor will such holders realize taxable income as a result
of the exercise of the Rights.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The basis
of a Right will be (a)  to a holder of Common Stock to whom it is
issued and who exercises the Right (i)  if the fair market value
of the Right immediately after issuance is less than 15% of the
fair market value of the Common Stock with regard to which it is
issued, zero (unless the holder elects, by filing a statement with his
timely filed federal income tax return for the year in which the Rights
are received, to allocate the basis of the Common Stock between the
Right and the Common Stock based on their respective fair market values
immediately after the Right is issued), and (ii)  if the fair
market value of the Right immediately after issuance is 15% or
more of the fair market value of the Common Stock with regard to which
it is issued, a portion of the basis in the Common Stock based upon
their respective fair market values immediately after the Right is
issued; and (b)  to a holder of Common Stock to whom it is issued
and who allows the Right to expire, zero.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the Right is exercised by the Record Date
Stockholder, the basis of the Common Stock received will include the
basis allocated to the Right, if any, and the amount paid upon exercise
of the Right.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the Right is exercised,
the holding period of the Common Stock acquired begins on the date the
Right is exercised.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund is required to withhold and remit
to the U.S. Treasury 28% of reportable payments paid on an
amount if the holder of the account provides the Fund with either an
incorrect taxpayer identification number or no number at all or fails
to certify that he is not subject to such withholding. The 28%
withholding tax is not an additional tax. Any amount withheld may be
credited against the holder's U.S. federal income tax
liability.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The foregoing is only a summary of the applicable
federal income tax laws and does not include any state or local tax
consequences of the Offer. Exercising Rights Holders should consult
their own tax advisers concerning the tax consequences of this
transaction. See "Taxation."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Notice
of Net Asset Value Decline</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund has, as required by the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's registration form,
undertaken to suspend the Offer until it amends this Prospectus if,
subsequent to &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005 (the effective
date of the Fund's Registration Statement), the Fund's net
asset value declines more than 10% from its net asset value as
of that date.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Employee Plan Considerations</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Stockholders
that are employee benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA") (including corporate savings and
401(k) plans), Keogh plans of </p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
self-employed individuals, Individual
Retirement Accounts and other plans eligible for special tax treatment
under the Code (collectively, "Plans"),
should be aware that additional contributions of cash to the Plan
(other than rollover contributions or trustee-to-trustee transfers from
other Plans) in order to exercise Rights would be treated as Plan
contributions and, when taken together with contributions previously
made, may subject a Plan to excise taxes for excess or nondeductible
contributions. In the case of Plans qualified under Section 401(a) of
the Code and certain other plans, additional cash contributions could
cause the maximum contribution limitations of Section  415 of the
Code or other qualification rules to be violated. Furthermore, it may
be a reportable distribution and there may be other adverse tax
consequences if Rights are sold or transferred by a Plan to another
account. Plans contemplating making additional cash contributions to
exercise Rights should consult with their counsel prior to receiving or
using such contributions.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Plans and other tax exempt entities,
including governmental plans, should also be aware that if they borrow
in order to finance their exercise of Rights, they may become subject
to the tax on unrelated business taxable income under Section 511 of
the Code. If any portion of an IRA is used as security for a loan, the
portion so used is also treated as distributed to the IRA
depositor.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">ERISA contains fiduciary responsibility requirements,
and ERISA and the Code contain prohibited transaction rules, that may
impact the exercise or transfer of Rights. Due to the complexity of
these rules and the penalties for non-compliance, Plans should consult
with their counsel regarding the consequences of their exercise or
transfer of Rights under ERISA and the Code.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">THE FUND</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The China Fund, Inc., incorporated under the laws of the State of
Maryland on April  28, 1992, has been engaged in business as a
non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered
under the Act since July  17, 1992, when it completed an initial
public offering of 8,000,000 shares of Common Stock. The Fund's
investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks
to achieve its objective by investing primarily in equity securities
(i)  of companies for which the principal securities trading
market is in China, (ii)  of companies for which the principal
securities trading market is outside of China, or constituting direct
equity investments (as defined herein) in companies organized outside
of China, that in both cases derive at least 50% of their
revenues from goods or services sold or produced, or have at least
50% of their assets, in China or (iii)  constituting
direct equity investments in companies organized in China
(collectively, "China companies"). See
"Investment Objective and Policies." No
assurance can be given that the Fund's investment objective will
be realized. Due to the risks inherent in international investments
generally and China companies in particular, the Fund should be
considered as a vehicle for investing a portion of an investor's
assets and not as a complete investment program.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">At all times,
except during periods when a temporary defensive investment strategy is
appropriate, as determined by the Investment Manager, the Fund attempts
to maintain substantially all, but not less than 65%, of its
assets invested in equity securities of China companies. The Fund also
has a policy to invest at least 80% of its assets in China and
Taiwan companies. For this purpose, "China"
means the People's Republic of China, which includes Hong Kong.
The Fund invests up to 25% of the net proceeds of its offerings
of its outstanding Common Stock in direct investments. The terms
"direct investments" and "direct
equity investments," as used herein, mean private
investments in unlisted equity securities of China companies, in each
case under circumstances in which the Fund enters an agreement with the
issuer of the securities defining the Fund's rights under its
investment. The Fund may be limited in the portion of its assets that
it will be able to invest in securities on listed securities exchanges
in China and the Fund's ability to invest in direct investments
may also be limited by the number of available direct investment
opportunities. See "Investment Objective and
Policies" and "Risk Factors and Special
Considerations."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund currently has
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
shares of Common Stock outstanding, which are listed and traded on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
"CHN." See "Common
Stock." As of &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
2005, the net assets of the Fund were
US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;. The Fund's
principal office is located at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02111,
and its telephone number is (888) 246-2255.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">USE OF PROCEEDS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The net proceeds
of the Offer, assuming all Shares offered are subscribed for, are
estimated to be approximately
US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; after deducting
offering expenses payable by the Fund estimated to be approximately US$
.. The Fund anticipates that, due to the relatively small size of
Chinese equity securities markets generally, combined with certain
investment diversification requirements applicable to the Fund and the
Fund's desire to invest selectively in order to avoid adversely
influencing the prices paid by the Fund for its portfolio securities,
it may take up to six months from the date of completion of the Offer,
depending on market conditions and the availability of appropriate
securities, for the Fund to invest the proceeds of the Offer in
accordance with the Fund's investment objective and policies. See
"Investment Objective and Policies." Pending
such investment, it is anticipated that the proceeds will be invested
in certain short-term and medium-term debt instruments, as described
under "Investment Objective and Policies&mdash;Temporary
Investments." Pending investment of the net proceeds of
the Offer that are allocated to direct investments, such net proceeds
will be invested by the Investment Manager in Listed Assets.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">RISK FACTORS AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Investors should
recognize that investing in the Fund, and in equity securities of China
companies in general, involves certain risks and special
considerations, including those set forth below, which are not
typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Political, Economic and Other Factors</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The value of the
Fund's assets may be adversely affected by political, economic or
social instability in China, diplomatic developments and changes in
Chinese law or regulations. In addition, the economy of China may
differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects
as the rate of growth of gross domestic product, the rate of inflation,
capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency and balance of payments
position, among others. Only relatively recently has China permitted
private economic activities, and the government of China has exercised
and continues to exercise substantial control over many sectors of the
Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. Accordingly,
government actions in the future, including any decision not to
continue to support the economic reform programs implemented in 1978
and to return to the completely centrally planned economy that existed
prior to 1978, could have a significant effect on economic conditions
in China, which could affect private sector companies and the Fund, and
market conditions, prices and yields of securities in the Fund's
portfolio. China is a socialist state which since 1949 has been, and is
expected to continue to be, controlled by the Communist Party of China
and its present reforms, policies and regulatory climate may change
without advance notice.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Continued economic growth and
development in China, as well as opportunities for foreign investment
in and prospects of private sector enterprises in China, will be
dependent in many respects upon the implementation of the economic
reform program begun in 1978. Although this program has been reaffirmed
in China's Five-Year Economic Plans, there can be no assurance
that the Chinese government will continue to support this program or
that the program will result in growth of the Chinese economy.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">While China's economy has historically been a planned economy,
it has been transitioning to a more market-oriented economy. Currently,
the economic reform measures adopted by the Chinese government appear
to have had a positive effect on the economic development of China;
however, it is impossible to predict the direction of these economic
reforms or the effects of such reform on the Fund's investments
and financial condition in the future. The Chinese government exercises
significant control over China's economic growth through the
allocation of resources, controlling payment of foreign
currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing
preferential treatment to particular industries or companies. Recently,
the Chinese government implemented a number of measures, such as
placing additional limitations on the ability of commercial banks to
make loans by raising bank reserves against deposit rates. These
actions, as well as future actions and policies of the Chinese
government, could materially affect the Chinese economy and the
Fund's investments.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">17</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Beginning in 2004, the Chinese Government
commenced the implementation of a number of measures to control
inflation in China, which include the tightening of the money supply,
the raising of interest rates and more stringent controls over certain
industries. These measures, the results of which are difficult to
predict, could have a significant effect on economic conditions in
China, which could affect private sector companies and the Fund, and
market conditions, prices and yields of securities in the Fund's
portfolio.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The real GDP growth rate was 9.5% for the
fourth quarter of 2004, up slightly from 9.3% in 2003, but down
from 9.8% in the first quarter of 2004. GDP for 2004 was
estimated at US$1.65 trillion (US$1,200 per
capita).<sup>1</sup>
Exports have been assisted by benefits accruing to the renminbi because
of its peg to the U.S. dollar, allowing it to depreciate with the U.S.
currency. Despite strong growth, impressive trade performance and high
investment flows, serious imbalances exist within China's economy
which may have an effect in the near future. The outlook for 2005 is
for a slowdown in the global economy, including China; however, if
investment growth and import growth continue, the Chinese government
may be forced to tighten the economy further, which could eventually
trigger a sharper downturn.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Following the establishment of the
People's Republic of China in 1949, the Chinese government
renounced various debt obligations, which have never been paid, and
expropriated assets without compensation. There can be no assurance
that the Chinese government will not take similar actions in the
future. An investment in the Fund involves a risk of a total loss.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund has and expects to continue to invest in companies based in
Taiwan. The Republic of China was established in 1911, and its
government retreated to Taiwan in 1949. Taiwan is currently controlled
by the Democratic Progress Party. The government of Taiwan exercises
considerable influence over the economic sector in Taiwan. Taiwan lacks
formal diplomatic relations with many nations, although it conducts
trade and financial relations with most major economic powers. Both the
government of the Republic of China in Taiwan and that of mainland
China claim sovereignty over all of China. Although relations between
Taiwan and mainland China are currently peaceful, renewed friction or
hostility could interrupt operations of companies organized in Taiwan
in which the Fund invests and create uncertainty that could adversely
affect the value and marketability of its investments.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Investments in non-U.S. issuers could be affected by other factors
not present in the United States, including expropriation, armed
conflict, confiscatory taxation, restrictions on transfers of assets,
lack of uniform accounting and auditing standards, less publicly
available financial and other information and potential difficulties in
enforcing contractual obligations.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Investment and Repatriation
Restrictions</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Foreign investment in the securities of China
companies is restricted or controlled to varying degrees. These
restrictions or controls may at times limit or preclude foreign
investment in certain China companies and increase the costs and
expenses of the Fund. China may require governmental approval prior to
investments by foreign persons or limit the amount of investment by
foreign persons or limit the amount of investment by foreign persons in
a particular company, or limit investment by foreign persons to only a
specific class of securities of a company that may have less
advantageous terms than the classes available for purchase by
nationals. Currently, China permits investments by foreign persons in
special shares ("B"  shares),
securities listed on Chinese securities exchanges (traded in U.S.
dollars on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and in Hong Kong dollars on the
Shenzhen Stock Exchange), but restricts investment in other securities
listed on Chinese securities exchanges
("A"  shares). In addition, China may
restrict investment opportunities in issuers or industries deemed
important to national interests. China may require governmental
approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or the
proceeds of sales of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if
there is a deterioration in China's balance of payments or for
other reasons, China may impose temporary restrictions on foreign
capital remittances abroad. Accordingly, the Fund treats investments
with repatriation restrictions as illiquid for purposes of any
applicable limitations under the 1940 Act. As a closed-end fund, the
Fund is not currently limited in the amount of illiquid securities it
may acquire. The Fund could be adversely affected by delays in, or a
</p>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Source:
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs,
March 2005.</td>
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refusal to grant, any required governmental
approval for repatriation of capital, as well as by the application to
the Fund of any restrictions on investments. If for any reason the Fund
was unable to distribute an amount equal to substantially all of its
investment company taxable income (as defined for U.S. tax purposes)
within applicable time periods, the Fund would cease to qualify for the
favorable tax treatment afforded to regulated investment companies
under the Code. See "Taxation."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Chinese Corporate and Securities Laws</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">China currently has a
civil law system that relies heavily on written statutes. Unlike common
law systems, decisions made by the judicial courts are not considered
binding precedent under the law. In addition, due to the limited volume
of published cases and the non-binding nature of prior court decisions,
interpretation and implementation of such laws and regulations and the
enforcement of shareholders' rights under such laws and
regulations involve significant uncertainties. At present, the
securities market and regulatory framework for the securities industry
in China is at an early stage of development. Although legislation in
China over the past two decades has significantly improved the
protection afforded to various forms of foreign investment and
contractual arrangements in China, these laws, regulations and legal
requirements are relatively new and their interpretation and
enforcement are constantly changing and involve uncertainties, which
could limit the legal protections afforded to the Fund, and foreign
investors. Further, there are differences between China's
accounting and auditing standards, reporting practices and disclosure
requirements and those generally accepted internationally. In general,
less audited information is available for Chinese companies than for
companies in more developed countries. Such information as it is
available may be less reliable than that published by or about
companies in more developed countries. Laws regarding fiduciary duties
of officers and directors, and the protection of investors, are
especially undeveloped, and laws may not exist to cover all
contingencies. As a result, the administration of laws and regulations
by government agencies may be subject to considerable discretion. There
are no uniform national laws or regulations addressing certain matters
of concern to foreign investors in China, and usually only local laws
or regulations will apply, which may not be as comprehensive as
comparable U.S. laws. As legal systems in China develop, foreign
investors may be adversely affected by new laws, changes to existing
laws and preemption of local laws by national laws. In circumstances
where adequate laws exist, it may not be possible to obtain swift and
equitable enforcement of the law.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Market Characteristics</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">There are currently two officially recognized securities markets in
China, the Shanghai Securities Exchange, which commenced trading on
December 19, 1990, and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, which commenced
trading on July 3, 1991. Both exchanges are highly automated with
trading and settlement executed electronically. The securities markets
in China are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than
the major securities markets in the United States. Beginning in 2001,
the "B" share market was opened to domestic
investors, and their total market capitalization in December 2004 was
at US$9.6 billion. In November 2002, the China Securities Regulatory
Commission and the People's Bank of China jointly announced a
Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors scheme allowing foreign
investors to participate in the "A" share
markets, which were historically open exclusively to domestic
investors. Total market capitalization of the
"A" share market reached US$320 billion by
December 2004, making it one of the largest stock markets in Asia. The
relatively small market capitalization of, and trading volume on, the
Chinese exchanges may cause the Fund's investments in securities
listed on these exchanges to be comparatively less liquid and subject
to greater price volatility than comparable U.S. investments. The
limited liquidity of the securities markets in China may also affect
the Fund's ability to acquire or dispose of securities at the
price and time it desires.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In comparison to the Chinese
securities markets, the securities markets in Hong Kong are relatively
well developed and active. As of October 31, 2004, there were
881  companies and 1,868 securities listed on the Stock Exchange
of Hong Kong Ltd. with aggregate market capitalization of approximately
US$762.8 billion (approximately HK$5,937  billion), making it one
of the largest stock markets in Asia. For the year ended December 31,
2004, average daily equity trading value on the Hong  Kong Stock
Exchange was approximately US$2,033  million (approximately
HK$15,801  million).</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">19</p>
<br>
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<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As of  December 2004, there
were  1,163 companies and 1,992 securities listed on the
Taiwan Stock Exchange ("TSE") with aggregate
market capitalization of approximately US$495 billion
(approximately  NT$15.68 trillion), making it one of the largest
stock markets in Asia. For the year ended December 31 2004, average
daily equity trading value on the  TSE was approximately
US$3.3 billion (approximately  NT$10.47 billion). The Investment
Manager believes that approximately  20% of the companies
listed on the  Taiwan Stock Exchange currently  derive over
50% of their revenues or earnings from China or from their China
operations with aggregate market capitalization of approximately
US$158 billion (approximately  NT$5 trillion) as of December
31,  2004.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff"> The TSE, the sole stock exchange in
Taiwan, is owned by government-controlled enterprises and private
banks. In 1968, the Securities and Exchange Law was passed and, since
that time, the Taiwan securities market has been regulated by the
Taiwan Securities and Exchange Commission
("TSEC"), which, in turn, is supervised by
the Ministry of Finance ("MOF"). The Central
Bank of China ("CBC") is also responsible for
supervising certain aspects of the Taiwan securities market. On July 1,
2004, responsibility for oversight of the TSE passed to the newly
created Financial Supervisory Commission. While, historically, foreign
individual investors have not been permitted to invest directly in
securities listed on the TSE, since 1990 certain foreign institutional
investors have been permitted access to the Taiwan securities market.
In 2003, the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor regulations were
replaced with the Foreign Institutional Investor
("FINI") regulations which allowed greater
access to the market. Currently, foreign institutional investors that
(i) meet certain guidelines promulgated by the TSEC, and (ii) are
approved by the SFC, the MOF and the CBC, are permitted to invest in
TSE listed securities. However, qualifying foreign institutional
investors may not own more than a certain percentage (ranging from
20% to 70%) in certain industries, in particular
infrastructure and transport-related sectors.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The political
reunification of mainland China and Taiwan is a highly problematic
issue that may not be settled in the near future. Taiwan's
economic interaction with mainland China can take place only through
indirect channels (generally via Hong Kong) due to the official
prohibitions on direct trade between mainland China and Taiwan.
Nevertheless, Taiwan has become a significant investor in mainland
China and mainland China has become one of the largest markets for
Taiwanese goods. Over 30% of Taiwan's trade is with
mainland China and the total investment from Taiwan to mainland China
has likely exceeded US$100 billion since 1980.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Between 1960 and
2003, Taiwan's GNP grew from less than US$2 billion to over
US$300 billion, and it now has over US$170 billion of foreign exchange
reserves. The economic growth has been accompanied by a transformation
of domestic production from labor intensive to capital intensive
industries in the 1970s and finally to higher technology industries in
the 1980s. The main trend in the 1990s and this decade has been the
transformation into an increasingly service driven economy. The Taiwan
stock market&mdash;once widely viewed as a speculative market&mdash;is
increasingly driven by fundamentals and the investment direction set by
foreign investors. Importantly, the government is in the process of
accelerating its liberalization of the market and recently there has
been a significant rise in foreign ownership.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The news of the
Offer, and of the offerings of other investment companies seeking to
invest in the securities markets in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, may
drive up the prices the Fund has to pay to purchase certain securities
for its portfolio and may affect the speed with which the Fund can
invest the proceeds of the Offer in equity securities of China
companies. In addition, the small trading volume concentrated in a
limited number of companies, combined with certain investment
diversification requirements and other restrictions applicable to the
Fund, including certain requirements of the 1940 Act (discussed below),
also may affect the rate at which the Fund can invest the proceeds from
the Offer. See "Investment Restrictions" and
"The Securities Markets in China and Hong
Kong."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition to their smaller size, lesser
liquidity and greater volatility, the securities markets in mainland
China, including Hong Kong, and Taiwan, are less developed than U.S.
securities markets. Disclosure and regulatory standards may, in many
respects, be less stringent than U.S. standards. In addition, there is
less extensive regulation of securities markets on which securities of
China companies trade than in the United States, particularly in China.
Accounting, auditing and financial standards and requirements may not
have been established in some respects in China and Taiwan, or, to the
extent established, differ, in some cases significantly, from those
applicable to U.S. issuers. In particular, the </p>
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assets and profits appearing on the
financial statements of a China company may not reflect its financial
position or results of operations in the way they would be reflected
had such financial statements been prepared in accordance with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles. There is substantially less
publicly available information about China companies than there is
about U.S. issuers and such information may be less reliable than that
available about U.S. issuers. The securities markets in China are in
the early stages of development and are undergoing a period of rapid
growth and regulatory reform, which may lead to difficulties in
settlement and recording of transactions and in interpreting and
applying the relevant regulations and which may affect the Fund's
ability to invest in these markets. Furthermore, there is a low level
of monitoring and regulation of the markets and the activities of
investors in such markets, and enforcement of existing regulations has
been extremely limited. Interest and dividends on securities held by
the Fund may be subject to withholding taxes imposed by China or other
foreign governments.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Foreign Exchange Control</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">China's system of foreign exchange administration imposes
restrictions on the ability of enterprises in China to retain and deal
in foreign currency. Generally speaking, in accordance with the
Regulations of China for the Control of Foreign Exchange, effective
from April  1, 1996 and amended on January  14, 1997,
domestic transactions must be priced and settled in renminbi. Moreover,
limitations are placed on the amount of foreign exchange earnings that
may be retained by an enterprise, the balance being required to be sold
to a designated foreign exchange bank. There remain significant
restrictions on the ability of enterprises located in China to purchase
and make outward remittance of foreign currency. Specifically, the
Chinese regulatory authorities have imposed stringent restrictions on
the convertibility of the renminbi. Although the Chinese government
introduced regulations in 1996 to allow greater convertibility of the
renminbi for current account transactions, significant restrictions
still remain, including primarily the restriction that foreign invested
enterprises may only buy, sell and/or remit foreign currencies at those
banks authorized to conduct foreign exchange business after providing
valid commercial documents. In accordance with the Regulations for the
Administration of the Settlement, Purchase and Sale of Foreign Exchange
("SAFE"), effective from July  1, 1996,
a China enterprise requiring to purchase foreign currency must do so
through a designated foreign exchange bank. In addition, conversion of
renminbi for capital account items, including direct investment and
loans, is subject to governmental approval in China, and companies are
required to open and maintain separate foreign exchange accounts for
capital account items. Foreign currency may be purchased or remitted
abroad without approval of the SAFE if the foreign currency is to be
used for a "current account" transaction
within SAFE definitions. However, SAFE approval is required in order to
purchase or remit foreign currency for other purposes. If the Chinese
regulatory authorities impose more stringent restrictions on the
convertibility of the renminbi, which is difficult to predict, it may
adversely affect the Fund and its investments, especially with respect
to foreign exchange transactions.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Foreign Currency and Hedging
Considerations</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund's assets are invested principally
in securities of China companies and substantially all of the income
received by the Fund is in foreign currencies, including Chinese
renminbi, Hong Kong dollars and Taiwan dollars. However, the Fund
computes and distributes its income in U.S. dollars, and the
computation of income is made on the date that the income is earned by
the Fund at the foreign exchange rate in effect on that date. If the
value of the relevant foreign currency falls relative to the U.S.
dollar between the earning of the income and the time at which the Fund
converts the foreign currency to U.S. dollars, the Fund will be
required to borrow money or liquidate securities in order to make
distributions if the Fund has insufficient cash in U.S. dollars to meet
distribution requirements. See "Taxation" and
"Dividends and Distributions; Dividend Reinvestment and
Cash Purchase Plan." The liquidation of investments, if
required, may have an adverse impact on the Fund's
performance.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Since the Fund invests primarily in securities
denominated or quoted in foreign currencies, changes in the exchange
rates at which such foreign currencies may be converted into U.S.
dollars will affect the dollar value of securities in the Fund's
portfolio and the unrealized appreciation or depreciation of
investments. Since 1994, the official exchange rate for the conversion
of renminbi and Hong Kong dollars </p>
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to U.S. dollars has generally been stable.
However, there can be no assurance that these rates will remain stable
against the U.S. dollar. Following is a list of the exchange rates from
U.S. dollars to renminbi in the past year:</p>
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Rate</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">April
1, 2005</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.2765</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">March 4,
2005</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.2765</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">February 25,
2005</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.2765</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">January 28,
2005</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.2765</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">December 31,
2004</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.2764</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">November 26,
2004</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.2765</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">October 29,
2004</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.2766</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">September 24,
2004</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.2765</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">August 27,
2004</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.2765</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">July 30,
2004</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.2777</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">June 25,
2004</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.2767</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">May 28,
2004</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.2769</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">April 20,
2004</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.2771</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund may seek to protect
the value of some portion or all of its portfolio holdings against
currency risks by engaging in hedging transactions. Currently, there is
no market in which the Fund may engage in many of these hedging
transactions, including with respect to the renminbi, and there can be
no guarantee that instruments suitable for hedging currency or market
or interest rate shifts will be available at the time when the Fund
wishes to use them. There can be no assurance that any hedging
transactions will be successful and such hedging transactions could
actually be counterproductive. The Fund is authorized to enter into
forward currency exchange contracts and currency futures contracts and
options on such futures contracts, as well as to purchase put or call
options on foreign currencies, in U.S. or foreign markets, to the
extent available. In order to hedge against adverse market shifts, the
Fund is permitted to purchase put and call options on stocks, write
covered call options on stocks and enter into stock index futures
contracts and related options. The Fund also is authorized to hedge
against interest rate fluctuations affecting portfolio securities by
entering into interest rate futures contracts and options thereon. For
a description of such hedging strategies, see "Investment
Objective and Policies&mdash;Foreign Currency and Other Hedging
Transactions, Options and Futures Contracts" and
Appendix  A to this Prospectus.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">A Share Risk</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Under the prevailing Investment Regulations in China, no foreign
investor can directly invest in the China A Share market without a
qualified foreign institutional investor
("QFII") license. Under these regulations,
the Fund is not eligible to be a QFII. As a result, the Fund will only
be able to invest indirectly in the A Share market, either through a
derivative security or through an arrangement ("QFII
Arrangement") with a holder of a QFII license.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
investment regulations under which the Fund would invest in the A Share
market are relatively new. In addition, the application and
interpretation of these regulations is often unclear and there is no
certainty as to how they will be applied.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">It is likely that the
Fund will attempt to gain exposure to the A Share market through a
derivative instrument, such as a structured note or warrant, the return
on which is linked to one or more A  Shares. The use of
derivatives have risks, including imperfect correlation between the
value of such instruments and the underlying assets and the possible
default of the other party to the transaction.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">It is also
possible that the Fund may attempt to obtain A Share exposure through a
QFII Arrangement. It is important to note that under the current QFII
Arrangement investment regulations, the Fund will not have any legal,
beneficial or proprietary interest in or to the underlying A Shares it
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">22</p>
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invests in pursuant to a QFII Arrangement.
Under a QFII Arrangement, all A Shares acquired by a QFII license
holder on behalf of the Fund would be registered in the name of the
QFII license holder, its local custodian and its local broker in
accordance with Chinese law, and maintained in electronic form via a
securities account with the China Securities Depository and Clearing
Corporation Ltd. As a matter of Chinese law, the QFII will be treated
as the owner of such A Shares. As a result, the Fund may suffer a loss
of some or all of its interest in A Shares purchased in a QFII
Arrangement if the QFII license holder becomes insolvent.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">It
must also be noted that a QFII license holder may be required to use
the A Shares held for the account of the Fund for the account of any of
the QFII's other customers participating in a QFII Arrangement
with the QFII for the purposes of settling trades entered into by those
other customers.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The QFII investment regulations relating to the
repatriation of principal and realized profits apply to the A Shares
owned by a QFII as a whole. In this respect, there could be
circumstances in which the Fund achieves realized profits in respect of
its investments held through a QFII Arrangement but is unable to
repatriate those profits because, as a whole, all of the A Shares held
by that QFII has not made a profit during the relevant financial
period. In addition, the Fund may not be able to repatriate all the
realized profits attributable to its investments if the level of
profitability of all of the A Shares held by that QFII as a whole is
less than the profitability achieved by the Fund. There is also the
possibility that the Fund may be unable to repatriate monies for an
initial period of one year and after that only on a quarterly basis
without incurring additional costs. The QFII investment regulations are
relatively new. The application and interpretation of these regulations
are subject to a certain degree of uncertainty as to how they will be
applied.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Any investment by the Fund in the A Share market
through a QFII Arrangement will be subject to exchange control and
other requirements of SAFE concerning repatriation and remittance of
funds. Under applicable Chinese law, the QFII license holder will be
required to apply for permission to repatriate the whole or part of the
funds (including realized profits) invested by the Fund through the
QFII and restrictions on repatriation apply which may delay or prevent
the Fund's ability to repatriate amounts out of the QFII
Arrangement. In particular, the Fund may only request withdrawal of
funds periodically up to its <font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">pro rata</font> share of the amount
available for withdrawal by the QFII.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Further, violations of the
QFII investment regulations arising out of activities relating to
portions of a QFII's A Share authorization that is being utilized
by persons other than the Fund could result in revocation of or other
regulatory action in respect of the authorization as a whole, including
the portion utilized by the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Direct Investments</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund may invest up to 25% of the net proceeds of its
offerings of its outstanding Common Stock in direct investments in
China companies, which may involve a high degree of business and
financial risk that can result in substantial losses. Because of the
absence of any public trading market for these investments, the Fund
may take longer to liquidate these positions than would be the case for
publicly traded securities. Although these securities may be resold in
privately negotiated transactions, the prices on these sales could be
less than those originally paid by the Fund. Further, issuers whose
securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to public
disclosure and other investor protection requirements applicable to
publicly traded securities. Certain of the Fund's direct
investments, particularly in China, may include investments in smaller,
less seasoned companies, which may involve greater risks. These
companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial
resources, or they may be dependent on a limited management group. In
addition, in the event the Fund sells unlisted securities, any capital
gains realized on such transactions may be subject to higher rates of
taxation than taxes payable on the sale of listed securities. See
"Investment Objective and Policies&mdash;Direct
Investments" and "Taxation&mdash;Chinese
Taxes."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Net Asset Value Discount;
Non-Diversification</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Shares of closed-end investment companies
frequently trade at a discount from net asset value. This
characteristic of shares of a closed-end fund is a risk separate and
distinct from the risk that a Fund's net </p>
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asset value will decrease. The Fund cannot
predict whether its shares will trade at, below or above net asset
value. Accordingly, the Common Stock of the Fund is designed primarily
for long-term investors and should not be considered a vehicle for
trading purposes. See "Common Stock."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund is classified as a non-diversified investment company under
the 1940 Act, which means that the Fund is not limited by the 1940 Act
in the proportion of its assets that may be invested in the securities
of single issuer. Thus, the Fund may invest a greater proportion of its
assets in the securities of a smaller number of issuers and, as a
result, will be subject to greater risk of loss with respect to its
portfolio securities. The Fund, however, intends to comply with the
diversification requirements imposed by the Code for qualification as a
regulated investment company. See "Taxation&mdash;U.S.
Federal Income Taxes" and "Investment
Restrictions."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Non-Participation in Offer</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Record Date Stockholders who do not fully exercise their Rights
should expect that they will, at the completion of the Offer, own a
smaller proportional interest in the Fund than would otherwise be the
case.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The investment
objective of the Fund is long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks
to achieve this objective by investing primarily in equity securities
of China companies. The Fund's investment objective is a
fundamental policy and may not be changed without the approval of a
majority of the Fund's outstanding voting securities. As used
herein, a "majority of the Fund's outstanding voting
securities" means the lesser of (i)  67% of
the shares represented at a meeting at which more than 50% of
the outstanding shares are represented, and (ii)  more than
50% of the outstanding shares. There is no assurance the Fund
will be able to achieve its investment objective. Income is not a
consideration in selecting investments or an investment objective.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">It is the policy of the Fund, under normal market conditions, to
invest substantially all, but not less than 65%, of its assets
in equity securities of China companies. The Fund also has a policy to
invest at least 80% of its assets in China and Taiwan companies.
For purposes of these policies, "China" means
the People's Republic of China, which includes Hong Kong. The
Board of Directors of the Fund may change the 80% policy, but
the Fund must provide its stockholders with at least 60
days' notice prior to any such change. An equity security is
defined as common or preferred stock (including convertible preferred
stock); bonds, notes or debentures convertible into common or preferred
stock; stock purchase warrants or rights; equity interests in trusts,
partnerships, joint ventures or similar enterprises; or American,
Global or other types of depositary receipts. Determinations as to
eligibility will be made by the Investment Manager based on publicly
available information and inquiries made to the companies. To the
extent the Fund's assets are not invested in equity securities of
China companies, the Fund's assets will be invested in debt
securities of the kind described under "&mdash;Temporary
Investments" below. See "Risk Factors and
Special Considerations" for a discussion of the nature of
information public available for non-U.S. issuers.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
Fund's definition of China companies includes companies that may
have characteristics and business relationships common to companies in
other countries. As a result, the value of the securities of such
companies may reflect economic and market forces in such other
countries, as well as in China. The Fund believes, however, that
investment in such companies will be appropriate because the Fund will
invest only in those companies which, in its view, have sufficiently
strong exposure to economic and market forces in China such that their
value will tend to reflect developments in China to a greater extent
than developments in other countries. For example, the Fund may invest
in companies organized and located in countries outside of China,
including companies having their entire production facilities outside
of China, when such companies meet one of the elements of the
Fund's definition of China companies.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund may invest
up to 25% of the net proceeds from its offerings of its
outstanding Common Stock in direct investments. Only a limited number
of Chinese companies are currently listed and many are, therefore, only
accessible by making direct investments. The Direct Investment Manager
has the potential to invest in a larger range of companies that are not
accessible to the public markets.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition, there are a
limited number of companies with securities listed on stock exchanges
in China in which the Fund may invest; however, the Fund anticipates
that the number of such securities will </p>
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increase substantially in the future and the
Fund intends to invest in a broad range of such securities as they
become available. In addition, for temporary defensive purposes, the
Fund may invest less than 80% of its assets in equity securities
of China companies, in which case the Fund may invest in debt
securities of the kind described under "&mdash;Temporary
Investments" below.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund invests its assets
over a broad spectrum of the Chinese economy, including, as conditions
warrant from time to time, trade, financial and business services,
transport and communications, manufacturing, real estate, textiles,
food processing and construction, among others. In selecting industries
and companies for investment, the Investment Manager considers overall
growth prospects, competitive positions in export markets,
technologies, research and development, productivity, labor costs, raw
material costs and sources, profit margins, returns on investment,
capital resources, government regulation, management and other factors.
The Fund is not permitted to invest more than 25% of its assets
in any one industry.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund is permitted to invest indirectly
in securities of China companies through sponsored or unsponsored
American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), Global
Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") and other types
of depositary receipts (which, together with ADRs and GDRs, are
hereinafter collectively referred to as "Depositary
Receipts"), to the extent such Depositary Receipts become
available. Depositary Receipts may not necessarily be denominated in
the same currency as the underlying securities. In addition, the
issuers of the securities underlying unsponsored Depositary Receipts
are not obligated to disclose material information in the United States
and, therefore, there may be less information available regarding such
issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and
the market value of the Depositary Receipts. ADRs are depositary
receipts typically issued by a U.S. bank or trust company which
evidence ownership of underlying securities issued by a foreign
corporation. GDRs and other types of depositary receipts are typically
issued by foreign banks or trust companies, although they also may be
issued by U.S. banks or trust companies, and evidence ownership of
underlying securities issued by either a foreign or a U.S. corporation.
Generally, Depositary Receipts in registered form are designed for use
in the U.S. securities market and Depositary Receipts in bearer form
are designed for use in securities markets outside the United States.
For purposes of the Fund's investment policies, the Fund's
investments in Depositary Receipts are deemed to be investments in the
underlying securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund intends to purchase and hold
securities for long-term capital appreciation and does not expect to
trade for short-term gain. Accordingly, it is anticipated that the
annual portfolio turnover rate normally will not exceed 75%,
although in any particular year market conditions could result in
portfolio activity at a greater or lesser rate than anticipated. The
portfolio turnover rate for a year is calculated by dividing the lesser
of sales or purchases of portfolio securities during that year by the
average monthly value of the Fund's portfolio securities,
excluding money market instruments. The rate of portfolio turnover will
not be a limiting factor when the fund deems it appropriate to purchase
or sell securities for the Fund. The Fund's portfolio turnover
rates for fiscal years ended October  31, 2003 and 2004 were
55% and 40%, respectively.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Direct
Investments</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund has allocated 25% of the net
proceeds of offerings of its outstanding Common Stock to direct
investments in China companies. For this purpose, the net proceeds of
the offerings of the Fund's Common Stock includes amounts
invested or reinvested under the Fund's Dividend Reinvestment and
Cash Purchase Plan, but the purchase price of shares repurchased by the
Fund is deducted in calculating the amount available for direct
investments. At March  31, 2005, the Direct Investment Manager
had invested US$11.33  million in direct investments. The portion
of the Fund's assets allocated to direct investments may be
changed from time to time by the Fund's Board of Directors. The
Fund's direct investments are managed by the Direct Investment
Manager. To the extent that the Fund's assets allocated to direct
investments are not invested in direct investments, those assets are
invested at the direction of the Investment Manager in listed
securities and Temporary Investments (as described below) in accordance
with the Fund's investment objective. Direct investments consist
of (i)  the private purchase from an enterprise of an equity
interest in the enterprise or equity interests in trusts, partnership,
joint ventures or similar enterprises, and (ii)  the purchase of
such an equity interest in an enterprise from a </p>
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principal investor in the enterprise. An
equity interest is defined as common or preferred stock (including
convertible preferred stock), bonds, notes or debentures convertible
into common or preferred stock or stock purchase warrants or rights. In
each case, the Fund, at the time of making the investment, enters into
a stockholder or similar agreement with the enterprise and one or more
other holders of equity interests in the enterprise. These agreements,
normally and in appropriate circumstances, provide the Fund with the
ability to appoint a representative to the Board of Directors or
similar body of the enterprise and for eventual disposition of the
Fund's investment in the enterprise. Such a representative of the
Fund is expected to provide the Fund with the ability to monitor its
investment and protect its rights in the investment and will not be
appointed for the purpose of exercising management or control of the
enterprise. In addition, the Fund makes its direct investments in such
a manner as to avoid subjecting the Fund to unlimited liability with
respect to the investments.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In selecting direct investments for
the Fund, the Direct Investment Manager receives referrals for
potential investments from a variety of sources. The Direct Investment
Manager independently analyzes the referrals, without any obligation to
act upon the referral. If the Direct Investment Manager determines that
a referral is appropriate for investment for the Fund, it then
undertakes negotiations of the terms upon which the investment will be
made and, if the negotiations are successful, arranges for the Fund to
enter into the investment. Certain of the Fund's direct
investments, particularly in China, may include investments in smaller,
less seasoned companies which have limited product lines, markets or
financial resources. The Direct Investment Manager generally does not
make direct investments in start-up operations, although in some cases
the Fund's direct investment will fund new operations for an
enterprise which itself is engaged in similar operations or is
affiliated with an organization that is engaged in similar operations.
Such direct investments are made in entities that are reasonably
expected in the foreseeable future to become China companies, either by
expanding current operations or establishing significant operations in
China. For a description of the various forms of direct investment in
China, see "Direct Investments in China&mdash;Forms of
Foreign Direct Investments."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Temporary
Investments</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">During periods in which the Investment Manager
believes changes in economic, financial or political conditions make it
advisable, the Fund may, for temporary defensive purposes, reduce its
holdings in equity securities and invest in certain short-term (less
than 12 months to maturity) and medium-term (not greater than five
years to maturity) debt securities or hold cash. The short-term and
medium-term debt securities in which the Fund may invest consist of
(a)  obligations of the U.S., Chinese or Hong Kong governments,
their respective agencies or instrumentalities; (b)  bank
deposits and bank obligations (including certificates of deposit, time
deposits and bankers' acceptances) of U.S. or foreign banks
denominated in any currency; (c)  floating rate securities and
other instruments denominated in any currency issued by various
governments or international development agencies; (d)  finance
company and corporate commercial paper and other short-term corporate
debt obligations of U.S., Chinese or Hong Kong corporations; and
(e)  repurchase agreements with banks and broker-dealers with
respect to such securities. The Fund intends to invest for temporary
defensive purposes only in short-term and medium-term debt securities
that the Investment Manager believes to be of high quality,
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">i.e.</font>, subject to relatively low risk of loss of interest or
principal (there is currently no rating system for debt securities in
China).</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Repurchase agreements with respect to the securities
described in the preceding paragraph are contracts under which a buyer
of a security simultaneously commits to resell the security to the
seller at an agreed upon price and date. Under a repurchase agreement,
the seller is required to maintain the value of the securities subject
to the repurchase agreement at not less than their repurchase price.
The Investment Manager will monitor the value of such securities daily
to determine that the value equals or exceeds the repurchase price,
including accrued interest. Repurchase agreements may involve risks in
the event of default or insolvency of the seller, including possible
delays or restrictions upon the Fund's ability to dispose of the
underlying securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Foreign Currency and Other Hedging
Transactions, Options and Futures Contracts</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In order to hedge
against foreign currency exchange rate risks, the Fund is authorized to
enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign
currency futures contracts and to purchase and </p>
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write (sell) put or call options on foreign
currency and on foreign currency futures contracts. However, with
respect to the Chinese renminbi, there currently is not a viable market
in which the Fund may engage in any of the foregoing hedging
transactions. The Fund also is authorized to hedge against equity
market and interest rate fluctuations affecting portfolio securities by
entering into stock options, stock index futures transactions, interest
rate futures contracts and options thereon.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund's
dealings in forward foreign exchange are limited to hedging involving
either specific transactions or portfolio positions. The Fund does not
speculate in foreign currencies. Transaction hedging is the purchase or
sale of forward foreign currency with respect to specific receivables
or payables of the Fund accruing in connection with the purchase and
sale of its portfolio securities, the sale of shares of the Fund or
payment of dividends and distributions by the Fund. Position hedging is
the sale of forward foreign currency with respect to portfolio security
positions denominated or quoted in such foreign currency. The Fund has
no limitation on transaction hedging. The Fund may not commit more than
5% of its assets to position hedging contracts and will not
enter into foreign currency hedging transactions where the consummation
of the contracts would obligate the Fund to deliver an amount of
foreign currency in excess of the value of the Fund's assets
denominated in that currency.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund is authorized to enter
into securities options transactions in order to hedge all or a portion
of its portfolio investments. In addition, the Fund may seek to hedge
all or a portion of the investments held by it, or which it intends to
acquire, against adverse market fluctuations by entering into stock
index futures contracts and options thereon. Currently, the
Fund's ability to engage in these transactions is circumscribed
by the absence of a market for options or futures with respect to
Chinese securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund has claimed an exclusion from the
term "commodity pool operator" under the
Commodity Exchange Act and, therefore, is not subject to registration
or regulation as a commodity pool operator under the Commodity Exchange
Act.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">There currently are limited options and futures markets for
Chinese currency, securities and indexes and the nature of the
strategies adopted by the Investment Manager and the extent to which
those strategies are used will depend on the development of those
markets. The Fund will normally engage in transactions in options and
futures which are traded on a recognized securities or futures
exchange, including non-U.S. exchanges to the extent permitted by the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
("CFTC"). Moreover, when the Fund purchases a
futures contract or a call option thereon or writes a put option
thereon, an amount of cash or high quality, liquid securities,
including U.S. government securities, will be deposited in a segregated
account with the Fund's Custodian so that the amount so
segregated, plus the amount of initial and variation margin held in the
account of its broker, equals the market value of the futures contract,
thereby assuring that the use of such futures is unleveraged.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">For a description of each of the instruments referred to above and
an explanation of certain of the associated risks, limitations on use
and possible strategies the Fund may utilize in connection therewith,
see Appendix  A to this Prospectus.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Lending of Portfolio
Securities</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Subject to the prior approval of the Fund's
Board of Directors, the Fund may from time to time, for purposes of
increasing its income, lend securities (but not in excess of 25%
of its net assets) from its portfolio to brokers, dealers and financial
institutions and receive collateral in cash or securities believed by
the Investment Manager to be equivalent to securities rated investment
grade or higher by Standard &amp; Poor's Corporation or
Moody's Investors Service, Inc. which, while the loan is
outstanding, will be maintained at all times in an amount equal to at
least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities.
Currently, no regular market exists for the lending of Chinese
securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Any cash collateral received by the Fund in such
arrangements will be invested in short-term securities, the income from
which will increase the return to the Fund. The Fund will retain all
rights of beneficial ownership as to the loaned portfolio securities,
including voting rights and rights to interest or other distributions,
and will have the right to regain record ownership of loaned securities
to exercise such beneficial rights. Such loans will be terminable at
any time. The Fund may pay finders', administrative and custodial
fees to persons unaffiliated with the Fund in connection with the
arranging of such loans. The </p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
Fund will not loan portfolio securities to
the extent such activity would jeopardize its status as a regulated
investment company under Subchapter M of the Code.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">INVESTMENT
RESTRICTIONS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The following restrictions are fundamental
policies of the Fund that may not be changed without the approval of
the holders of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting
securities (as defined in the "Investment Objective and
Policies"). If a percentage restriction on investment or
use of assets set forth below is adhered to immediately after a
transaction is effected, later changes will not be considered a
violation of the restriction.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As a matter of fundamental policy,
the Fund may not:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchase securities
on margin, except such short-term credits as may be necessary for
clearance of transactions and the maintenance of margin with respect to
futures contracts.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Make short sales of
securities or maintain a short position (except that the Fund may
maintain short positions in foreign currency contracts, options and
futures contracts).</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issue senior
securities, borrow money or pledge its assets, except that the Fund may
(a)  borrow money from a lender (and pledge its assets to secure
such borrowings) (i)  for temporary or emergency purposes,
(ii)  for such short-term credits as may be necessary for the
clearance or settlement of transactions, (iii)  to finance
repurchases of its shares in amounts not exceeding 10% (taken at
the lower of cost or current value) of its total assets (not including
the amount borrowed), or (iv)  to pay any dividends required to
be distributed in order for the Fund to maintain its qualification as a
regulated investment company under the Code or otherwise to avoid
taxation under the Code, provided that the Fund will not purchase
additional portfolio securities when its borrowing under this clause
(a)  exceed 5% of its assets; or (b)  in connection
with its direct investments, issue senior securities, borrow money or
pledge its assets, provided that the Fund's obligation under any
such issuance of senior securities or borrowing of money is either
(i)  fully secured by high quality liquid assets or (ii)
fully backed by high quality liquid assets segregated by the
Fund's Custodian, and that the Fund's aggregate obligations
with respect to all such issuances or borrowings does not exceed
25% of its total assets (not including the amount borrowed).</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Invest 25% or more of the total
value of its assets in a particular industry; provided, however, if the
exercise of any rights to purchase securities would cause the
Fund's portfolio holdings of securities in a particular industry
to exceed the limit set forth in this paragraph 4, the Fund will, prior
to receipt of securities upon exercise of such rights, and after
announcement of such rights, sell at least as many securities of the
same class and value as it would receive on exercise of such rights to
satisfy this limit.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Make any investment
for the purpose of exercising control or management.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Buy or sell commodities or commodity
contracts or real estate or interests in real estate, except that it
may purchase and sell futures contracts on stock indices and foreign
currencies, securities which are secured by real estate or commodities,
and securities of companies which invest or deal in real estate or
commodities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Make loans, except
(i)  through repurchase agreements to the extent permitted by
applicable law, (ii)  that the Fund may from time to time lend
its portfolio securities, and (iii)  with respect to the
Fund's assets allocated to direct investments, loans may be made
in conjunction with equity investments in direct investment
enterprises.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Act as an underwriter,
except to the extent that, in connection with the disposition of
portfolio securities, it may be deemed to be an underwriter under
applicable laws.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As a matter of operating policy, the Fund does
not intend to engage in the lending of portfolio securities. This
policy may be changed at any time by the Fund's Board of
Directors without a stockholder vote.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund is subject to
certain requirements under the Code with respect to its qualifications
as a regulated investment company. See
"Taxation&mdash;U.S. Federal Income
Taxes."</p>
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<br>
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<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Under the 1940 Act, the Fund may invest
only up to 10% of its assets in the aggregate in shares of other
investment companies and only up to 5% of its assets in any one
investment company, provided the investment does not represent more
than 3% of the voting stock of the acquired investment company
at the time such shares are purchased. As a stockholder in any
investment company, the Fund will bear its ratable share of that
investment company's expenses, and would remain subject to
payment of the Fund's management, advisory, sub-advisory and
administrative fees with respect to assets so invested.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As a
result of legal restrictions or market practices or both, the Fund, as
a U.S. entity, may be precluded from purchasing shares in public
offerings by certain China companies. Additionally, under the 1940 Act,
the Fund may not purchase any security of which the Investment Manager,
the Director Investment Manager or any of their respective affiliates
is a principal underwriter during the public offering of such
security.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition to the foregoing restrictions, the Fund
may be subject to investment limitations and other restrictions imposed
by China. For a discussion of certain investment restrictions
applicable to the Fund, see "The Securities Markets in
China and Hong Kong" below.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">MANAGEMENT OF THE
FUND</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Directors and Officers of the Fund</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Directors
of the Fund currently consist of five individuals all of whom are not
"interested persons" of the Fund as defined
in the Investment Company Act (the "non-interested
Directors"). The Directors are responsible for the overall
supervision of the operations of the Fund and perform the various
duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act
and applicable Maryland law. The Board of Directors is divided into
three classes, each class having a term of three years. Each year the
term of one class expires and directors in that class are elected for a
new three-year term at the annual meeting of stockholders.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The following table provides information
concerning each of the Directors of the
Fund.</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Name
(Age) and Address of<br> Directors or Nominees for
Director</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Principal Occupation or<br> Employment During
Past<br> Five Years and Other<br> Directorships in<br> Publicly Held
Companies</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Director<br> Since</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Number of<br> Portfolios
in<br> Fund<br> Complex<br> Overseen<br> by<br>
Directors</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Dollar Range of<br> Equity Securities<br> in the
Fund(1)</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 7pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Aggregate Dollar<br> Range of Equity<br> Securities
in All<br> Funds Overseen or to<br> be Overseen by<br> Director or
Nominee<br> in Family of<br> Investment<br>
Companies(1)</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Michael
F. Holland (60)<br>375 Park Avenue<br>New York, NY
10152</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Chairman, Holland &amp; Company
L.L.C. (1995&ndash;present); Director, The Holland Balanced Fund, Inc.
and Reaves Utility Income Fund; Trustee, State Street Master Funds and
State Street Institutional Investment
Trust.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1992</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">$50,001&ndash;$100,000</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">$50,001&ndash;$100,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">James
J. Lightburn (61)<br>13, Rue Alphonse de Neuville<br>75017 Paris,
France</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Attorney, Nomos (2004&ndash;present); Attorney, member
of Hughes Hubbard &amp; Reed
(1993&ndash;2004).</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1992</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">$10,001&ndash;$50,000</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">$10,001&ndash;$50,000</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Joe
O. Rogers (56)<br>2477 Foxwood Drive<br>Chapel Hill, NC
27514</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">The Rogers Team LLC, organizing member (July
2001&ndash;present); Manager, the J-Squared Team LLC (April
2003&ndash;May 2004); Executive Vice President of Business Development,
PlanetPortal.com, Inc. (September 1999&ndash;May 2001); Director, The
Taiwan Fund, Inc.
(1986&ndash;present).</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1992</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">$10,001&ndash;$50,000</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">$10,001&ndash;$50,000</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Alan
Tremain (68)<br>4100 N. Ocean Drive #1001<br>Singer Island, FL
33404</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Chairman of the Board of the Fund; Chairman, Hotels of
Distinction Ventures, Inc. (1989&ndash;present); Chairman, Hotels of
Distinction (International), Inc.
(1974&ndash;present).</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1992</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">$50,001&ndash;$100,000</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">$50,001&ndash;$100,000</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Nigel
S. Tulloch (59)<br>7, Circe Circle<br>Dalkeith<br>WA
6009<br>Australia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Chief Executive, HSBC Asset Management
Bahamas Limited (1986&ndash;1992); Director, The HSBC China Fund
Limited.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1992</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">$10,001&ndash;$50,000</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">$10,001&ndash;$50,000</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">The
information as to beneficial ownership is based on statements furnished
to the Fund by the nominees and other current Directors. The dollar
value of the shares is based upon the market price on April 22,
2004.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund's Board of Directors has an Audit
Committee which is responsible for reviewing financial and accounting
matters. The Fund's Audit Committee is comprised of Directors who
are not interested persons of the Fund, and its actions are governed by
the Fund's written Audit Committee Charter. The current members
of the Audit Committee are Messrs.  Holland, Lightburn, Rogers,
Tremain and Tulloch. All members of the Audit Committee are independent
as independence is defined in the New York Stock Exchange's
listing standards. The Audit Committee was established in accordance
with Section  3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "1934 Act"). The Audit
Committee met four times during the fiscal year ended October 31,
2004.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund's Board has a Nominating Committee,
comprised of the current members of the Audit Committee, which is
responsible for nominating candidates to fill any vacancies on the
Board. All of the members of the Nominating Committee are
independent as independence is defined in the New York Stock
Exchange's listing standards. Currently, the Nominating Committee
does not consider nominees recommended by stockholders but it may
reconsider that position in light of recent developments in the
law. The Nominating Committee has a charter which is available on the
Fund's website (www.chinafundinc.com). The Nominating Committee
evaluates candidates' qualifications for Board membership and
their independence from the Fund's managers and other principal
service providers. The Nominating Committee does not have specific
minimum qualifications that must be met by a Nominating
Committee-recommended candidate and there is not a specific process for
identifying such candidates. The Nominating Committee met once during
the fiscal year ended October  31, 2004.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">30</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund does not have a specified
process for stockholders to send communications to the Board because
stockholders are able to communicate directly with the Board at the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the Fund's reports to
stockholders disclose contact information which may be used to direct
communications to the Board.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Officers of the Fund</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Mr. Gary L. French</font> (age 53), President of the Fund since
September  12, 2003, also serves as Senior Vice President of
State Street Bank and Trust Company (2002&ndash;present); Managing
Director, Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. and Zurich Scudder
Investments (acquired by Deutsche Bank in 2002) (2001&ndash;2002);
President, UAM Fund Services, Inc. (1995&ndash;2001).</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Ms. Ann
M. Carpenter</font> (age 39), Treasurer of the Fund since June 13, 2002,
also serves as Vice President of State Street Bank and Trust
Company.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Ms. Mary Moran Zeven</font> (age 43), Secretary of the
Fund since June 13, 2002, also serves as Senior Vice President and
Senior Managing Counsel of State Street Bank and Trust Company.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Mr. Peter A. Ambrosini</font> (age 61), Chief Compliance Officer of
the Fund since September 30, 2004, also serves as Senior Principal and
Chief Compliance and Risk Management Officer, SSgA Funds Management,
Inc. and State Street Global Advisors.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Transactions with and
Remuneration of Officers and Directors</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The aggregate
remuneration for Directors was US$188,000 during the year ended
October  31, 2004 and, for that period, the aggregate amount of
expenses reimbursed by the Fund for Directors' attendance at
directors' meetings, including affiliated Directors, was
US$101,199. Each non-affiliated Director currently receives fees, paid
by the Fund, of US$2,000 for each directors' meeting and
committee meeting attended and an annual fee of either US$27,500 (for
the Chairman of the Fund) or US$10,000 (for the other non-affiliated
Directors). Currently, no Director is affiliated with either the
Investment Manager or the Direct Investment Manager.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
following table sets forth the aggregate compensation from the Fund
paid to each Director during the fiscal year ended October 31,
2004.</p>
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of Director</td>
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Compensation<br> From Fund(1)</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Pension or<br> Retirement<br>
Benefits Accrued<br> as Part of Fund<br> Expenses</td>
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Annual<br> Benefits Upon<br> Retirement</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Total<br>
Compensation<br> From Fund and<br> Fund Complex<br> Paid to
Directors</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Michael F.
Holland</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">32,000</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">32,000</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">James
J.
Lightburn</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">32,000</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">32,000</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Joe
O.
Rogers</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">34,000</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">34,000</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Alan
Tremain</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">51,500</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">51,500</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Nigel
S.
Tulloch</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">30,000</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">30,000</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Burton
Levin(2)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8,500</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&mdash;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8,500</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="524"></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="8" width="1"></td>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(1)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Includes
compensation paid to Directors by the Fund. The Fund's Directors
did not receive any pension or retirement benefits as compensation for
their service as Directors of the Fund.</td>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(2)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Mr.  Levin, who was a
"non-interested person" of the Fund, was not
nominated for re-election as a Director of the Fund at the 2004 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders due to the retirement policy adopted by the
Fund's Board of Directors. Effective December  12, 2003,
Mr.  Levin resigned as a Director.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As of March
31, 2005, the Directors and officers of the Fund as a group owned
beneficially and of record less than 1% of the Fund's
outstanding shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Board of Directors is divided into three
classes, each class having a term of three years. Each year the term of
one class will expire and is elected at the annual meeting of
stockholders. See "Common Stock."</p>
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<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">While the Fund is a Maryland corporation,
Messrs.  Lightburn and Tulloch are not residents of the United
States, and substantially all of the assets of such persons may be
located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult
for investors to effect service of process upon such Directors within
the United States, or to realize judgments of courts of the United
States predicated upon civil liabilities of such Directors under the
federal securities laws of the United States. The Fund has been advised
that there is substantial doubt as to the enforceability in the
countries in which such persons reside of such civil remedies and
criminal penalties as are afforded by the federal securities laws of
the United States. Messrs.  Lightburn and Tulloch have
irrevocably appointed the Fund as their agent for service of process in
any action, suit or proceeding under the provisions of the U.S.
securities laws.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Articles of Incorporation of the Fund
contain a provision permitted under the Maryland General Corporation
Law (the "MGCL") which by its terms
eliminates the personal liability of the Fund's directors to the
Fund or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director, subject to certain qualifications described below.
The Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws of the Fund provide that
the Fund will indemnify directors, officers, employees or agents of the
Fund to the fullest extent permitted by the MGCL. Under Maryland law, a
corporation may indemnify any director or officer made a party to any
proceeding by reason of service in that capacity unless it is
established that (1)  the act or omission of the director or
officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and
(A)  was committed in bad faith or (B)  was the result of
active and deliberate dishonesty; (2)  the director or officer
actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or
services; or (3)  in the case of any criminal proceeding, the
director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or
omission was unlawful. The Articles of Incorporation further provide
that to the fullest extent permitted by the MGCL, and subject to the
requirements of the 1940 Act, no director or officer will be liable to
the Fund or its stockholders for money damages. Under Maryland law, a
corporation may restrict or limit the liability of directors or
officers to the corporation or its stockholders for money damages,
except to the extent that (1)  it is proved that the person
actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property, or
services, or (2)  a judgment or other final adjudication adverse
to the person is entered in a proceeding based on a finding in the
proceeding that the person's action, or failure to act, was the
result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the
cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding. Nothing in the Articles
of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Fund protects or indemnifies a
director, officer, employee or agent against any liability to which he
would otherwise be subject by reason of acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, or protects or indemnifies a director or officer of the Fund
against any liability to the Fund or its stockholders to which he would
otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct
of his office.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">To the knowledge of the management of the Fund,
no person owned beneficially more than 5% of the Fund's
outstanding shares as of March  31, 2005.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">The Investment
Manager</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund has retained Martin Currie Inc. as its
investment manager pursuant to the Management Agreement to manage the
investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Fund (other than with
respect to the portion of the Fund's investments in direct
investments), subject to the supervision of the Fund's Board of
Directors. The Investment Manager is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Martin Currie Ltd. ("MC Ltd."). The Martin
Currie Group, as defined below, is a leading Scottish investment
management company, privately owned by its employees, controlled and
managed by its full time executives and founded in 1881. The Investment
Manager's and MC Ltd.'s principal address is Saltire Court,
20 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1  2ES. Investment
management activities are run from the Edinburgh headquarters. However,
in the case of the Fund, Chris Ruffle, who is the portfolio manager, is
based in Shanghai and the China research team is based in Edinburgh and
in Shanghai, China.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Investment Manager is a registered
investment adviser under the Advisers Act, and offers portfolio
management services to taxable and nontaxable institutional investors
investing in United States and international equity securities. The
Investment Manager. is part of a group of companies owned by MC Ltd.,
which includes three operating subsidiaries: Martin Currie Inc., Martin
Currie Investment Management Ltd., ("MCIM")
and Martin Currie Unit Trusts Limited (collectively, the
"Martin Currie </p>
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Group"). As of March  31,
2005, the Martin Currie Group had assets under management totaling
approximately US$15.9  billion. Funds managed by the Martin
Currie Group in the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan) currently
amount to approximately US$3.0  billion.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Portfolio
Manager</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: italic; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Chris Ruffle</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Mr.  Ruffle joined MCIM in
1994 and is currently a director. MCIM provides investment research and
administration services to the Investment Manager. Mr.  Ruffle,
who is a Chinese and Taiwanese equity specialist, has over 13
years' investment experience in Asia. Fluent in Mandarin and
Japanese, Mr.  Ruffle has worked in Asia since 1983. He worked
originally in Beijing and Shanghai and then in Australia for a metal
trading company. He then moved to Warburg Securities in 1987 as an
analyst in Tokyo, before establishing Warburg's office in Taiwan
(1990 to 1993). Mr.  Ruffle also manages The Martin Currie China
Hedge Fund, the Martin Currie China "A" Share
Fund Limited and the Martin Currie Sino-American
"A" Share Corporation Limited.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Other Accounts Managed</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr.  Ruffle is primarily
responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund and of
the following
accounts:</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="8"></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Type
of Account</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Number of
Accounts</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Account Assets</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Other registered
investment
companies</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">0</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$0</td>
</tr>
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pooled investment vehicles</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">20</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$1,229.85
million</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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accounts</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">0</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="8" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="23"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">*</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">As
of March 31, 2005.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Certain of the accounts listed
above pay an advisory fee that is based on the performance of the
account.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Compensation</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr. Ruffle's
compensation consists of a base salary together with an additional
element of remuneration dependent upon the performance of the accounts
that he manages.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Material Conflicts of
Interest</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr.  Ruffle's simultaneous management of
the Fund and the other accounts noted above may present actual or
apparent conflicts of interest with respect to the allocation and
aggregation of securities orders placed on behalf of the Fund and the
other accounts. The Investment Manager, however, believes that
sufficient controls, policies and systems are in place which address
such conflicts.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Investment Manager has adopted several
policies that address potential conflicts of interest, including best
execution and trade allocation policies that are designed to ensure
(1)  that portfolio management is seeking the best price for
portfolio securities under the circumstances, (2)  fair and
equitable allocation of investment opportunities among accounts over
time and (3)  compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
All accounts are to be treated in a non-preferential manner, such that
allocations are not based upon account performance, fee structure or
preference of the portfolio manager. In addition, the Investment
Manager has adopted a Code of Conduct that sets forth policies
regarding conflicts of interest.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Beneficial Ownership of
Securities</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As of the date of this prospectus, Mr. Ruffle does
not beneficially own any Common Stock of the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Management
Agreement</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the
Investment Manager manages the Fund's assets invested in Listed
Assets. The Investment Manager, with respect to the Fund's Listed
Assets, will place all orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio
securities for the Fund's Listed Assets with brokers or dealers
it selects, and is authorized as agent of the Fund to give instructions
to the custodians of the Fund's </p>
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<br>
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<page>
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Listed Assets as to deliveries of securities
and payments of cash for the account of the Fund. While currently there
is no director, officer or employee of the Investment Manager who is a
Director or officer of the Fund, the Management Agreement provides that
the Investment Manager is responsible for the compensation and expenses
of those of the Fund's Directors who are directors, officers and
employees of the Investment Manager, except that the Fund bears travel
expenses or an appropriate fraction thereof of Directors and officers
of the Fund to the extent such expenses related to attendance at
meetings of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
Fund pays all expenses associated with the management of Listed Assets,
including, among others: organizational expenses (but not the overhead
or employees costs of the Investment Manager); legal fees and expenses
of counsel to the Fund; auditing and accounting expenses; taxes and
governmental fees; listing fees; dues and expenses incurred in
connection with membership in investment company organizations; fees
and expenses of the Fund's Custodian, subcustodians, transfer
agents and registrars; fees and expenses with respect to
administration, except as may be provided otherwise pursuant to
administration agreements; expenses for portfolio pricing services by a
pricing agent, if any; expenses of preparing share certificates and
other expenses in connection with the issuance, offering and
underwriting of shares issued by the Fund; expenses relating to
investor and public relations; expenses of registering or qualifying
securities of the Fund for public sale; freight, insurance and other
charges in connection with the shipment of the Fund's portfolio
securities; brokerage commissions and other costs of acquiring or
disposing of any portfolio holding of the Fund; expenses of preparation
and distribution of reports, notices and dividends to stockholders;
expenses of the dividend reinvestment and cash purchase plan (except
for brokerage expenses paid by participants in such plan); costs of
stationery; any litigation expenses; and costs of stockholders'
and other meetings.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Under the Management Agreement, the
Investment Manager is permitted to provide investment advisory services
to other clients, including clients who may invest in Chinese
securities. Conversely, information furnished by others to the
Investment Manager in the course of providing services to clients other
than the Fund may be useful to the Investment Manager in providing
services to the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Management Agreement provides that the
Investment Manager is not liable for any act or omission, error of
judgment or mistake of law, or for any loss suffered by the Fund in
connection with matters to which the Management Agreement relates,
except for losses resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or
gross negligence on the part of the Investment Manager in the
performance of its duties, or from reckless disregard by the Investment
Manager of its obligations and duties under the Management
Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Prior to March 19, 2004, the Investment Manager
received a fee, computed weekly and payable monthly at the following
annual rates: 1.00% of the first US$25 million of the
Fund's average weekly net assets invested in Listed Assets;
0.90% of the next US$25 million of the Fund's average
weekly net assets invested in Listed Assets; 0.70% of the next
US$25 million of the Fund's average weekly net assets invested in
Listed Assets; and 0.50% of the Fund's average weekly net
assets invested in Listed Assets in excess of US$75 million. Effective
March 19, 2004, for its services under the Management Agreement, the
Investment Manager received a fee, computed weekly and payable monthly,
at the following annual rates: 0.70% of the first US$400 million
of the Fund's average weekly net assets consisting of Listed
Assets; and 0.50% of the Fund's average weekly net assets
for all Listed Assets in excess of US$400 million. The total fees paid
to the Investment Manager pursuant to the Management Agreement for the
fiscal years ended October 31, 2002, 2003 and 2004 were US$1,027,421,
US$1,230,986 and US$1,719,543, respectively.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Management
Agreement became effective on March 19, 2004, and will continue in
effect until June 29, 2005, and from year to year thereafter, provided
such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by
(i)  a vote of a majority of those members of the Board of
Directors who are not "interested persons"
(as defined under the 1940 Act) of the Investment Manager or the Fund,
cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such
approval, and (ii)  by a majority vote of either the Fund's
Board of Directors or the Fund's outstanding voting securities.
The Management Agreement may be terminated at any time without payment
of penalty by the Fund or by the Investment Manager upon 60
days' written notice or by vote of the stockholders of the Fund.
The Management Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of
its assignment, as defined under the 1940 Act.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
Fund has retained Asian Direct Capital Management, its direct
investment manager pursuant to the Direct Investment Management
Agreement, to manage the portion of the Fund's investments in
direct investments. The Direct Investment Manager was established in
1997 as part of SSgA, the investment management division of State
Street, to build and conduct private equity investment activities in
Asia. In January  2001, the Direct Investment Manager was
incorporated in the Cayman Islands as an exempted company. The Direct
Investment Manager is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of State
Street.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">State Street, one of the world's leading
specialists in serving institutional investors, provides a full range
of products and services for portfolios of investment assets. State
Street is a market leader in providing investment advisory and
management services. State Street has approximately US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 trillion of assets under custody and over
US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  trillion of assets under management
as of March  31, 2005 (of which approximately
US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  million was under the management of
the Direct Investment Manager). Customers of State Street include
mutual funds and other collective funds, corporate and public pension
funds, corporations, unions and not for profit organizations globally.
SSgA's principal address is State Street Financial Center, One
Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111-2900. The Direct Investment
Manager's principal address is 32/F, Two Exchange Square, Central
Hong Kong.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Direct Investment Manager is a registered
investment adviser under the Advisers Act and it provides investment
advisory services to institutions seeking to invest in private equity
in Asia. These advisory services include sourcing, managing, monitoring
and executing private equity investments in Asia. Since 1997, the
Direct Investment Manager has developed a local presence in Hong Kong,
Singapore, Thailand and South Korea. In addition to the Fund, the
Direct Investment Manager currently advises or manages the Korea
Venture Fund and Thailand Recovery Fund, with total assets under
management of approximately US$52.8 million. The Direct Investment
Manager draws upon the capabilities of its asset management specialists
located in its various offices throughout Asia. It also draws upon the
research capabilities of its affiliates in the State Street group of
companies.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Portfolio Manager</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: italic; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Koh Kuek Chiang</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Mr. Koh joined the Direct Investment Manager in 1998. Mr.  Koh
has over twenty years of private equity investment experience in the
United States, Europe and Asia working for the Government of Singapore
Investment Corporation, Union Bank of Switzerland and private
interests. His investment experience covers a wide range of industries,
including telecommunication equipment, biotech, media, financial
services and basic materials. Mr.  Koh graduated with an
engineering degree from the University of Western Australia and has a
post-graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the National
University of Singapore. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and is
fluent in English and Mandarin.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Mr. Koh leads a team of the
Direct Investment Manager, comprised of Adrian Lam, Thomas Miu and Kent
Tsang, that works on the Fund's direct investment activities. The
members of the team are experienced private equity professionals with
diverse backgrounds and considerable experience in China. Most of the
team members have been involved in investing in China for over a decade
and have seen more than one economic cycle.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">On behalf of the
Fund, Mr. Koh holds directorships in the following investee companies
of the Fund's direct investment portfolio: Captive Finance
Limited, CDW Holding Limited and Global e-Business Services (BVI)
Limited. Mr. Koh does not receive directors' fees or compensation
from these companies. However, some direct expenses and costs of
attending board meetings are reimbursed in certain cases.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Other Accounts Managed</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr.  Koh is primarily
responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund. In
addition, he is involved in the day-to-day management of the Korean
Venture Fund and is a member of the Investment Committee of the
Thailand Recovery Fund. In addition, he is primarily responsible for
the day-to-day portfolio management of the following
accounts:</p>
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of Account</td>
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Assets</td>
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companies</td>
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pooled investment
vehicles</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$0</td>
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accounts</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">As
of March 31, 2005</td>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Compensation</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr.
Koh's compensation is comprised of two components: a base salary
and an annual bonus. His compensation is determined by a qualitative
assessment of his overall performance in managing the various funds for
which he is responsible. His bonus is determined by the Compensation
Committee of the Direct Investment Manager and is partially dependent
on the performance of the funds in which Mr. Koh is involved.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Material Conflicts of Interest</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr.  Koh's
simultaneous management of the Fund and the other accounts noted above
may present actual or apparent conflicts of interest with respect to
the allocation of investment opportunities on behalf of the Fund and
the other accounts. The Direct Investment Manager, however, believes
that these potential conflicts of interest do not have an adverse
effect on the portfolio management of the Fund. The Direct Investment
Manager has adopted several policies that address potential conflicts
of interest, including best execution and investment opportunities
allocation policies that are designed to ensure (1)  that
portfolio management is seeking the best price for portfolio securities
under the circumstances, (2)  fair and equitable allocation of
investment opportunities among accounts over time and (3)
compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. All accounts are to
be treated in a non-preferential manner, such that allocations are not
based upon account performance, fee structure or preference of the
portfolio manager. In addition, the Direct Investment Manager has
adopted a Code of Conduct that sets forth policies regarding conflicts
of interest.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Beneficial Ownership of Securities</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
of the date of this prospectus, Mr. Koh does not beneficially own any
Common Stock of the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Direct Investment Management
Agreement</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Under the terms of the Direct Investment Management
Agreement, the Direct Investment Manager manages the portion of the
Fund's assets invested in direct investments, including
furnishing advice and making recommendations regarding the purchase and
sale of the Fund's assets allocated to direct investments. For
purposes of valuation, the Fund's direct investments are priced
at their cost (<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">i.e.</font>, the amount expended by the Fund to acquire
them) or on such other basis as may be agreed by the Direct Investment
Manager and the Fund. The Direct Investment Manager monitors the
execution of transactions and settlement and clearance of the
Fund's securities in transactions in direct investments, and is
authorized as agent of the Fund to give instructions to the custodians
of the Fund's direct investments.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Under the terms of the
Direct Investment Management Agreement, the Direct Investment Manager
is permitted to provide investment advisory services to other clients,
including clients who may invest in direct investments in China
companies so long as the direct investment management services to the
Fund are not impaired thereby.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Direct Investment Management
Agreement provides that the Direct Investment Manager is not liable for
any act or omission, error of judgment or mistake of law, or for any
loss suffered by the Fund in connection with matters to which the
Direct Investment Management Agreement relates, except for losses
resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on
the part of the Direct Investment Manager in the performance of its
duties, or from reckless disregard by the Direct Investment Manager of
its obligations and duties under the Direct Investment Management.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">For its services under the Direct Investment Management Agreement,
the Direct Investment Manager receives a fee computed weekly and
payable monthly at an annual rate equal to the greater of US$300,000 or
2.2% of the average weekly value of the assets of the Fund
invested in direct investments. This fee is higher than those paid by
most other U.S. investment companies, primarily because of the
</p>
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considerable time and expense required in
pursuing the Fund's objective of making direct investments in
China companies. For the fiscal years ended October  31, 2002,
2003 and 2004, the Direct Investment Manager earned a fee of
US$295,069, US$304,931 and US$298,486, respectively, which was paid or
payable by the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Direct Investment Management Agreement
became effective on June 15, 2001, and will continue in effect until
June 15, 2005 and from year to year thereafter if approved annually
(i)  by a majority of the directors who are not parties to such
agreement or "interested persons" (as defined
in the 1940 Act) of the Direct Investment Manager or the Fund, cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval,
and (ii)  by a majority vote of either the Board of Directors of
the Fund or the Fund's outstanding voting securities. The Direct
Investment Management Agreement will automatically terminate on its
assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act) by any party and may be
terminated without penalty on 60 days' written notice at the
option of any party or by vote of the stockholders of the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Administrator</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Under the Administration Agreement, the
Administrator provides administrative services in the United States to
the Fund. Such administrative services include maintenance of the
Fund's books and records, calculations of net asset value,
preparation and filing of reports with respect to certain of the
Fund's U.S. reporting requirements, monitoring of custody
arrangements with the Fund's Custodian, providing certain legal
services and other accounting and general administrative services. The
Board of Directors of the Fund supervises and monitors the
administrative services provided by the Administrator. Under the
Administration Agreement, the Fund pays to the Administrator a fee,
calculated weekly and payable monthly, at an annual rate of
0.14% of the first US$150  million, 0.12% of the
next US$150  million and 0.07% of the excess over
US$300  million of the average weekly net assets of the Fund,
with a minimum annual fee of US$160,000. The Fund also pays a fixed fee
of US$100,000 annually for legal administration services. For the
fiscal years ended October  31, 2002, 2003 and 2004, the
Administrator earned a fee of US$259,815, US$343,364 and US$432,051,
respectively, which was paid or payable by the Fund. The
Administrator's business address is 225 Franklin Street, Boston,
MA 02110.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Administration Agreement is terminable upon 60
days' notice by either party.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The services of the
Administrator are not deemed to be exclusive, and nothing in the
Administration Agreement prevents it or its affiliates from providing
similar services to other investment companies and other clients or
from engaging in other activities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Operating Expenses</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The annual operating expenses of the Fund at times have been higher
than the normal annual operating expenses of most closed-end investment
companies of comparable size investing predominantly in the securities
of U.S. issuers. The Fund's annual operating expenses reflect the
specialized nature of the Fund, the extent of the investment management
and advisory effort involved, and the cost of communication and other
costs associated with investing in equity securities of China companies
rather than securities of U.S. issuers. Costs of this Offer will be
charged to capital and, therefore, will have no impact on the
Fund's expense ratio. For the fiscal years ended October
31, 2003 and 2004, the Fund's expenses were US$3,466,027 and
US$3,757,459, respectively. For the fiscal years ended October
31, 2003 and 2004, the ratio of the Fund's expenses to average
net assets was 1.76% and 1.41%, respectively. These
ratios include Taiwan Stock Dividend tax expense. Without the expense,
the ratios for October 31, 2003 and 2004 would be 1.68% and
1.34%, respectively.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">THE SECURITIES MARKETS IN CHINA,
HONG KONG AND TAIWAN</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Currently, China has two stock exchanges
in Shanghai and Shenzhen which were established in November  1990
and December  1990, respectively. Both stock exchanges are
supervised by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. There are two
classes of listed shares: A Shares and B Shares. Historically, A Shares
have only been available to domestic investors and B Shares only to
foreign investors. However, since February  2001, domestic
investors have been allowed to invest in the B Share market.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">37</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Following China's accession to the
World Trade Organization ("WTO") on
December  11, 2001, China has opened the securities industry to
foreign investors under its WTO commitment. The Rules on Establishment
of Securities Companies with Equity Participation of Foreign Investors
and the Rules on Establishment of Fund Management Companies with Equity
Participation of Foreign Investors were promulgated in June  2002
and December  2002 respectively, allowing foreign investors to
participate in the A  Share market through QFIIs. By the end of
November  2004, establishment of a total of three securities
companies with equity participation of foreign investors have been
approved; 13 fund management companies with equity participation of
foreign investors have commenced business and 24 QFIIs have been
granted investment quotas of a total of US$3.4  billion.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As of December  31, 2004, there were 827 A share companies
listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and 522 listed on the Shenzhen
Stock Exchange. The combined market capitalization of the Shanghai and
Shenzhen A Share markets rose over ten times from RMB331  billion
(US$40 billion) at the end of 1995 to RMB3,631 billion (US$438.7
billion) by the end of 2004.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition to the domestic market,
shares in Chinese companies are also listed in Hong Kong and overseas
in the forms of H shares, red chips and depositary receipts. H
shares are shares offered to overseas investors issued by Chinese
companies and listed in Hong Kong, while red chips are companies
incorporated outside China with China and related background whose
shares are listed in Hong Kong. By the end of 2004, the total market
capitalization of H shares and shares in red chip companies in Hong
Kong was approximately US$[240]  billion.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Taiwan's securities markets also include a wide variety of
companies with their principal operations or business exposures in
Taiwan. The vast majority of Taiwan-listed corporations are domiciled
in Taiwan and have Taiwanese management. Due to the increasing business
ties with the People's Republic of China, an increasing number of
Taiwan-listed companies derive the bulk of their revenues, profits or
growth from their operations in mainland China. By the end of 2004, the
total market capitalization of securities traded on the TSE was
US$476.6 billion.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The following table sets out the size of the
Chinese A Share and B Share markets as well as the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange, Hong Kong Growth Enterprise Market, Hong Kong listed H Shares
and Taiwan Stock Exchange at December  31,
2004:</p>
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of listed<br> companies</td>
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2004</td>
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cap<br>(US$bn)</td>
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2004<br>(US$mn)</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">A
Shares
market</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">1,349</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">106</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">6,244</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">438.7</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">2,067.2</font></td>
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Shares
market</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">110</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">2</font></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">328</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">9.0</font></td>
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<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">37.7</font></td>
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Kong</b></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Hong
Kong Stock
Exchange</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">892</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">49</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">34,108</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">851.1</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">2,049.1</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Hong
Kong Growth Enterprise
Market</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">204</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">21</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">677</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8.6</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">13.3</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Hong
Kong listed H
Shares</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">109</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">4,977</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">59.3</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">485.2</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3"><b>Taiwan</b></td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Taiwan
Stock
Exchange</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">702</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">12</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">612</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Source:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CEIC,
China Securities Regulatory Commission, Hong Kong Exchange, Shanghai
and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND
BROKERAGE</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Investment Manager places orders for securities
to be purchased and sold by the Fund. The primary objective of the
Investment Manager in choosing brokers for the purchase and sale of
securities for the Fund is to obtain the most favorable net results
taking into account such factors as price, commission, size of order,
difficulty of execution, and the degree of skill required of the
broker-dealer. The capability and financial condition of the broker may
also be criteria for the choice of that broker. The placing and
execution of orders for the Fund will also be subject to restrictions
under U.S. securities laws, </p>
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including certain prohibitions against
trading among the Fund and its affiliates (including the Investment
Manager, the Direct Investment Manager and their respective
affiliates).</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Securities held by the Fund may also be held by or
be appropriate investments for other advisory clients of the Investment
Manager, Direct Investment Manager or their respective affiliates.
Because of different objectives or other factors, a particular security
may be bought for one or more clients when one or more clients are
selling the same security. If purchases or sales of securities for the
Fund or other advisory clients arise for consideration at or about the
same time, transactions in such securities will be made, insofar as
feasible, for the Fund and such clients <font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">pro rata</font> in accordance
with guidelines adopted by the Board of Directors to the Fund. To the
extent that transactions on behalf of more than one client during the
same period may increase the demand for securities being purchased or
the supply of securities being sold, there may be an adverse effect on
price.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Investment Manager on behalf of the Fund may place
brokerage transactions through brokers who provide it with investment
research services, including market and statistical information and
quotations for portfolio purposes. The terms "investment
research" and "market and statistical
information and quotations" include advice as to the value
of securities, the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling
securities, and the availability of securities and potential buyers or
sellers of securities, as well as the furnishing of analyses and
reports concerning issuers, industries, securities, economic factors
and trends, and portfolio strategy, each and all as consistent with
those services mentioned in Section  28(e) of the 1934 Act.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Research provided to the Investment Manager in advising the Fund
will be in addition to and not in lieu of the services required to be
performed by the Investment Manager itself, and the Investment
Manager's fees will not be reduced as a result of the receipt of
such supplemental information. It is the opinion of the management of
the Fund that such information is only supplementary to the Investment
Manager's own research efforts, since the information must still
be analyzed, weighed and reviewed by the Investment Manager's
staff. Such information may be useful to the Investment Manager in
providing services to clients other than the Fund, and not all of such
information will necessarily be used by the Investment Manager in
connection with the Fund. Conversely, information provided to the
Investment Manager by brokers and dealers through whom other clients of
the Investment Manager effect securities transactions may prove useful
to the Investment Manager in providing services to the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
Fund's Board of Directors will review at least annually the
commissions allocated by the Investment Manager on behalf of the Fund
to determine if such allocations were reasonable in relation to the
benefits inuring to the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Direct Investment Manager will
negotiate purchases of the Fund's direct investments and arrange
for the Fund to acquire the investments by means of purchase and sale
agreements. The Direct Investment Manager may pay finder's
commissions to third parties who provide referrals, except that no
commissions will be paid by the Fund to any affiliates of State Street,
who provide referrals to the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Brokerage commissions paid by
the Fund for the fiscal years ended October  31, 2002, 2003 and
2004 were US$565,758, US$434,449 and US$432,926, respectively, none of
which was paid to affiliates.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">NET ASSET VALUE</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Net asset
value of the Fund is determined no less frequently than the close of
business on the last business day of each week by dividing the value of
the net assets of the Fund (the value of its assets less its
liabilities) by the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.
In valuing the Fund's assets, all listed equity securities for
which market quotations are readily available are valued, regardless of
purchase price, at the last sales price in the principal market where
they are traded on the date of determination. Listed securities with no
such sales price are valued at the mean between the current bid and
asked prices, if any, of two reputable brokers. Short-term investments
having maturities of 60  days or less are valued at cost with
accrued interest or discount earned included in interest receivable,
provided that the Board of Directors determines that such method of
valuation represents fair value. Other securities as to which market
quotations are readily available are valued at their market values and
all other securities and assets are valued at fair value as determined
in good faith by the Board of Directors, </p>
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although the actual calculation may be done
by others pursuant to guidelines approved by the Board of Directors and
subject to Board review. In instances where price cannot be determined
in accordance with the above procedures, or in instances in which the
Board of Directors determines it is impractical or inappropriate to
determine price in accordance with the above procedures, the price is
at fair value as determined in good faith in a manner as the Board of
Directors may prescribe. The Fund's direct investments are valued
at cost unless the Board of Directors, based on advice from the
Investment Manager and the Direct Investment Manager, concludes that
there has been a material change of a long-term nature in the value of
such investments and the Direct Investment Manager has sufficient
reliable information available to it to revalue these investments. On
each date the net asset value is calculated, all assets or liabilities
not denominated in U.S. dollars are valued in the relevant foreign
currency and that value is translated into U.S. dollars at the
prevailing foreign exchange rate. The Fund's obligation to pay
any local tax on remittances from China and Taiwan becomes a liability
on the record date for a dividend payment and has the effect of
reducing the Fund's net asset value. Determination of fair value
involves subjective judgment and, because of the inherent uncertainty
of valuation, the Board of Directors' estimated values may differ
significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready
market for the securities existed, and the differences could be
material.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS;<br>DIVIDEND
REINVESTMENT AND CASH PURCHASE PLAN</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund intends to
distribute to stockholders, at least annually, substantially all of its
net investment income from dividends and interest earnings and expects
to distribute any net realized capital gains annually. Pursuant to the
Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan (the
"Plan") adopted by the Fund, each stockholder
will be deemed to have elected, unless Equiserve Trust Company, N.A.,
("EquiServe"), a federally chartered trust
institution and the Plan Administrator, is otherwise instructed by the
stockholder in writing, to have all distributions automatically
reinvested by the Plan Administrator in Fund shares pursuant to the
Plan. Shareholders who do not participate in the Plan will receive all
distributions in cash paid by check in U.S. dollars mailed directly to
the stockholder by Equiserve Trust Company, N.A., as paying agent.
Shareholders who do not wish to have distributions automatically
reinvested should notify the Fund by contacting Equiserve c/o The China
Fund, Inc. at P.O. Box 43010, Providence, RI 02940-3010. Phone:
1-800-426-5523.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">EquiServe, Inc., an affiliate of EquiServe and a
transfer agent registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, acts as Service Agent for EquiServe. If the Directors of
the Fund declare an income dividend or a capital gains distribution
payable either in the Fund's Common Stock or in cash, as
shareholders may have elected, non-participants in the Plan will
receive cash and participants in the Plan will receive Common Stock, to
be issued by the Fund. If the market price per share on the valuation
date equals or exceeds net asset value per share on that date, the Fund
will issue new shares to participants at net asset value or, if the net
asset value is less than 95% of the market price on the
valuation date, then at 95% of the market price. The valuation
date will be the dividend or distribution payment date or, if that date
is not a trading day on the exchange on which the Fund's shares
are then listed, the next preceding trading day. If net asset value
exceeds the market price of the Fund shares at such time, participants
in the Plan will be deemed to have elected to receive shares of stock
from the Fund, valued at market price on the valuation date. If the
Fund should declare a dividend or capital gains distribution payable
only in cash, the Plan Administrator will, as administrator for the
participants, buy Fund shares in the open market, on the New York Stock
Exchange or elsewhere, with the cash in respect of such dividend or
distribution, for the participant's account on, or shortly after,
the payment date.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Participants in the Plan have the option of
making additional payments to the Plan Administrator, annually, in any
amount from US$100 to US$3,000 for investment in the Fund's
Common Stock. The Plan Administrator will use all funds received from
participants (as well as any dividends and capital gains distributions
received in cash) to purchase Fund shares in the open market on or
about January  15 of each year. Any voluntary cash payments
received more than thirty days prior to such date will be returned by
the Plan Administrator, and interest will not be paid on any uninvested
cash payments. To avoid unnecessary cash accumulations, and also to
allow ample time for receipt and processing by the Plan Administrator,
it is suggested that participants send in voluntary cash payments to be
received by the Plan </p>
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Administrator approximately ten days before
January  15. A participant may withdraw a voluntary cash payment
by written notice, if the notice is received by the Plan Agent not less
than 48 hours before such payment is to be invested.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Plan
Administrator maintains all stockholder accounts in the Plan and
furnishes written confirmation of all transactions in the account,
including information needed by shareholders for personal and tax
records. Shares of Common Stock in the account of each Plan participant
will be held by the Plan Administrator in non-certificated form in the
name of the participant, and each stockholder's proxy will
include those shares purchased pursuant to the Plan.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In the case
of stockholders, such as banks, brokers or nominees, which hold shares
of Common Stock for others who are the beneficial owners, the Plan
Administrator will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of
shares of Common Stock certified from time to time by the stockholder
as representing the total amount registered in the stockholder's
name and held for the account of beneficial owners who are
participating in the Plan.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">There is no charge to participants
for reinvesting dividends or capital gains distributions. The Plan
Administrator's fees for the handling of the reinvestment of
dividends and distributions will be paid by the Fund. However, each
participant's account will be charged a <font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">pro rata</font> share of
brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan
Administrator's open market purchases in connection with the
reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions. A participant
will also pay brokerage commissions incurred in purchases from
voluntary cash payments made by the participant. Brokerage charges for
purchasing small amounts of stock for individual accounts through the
Plan are expected to be less than the usual brokerage charges for such
transactions, because the Plan Administrator will be purchasing stock
for all participants in blocks and prorating the lower commission thus
attainable.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The automatic reinvestment of dividends and
distributions will not relieve participants of any income tax which may
be payable on such dividends and distributions.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Experience under
the Plan may indicate that changes are desirable. Accordingly, the Fund
reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan as applied to any
voluntary cash payment made and any dividend or distribution paid
subsequent to notice of the change sent to all shareholders at least
90  days before the record date for such dividend or
distribution. The Plan also may be amended or terminated by the Plan
Administrator by at least 90  days' written notice to all
shareholders. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed
to EquiServe c/o The China Fund, Inc. at P.O. Box 3010, Providence, RI
02940-3010. Phone: 1-800-426-5523.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">TAXATION</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">U.S.
Federal Income Taxes</p>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic">Rights</font>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The receipt and
the exercise of the Rights should not be taxable for U.S. federal
income tax purposes. In general, the tax basis of the Rights received
should be determined by allocating to the Rights a portion of the
recipient's existing tax basis in its shares with respect to
which the distribution is made. However, if the Rights have a fair
market value, at the time of the distribution, of less than 15%
of the fair market value of the shares with respect to which the
distribution is made, the Rights will have a basis of zero unless the
recipient elects otherwise.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Generally, a stockholder will have a
tax basis in any shares acquired upon exercise of the Rights equal to
the Subscription Price plus the tax basis in the Rights, if any. The
holding period of the shares will commence on the date of the
exercise.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: italic; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic">The Fund</font>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund intends to
continue to be treated and to qualify each year as a regulated
investment company (a "RIC") under the Code.
Accordingly, the Fund must, among other things, (i) derive in each
</p>
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taxable year at least 90% of its
gross income (including tax-exempt interest) from (a) dividends,
interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains
from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign
currencies, or other income (including but not limited to gain from
options, futures and forward contracts) derived with respect to its
business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies; and (b)
net income from interests in "qualified publicly traded
partnerships" (as defined in the Code); (ii) diversify its
holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of each taxable year (a)
at least 50% of the market value of the Fund's total
assets is represented by cash and cash items, U.S. government
securities, the securities of other regulated investment companies and
other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any
one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of the
Fund's total assets and not more than 10% of the
outstanding voting securities of such issuer and (b) not more than
25% of the market value of the Fund's total assets is
invested in the securities (other than U.S. government securities and
the securities of other regulated investment companies) of (I) any one
issuer; (II) any two or more issuers that the Fund controls and that
are determined to be engaged in the same business or similar or related
trades or businesses or (III) any one or more "qualified
publicly traded partnerships" (as defined in the Code);
and (iii) distribute substantially all of its net income and net
short-term and long-term capital gains (after reduction by any
available capital loss carryforwards) in accordance with the timing
requirements imposed by the Code, so as to maintain its RIC status and
to avoid paying any U.S. federal income or excise tax. For purposes of
the 90% of gross income requirement described above, the Code
expressly provides the U.S. Treasury with authority to issue
regulations that would exclude foreign currency gains from qualifying
income if such gains are not directly related to the Fund's
business of investing in stock or securities. While to date the U.S.
Treasury has not exercised this regulatory authority, there can be no
assurance that it will not issue regulations in the future (possibly
with retroactive application) that would treat some or all of the
Fund's foreign currency gains as non-qualifying income. To the
extent it qualifies for treatment as a RIC and satisfies the
above-mentioned distribution requirements, the Fund will not be subject
to U.S. federal income tax on income paid to its stockholders in the
form of dividends or capital gain distributions.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As a regulated
investment company, the Fund will not be subject to U.S. federal income
tax on its investment company taxable income that it distributes to its
stockholders, provided that at least 90% of its investment
company taxable income and 90% of its net tax-exempt interest
for the taxable year is distributed to its stockholders; however, the
Fund will be subject to tax on its income and gains, to the extent that
it does not distribute to its stockholders an amount equal to such
income and gains. See also the discussion of passive foreign investment
companies below. Investment company taxable income includes dividends,
interest and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term
capital losses, but does not include net long-term capital gains in
excess of net short-term capital losses. The Fund intends to distribute
annually to its stockholders substantially all of its investment
company taxable income. If necessary, the Fund intends to borrow money
or liquidate assets to make such distributions. If the Fund fails to
satisfy the 90% distribution requirement, it will be subject to
tax in such year on all of its taxable income, whether or not the Fund
makes any distributions to its stockholders.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If the Fund does
not qualify as a RIC for any taxable year, the Fund's taxable
income will be subject to corporate income taxes, and all distributions
from earnings and profits, including distributions of net capital gains
(if any), will be taxable to the stockholder as ordinary income. Such
distributions generally will be eligible (i) for the dividends received
deduction in the case of corporate stockholders and (ii) for treatment
as "qualified dividends" in the case of
noncorporate stockholders provided certain holding period and other
requirements are met, as described below. In addition, in order to
requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund may be required to recognize
unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain
distributions.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As a regulated investment company, the Fund also
will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its net long-term
capital gains in excess of net short-term capital losses and capital
loss carryovers from the prior eight years, if any, that it distributes
to its stockholders. If the Fund retains for reinvestment or otherwise
an amount of such net long-term capital gains, it will be subject to a
tax of up to 35% of the amount retained. The Board of Directors
of the Fund will determine at least once a year whether to
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distribute any net long-term capital gains
in excess of net short-term capital losses and capital loss carryovers
from prior years. The Fund expects to designate any amounts retained as
undistributed capital gains in a notice to its stockholders.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If
the Fund is the holder of record of any stock on the record date for
any dividends payable with respect to such stock, such dividends are
included in the Fund's gross income not as of the date received
but as of the later of (a)  the date such stock became ex-divided
with respect to such dividends (<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">i.e.</font>, the date on which a buyer
of the stock would not be entitled to receive the declared, but unpaid,
dividends) or (b)  the date the Fund acquired such stock.
Accordingly, in order to satisfy income distribution requirements, the
Fund may be required to pay dividends based on anticipated earnings,
and stockholders may receive dividends in an earlier year than would
otherwise be the case.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Under the Code, the Fund may be subject
to a 4% excise tax on a portion of its undistributed income. To
avoid the tax, the Fund must distribute annually at least 98% of
its ordinary income (not taking into account any capitals gains or
losses) for the calendar year and at least 98% of its capital
gain net income for the 12-month period ending, as a general rule, on
October  31 of the calendar year. For this purpose, any income or
gain retained by the Fund that is subject to corporate income tax will
be treated as having been distributed at year-end. In addition, the
minimum amounts that must be distributed in any year to avoid the
excise tax will be increased or decreased to reflect any under
distribution or over distribution, as the case may be, in the previous
year. For a distribution to qualify under the foregoing test the
distribution generally must be declared and paid during the year.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund will maintain accounts and calculate income by reference to
the U.S. dollar for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Investments
generally will be maintained and income therefrom calculated by
reference to certain foreign currencies, including renminbi and Hong
Kong dollars, and such calculations will not necessarily correspond to
the Fund's distributable income and capital gains for U.S.
federal income tax purposes as a result of fluctuations in currency
exchange rates. Furthermore, exchange control regulations may restrict
the ability of the Fund to repatriate investment income or the proceeds
of sales of securities. These restrictions and limitations may limit
the Fund's ability to make sufficient distributions to satisfy
the 90% distribution requirement to maintain qualification as a
RIC or to avoid the 4% excise tax.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund's
transactions in foreign currencies, forward contracts, options and
futures contracts (including options and futures contracts on foreign
currencies) will be subject to special provisions of the Code that,
among other things, may affect the character of gains and losses
realized by the Fund (<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">i.e.</font>, may affect whether gains or losses
are ordinary or capital), affect the eligibility of dividends to be
treated as qualified dividend income (as described below), accelerate
recognition of income to the Fund, defer Fund losses, and affect the
determination of whether capital gains and losses are characterized as
long-term or short-term capital gains or losses. These rules could
therefore affect the character, amount and timing of distributions to
stockholders. These provisions also may require the Fund to
mark-to-market certain types of the positions in its portfolio
(<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">i.e.</font>, treat them as if they were closed out at the end of each
taxable year) which may cause the Fund to recognize income without
receiving cash with which to make distributions in amounts necessary to
satisfy the 90% and 98% distribution requirements for
avoiding income and excise taxes. The Fund will monitor its
transactions, will make the appropriate tax elections, and will make
the appropriate entries in its books and records when it acquires any
foreign currency, option, futures contract, forward contract, or hedged
investment in order to mitigate the effect of these rules and prevent
disqualification of the Fund as a regulated investment company and
minimize the imposition of income and excise taxes.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Passive
Foreign Investment Companies.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the Fund purchases shares in
foreign corporations that are classified as passive foreign investment
companies ("PFICs") for U.S federal income
tax purposes, the Fund may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a
portion of any gain it receives on the disposition of shares in the
PFIC as well as on certain distributions paid by the PFIC, even if such
income is distributed as a taxable dividend by the Fund to
stockholders. Under the PFIC rules, gains or distributions that are
subject to these rules are allocated to each year over the holding
period of the Fund in the PFIC shares and the Fund will have to pay an
additional charge in an amount equal to the interest that would be due
if the Fund had failed to pay an amount of tax in each prior year equal
to the income allocated to such </p>
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year. Elections may be available to the Fund
to mitigate the effect of this tax, but such elections generally
accelerate the recognition of income without the receipt of cash and
may depend on the receipt of certain information from the PFIC which
may not be willing to provide the necessary information. Dividends paid
by PFICs will not be eligible for the treatment of qualified dividend
income discussed above.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If the Fund invests in the stock of a
PFIC, or any other investment that produces income that is not matched
by a corresponding cash distribution to the Fund, the Fund could be
required to recognize income that it has not yet received. Any such
income would be treated as income earned by the Fund and therefore
would be subject to the distribution requirements of the Code. This
might prevent the Fund from distributing 90% of its net
investment income as is required in order to avoid Fund-level U.S.
federal income taxation on all of its income, or might prevent the Fund
from distributing enough ordinary income and capital gain net income to
avoid completely the imposition of the excise tax. To avoid this
result, the Fund may be required to borrow money or dispose of
securities to be able to make required distributions to the
stockholders.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: italic; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic">Distributions</font>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Distributions from
the Fund derived from investment income and net short-term capital
gains, as described below generally will be taxable to a U.S.
stockholder as dividend income to the extent of the Fund's
current and accumulated earnings and profits, whether paid in cash or
Fund shares. Distributions of net capital gains (that is, the excess of
net gains from the sale of capital assets held more than one year over
net losses from the sale of capital assets held for not more than one
year) properly designated as capital gain dividends
("Capital Gain Dividends") will be taxable to
a U.S. stockholder as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long
the stockholder has held stock in the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Under current law,
certain income distributions paid by the Fund to individual U.S.
stockholders are taxed at rates equal to those applicable to net
long-term capital gains (15%, or 5% for individuals in
the 10% or 15% tax brackets). This tax treatment applies
only if certain holding period requirements and other requirements are
satisfied by the U.S. stockholder with respect to its stock and the
dividends are attributable to qualified dividend income received by the
Fund itself. For this purpose, "qualified dividend
income" means dividends received by the Fund from certain
U.S. corporations and qualifying foreign corporations, provided that
the Fund satisfies certain holding period and other requirements in
respect of the stock of such corporations and the U.S. stockholder
satisfies certain holding period and other requirements in respect of
its shares in the Fund. As mentioned above, the Fund's
transactions in options and forward contracts can affect the
eligibility of dividends as qualified dividend income. For these
purposes, a "qualified foreign corporation"
means any foreign corporation if (i) such corporation is incorporated
in a possession of the United States, (ii)  such corporation is
eligible for benefits of a qualified comprehensive income tax treaty
with the United States and which includes an exchange of information
program or (iii) the stock of such corporation with respect to which
such dividend is paid is readily tradable on an established securities
market in the United States. A "qualified foreign
corporation" does not include any foreign corporation
which for the taxable year of the corporation in which the dividend was
paid, or the preceding taxable year, is a "passive foreign
investment company" (as defined in the Code). In the case
of securities lending transactions, payments in lieu of dividends are
not qualified dividends. These special rules relating to the taxation
of ordinary income dividends from regulated investment companies
generally apply to taxable years beginning before January 1, 2009.
Thereafter, the Fund's dividends, other than capital gain
dividends, will be fully taxable at ordinary income tax rates unless
further Congressional legislative action is taken.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">A dividend
will not be treated as qualified dividend income (whether received by
the Fund or paid by the Fund to a U.S. stockholder) if (1) the dividend
is received with respect to any position held for fewer than 61 days
during the 121-day period beginning on the date which is 60 days before
the ex-dividend with respect to such dividend, (2) to the extent that
the recipient is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale
or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in
substantially similar or related property or (3) if the recipient
elects to have the dividend treated as investment income for purposes
of the limitation on deductibility of investment interest.
Distributions of income by the Fund other than qualified dividend
income and distributions of net realized short-term gains (on stocks
held for one year or less) are taxed as ordinary income, at rates
currently up to 35%.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Any dividend declared by the Fund in
October, November or December of any year and payable to the
stockholders of record on a specified date in such a month shall be
deemed to have been received by each stockholder on December 31 of such
year and to have been paid by the Fund not later than December 31 of
such year, provided that such dividend is actually paid by the Fund
during January of following year.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Stockholders receiving
dividends or distributions in the form of additional shares pursuant to
the Plan should be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as
receiving a distribution in an amount equal to the amount of money that
the stockholders receiving cash dividends or distributions will
receive, and should have a cost basis in the shares equal to such
amount.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The benefits of the reduced tax rates applicable to
long-term capital gains and qualified dividend income may be impacted
by the application of the alternative minimum tax to individual U.S.
stockholders.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Since the Fund will not invest in the stock of
domestic corporations, corporate U.S. stockholders of the Fund will not
be entitled to the deduction for dividends received by
corporations.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If the Fund designates retained funds as
undistributed capital gains (as described above), U.S. stockholders
will be (a) required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, as long-term capital gains, their proportionate shares of the
undistributed amount, and (b) entitled to credit against their U.S.
federal income tax liabilities their proportionate shares of the tax
paid by the Fund on the undistributed amount and to claim refunds to
the extent that their credits exceed their liabilities. For U.S.
federal income tax purposes, the basis of shares owned by a stockholder
of the Fund will be increased by an amount equal to 65% of the
amount of undistributed capital gains included in the
stockholder's income.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Distributions in excess of the
Fund's current or accumulated earnings and profits will be
treated as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of a U.S.
stockholder's adjusted basis in its shares and thereafter as
capital gain from the sale of the shares. The amount of any Fund
distribution that is treated as a tax-free return of capital will
reduce the adjusted tax basis of the shares, thereby increasing
potential gain or reducing a stockholder's potential loss on any
subsequent sale or other disposition of the shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If the net
asset value of the shares is reduced below a stockholder's cost
as a result of a distribution by the Fund, the distribution will be
taxable even though it, in effect, represents a return of invested
capital. Investors considering buying shares just prior to a dividend
or capital gain distribution payment date should be aware that,
although the price of shares purchased at that time may reflect the
amount of the forthcoming distribution, those who purchase just prior
to the record date for a distribution will receive a distribution which
will be taxable to them. The amount of capital gains realized and
distributed (which from an investment standpoint may represent a
partial return of capital rather than income) in any given year will be
the result of investment performance, among other factors, and can be
expected to vary from year to year.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic">Dispositions of
Shares</font>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Upon the sale or exchange of its shares, a
stockholder will realize a taxable gain or loss depending upon the
amount realized and its basis in the shares. Such gain or loss
generally will be treated as capital gain or loss if the shares are
capital assets in the stockholder's hands, and will be long-term
if the stockholder's holding period for the shares is more than
12  months and otherwise will be short-term. Any loss realized on
a sale or exchange will be disallowed to the extent that the shares
disposed of are replaced (including replacement through the reinvesting
of dividends and capital gains distributions in the Fund) within a
period of 61  days beginning 30  days before and ending
30  days after the disposition of the shares. In such a case, the
basis of the shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed
loss. Any loss realized by a stockholder on the sale of Fund shares
held by the stockholder for six months or less will be treated for
federal income tax purposes as a long-term capital loss to the extent
of any distributions of long-term capital gains received by the
stockholder with respect to such shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">An amount received by a
stockholder from the Fund in exchange for shares of the Fund (pursuant
to a repurchase of shares or otherwise) generally will be treated as a
payment in exchange for the shares tendered, which may result in
taxable gain or loss as described above. However, if the amount
received </p>
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by a stockholder exceeds the fair market
value of the shares tendered, or if a stockholder does not tender all
of the shares of the Fund owned or deemed to be owned by the
stockholder, all or a portion of the amount received may be treated as
a dividend taxable as ordinary income or as a return of capital. In
addition, if a tender offer is made, any stockholders who do not tender
their shares could be deemed, under certain circumstances, to have
received a taxable distribution of shares of the Fund as a result of
their increased proportionate interest in the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">For backup
withholding purposes, the Fund may be required to withhold a portion of
reportable payments (which may include dividends, capital gain
distributions, and redemption proceeds) to certain stockholders. A
stockholder, however, may avoid becoming subject to this requirement by
establishing that it is exempt from such withholding (<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">e.g</font>., by
establishing that it is a corporation) or by providing its taxpayer
identification number and certain other information. The backup
withholding tax is not a separate tax and may be credited against a
stockholder's federal income tax liability.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic">Foreign
Tax Credits</font>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund may be subject to certain taxes
imposed by China, Hong Kong and possibly by other foreign countries
with respect to dividends, capital gains and interest income. If the
Fund qualifies as a regulated investment company, if certain
distribution requirements are satisfied and if more than 50% of
the value of the Fund's total assets at the close of any taxable
year consists of stocks or securities of foreign corporations, the Fund
may elect, for U.S. federal tax purposes, to treat any Chinese or other
foreign country's income or withholding taxes paid by the Fund
that can be treated as income taxes under United States income tax
principles, as paid by its stockholders. The Fund expects to qualify
for and may make this election. For any year that the Fund makes such
an election, each stockholder will be required to include in its income
an amount equal to its allocable share of such taxes paid by the Fund
to the Chinese government or to another country's government and
the stockholders will be entitled, subject to certain limitations, to
credit their portions from their U.S. taxable income, if any.
Stockholders that are exempt from tax under Section  501(a) of
the Code, such as pension plans, generally will derive no benefit from
the Fund's election. However, such stockholders should not be
disadvantaged either, because the amount of additional income they are
deemed to receive equal to their allocable shares of such foreign
countries' income taxes paid by the Fund generally will not be
subject to U.S. federal income tax.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The amount of Chinese or
other foreign taxes that may be credited against a stockholder's
U.S. federal income tax liability generally will be limited, however,
to an amount equal to the stockholder's U.S. federal income tax
rate multiplied by its foreign source taxable income. For this purpose,
the Fund expects that the capital gains it distributes, whether as
dividend or capital gains distributions, will not be treated as foreign
source taxable income. In addition, this limitation must be applied
separately to certain categories of foreign source income. As a
consequence, certain stockholders may not be able to claim a foreign
tax credit for the full amount of their proportionate share of foreign
taxes paid by the Fund. Each stockholder will be notified within
60  days after the close of the Fund's taxable year
whether, pursuant to the election described above, the foreign taxes
paid by the Fund will be treated as paid by its stockholders for that
year and, if so, such notification will designate (i)  such
stockholder's portion of the foreign taxes paid to such country
and (ii)  the portion of the Fund's dividends and
distributions that represents income derived from sources within such
the country.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: italic; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic">Foreign Stockholders</font>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Taxation of
a stockholder who, as to the United States, is a foreign investor
depends, in part, on whether the stockholder's income from the
Fund is "effectively connected" with a United
States trade or business carried on by the stockholder.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If the
foreign investor is not a resident alien and the income from the Fund
is not effectively connected with a United States trade or business
carried on by the foreign investor, distributions of net investment
income and net short-term capital gains will be subject to a 30%
(or lower treaty rate) United States withholding tax. Under recently
enacted legislation, the Fund will no longer be required to withhold
any amounts with respect to distributions to foreign investors that are
properly designated by the Fund as "short-term capital
gain dividends," provided that the income would not be
subject to federal </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">46</p>
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income tax if earned directly by the foreign
investor. The provisions contained in the legislation relating to
distributions to foreign investors generally would apply to
distributions with respect to taxable years of regulated investment
companies beginning after December 31, 2004 and before January 1, 2008.
Prospective investors are urged to consult their own tax advisors
regarding the specific tax consequences relating to the new
legislation. Furthermore, foreign investors may be subject to an
increased United States tax on their income resulting from the
Fund's election (described above) to a
"pass-through" amounts of foreign taxes paid
by the Fund, but may not be able to claim a credit or deduction with
respect to the foreign taxes paid by the Fund treated as having been
paid by them. Distributions of net realized long-term capital gains,
amounts retained by the Fund which are designated as undistributed
capital gains, and gains realized upon the sale of shares of the Fund
will not be subject to United States tax unless a foreign investor who
is a nonresident alien individual is physically present in the United
States for more than 182  days during the taxable year and, in
the case of gain realized upon the sale of Fund shares, unless
(i)  such gain is attributable to an office or fixed place of
business in the United States or (ii)  such nonresident alien
individual has a tax home in the United States and such gain is not
attributable to an office or fixed place of business located outside
the United States. However, a determination by the Fund not to
distribute long-term capital gains may reduce a foreign
investor's overall return from an investment in the Fund, since
the Fund will incur a United States federal tax liability with respect
to retained long-term capital gains, thereby reducing the amount of
cash held by the Fund that is available for distribution, and the
foreign investor may not be able to claim a credit or deduction with
respect to such taxes. A foreign investor may be required to establish
it is not a U.S. person in order to avoid backup withholding tax on
payments that would not otherwise be subject to the 30%
withholding tax described above. Backup withholding is not a separate
tax and may be refunded to a foreign stockholder; however, a foreign
stockholder would generally have to file a U.S. tax return to claim
this refund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If a foreign investor is a resident alien or if
dividends or distributions from the Fund are effectively connected with
a United States trade or business carried on by the foreign investor,
dividends of net investment income, distributions of net short-term and
long-term capital gains, amounts retained by the Fund that are
designated as undistributed capital gains and any gains realized upon
the sale of shares of the Fund will be subject to United States income
tax at the rates applicable to United States persons and, a foreign
investor that is a corporation may also be subject to the 30%
(or lower treaty rate) branch profits tax.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The tax consequences
to a foreign stockholder entitled to claim the benefits of an
applicable tax treaty may be different from those described in this
section. Stockholders may be required to provide appropriate
documentation to establish their entitlement to the benefits of such a
treaty. Foreign investors are advised to consult their own tax advisers
with respect to (a)  whether their income from the Fund is or is
not effectively connected with a United States trade or business
carried on by them, (b)  whether they may claim the benefits of
an applicable tax treaty and (c)  any other tax consequences to
them of an investment in the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Notices</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stockholders will be notified annually by the
Fund as to the U.S. federal income tax status of the dividends,
distributions and deemed distributions made by the Fund to its
stockholders. Furthermore, stockholders will be sent, if appropriate,
various written notices after the close of the Fund's taxable
year regarding the United States federal income tax status of certain
dividends, distributions and deemed distributions that were paid (or
that were treated as having been paid) by the Fund to its stockholders
during the preceding taxable year.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Other Taxation</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Distributions also may be subject to additional state, local and
foreign taxes depending on each stockholder's particular
position.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">THE FOREGOING IS ONLY A SUMMARY OF CERTAIN
MATERIAL TAX CONSEQUENCES AFFECTING THE FUND AND ITS STOCKHOLDERS.
STOCKHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISER WITH RESPECT
TO THE SPECIFIC TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE
FUND.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">47</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">COMMON STOCK</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The authorized
capital stock of the Fund is 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock ($0.01
par value). Shares of the Fund, when issued, will be fully paid and
non-assessable and will have no conversion, preemptive or other
subscription rights. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote
per share on all matters to be voted upon by stockholders and will not
be able to cumulate their votes in the election of Directors. Thus,
holders of more than 50% of the shares voting for the election
of Directors have the power to elect 100% of the Directors. All
shares are equal as to assets, earnings and the receipt of dividends,
if any, as may be declared by the Board of Directors out of funds
available therefor. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of the Fund, each share of Common Stock is entitled to receive its
proportion of the Fund's assets remaining after the payment of
all debts and expenses.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Set forth below is information with
respect to the Common Stock as of March  31,
2005.</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Title
of
Issue</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Authorized</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Outstanding</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Amount
Held by the Fund<br> or for its Account</td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Common
Stock, $0.01 par
value</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">100,000,000
shares</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">10,138,287
shares</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">0
shares</td>
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</tr>
</table>
</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund does not presently intend
to offer additional shares of Common Stock other than pursuant to the
Offer, except that additional shares may be issued under the Plan.
Other offerings of the Fund will require approval of the Fund's
Board of Directors and may require stockholder approval. Any such
additional offerings would also be subject to the requirements of the
1940 Act, including the requirement that shares may not be sold at a
price below the then current net asset value (exclusive of underwriting
discounts and commissions) except in connection with an offering to
existing stockholders or with the consent of a majority of the
Fund's shares.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund's shares are listed and
traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The following table shows the
high and low closing prices on the New York Stock Exchange per share of
Common Stock and the high and low net asset value per share for each
quarter since July
2003.</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="7">Market
Price(1)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="7">Net Asset
Value(2)</td>
</tr>
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Ended</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">High</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Low</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">High</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Low</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">July
31,
2003</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">28.02</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">15.67</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">23.63</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">17.12</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">October
31,
2003</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">36.30</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">24.00</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">26.93</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">22.76</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">January
31,
2004</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">47.85</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">30.05</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">28.10</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">26.19</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">April
30,
2004</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">36.30</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">26.74</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">29.72</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">25.46</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">July
31,
2004</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">29.65</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">23.40</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">26.11</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">23.82</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">October
31,
2004</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">31.62</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">25.44</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">27.08</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">23.83</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">January
31,
2005</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">35.10</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">29.61</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">27.47</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">23.59</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">April
30,
2005</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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reported by the New York Stock Exchange.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The closing market price and net asset value per share of the
Fund's Common Stock on [&bull;], 2005 were US$
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and US$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ,
respectively, which represents a market price premium above net asset
value of &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;%.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund is a closed-end
investment company, and as such its stockholders do not have the right
to cause the Fund to redeem their shares of Common Stock. The Fund,
however, may repurchase shares of Common Stock from time to time in the
open market or in private transactions when it can do so at prices at
or below the current net asset value per share on terms that represent
a favorable investment opportunity. Subject to its investment
limitations, the Fund may borrow to finance the repurchase of shares.
However, the payment of interest on such borrowings will increase the
Fund's expenses and consequently reduce net income. In addition,
the Fund is required under the 1940 Act to maintain "asset
coverage" of not less than 300% of its
"senior securities representing indebtedness"
as such terms are defined in the 1940 Act.</p>
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<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund's shares of Common Stock
trade in the open market at a price which is a function of several
factors, including their net asset value and yield. The shares of
closed-end investment companies frequently sell at a discount from, but
sometimes at a premium over, their net asset values. See
"Risk Factors and Special Considerations."
There can be no assurance that it will be possible for investors to
resell shares of the Fund at or above the offer price or that the
market price of the Fund's shares will equal or exceed net asset
value. Since the Fund may repurchase its shares at prices below their
net asset value or make a tender offer for its shares, the net asset
value of those shares that remain outstanding will be increased, but
the effect of such repurchases on the market price of the remaining
shares cannot be predicted.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund's By-Laws provide
that if, at any time after two years following the Fund's initial
public offering in July 1992, the average discount from net asset value
at which shares of the Fund's Common Stock have traded is
substantial, the Board of Directors of the Fund will consider, at its
next regularly scheduled quarterly meeting, taking various actions
designed to eliminate the discount, including periodic repurchases of
shares, tender offers to purchase shares from all stockholders at a
price equal to net asset value or amendments to the Fund's
Articles of Incorporation to convert the Fund to an open-end investment
company. Any tender by the Fund for shares of its Common Stock would
reduce the Fund's assets and increase its expenses. Stockholders
of an open-end investment company may require the company to redeem
their shares at any time (except in certain circumstances as authorized
by or under the 1940 Act) at their net asset value, less such
redemption charge, if any, as might be in effect at the time of a
redemption. Any amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to convert
the Fund to an open-end investment company would require a favorable
vote of 75% of the shares entitled to vote on the matter and the
amendment would have to be declared advisable by the Board of Directors
prior to its submission to stockholders. In light of the position of
the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that illiquid
securities and securities subject to legal or contractual limitations
on resale not exceed 15% of the total assets of a registered
open-end investment company, any attempt to convert the Fund to such a
company will have to take into account the percentage of such
securities in the Fund's portfolio at the time, the conditions in
the Chinese securities markets and other relevant factors. The Fund
cannot predict whether, on this basis, it would be able to effect any
such conversion or whether, if relief from the SEC's position
were required, it could be obtained. The Board of Directors has no
current intention to propose such a conversion other than as required
by the foregoing By-Laws.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Any tender offer by the Fund will be
made at a price based upon the net asset value as of the close of
business on the last day of the tender offer. No open market purchases
of shares will be made by the Fund during a tender offer. Each offer
will be made and stockholders notified in accordance with the
requirements of the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act, either by publication or
mailing or both. Each offering document will contain such information
as is prescribed by such laws and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. When a tender offer is authorized by the Fund's Board
of Directors, a stockholder wishing to accept the offer will be
required to tender all (but not less than all) of the shares owned by
such stockholder (or attributed to such stockholder for federal income
tax purposes under Section  318 the Code). The Fund will purchase
all shares tendered in accordance with the terms of the offer unless it
determines to accept none of them (based upon one of the conditions set
forth below). Persons tendering shares may be required to pay a service
charge to help defray certain costs of the transfer agent. Any such
service charges will not be deducted from the consideration paid for
the tendered shares. During the period of a tender offer, the
Fund's stockholders will be able to determine the Fund's
current net asset value (which will be calculated weekly) by use of a
toll-free number.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund's Articles of Incorporation and
By-Laws include provisions that could limit the ability of others to
acquire control of the Fund, to modify the structure of the Fund or to
cause it to engage in certain transactions. These provisions, described
below, also could have the effect of depriving stockholders of an
opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over prevailing market
prices by discouraging third parties from seeking to obtain control of
the Fund in a tender offer or similar transaction. In the opinion of
the Fund, however, these provisions offer several possible advantages.
They potentially require persons seeking control of the Fund to
negotiate with its management regarding the </p>
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price to be paid for the shares required to
obtain such control, they promote continuity and stability and they
enhance the Fund's ability to pursue long-term strategies that
are consistent with its investment objective.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund's
Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws provide that the Fund's
Board of Directors has the sole power to adopt, alter or repeal the
Fund's By-Laws. The Directors are divided into three classes,
each having a term of three years, with the terms of one class expiring
each year. In addition, a Director may be removed from office only with
cause and only by a majority of the Fund's stockholders, and the
affirmative vote of 75% or more of the Fund's outstanding
shares is required to amend, alter or repeal the Fund's Articles
of Incorporation relating to amendments to the Fund's By-Laws and
to removal of Directors. See "Management of the
Fund&mdash;Directors and Officers of the Fund." These
provisions could delay the replacement of a majority of the Directors
and have the effect of making changes in the Board of Directors more
difficult than if such provisions were not in place.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
affirmative vote of the holders of 75% or more of the
outstanding shares is required to (1)  convert the Fund from a
closed-end to an open-end investment company, (2)  merge or
consolidate with any other entity, or enter into a statutory share
exchange transaction in which the Fund is not the surviving
corporation, (3)  dissolve or liquidate the Fund, (4)  sell
all or substantially all of its assets, (5)  cease to be an
investment company registered under the 1940 Act, (6)  issue to
any person securities in exchange for property worth US$1,000,000 or
more, exclusive of sales of securities in connection with a public
offering, issuance of securities pursuant to a dividend reinvestment
plan or other stock dividend or issuance of securities upon the
exercise of any stock subscription rights or (7)  amend, alter or
repeal the above provisions in the Fund's Articles of
Incorporation. However, if any of the above-described actions have been
approved or authorized by the affirmative vote of at least 70%
of the entire Board of Directors, the affirmative vote of only a
majority of only a majority of the outstanding shares would be required
for approval, except in the case of the issuance of securities, in
which case no stockholder vote would be required unless otherwise
required by applicable law. The principal purpose of the above
provisions is to increase the Fund's ability to resist takeover
attempts and attempts to change the fundamental nature of the business
of the Fund that are not supported by either the Board of Directors or
a large majority of the stockholders. These provisions make it more
difficult to liquidate, take over or open-end the Fund, thereby
discouraging investors from purchasing its shares with the hope of
making a quick profit by forcing the Fund to change its structure.
These provisions, however, would apply to all actions proposed by
anyone, including management, and would make changes in the
Fund's structure accomplished through a transaction covered by
the provisions more difficult to achieve. The foregoing provisions also
could impede or prevent transactions in which holders of shares of
Common Stock might obtain prices for their shares in excess of the
current market prices at which the Fund's shares were then
trading. Although these provisions could have the effect of depriving
stockholders of an opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over
prevailing market prices by discouraging a third party from seeking to
obtain control of the Fund, the Fund believes the conversion of the
Fund from a closed-end to an open-end investment company to eliminate
the discount may not be desired by stockholders, who purchased their
Common Stock in preference to stock of the many mutual funds
available.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund holds annual meetings as required by the
rules of the New York Stock Exchange. Under Maryland law and the
Fund's By-Laws, the Fund will call a special meeting of its
stockholders upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast
at least 25% of all the votes at such meeting. Such request for
such a special meeting must state the purpose of the meeting and the
matters proposed to be acted on at it. The secretary of the Fund shall
(i)  inform the stockholders who make the request of the
reasonably estimated cost of preparing and mailing a notice of the
meeting and (ii)  on payment of these costs to the Fund notify
each stockholder entitled to notice of the meeting. Notwithstanding the
above, under Maryland law and the Fund's By-Laws, unless
requested by stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes
entitled to be cast at the meeting, a special meeting need not be
called to consider any matter which is substantially the same as a
matter voted on at any special meeting of the stockholders held during
the preceding 12  months.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">DIVIDEND PAYING AGENT, TRANSFER AGENT
AND REGISTRAR</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Equiserve Trust Company, N.A. acts as the
Fund's dividend paying agent, transfer agent and the registrar
for the Fund's Common Stock. The principal address of Equiserve
Trust Company, N.A. is 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">CUSTODIAN</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">State Street Bank and Trust Company acts as
custodian for the Fund's assets. The principal address of the
Custodian is 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110. The Custodian
employs sub-custodians in each of the jurisdictions in which the Fund
invests.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">CODE OF ETHICS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund's Board of
Directors approved a Code of Ethics under Rule  17j-1 of the 1940
Act that covers the Fund. The Investment Manager and the Direct
Investment Manager each are subject to separate Codes of Ethics under
Rule  17j-1. Each Code of Ethics establishes policies and
procedures for personal investing by employees and restricts certain
transactions. Employees subject to the Code of Ethics may invest in
securities for their personal investment accounts, including securities
that may be purchased or held by the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Codes of Ethics
may be viewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in
Washington, D.C. Information about the SEC's Public Reference
Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at (202) 942-8090. The Codes of
Ethics also may be available on the Edgar Database on the SEC's
Website, <u>http://www.sec.gov</u>, or be obtained, after paying a
duplicating fee, by electronic request to
<u>publicinfo@sec.gov</u>, or by writing to: SEC's
Public Reference Section, 450 Fifth Street, NW Washington, D.C.
20549-0102. This reference to the website does not incorporate the
contents of the website into this prospectus.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">PROXY VOTING
POLICY AND PROCEDURES</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Board of Directors has delegated to
the Investment Manager and the Direct Investment Manager authority to
vote all proxies relating to the Fund's portfolio securities
pursuant to the Fund's proxy voting policies and procedures,
which are set out in Appendix  E to this Prospectus. Information
regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities
during the most recent 12-month period ending June  30 of each
year will be available starting August  31 of such year, without
charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-449-4742 or through the
SEC's website at <u>http://www.sec.gov.</u> This reference to
the website does not incorporate the contents of the website into this
Prospectus.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">LEGAL MATTERS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">With respect to matters of
United States law, the validity of the Shares offered hereby will be
passed on for the Fund by Clifford Chance US LLP, 31 West 52nd
Street, New York, NY 10019. Counsel for the Fund will rely, as to
matters of Maryland law, on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.
[Certain matters concerning Hong Kong law will be passed on by
Clifford Chance, One Connaught Place, Hong Kong. Certain matters
concerning Chinese law will be passed on by
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, P.R. China.]</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">It is
likely that foreign persons, such as the Investment Manager and the
Direct Investment Manager and foreign or non-resident Directors of the
Fund, do not have assets in the United States that could be attached in
connection with any U.S. action, suit or proceeding. The Fund has been
advised that there is substantial doubt as to the enforceability in the
countries in which such persons reside of the civil remedies and
criminal penalties afforded by the U.S. federal securities laws. It is
also unclear if extradition treaties now in effect between the United
States and any such countries would subject such persons to effective
enforcement of criminal penalties. Such persons have irrevocably
appointed the Fund as their agent for service of process in any action,
suit or proceeding under the provisions of the U.S. securities
laws.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The books and records of the Fund required under U.S. law
are maintained at an office of the Fund in the United States and are
subject to inspection by the SEC.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">EXPERTS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The financial statements
included in the Fund's Annual Report to Stockholders as of
October  31, 2004 have been incorporated by reference into this
Prospectus in reliance on the report of KPMG LLP, the Fund's
previous independent registered public accounting firm, given on the
authority of that firm, as experts in accounting and auditing. KPMG
LLP's principal address is 99 High Street, Boston, MA 02110. On
March 10, 2005, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors selected
Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as the Fund's independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2005,
subject to Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP's satisfactory completion of
new client procedures. Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP's principal
address is 200 Berkley Street, Boston, MA 02116.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">FURTHER
INFORMATION</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Further information concerning these securities and
their issuer may be found in the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus constitutes a part which is on file with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
Fund's Annual Report for the fiscal year ended October  31,
2004 (the "Annual Report"), which either
accompanies this Prospectus or has previously been provided to the
person to whom this Prospectus is being sent, is incorporated herein by
reference with respect to all information other than the information
set forth in the Letter to Stockholders included therein. The Fund will
furnish, without charge, a copy of its Annual Report, upon request by
writing to The China Fund, Inc., c/o the Altman Group, Inc., 1275
Valley Brook Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ 07071, attention: Sylvia Hermina, by
email at <u>shermina@altmangroup.com</u>, or by calling (888)
246-2255.</p>
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A</p>
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RATE<br>HEDGES AND OPTIONS ON SECURITIES AND STOCK INDEX
FUTURES<br>CONTRACTS AND RELATED OPTIONS</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Foreign Currency
Hedging Transactions</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Forward Foreign Currency Exchange
Contract</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A forward foreign currency exchange contract
involves an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency at a
future date, which maybe any fixed number of days from the date of the
contract agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the
contract. These contracts are traded in the interbank market conducted
directly between currency traders (usually large commercial banks and
brokers).</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Foreign Currency Futures Contracts</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A
foreign currency futures contract is a standardized contract for the
future deliver of a specified amount of a foreign currency at a future
date at a price set at the time of the contract. Foreign currency
futures contracts traded in the United States are traded on regulated
exchanges. Parties to a futures contract must make initial
"margin" deposits to secure performance of
the contract, which generally range from 2% to 15% of the
contract price. There also are requirements to make
"variation" margin deposits as the value of
the futures contracts fluctuates. In addition, the Fund may not sell
futures contracts if the value of the futures contracts exceeds the
total market value of the Fund's portfolio securities. Futures
contracts and options thereon, currency forward contracts and options
on securities and currencies sold by the Fund are generally subject to
segregation and coverage requirements established by either the CFTC or
the SEC, with the result that, if the Fund does not hold the instrument
underlying the futures contract or option, the Fund will be required to
segregate on an ongoing basis with its custodian, cash, U.S. government
securities, or other liquid high grade debt obligations in an amount at
least equal to the Fund's obligations with respect to such
instruments.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Options On Foreign Currency Futures
Contracts</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Fund may purchase or write call and put
options on foreign currency futures contracts in order to hedge all or
a portion of its currency exposure and may enter into closing purchase
transactions with respect to written options in order to terminate
existing positions. An option on a foreign currency futures contract,
as contrasted with the direct investment in such a contract, gives the
purchaser a right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a position
in a foreign currency futures contract at a specified exercise price at
any time on or before the expiration date of the option. The potential
loss related to the purchase of an option on a futures contract is
limited to the premium paid for the option (plus transaction costs).
Because the value of the option is fixed at the point of sale, there
are no daily cash payments by the purchaser to reflect changes in the
value of the underlying contract; however, the value of the option does
change daily. To the extent the Fund purchases an option on a foreign
currency contract any change in the value of such option would be
reflected in the net asset value of the Fund.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Options on
Currencies</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A put option purchased by the Fund on currency
gives the Fund the right to sell the currency at the exercise price
until the expiration of the option. A call option purchased by the Fund
gives the Fund the right to purchase a currency at the exercise price
until the expiration of the option.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Currency Hedging
Strategies</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency
exchange contracts and foreign currency futures contracts and related
options in several circumstances. For example, when the Fund enters
into a contract for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a
foreign currency, or when the Fund anticipates the receipt in a foreign
currency of dividends or interest payments on such a security which it
holds, the Fund may desire to "lock in" the
dollar price of the security or the dollar equivalent of such dividend
or interest payment, as the case may be. In addition, when the
Investment Manager believes that the currency of a particular foreign
country may suffer a substantial decline against the dollar, it may
enter into a forward or futures contract to sell, for a fixed amount of
dollars, the amount of foreign currency approximating the value of some
or all of the Fund's portfolio securities denominated in such
foreign currency.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">At the maturity of a forward or futures
contract, the Fund may either accept or make delivery of the currency
specified in the contract or, prior to maturity, enter into an
offsetting contract. Such offsetting </p>
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transactions with respect to forward contracts
must be effected with the currency trader who is a party to the
original forward contract. Offsetting transactions with respect to
futures contracts are effected on the same exchange on which the
initial transaction occurred. The Fund will enter into such futures
contracts and related options if it is expected that there will be a
liquid market in which to close out such contract. There can, however,
be no assurance that such a liquid market will exist in which to close
a futures contract or related option or that the opposite party to the
forward contract will agree to the offset, in which case the Fund my
suffer a loss.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund does not intend to enter into such
forward or futures contracts to protect the value of its portfolio
securities on a regular basis, and will not do so if, as a result, the
Fund will have more than 20% of the value of its total assets
committed to the consummation of such contracts. The Fund also will not
enter into such forward or futures contracts or maintain a net exposure
to such contracts where the consummation of the contracts would
obligate the Fund to deliver an amount of Foreign currency in excess of
the value of the Fund's portfolio securities or other assets
denominated in that currency. Further, the Fund generally will not
enter into a forward or futures contract with a term of greater than
one year.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund may attempt to accomplish objectives similar
to those described above with respect to forward and futures contracts
for currency by means of purchasing put or call options on foreign
currencies on exchanges. A put option gives the fund the right to sell
a currency at the exercise price until the expiration of the option. A
call option gives the Fund the right to purchase a currency at the
exercise price until expiration of the option.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">While the Fund
may enter into forward, futures and options contracts to reduce
currency exchange rate risks, changes in currency prices may result in
a poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in
any such transaction. Moreover, there may be an imperfect correlation
between the Fund's portfolio holdings of securities denominated
in a particular currency and forward, futures or options contracts
entered into by the Fund. Such imperfect correlation may prevent the
Fund from achieving the intended hedge or expose the Fund to risk of
foreign exchange loss.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Certain provisions of the Code may limit
the extent to which the Fund may enter into forward or futures
contracts or engage in options transactions. These transactions may
also affect the character and timing of income and the amount of gain
or loss recognized by the Fund and its stockholders for U.S. federal
income tax purposes. See "Taxation&mdash;U.S. Federal
Income Taxes."</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Interest Rate Futures and Options
Thereon</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Interest Rate Futures Contracts</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund
may enter into futures contracts on government debt securities for the
purpose of hedging its portfolio against the adverse effects of
anticipated movements in interest rates. An interest rate futures
contract operates in the same manner as a foreign currency futures
contract (described above), except that it is an agreement to make or
take delivery of a particular U.S. Government debt security. For
example, the Fund may enter into futures contracts to sell U.S.
Government Treasury Bills (take a "short
position") in anticipation of an increase in interest
rates. Generally, as interest rates rise, the market value of any
fixed-income securities held by the Fund will fall, thus reducing the
net asset value of the Fund. However, the value of the Fund's
short position in the futures contracts will also tend to increase,
thus offsetting all or a portion of the depreciation in the market
value of the Fund's fixed-income investments which are being
hedged. The Fund may also enter into futures contracts to purchase
government debt securities (take a "long
position") in anticipation of a decline in interest rates.
The Fund might employ this strategy in order to offset entirely or in
part an increase in the cost of any fixed-income securities it intends
to subsequently purchase.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Options on Futures
Contracts</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund may purchase and write call and put
options on interest rate futures contracts which are traded on contract
markets and enter into closing transactions with respect to such
options to terminate an existing position. The Fund may use such
options in connection with its hedging strategies. Generally, these
strategies would be employed under the same market and market sector
conditions in which the Fund enters into futures contracts. An option
on an interest rate futures contract operates in the same manner as an
option on a foreign currency futures contract (described above), except
that it gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid,
to assume a position in an interest rate futures contract instead of a
currency futures contract. The Fund may </p>
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purchase put options on futures contracts
rather than taking a short position in the underlying futures contract
in anticipation of an increase in interest rates. Similarly, the Fund
my purchase call options on futures contracts as a substitute for
taking along position in futures contracts to hedge against the
increased cost resulting from a decline in interest rates of
fixed-income securities which the Fund intends to purchase. The Fund
may also write a call option on a futures contract rather than taking a
short position in the underlying futures contract, or write a put
option on a futures contract rather than taking a long position in the
underling futures contracts. The writing of an option, however, will
only constitute a partial hedge, since the Fund could be required to
enter into a futures contract at an unfavorable price and will in any
event be able to benefit only to the extent of the premium
received.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Risk Factors in Transactions in Interest Rate
Futures Contracts and Options Thereon</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund's
ability to effectively hedge all of a portion of its fixed-income
securities through the use of interest rate futures contracts and
options thereon depends in part on the degree to which price movements
in the securities underlying the option or futures contract correlate
with price movements of the fixed-income securities held by the Fund.
In addition, disparities in the average maturity or the quality of the
Fund's investments as compared to the financial instrument
underlying an option or futures contract may also reduce the
correlation in price movements. Transactions in options on futures
contracts involve similar risks, as well as the additional risk that
movements in the price of the option will not correlate with movements
in the price of the underlying futures contract.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Options on
Securities and Stock Index Futures Contracts and Related Options</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Options on Securities</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In order to hedge against market
shifts, the Fund may purchase put and call options on securities. In
addition, the Fund may seek to increase its income or may hedge a
portion of its portfolio investment through writing (<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">i.e</font>.,
selling) covered call options. A put option gives the holder the right
to sell to the writer of the option an underlying security at a
specified price at any time during or at the end of the option period.
In contrast, a call option gives the purchaser the right to buy the
underlying security covered by the option from the writer of the option
at the stated exercise price. A "covered"
call option mean that so long as the Fund is obligated as the writer of
the option, it will own (i)  the underlying securities subject to
the option, or (ii)  securities convertible or exchangeable
without the payment of any consideration into the securities subject to
the option. As a matter of operating policy, the value of the
underlying securities on which options will be written at any one time
will not exceed 5% of the total assets of the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
Fund will receive a premium from writing call options, which increase
the Fund's return on the underlying security in the event the
option expires unexercised or is closed out at a profit. By writing a
call, the Fund will limit its opportunity to profit from an increase in
the market value of the underlying security above the exercise price of
the option for as long as the Fund's obligations as writer of the
option continues. Thus, in some periods the Fund will receive less
total return and in other periods greater total return from writing
covered call options than it would have received from its underlying
securities had it not written call options.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund may
purchase options on securities that are listed on securities exchanges
or traded over the counter. In purchasing a put option, the Fund will
seek to benefit from a decline in the market price of the underlying
security, while in purchasing a call option, the Fund will seek to
benefit from an increase in the market price of the underlying
security. If an option purchased is not sold or exercised when it has
remaining value, or if the market price of the underlying security
remains equal to or greater than the exercise price, in the case of a
put, or remains equal to or below the exercise price, in the case of a
call, during the life of the option, the Fund will lose its investment
in the option. For the purchase of an option to be profitable, the
market price of the underlying security must decline sufficiently below
the exercise price, in the case of a put, and must increase
significantly above the exercise price, in the case of a call, to cover
the premium and transaction costs. Because premiums paid by the Fund on
options are small in relation to the market value of the investments
underlying the options, buying options can result in large amounts of
leverage. The leverage offered by trading in options could cause the
Fund's net asset value to be subject to more frequent and wider
fluctuation than would be the case if the Fund did not invest in
options.</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Stock Index Futures Contracts and
Related Options</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund may, for hedging purpose, enter into
stock index futures contracts and purchase and write put and call
options on stock index futures contracts, in each case that are traded
or regulated exchanges, including non-U.S. exchanges to the extent
permitted by the CFTC. A stock index futures contract operates in the
same manner as a foreign currency futures contract (described above),
except that it is an agreement to take or make delivery of an amount of
cash equal to the difference between the value of the index at the
beginning and at the end of the contract period. Successful use of
stock index futures will be subject to the Investment Manager's
ability to predict correctly movements in the direction of the relevant
stock market. No assurance can be given that the Investment
Manager's judgment in this respect will be correct.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
Fund may enter into stock index futures contracts to sell a stock index
in anticipation of or during a market decline to attempt to offset the
decrease in market value of equity security in its portfolio that might
otherwise result. When the Fund is not fully invested in common stocks
and anticipates a significant market advance, it may enter into futures
contracts to purchase that index in order to gain rapid market exposure
that may in part or entirely offset increases in the cost of common
stocks that in intends to purchase. In a substantial majority of these
transactions, the Fund will purchase such securities upon termination
of the futures position but, under unusual market conditions a futures
position may be terminated without the corresponding purchase of common
stock.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund may purchase and write put and call options on
stock index futures contracts in order to hedge all or a portion of its
investment and my enter into closing purchase transactions with respect
to written options in order to terminate existing positions. There is
no guarantee that such closing transactions can be effected. An option
on a stock index futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in
return for the premium paid, to assume a position in a stock index
futures contract.</p>
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B</p>
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NOT RECEIVED BY THE SUBSCRIPTION AGENT BEFORE 5:00 P.M.<br>NEW YORK
TIME ON THE EXPIRATION DATE</p>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; font-style: normal;">Control No.
<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
<td align="right" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; font-style: normal;">Maximum Primary Subscription Shares Available
<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">THE CHINA FUND, INC.<br>SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS FOR COMMON STOCK</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Dear Stockholder:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">IN ORDER TO EXERCISE YOUR
RIGHTS, YOU MUST COMPLETE BOTH SIDES OF THE TEAR OFF CARD.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As
the registered owner of the Subscription Certificate below, you are
entitled to subscribe for the number of shares of Common Stock, $.01
par value per share, of The China Fund, Inc. (the
"Fund"), shown above pursuant to the Primary
Subscription Right and upon the terms and conditions and at the
Subscription Price for each share of Common Stock specified in the
Prospectus relating thereto. The Rights represented hereby include the
Over-Subscription Privilege for Rights Holders, as described in the
Prospectus. Each Record Date Stockholder who fully exercises all Rights
issued to him is entitled to subscribe for Shares which were not
otherwise subscribed for by others in the Primary Subscription (the
"Over-Subscription Privilege"). If enough
Shares are available, or if the Board of the Fund approved the
distribution of additional Shares, all of these requests will be
honored in full. Regardless of whether the Fund issues such additional
Shares, to the extent Shares are not available to honor all requests,
the available Shares will be allocated pro rata among those Record Date
Stockholders who over-subscribe based on the number of Rights
originally issued to them by the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Stock certificates for
primary share subscriptions will be delivered as soon as practicable
after receipt of the required completed Subscription Certificate and
after full payment has been received and cleared. Stock certificates
for over-subscriptions will be delivered as soon as practicable after
full payment for such Shares have been received and cleared and after
all allocations have been effected.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">THE SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT IS
NON-TRANSFERABLE</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Payment must be in U.S. dollars. Only
money orders or checks drawn on a bank located in the continental
United States and made payable to The China Fund, Inc. will be
accepted. Please reference your rights card control number on your
check, money order or notice of guaranteed delivery. You may request
that your bank, trust company or broker (if a member of the New York
Stock Exchange) submit a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery on your behalf
by 5:00 p.m. on the Expiration Date.</p>
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<tr>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; font-style: normal;"></td>
<td align="right" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; font-style: normal;"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">VOID IF NOT RECEIVED BY THE
SUBSCRIPTION AGENT BEFORE 5:00 P.M.<br>NEW YORK TIME ON THE EXPIRATION
DATE: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Control No.
<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rights
Represented by this Subscription
Certificate<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><font style="letter-spacing: 294pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Account No.
<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">THE CHINA FUND, INC.<br>SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS FOR COMMON
STOCK<br>(Complete appropriate section on reverse side of this
form)</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The registered owner of this Subscription Certificate
named below, or assigns, is entitled to the number of Rights shown
above to subscribe for the Common Stock, $.01 par value, of The China
Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), in the ratio of one
share of Common Stock for each three Rights, pursuant to the Offer and
upon the terms and conditions and at the price for each share of Common
Stock specified in the </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-1</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
Prospectus relating thereto. The Rights
represented hereby include the Over-Subscription Privilege for Record
Date Stockholders only, as described in the Prospectus. Under this
Privilege, each Record Date Stockholder who fully exercises all Rights
issued to him is entitled to subscribe for Shares which were not
otherwise subscribed for by others in the Primary Subscription, or
additional Shares issued by the Fund subject to Board approval, and
subject to pro rata allocation if in sufficient additional Shares are
available. Stock certificates for the shares subscribed for pursuant to
the Primary Subscription Right will be delivered as soon as practicable
after receipt of the required completed Subscription Certificate and
after full payment has been received and cleared. Stock certificates
for the shares subscribed for pursuant to the Over-Subscription
Privilege will be delivered as soon as practicable after full payment
has been received and cleared and after all allocations have been
effected. Any additional payment required from a Record Date
Stockholder must be received by the Subscription Agent by
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005, unless the
Offer is extended. Any excess payment to be refunded by the Fund to a
Record Date Stockholder will be delivered as soon as practicable after
the Expiration Date. To subscribe pursuant to the Primary Subscription
Right, three Rights and the Subscription Price are required for each
share of Common Stock. To subscribe for additional Shares pursuant to
the Over-Subscription Privilege, the Subscription Price is required for
each share of Common Stock, subject to the terms of the
Over-Subscription Privilege as described in the Prospectus. Payment of
the Estimated Subscription Price of
$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; per share
must accompany the Subscription Certificate. See reverse side of
form.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">To subscribe for your primary shares please
complete line "A" on the card below.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Example:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">88 shares = 88 rights (88 rights will
be AUTOMATICALLY rounded up to 90 rights, the nearest number of rights
divisible by three)</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">90 rights divided by 3 = 30 primary
shares</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The maximum number of primary subscription shares
would be 30</p>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="593">
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: 6pt" valign="top" align="left" width="285"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="285"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: 6pt" valign="top" align="left">A. <font style="letter-spacing: 48pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>30 <font style="letter-spacing: 48pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>x
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u> =
$<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
<br>(No. of shares)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">To subscribe for any over-subscription shares please complete
line "B" below.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<b>Please
Note</b>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Only Record Date Stockholders who have exercised their
Primary Subscription in full may apply for shares pursuant to the
Over-Subscription Privilege.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<b>Payment of
Shares</b>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Full payment for both the primary and
over-subscription shares or a notice of guaranteed delivery must
accompany this subscription. Please reference your rights card control
number on your check, money order or notice of guaranteed delivery.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">If the aggregate Estimated Subscription Price paid by a
Record Date Stockholder is insufficient to purchase, at the Estimated
Subscription Price, the number of shares of Common Stock that the
holder indicates are being subscribed for, or if a Record Date
Stockholder does not specify the number of shares of Common Stock to be
purchased, then the Record Date Stockholder will be deemed to have
exercised first, the Primary Subscription Right (if not already fully
exercised) and second, the Over-Subscription Privilege to purchase
shares of Common Stock to the full extent of the payment rendered. If
the aggregate Estimated Subscription Price paid by a Record Date
Stockholder exceeds the amount necessary to purchase, at the Estimated
Subscription Price, the number of shares of Common Stock for which the
Record Date Stockholder has indicted an intention to subscribe, then
the Record Date Stockholder will be deemed to have exercised first, the
Primary Subscription Right (if not already fully exercised) and second,
the Over-Subscription Privilege to the full extent of the excess
payment tendered.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-2</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602" style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top:6pt;">
<tr>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; font-style: normal;"></td>
<td align="right" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; font-style: normal;"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Expiration
Date (&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005 unless
extended)</p>
<div style="border: 1px solid #00000; padding: 5px; width: 288pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 6pt; background: #ffffff;">
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:0pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PLEASE
FILL IN ALL APPLICABLE INFORMATION</p>
</div>
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<tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="8"></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 30pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">To:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>EquiServe</b>
<br>Attention:
Corporate
Actions</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">By
Mail:</font>
<br>Equiserve Trust Company, N.A.<br>Corporate
Actions<br>P.O. Box 859208<br>Braintree, MA 02185-9208</td>
<td style="padding-top: 8pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">By
Facsimile:</font>
<br>(781) 575-4826<br>With the original Subscription
Certificate<br>to be sent by mail, hand or overnight
courier.<br>Confirm facsimile by telephone to (781)
575-4816</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">By
Overnight Courier:</font>
<br>Equiserve Trust Company, N.A.<br>161 Bay
State Drive<br>Braintree, MA 02184</td>
<td style="padding-top: 8pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">By
Hand:</font>
<br>Equiserve Trust Company, N.A.<br>17 Battery
Place<br>11th Floor<br>New York, NY
10004</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="7">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Primary
Subscription_____________&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;x&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$____&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
$___________<br>(3
Rights = 1 share)(No. of Shares)(Estimated Subscription
Price)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"><br>
<div style="border: 1px; width: 602px; padding-top: 12px" align="center">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<tr>
<!--col #: 1 / width: 412 / data-type: text-->
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="412"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="8"></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="180"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Over-Subscription
Privilege________&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;x&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$____&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
$______(1)<br>
(Shares)(Estimated Subscription
Price)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(1)<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>The
Over-Subscription<br>Privilege can be exercised<br>only by a Record
Date<br>Stockholder, as described<br>in the Prospectus, and
only<br>if the Rights initially issued<br>to him are exercised in
full.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"><br>
<div style="border: 1px; width: 602px; padding-top: 12px" align="center">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<tr>
<!--col #: 1 / width: 412 / data-type: text-->
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="412"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="8"></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="180"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amount of Check
Enclosed&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
$_______<br>(or
amount in Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery)</td>
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SUBSCRIBE: I hereby irrevocably subscribe for the number of shares of
Common Stock indicated as the total of A and B hereon upon the terms
and conditions specified in the Prospectus relating thereto, receipt of
which is acknowledged. I hereby agree that if I fail to pay for the
shares of Common Stock for which I have subscribed (or are deemed to
have subscribed for as set forth above), the Fund may exercise any of
the remedies set forth in the
Prospectus.</p>
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of Subscriber(s)</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Address for delivery of Shares
if other than shown on front</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">If permanent change of address,
check here <img src="ebox.gif" alt="[ ]" width="10" height="10"></p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Please give your telephone number: (&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)
<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: 6pt" valign="top" align="left">Please
give your e-mail address:
<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-3</p>
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<page>
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<b>APPENDIX
C</b>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">[Form of Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery]</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY<br> For Shares
of Common Stock of</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">THE CHINA FUND, INC.<br> Subscribed for
under Primary Subscription<br> and the Over-Subscription
Privilege</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">As set forth in the
Prospectus, this form or one substantially equivalent hereto may be
used as a means of effecting subscription and payment for all shares of
the Fund's Common Stock (the "Shares")
subscribed for under the Primary Subscription and the Over-Subscription
Privilege. Such form may be delivered by hand or sent by facsimile
transmission, overnight courier or first class mail to the Subscription
Agent.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">
<b>The Subscription Agent is</b>:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Equiserve Trust Company,
N.A.</p>
<img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"><br>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">By
First Class Mail</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="t" colspan="3">By
Hand:</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">Corporate
Actions<br>P.O. Box 859208<br>Braintree, MA
02185-9208</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">Equiserve Trust Company, N.A.<br>17 Battery
Place<br>11th Floor<br>New York, NY
10004</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">By Express Mail
or<br> Overnight
Courier:</font></td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
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Trust Company, N.A.<br>161 Bay State Drive<br>Braintree, MA
02184</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT
TO AN ADDRESS, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA A TELECOPY FACSIMILE
NUMBER, OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID
DELIVERY.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The New York Stock Exchange member firm or bank or
trust company which completes this form must communicate this guarantee
and the number of Shares subscribed for in connection with this
guarantee (separately disclosed as to the Primary Subscription and the
Over-Subscription Privilege) to the Subscription Agent and must deliver
this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, to the Subscription Agent, prior to
5:00 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date, unless extended,
guaranteeing delivery of (a) payment in full for all subscribed Shares
and (b) a properly completed and signed copy of the Subscription
Certificate (which certificate and full payment must then be delivered
to the Subscription Agent no later than the close of business of the
third business day after the Expiration Date, unless extended). Failure
to do so will result in a forfeiture of the Rights.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">GUARANTEE</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The undersigned, a member firm of the New York
Stock Exchange or a bank or trust company having an office or
correspondent in the United States, guarantees delivery to the
Subscription Agent by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
the third Business Day after the Expiration Date
(&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005, unless extended as described in
the Prospectus) of (a) a properly completed and executed Subscription
Certificate and (b) payment of the full Subscription Price for Shares
subscribed for on Primary Subscription and for any additional Shares
subscribed for pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege, as
subscription for such Shares is indicated herein or in the Subscription
Certificate.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">C-1</p>
<br>
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<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: right; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<b>Broker Assigned Control #
</b><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">THE CHINA FUND,
INC.</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Primary
Subscription</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="t" colspan="3">Number of Rights to be exercised</td>
<td style="padding-top: 10pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="t" colspan="3">Number of
Primary Shares requested for which you are guaranteeing delivery of
Rights and Payment</td>
<td style="padding-top: 10pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="t" colspan="3">Payment to be made in connection with
Primary Shares</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 10pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
Rights</td>
<td style="padding-top: 10pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
Shares (Rights /3)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 10pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">$
<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Over-Subscription</td>
<td style="padding-top: 10pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 10pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Number of Over-
Subscription Shares requested for which you are guaranteeing
payment<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
Shares</td>
<td style="padding-top: 10pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Payment to be made in connection with Over- Subscription
Shares<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>$
<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Totals</td>
<td style="padding-top: 10pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Total
Number of Rights to be
Delivered<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
Rights</td>
<td style="padding-top: 10pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Total Number of Shares to be
Delivered<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
Shares</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>$
<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
<br>
<font style="letter-spacing: 9pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Total Payment</td>
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delivery (circle one)</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 432pt">Through
DTC</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 432pt">Direct to EquiServe, as
Subscription Agent. Please reference below the registration of the
Rights to be delivered.</td>
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<b>Please
assign a unique control number for each guarantee submitted. </b> This
number needs to be referenced on any direct delivery of Rights or any
delivery through DTC.</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">____________________________<br>Name
of Firm</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">____________________________<br>Authorized Signature</td>
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Number</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">____________________________<br>Title</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">____________________________<br>Name (Please Type or Print)</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="right" valign="top" colspan="3">____________________________<br>Zip Code&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">____________________________<br>Phone Number</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">____________________________<br>Contact
Name</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 10pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">____________________________<br>Date</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">C-2</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: right; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">APPENDIX
D</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">[Form of Nominee Holder Over-Subscription Exercise
Form]</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">THE CHINA FUND, INC.<br>RIGHTS OFFERING</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">NOMINEE HOLDER OVER-SUBSCRIPTION EXERCISE FORM<br>
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal">PLEASE
COMPLETE ALL APPLICABLE
INFORMATION</font>
</p>
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FIRST CLASS MAIL:</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="b" colspan="3">BY EXPRESS MAIL OR<br> OVERNIGHT
COURIER:</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="b" colspan="3">BY
HAND:</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">EquiServe
Trust Company, N.A.<br>Attn: Corporate Actions<br>P.O. Box
859208<br>Braintree, MA 02185-9208</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">EquiServe Trust Company,
N.A.<br>161 Bay State Drive<br>Braintree, MA 02184</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">EquiServe
Trust Company, N.A.<br>17 Battery Place, 11<sup>th</sup> Floor<br>New
York, NY 10004</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">THIS FORM IS TO BE USED ONLY BY
NOMINEE HOLDERS TO EXERCISE THE OVER-SUBSCRIPTION PRIVILEGE IN RESPECT
OF RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE PRIMARY SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT WAS
EXERCISED AND DELIVERED THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF A COMMON DEPOSITORY.
ALL OTHER EXERCISES OF OVER-SUBSCRIPTION PRIVILEGES MUST BE EFFECTED BY
THE DELIVERY OF THE SUBSCRIPTION
CERTIFICATES.</p>
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<td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="127"></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF THE RIGHTS OFFERING ARE SET FORTH IN THE FUND'S PROSPECTUS
DATED &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005
(THE "PROSPECTUS") AND ARE INCORPORATED
HEREIN BY REFERENCE. COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS ARE AVAILABLE UPON
REQUEST FROM THE FUND.</p>
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<td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="127"></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">VOID UNLESS
RECEIVED BY THE SUBSCRIPTION AGENT WITH PAYMENT IN FULL BY 5:00
PM, NEW YORK TIME, ON
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005, UNLESS
EXTENDED BY THE FUND (THE "EXPIRATION
DATE").</p>
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<td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="127"></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned hereby certifies to the Subscription Agent that it is a
participant in
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
[Name of Depository] (the
"Depository") and that it has either
(i)  exercised the Primary Subscription Right in respect of
Rights and delivered such exercised Rights to the Subscription Agent by
means of transfer to the Depository Account of the Fund or (ii)
delivered to the Subscription Agent a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery in
respect of the exercise of the Primary Subscription Right and will
deliver the Rights called for in such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to
the Subscription Agent by means of transfer to such Depository Account
of the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With respect to Record Date Stockholders,
the undersigned hereby exercises the Over-Subscription Privilege to
purchase, to the extent available,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
shares of Common Stock and certifies to the Subscription Agent that
such Over-Subscription Privilege is being exercised for the account or
accounts of persons (which may include the undersigned) on whose behalf
all Primary Subscription Rights have been exercised.
(*)</p>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">*&nbsp;</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">PLEASE
COMPLETE THE BENEFICIAL OWNER CERTIFICATION ON THE BACK HEREOF
CONTAINING THE RECORD DATE SHARE POSITION, THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY SHARES
SUBSCRIBED FOR AND THE NUMBER OF SHARES REQUESTED PURSUANT TO THE
OVER-SUBSCRIPTION PRIVILEGE BY EACH SUCH OWNER.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">D-1</p>
<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned understands that
payment of the Estimated Subscription Price of
$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
per share of each share of Common Stock subscribed for pursuant to the
Over-Subscription Privilege must  be received by the Subscription
Agent at or before 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration
Date  and represents that such payment, in the aggregate amount
of
$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
either (check the appropriate box):</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 416pt">has been or is being delivered to the
Subscription Agent pursuant to the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
referred to above</td>
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<img src="ebox.gif" alt="[ ]" width="10" height="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;is being
delivered to the Subscription Agent herewith,</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 99.96000000000001pt; background-color: #ffffff">or</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<img src="ebox.gif" alt="[ ]" width="10" height="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;has been delivered separately to the Subscription
Agent;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">and, in the case of funds not delivered pursuant
to a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, is or was delivered in the manner
set forth below (check the appropriate box and complete the information
relating thereto)</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<img src="ebox.gif" alt="[ ]" width="10" height="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;uncertified check</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<img src="ebox.gif" alt="[ ]" width="10" height="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;certified check</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<img src="ebox.gif" alt="[ ]" width="10" height="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;bank
draft</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">Depository
Primary Subscription<br> Confirmation Number(s)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">Name of
Nominee
Holder</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 8pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 8pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
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Participant
Number</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">Address</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 24pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CityStateZip
Code&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 28pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 28pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;__________________________________<br>
<font style="letter-spacing: 18.96pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Name:<br>
<font style="letter-spacing: 18.96pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Title:</td>
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Name&nbsp;__________________________</td>
<td style="padding-top: 16pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 16pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
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Number:&nbsp;__________________________</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 24pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Dated &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
1994</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">D-2</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">THE CHINA FUND, INC.<br>BENEFICIAL OWNER
CERTIFICATE</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The undersigned, a bank, broker or other nominee
holder of Rights ("Rights") to purchase
shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value ("Common
Stock"), of The China Fund, Inc. (the
"Fund") pursuant to the Rights offering (the
"Offer") described and provided for in the
Fund's Prospectus dated &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2005 (the
"Prospectus") hereby certifies to the Fund
and to EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as Subscription Agent for such
Offer, that for each numbered line filled in below the undersigned has
exercised, on behalf of the beneficial owner thereof (which may be the
undersigned), the number of Rights specified on such line in the
Primary Subscription (as defined in the Prospectus) and such beneficial
owner wishes to subscribe for the purchase of additional shares of
Common Stock pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege (as defined in
the Prospectus), in the amounts set forth in the third and fourth
column of such
line:</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 9pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Record
Date Shares</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 9pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Number of Rights Exercised<br> in the Primary
Subscription</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 9pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Number of Shares Requested<br> Pursuant to the<br>
Over-Subscription
Privilege</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 9pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 9pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 9pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 9pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 9pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 9pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 9pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 9pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 9pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 9pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 9pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 9pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 9pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 9pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 9pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 9pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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of Nominee Holder</td>
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Number</td>
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Primary Subscription<br> Confirmation
Number(s)</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
2005</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">D-3</p>
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E</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">THE CHINA FUND, INC.<br>PROXY VOTING POLICY AND
PROCEDURES</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Board of Directors of The China Fund, Inc. (the
"Fund") hereby adopts the following policy
and procedures with respect to voting proxies relating to Fund
securities managed by Martin Currie Inc. and Asian Direct Capital
Management (the "Listed Investment Manager"
and the "Direct Investment Manager,"
respectively and the "Investment Managers,"
collectively).</p>
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policy of the Board of Directors of the Fund (the
"Board") to delegate the responsibility for
voting proxies relating to securities held by the Fund to the
Investment Managers as a part of the Managers' general management
of the Fund's assets, subject to the Board's continuing
oversight. The Board of Directors of the Fund hereby delegates such
responsibility to the Investment Managers, and directs each Investment
Manager to vote proxies relating to Fund portfolio securities managed
by the Investment Manager consistent with the duties and procedures set
forth below. The Investment Managers may retain one or more vendors to
review, monitor and recommend how to vote proxies in a manner
consistent with the duties and procedures set forth below, to ensure
such proxies are voted on a timely basis and to provide reporting
and/or record retention services in connection with proxy voting for
the Fund.</p>
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right to vote a proxy with respect to securities held by the Fund is an
asset of the Fund. Each Investment Manager, to which authority to vote
on behalf of the Fund is delegated, acts as a fiduciary of the Fund and
must vote proxies in a manner consistent with the best interest of the
Fund and its shareholders. In discharging this fiduciary duty, each
Investment Manager must maintain and adhere to its policies and
procedures for addressing conflicts of interest and must vote in a
manner substantially consistent with its policies, procedures and
guidelines, as presented to the Board.</p>
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procedures adopted by the Board for the administration of this
policy:</p>
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Managers' Proxy Voting Procedures.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Investment
Managers shall present to the Board their policies, procedures and
other guidelines for voting proxies at least annually, and must notify
the Board promptly of material changes to any of these documents,
including changes to policies addressing conflicts of interest.</p>
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Reporting.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Investment Manager shall provide the voting
record information necessary for the completion and filing of Form-NPX
to the Fund at least annually. Such voting record information shall be
in a form acceptable to the Fund and shall be provided at such time(s)
as are required for the timely filing of Form-NPX and at such
additional time(s) as the Fund and the Investment Manager may agree
from time to time. With respect to those proxies that an Investment
Manager has identified as involving a conflict of interest,<sup>1</sup>
the Investment Manager shall submit a separate report indicating the
nature of the conflict of interest and how that conflict was resolved
with respect to the voting of the proxy.</p>
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Investment Manager shall maintain such records with respect to the
voting of proxies as may be required by the Investment Advisers Act of
1940 and the rules promulgated thereunder or by the Investment Company
Act of 1940 and the rules promulgated thereunder.</p>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">As
it is used in this document, the term "conflict of
interest" refers to a situation in which the Investment
Managers or affiliated persons of the Investment Managers have a
financial interest in a matter presented by a proxy other than the
obligation they incur as Investment Managers to the Fund which could
potentially compromise the Investment Managers' independence of
judgment and action with respect to the voting of the
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">E-1</p>
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Interest.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any actual or potential conflicts of interest
between an Investment Manager and the Fund's shareholders arising
from the proxy voting process will be addressed by the relevant
Investment Manager and the Investment Manager's application of
its proxy voting procedures pursuant to the delegation of proxy voting
responsibilities to the Investment Manager. In the event that the
Investment Manager notifies the officer(s) of the Fund that a conflict
of interest cannot be resolved under the Investment Manager's
Proxy Voting Procedures, such officer(s) are responsible for notifying
the Chairman of the Board of the Fund of the irreconcilable conflict of
interest and assisting the Chairman with any actions he determines are
necessary.</p>
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delegation by the Board of the authority to vote proxies relating to
securities of the Fund is entirely voluntary and may be revoked by the
Board, in whole or in part, at any time.</p>
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an annual report of each proxy voted with respect to securities of the
Fund during the twelve-month period ended June 30 on Form N-PX not
later than August 31 of each
year.<sup>2</sup>
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shall include in its annual report filed on Form N-CSR:</p>
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policies and procedures used by the Fund and the Investment Managers to
determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities or
copies of such policies and procedures; and</p>
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description of the policies and procedures used by or on behalf of the
Fund to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities of the
Fund is available without charge, upon request, by calling the
Fund's toll-free telephone number; through a specified Internet
address, if applicable; and on the SEC's website; and</p>
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regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to Fund securities during
the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without
charge, upon request, by calling the Fund's toll-free telephone
number; or through a specified Internet address; or both; and on the
SEC's website.</p>
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Policy</td>
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determine its sufficiency and shall make and approve any changes that
it deems necessary from time to time.</p>
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12, 2003</p>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">The
Fund must file its first report on Form N-PX not later than August 31,
2004, for the twelve-month period beginning July 1, 2003, and ending
June 30, 2004.</td>
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CAPITAL MANAGEMENT</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Asian Direct Capital
Management ("ADCM") seeks to vote proxies in
the best interests of its clients. In the ordinary course, this entails
voting proxies in a way which ADCM believes will maximize the monetary
value of each portfolio's holdings. ADCM takes the view that this
will benefit our direct clients (e.g. investment funds) and,
indirectly, the ultimate owners and beneficiaries of those clients
(e.g. fund shareholders).</p>
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is the responsibility of the ADCM Investment Committee. ADCM's
Compliance Officer is responsible for implementing processes and
procedures to ensure the objectives of this policy are properly carried
out. In addition to voting proxies, ADCM:</p>
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its clients in Part II of its Form ADV;</td>
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policy, upon request;</td>
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clients how they may obtain information on how ADCM voted the
client's proxies;</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 411pt">matches proxies
received with holdings as of record date;</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 411pt">reconciles holdings as of record date and
rectifies any discrepancies;</td>
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applies its proxy voting policy consistently and keeps records of votes
for each client;</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 411pt">documents the
reason(s) for voting for all non-routine items; and</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 411pt">keeps records of such proxy voting
available for inspection by the client or governmental agencies.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Process</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">All proxies received on behalf of ADCM clients are
voted according to our guidelines listed below, as long as there are no
special circumstances relating to that company or proxy request.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">However, from time to time, proxy votes will be solicited which
(i)  involve special circumstances and require additional
research and discussion or (ii)  are not directly addressed by
our policies. These proxies are identified through a number of methods,
including but not limited to concerns of clients, review by internal
proxy specialists, and questions from consultants.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In instances
of special circumstances or issues not directly addressed by our
policies, the Investment Team is consulted for a determination of the
proxy vote. The first determination is whether there is a material
conflict of interest between the interests of our client and those of
ADCM. If the Investment Team determines that there is a material
conflict, the process detailed below under "Potential
Conflicts" is followed. If there is no material conflict,
we examine each of the issuer's proposals in detail in seeking to
determine what vote would be in the best interests of our clients. At
this point, the Investment Committee makes a voting decision based on
maximizing the monetary value of each portfolios' holdings.
However, the Investment Committee may determine that a proxy involves
the consideration of particularly significant issues and may seek
additional guidance from ADCM's Compliance Officer, and SSgA
Compliance personnel.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">ADCM also endeavors to show sensitivity to
local market practices when voting proxies of non-U.S. issuers.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Voting</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">For most issues and in most circumstances, we abide
by the following general guidelines. However, as discussed above, in
certain circumstances, we may determine that it would be in the best
interests of our clients to deviate from these guidelines.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">E-3</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Management Proposals</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">ADCM votes in support of management
on the following ballot items, which are fairly common management
sponsored initiatives:</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Elections of
directors who do not appear to have been remiss in the performance of
their oversight responsibilities</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Approval of auditors</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Directors' and auditors'
compensation</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Directors'
liability and indemnification</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Discharge of board members and
auditors</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Financial statements and
allocation of income</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Dividend
payouts that are greater than or equal to country and industry
standards</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Authorization of share
repurchase programs</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">General updating
of or corrective amendments to charter</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Change in Corporation Name</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Elimination of cumulative voting.</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">II.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">ADCM votes in support of management
on the following items, which have potentially substantial financial or
best-interest impact:</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Capitalization
changes which eliminate other classes of stock and voting rights
(*)</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Changes in capitalization
authorization for stock splits, stock dividends, and other specified
needs which are no more than 50% of the existing authorization
for U.S. companies and no more than 100% of existing
authorization for non-U.S. companies</td>
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</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Elimination of pre-emptive rights for
share issuance of less than a given percentage (country specific
&ndash; ranging from 5% to 20%) of the outstanding
shares</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Elimination of
"poison pill" rights</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Stock purchase plans with an exercise
price of not less that 85% of fair market value</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Stock option plans which are incentive
based and not excessive</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Other
stock-based plans which are appropriately structured</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Reductions in super-majority vote
requirements</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Adoption of
anti-"greenmail" provisions.</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">III.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">ADCM votes against management on
the following items, which have potentially substantial financial or
best interest impact:</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Capitalization
changes that add "blank check" classes of
stock or classes that dilute the voting interests of existing
shareholders</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Changes in
capitalization authorization where management does not offer an
appropriate rationale or which are contrary to the best interest of
existing shareholders</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Anti-takeover
and related provisions that serve to prevent the majority of
shareholders from exercising their rights or effectively deter
appropriate tender offers and other offers</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Amendments to bylaws which would require
super-majority stockholder votes to pass or repeal certain
provisions</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Except in the case of
unlisted companies where such provisions have been designed to protect
the interest of the Fund.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">E-4</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Elimination of
Shareholders' Right to Call Special Meetings</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Establishment of classified boards of
directors</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Reincorporation in a state
which has more stringent anti-takeover and related provisions</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Shareholder rights plans that allow the
board of directors to block appropriate offers to shareholders or which
trigger provisions preventing legitimate offers from proceeding</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Excessive compensation</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Change-in-control provisions in
non-salary compensation plans, employment contracts, and severance
agreements which benefit management and would be costly to shareholders
if triggered</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Adjournment of Meeting
to Solicit Additional Votes</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">"Other business as properly
comes before the meeting" proposals which extend
"blank check" powers to those acting as
proxy</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Proposals requesting
re-election of insiders or affiliated directors who serve on audit,
compensation, and nominating committees.</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">IV.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">ADCM evaluates Mergers and
Acquisitions on a case-by-case basis. Consistent with our proxy policy,
we support management in seeking to achieve their objectives for
shareholders. However, in all cases, ADCM uses its discretion in order
to maximize stockholder value. ADCM, generally votes, as follows:</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Against offers with potentially damaging
consequences for minority shareholders because of illiquid stock,
especially in some non-U.S. markets</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">For offers that concur with index
calculators treatment and our ability to meet our clients return
objectives for passive funds</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Against
offers when there are prospects for an enhanced bid or other
bidders</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">For proposals to restructure
or liquidate closed end investment funds in which the secondary market
price is substantially lower than the net asset value.</td>
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</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Shareholder Proposals</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Traditionally, stockholder proposals
have been used to encourage management and other shareholders to
address socio-political issues. ADCM believes that it is inappropriate
to use client assets to attempt to affect such issues. Thus, we examine
stockholder proposals primarily to determine their economic impact on
shareholders.</p>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">I.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">ADCM votes in
support of shareholders on the following ballot items, which are fairly
common shareholder-sponsored initiatives:</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Requirements that auditors attend the
annual meeting of shareholders</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Establishment of an annual election of
the board of directors</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Mandates
requiring a majority of independent directors on the Board of Directors
and the audit, nominating, and compensation committees</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Mandates that amendments to bylaws or
charters have stockholder approval</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Mandates that shareholder-rights plans
be put to a vote or repealed</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Establishment of confidential voting</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Expansions to reporting of financial or
compensation-related information, within reason</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Repeals of various anti-takeover related
provisions</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Reduction or elimination
of super-majority vote requirements</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">E-5</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Repeals or
prohibitions of "greenmail" provisions</td>
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</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">"Opting-out"
of business combination provisions</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Proposals requiring the disclosure of
executive retirement benefits if the issuer does not have an
independent compensation committee.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">In light of recent events
surrounding corporate auditors and taking into account corporate
governance provisions released by the SEC, NYSE, and NASDAQ, ADCM votes
in support of shareholders on the following ballot items, which are
fairly common shareholder-sponsored initiatives:</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Disclosure of Auditor and Consulting
relationships when the same or related entities are conducting both
activities</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Establishment of
selection committee responsible for the final approval of significant
management consultant contract awards where existing firms are already
acting in an auditing function</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Mandates that Audit, Compensation and
Nominating Committee members should all be independent directors</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Mandates giving the Audit Committee the
sole responsibility for the selection and dismissal of the auditing
firm and any subsequent result of audits are reported to the audit
committee.</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">III.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">ADCM votes against
shareholders on the following initiatives, which are fairly common
shareholder-sponsored initiatives:</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Limits to tenure of directors</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Requirements that candidates for
directorships own large amounts of stock before being eligible to be
elected</td>
</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Restoration of cumulative
voting in the election of directors</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Requirements that the company provide
costly, duplicative, or redundant reports; or reports of a non-business
nature</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Restrictions related to
social, political, or special interest issues which affect the ability
of the company to do business or be competitive and which have
significant financial or best-interest impact</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Proposals which require inappropriate
endorsements or corporate actions</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Requiring the company to expense stock
options unless already mandated by FASB (or similar body) under
regulations that supply a common valuation model</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Proposal asking companies to adopt full
tenure holding periods for their executives</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 42pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Proposals requiring the disclosure of
executive retirement benefits if the issuer has an independent
compensation committee.</td>
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</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Shareholder Activism</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">We at ADCM
agree entirely with the United States Department of Labor's
position that "where proxy voting decisions may have an
effect on the economic value of the plan's underlying investment,
plan fiduciaries should make proxy voting decisions with a view to
enhancing the value of the shares of stock" (IB 94-2). Our
proxy voting policy and procedures are designed to ensure that our
clients receive the best possible returns on their investments.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Potential Conflicts</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As discussed above under Process, from
time to time, the Investment Committee will review a proxy which
presents a potential material conflict. For example, ADCM or its
affiliates may provide services to a company whose management is
soliciting proxies, or to another entity which is a proponent of a
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">E-6</p>
<br>
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<br>
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particular proxy proposal. Another example
could arise when ADCM has business or other relationships with
participants involved in proxy contests, such as a candidate for a
corporate directorship.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As a fiduciary to its clients, ADCM
takes these potential conflicts very seriously. While ADCM's only
goal in addressing any such potential conflict is to ensure that proxy
votes are cast in the clients' best interests and are not
affected by ADCM's potential conflict, there are a number of
courses ADCM may take. The final decision as to which course to follow
shall be made by the Investment Committee.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">When the matter falls
clearly within one of the proposals enumerated above, casting a vote
which simply follows ADCM's pre-determined policy would eliminate
ADCM's discretion on the particular issue and hence avoid the
conflict.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In other cases, where the matter presents a potential
material conflict and is not clearly within one of the enumerated
proposals, or is of such a nature that ADCM believes more active
involvement is necessary, the Investment Committee will follow one of
two courses of action. First, ADCM may employ the services of a third
party, wholly independent of ADCM, its affiliates and those parties
involved in the proxy issue, to determine the appropriate vote.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Second, in certain situations the Investment Committee may determine
that the employment of a third party is unfeasible, impractical or
unnecessary. In such situations, the Investment Committee shall make a
decision as to the voting of the proxy. The basis for the voting
decision, including the basis for the determination that the decision
is in the best interests of ADCM's clients, shall be formalized
in writing as a part of the minutes to the ADCM Investment Committee.
As stated above, which action is appropriate in any given scenario
would be the decision of the Investment Committee in carrying out its
duty to ensure that the proxies are voted in the clients', and
not ADCM's, best interests.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Recordkeeping</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">In
accordance with applicable law, ADCM shall retain the following
documents for not less than five years from the end of the year in
which the proxies were voted, the first two years in ADCM's
office:</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 411pt">ADCM's Proxy Voting
Policy and any additional procedures created pursuant to such
Policy;</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 411pt">a copy of each proxy statement
ADCM receives regarding securities held by its clients (note: this
requirement may be satisfied by a third party who has agreed in writing
to do so or by obtaining a copy of the proxy statement from the EDGAR
database);</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 411pt">a record of each vote cast
by ADCM (note: this requirement may be satisfied by a third party who
has agreed in writing to do so);</td>
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</table>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 411pt">a copy
of any document created by ADCM that was material in making its voting
decision or that memorializes the basis for such decision; and</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 45pt">(5)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 411pt">a copy of each written request from a
client, and response to the client, for information on how ADCM voted
the client's proxies.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Disclosure of Client Voting
Information</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Any client who wishes to receive information on how
its proxies were voted should contact ADCM's Compliance
Officer.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">E-7</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">MARTIN CURRIE, INC.<br>STATEMENT OF
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES<br>PROXY VOTING</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Martin Currie, Inc.
("Martin Currie") has adopted a Statement of
Policies and Procedures for Voting Proxies (the "Policies
and Procedures") designed to ensure that it votes proxies
in the best interests of its Clients in accordance with its fiduciary
duties, Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and
other applicable law. The Policies and Procedures do not apply to any
Client who has retained authority and discretion to vote its own
proxies or delegated such authority and discretion to a third
party.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Martin Currie recognizes
the importance of good corporate governance in ensuring that management
and boards of directors fulfil their obligations to shareholders. As
part of its investment process, it takes into account the attitudes of
management and boards of directors on corporate governance issues when
deciding whether to invest in a company. As set out in the Policies and
Procedures, it is Martin Currie's general policy to support
management of the companies in which it invests and it will generally
cast votes in accordance with management's proposals. However, it
reserves the right to depart from this policy in order to avoid voting
decisions that it believes may be contrary to its Clients' best
interests.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Policies and Procedures also contain proxy voting
policies relating to specific issues, such as: the election of
directors; the appointment of auditors; changes to a company's
charter, articles of incorporation or bylaws; corporate restructurings,
mergers and acquisitions; transparency and accountability in corporate
governance; proposals regarding social, political and environmental
issues; and executive compensation. Martin Currie applies these
proxy-voting policies flexibly and reserves the right to vote contrary
to the policies when it believes they may be contrary to its
Clients' best interests.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Martin Currie is a global
investment manager, and it invests significantly in emerging markets.
It should be noted that protection for shareholders may vary
significantly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and in some cases may
be substantially less than in the U.S. or developed countries.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Martin Currie's Market Data
Team is responsible for the coordination of proxy voting and liaises
with Product Managers and/or the Proxy Voting Committee. The Product
Managers are responsible for evaluating proxies and determining voting
decisions in accordance with the general principles of the Policies and
Procedures.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Proxy Voting Committee, which comprises senior
investment personnel and representatives of the Legal &amp; Compliance
Department, regularly reviews the proxy policies and considers specific
proxy voting matters in certain situations.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Conflicts of
Interest</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Martin Currie recognizes that there is a potential
conflict of interest when it votes a proxy solicited by an issuer with
whom it has a material business or personal relationship that may
affect how it votes on the issuer's proxy. Martin Currie believes
that oversight by the Committee ensures that proxies are voted with
only its Clients' best interests in mind. In order to avoid any
perceived conflict of interests, procedures have been established for
use when proxy votes are issued by existing Clients or where Martin
Currie holds a significant voting percentage of the company.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Proxies of Certain Non-U.S. Issuers</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Proxy voting in certain
countries requires "share blocking." That is,
shareholders wishing to vote their proxies must deposit their shares
shortly before the date of the meeting (usually one week) with a
designated depositary. During this blocking period, shares that will be
voted at the meeting cannot be sold until the meeting has taken place
and the shares are returned to the Clients' custodian banks.
Martin Currie may determine that the value of exercising the vote does
not outweigh the detriment of not being able to transact in the shares
during this period. In such cases, Martin Currie may abstain from
voting the affected shares.</p>
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and Proxy Voting Record</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Clients may obtain a copy of the
Policies and Procedures and information on how Martin Currie voted with
respect to their proxies by contacting the Client Services Team at
Martin Currie, Inc., Saltire Court, 20 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh,
Scotland, EH1 2ES, tel. 011-44-131-229-5252, fax 011-44-131-222-2527 or
email
Clientservices@martincurrie.com.</p>
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<b>No
dealer, salesperson or any other person has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representations other than those contained
in this prospectus in connection with the offer made by this prospectus
and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be
relied upon as having been authorized by the Fund or the Investment
Managers. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of any offer to buy any security other than the Shares of
common stock offered by this prospectus, nor does it constitute an
offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy the Shares of
common stock by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer or
solicitation is not authorized, or in which the person making such
offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so, or to any such person
to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. Neither the
delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under
any circumstances, create any implication that information contained
herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date hereof.
However, if any material change occurs while this prospectus is
required by law to be delivered, the prospectus will be amended or
supplemented accordingly.</b>
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Shares</p>
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2005</p>
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&mdash; OTHER INFORMATION</p>
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Exhibits</p>
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2004.&dagger;</p>
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October 31, 2004.&dagger;</p>
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the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004.&dagger;</p>
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ended October 31, 2004 and the fiscal year ended October 31,
2003.&dagger;</p>
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dated December 10, 2004.&dagger;</p>
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of Incorporation.*</td>
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$.01 per share.*</td>
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Subscription Certificate (included on pages B-1 to B-2 of the
Prospectus forming part of this Registration
Statement).*</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Form of Notice
of Guaranteed Delivery (included on pages C-1 to C-2 of the Prospectus
forming part of this Registration Statement).*</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Form of Nominee Holder Over-Subscription Form
(included on pages D-1 to D-2 of the Prospectus forming part of this
Registration Statement).*</td>
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Agreement.**</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Dividend
Reinvestment and Cash Purchase
Plan.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(f)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Inapplicable.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(g)
(1)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Investment Advisory and Management Agreement
dated as of March 19, 2004 between the Registrant and Martin Currie
Inc.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(g) (2)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Direct Investment
Management Agreement dated as of April 3, 2001 between the Registrant
and Asian Direct Capital Management Limited.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(h)
(1)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Financial Advisory Agreement among the Fund and
Chatsworth Securities
LLC.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(i)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Inapplicable.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(j)(1)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Custodian
Contract dated as of July 9, 1992 between the Registrant and State
Street Bank and Trust
Company.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(j)(2)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Amendment to the
Custodian Contract dated as of June 15, 2001 between the Registrant and
State Street Bank and Trust Company.**</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(k)
(1)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Registrar, Transfer Agency and Service Agreement
dated as of July 9, 1992 between the Registrant and State Street Bank
and Trust Company.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">C-1</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(k)
(2)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Administration Agreement dated as of July 9,
1992 between Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust
Company.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(k) (3)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Amendment No. 1 to
the Administration Agreement dated as of March 7, 2002 between
Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust
Company.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(k) (4)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Amendment No. 2
Administration Agreement dated as of March 11, 2004 between Registrant
and State Street Bank and Trust Company.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(l)
(1)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Opinion and Consent of Clifford Chance US
LLP.**</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(l) (2)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Opinion and Consent
of &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.**</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(m)
(1)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Designation of Agent for Service of Process by
James J. Lightburn appointing the Registrant as his agent, dated July
7, 1992.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(m) (2)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Designation of
Agent for Service of Process by Nigel S. Tulloch appointing the
Registrant as his agent, dated July 7,
1992.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(n)(1)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Consent of KPMG, the
Registrant's Previous Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(n)(2)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Consent of Deloitte
&amp; Touche LLP, the Registrant's Independent Registered Public
Accounting
Firm.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(o)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Inapplicable.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(p)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Inapplicable.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(q)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Inapplicable.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(r)(1)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Code
of Ethics of the
Registrant.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(r)(2)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Code of Ethics
of Martin Currie Inc.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(r)(3)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Code
of Ethics of Asian Direct Capital Management
Limited.*</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!--0--><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" width="1" height="8"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="127"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="475"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="8" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="23"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">*</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Filed
herewith.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="23"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">**</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">To be filed by amendment.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Item 26. Marketing Arrangements</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Not applicable.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">C-2</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Item 27. Other Expenses of Issuance and
Distribution</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The following table sets forth the estimated
expenses to be incurred in connection with the Offer described in this
Registration
Statement:</p>
<img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"><br>
<div style="border: 1px; width: 602px; padding-top: 12px" align="center">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602" bgcolor="#ffffff">
<tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="507"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="8"></td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="84"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Registration
fees</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$12,733.38</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc.
fees</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">New
York Stock Exchange listing
fee</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Printing
(other than stock
certificates)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Fees
and expenses of qualification under state securities laws (including
fees of
counsel)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Accounting
fees and
expenses</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Legal
fees and
expenses</td>
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Adviser's fees and
expenses</td>
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Agent's fees and
expenses</td>
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Agent's fees and
expenses</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;*</td>
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under Common Control with Registrant</p>
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29. Number of Holders of Securities (as of March 31,
2005)</p>
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of Class</td>
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Stock, $0.01 par value per
share</td>
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Indemnification</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 2-418 of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Maryland, Article XI of the Fund's Articles of
Incorporation, Article VII of the Fund's By-Laws provide for
indemnification.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933 Act") may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Fund, pursuant to the foregoing
provisions or otherwise, the Fund has been advised that in the opinion
of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Fund of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
Fund in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection
with the securities being registered, the Fund will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Pursuant to Section 4 of the Financial Advisory
Agreement, the Fund agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Financial Advisor against any and all loss, liability claim, damage,
and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, all expenses
reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against
any litigation commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever)
arising out of the Fund's negligent failure to discover any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Information (as from time to time amended and
supplemented) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the Fund
shall not be liable in any such case </p>
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to the extent that any such loss, claim
damage, or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue
statement, or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
made in the Information, or such amendment or supplement, in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Fund
by the Financial Advisor specifically for use in the preparation
thereof.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Item 31. Business and Other Connections of Investment
Adviser</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The description of the business of the Investment
Manager and the Direct Investment Manager is set forth under the
caption "Management of the Fund" in the
Prospectus forming part of this Registration Statement. Neither the
Investment Manager nor the Direct Investment Manager have any other
business of a substantial nature.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Information as to the
directors and officers of each of the Investment Manager and the Direct
Investment Manager is included in the Investment Manager and the Direct
Investment Manager's respective Forms ADV (File No. 801-14261 and
801-60013, respectively) and is incorporated herein by reference
thereto.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Item 32. Location of Accounts and Records</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
accounts and records of the Registrant are maintained at the office of
State Street Bank and Trust Company, 225  Franklin Street,
Boston, Massachusetts  02110.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Item 33. Management
Services</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Item 34. Undertakings</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a) Registrant undertakes to suspend the offering of its shares
until it amends its Prospectus if:</p>
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subsequent to the effective date of this Registration Statement, the
net asset value per share declines more than 10% from its net
asset value per share as of the effective date of the Registration
Statement; or</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(2) the net asset value increases
to an amount greater than its net proceeds as stated in the
Prospectus.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b) Registrant hereby undertakes:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(1) to file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(i) to include any prospectus
required by Section 10(a) (3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement; and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(iii)
to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in the Registration
Statement;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(2) that for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering
of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">bona fide </font>offering thereof;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(3) to remove
from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering; and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(4) that for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the
information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
Registration Statement in </p>
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reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a
form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 497(h)
under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this
Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(c) To comply with the restrictions on indemnification set forth in
Investment Company Act Release No. IC-11330, September 2,
1980.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">C-5</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">SIGNATURES</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, and the State of
Massachusetts, on the 27<sup>th</sup> day of April, 2005.</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="7">THE
CHINA FUND, INC.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">By:</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">/s/
Gary L.
French</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Gary
L. French<br> President</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated:</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="593">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="218"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="16"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="234"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="16"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="109"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center">Signature</td>
<td></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center">Title</td>
<td></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center">Date</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="16" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="center" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">/s/
Alan Tremain</td>
<td rowspan="3"></td>
<td valign="top" rowspan="3" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; " align="left">Chairman of
the Board and Director</td>
<td rowspan="3"></td>
<td valign="top" rowspan="3" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt; " align="center">April 27,
2005</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal;  font-size: 10pt ; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">Alan Tremain</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="16" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="center" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">/s/ Michael F.
Holland</td>
<td rowspan="3"></td>
<td valign="top" rowspan="3" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; " align="left">Director<br>
</td>
<td rowspan="3"></td>
<td valign="top" rowspan="3" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt; " align="center">April 27,
2005</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal;  font-size: 10pt ; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">Michael F.
Holland</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="16" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="center" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">/s/ James J.
Lightburn</td>
<td rowspan="3"></td>
<td valign="top" rowspan="3" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; " align="left">Director<br>
</td>
<td rowspan="3"></td>
<td valign="top" rowspan="3" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt; " align="center">April 27,
2005</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal;  font-size: 10pt ; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">James J.
Lightburn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="16" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="center" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">/s/ Joe O. Rogers</td>
<td rowspan="3"></td>
<td valign="top" rowspan="3" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; " align="left">Director<br>
</td>
<td rowspan="3"></td>
<td valign="top" rowspan="3" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt; " align="center">April 27,
2005</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal;  font-size: 10pt ; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">Joe O.
Rogers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="16" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="center" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">/s/ Nigel S. Tulloch</td>
<td rowspan="3"></td>
<td valign="top" rowspan="3" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; " align="left">Director<br>
</td>
<td rowspan="3"></td>
<td valign="top" rowspan="3" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt; " align="center">April 27,
2005</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal;  font-size: 10pt ; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">Nigel
S. Tulloch</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="16" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="center" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">/s/ Gary L. French</td>
<td rowspan="3"></td>
<td valign="top" rowspan="3" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; " align="left">President<br> (Chief Executive
Officer)<br>
</td>
<td rowspan="3"></td>
<td valign="top" rowspan="3" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt; " align="center">April 27, 2005</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal;  font-size: 10pt ; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">Gary L.
French</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="16" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="center" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">/s/
Ann M. Carpenter</td>
<td rowspan="3"></td>
<td valign="top" rowspan="3" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; " align="left">Treasurer<br>(Principal Financial and<br>
Accounting Officer)<br>
</td>
<td rowspan="3"></td>
<td valign="top" rowspan="3" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt; " align="center">April 27,
2005</td>
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<tr>
<td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal;  font-size: 10pt ; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">Ann M.
Carpenter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="16" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">C-6</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">INDEX TO
EXHIBITS</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 12pt" align="center" valign="top" colspan="3">Exhibit<br>No.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Exhibit</td>
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<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(2)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Exhibits:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(a)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Articles
of Incorporation.*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(b)(1)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Amended and
Restated
By-Laws.*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(c)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Inapplicable.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(d)(1)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Specimen
certificate for Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share.*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(d)(2)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Form of Subscription
Certificate (included on pages B-1 to B-2 of the Prospectus forming
part of this Registration
Statement).*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(d)(3)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Form of Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery (included on pages C-1 to C-2 of the Prospectus
forming part of this Registration
Statement).*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(d)(4)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Form of Nominee Holder
Over-Subscription Form (included on pages D-1 to D-2 of the Prospectus
forming part of this Registration
Statement).*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(d)(5)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Form of Subscription
Agent Agreement.**</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(e)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Dividend Reinvestment
and Cash Purchase
Plan.*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(f)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Inapplicable.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(g)(1)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Investment
Advisory and Management Agreement dated as of March 19, 2004 between
the Registrant and Martin Currie
Inc.*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(g)(2)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Direct Investment Management
Agreement dated as of April 3, 2001 between the Registrant and Asian
Direct Capital Management
Limited.*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(h)(1)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Financial Advisory
Agreement among the Fund and Chatsworth Securities
LLC.*</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(i)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Inapplicable.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(j)(1)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
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Contract dated as of July 9, 1992 between the Registrant and State
Street Bank and Trust
Company.*</td>
</tr>
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Contract dated as of June 15, 2001 between the Registrant and State
Street Bank and Trust
Company.**</td>
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and Service Agreement dated as of July 9, 1992 between the Registrant
and State Street Bank and Trust
Company.*</td>
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dated as of July 9, 1992 between Registrant and State Street Bank and
Trust Company.*</td>
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the Administration Agreement dated as of March 7, 2002 between
Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust
Company.*</td>
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Administration Agreement dated as of March 11, 2004 between Registrant
and State Street Bank and Trust
Company.*</td>
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Clifford Chance US LLP.**</td>
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Consent of
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.**</td>
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of Agent for Service of Process by James J. Lightburn appointing the
Registrant as his agent, dated July 7, 1992.*</td>
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for Service of Process by Nigel S. Tulloch appointing the Registrant as
his agent, dated July 7,
1992.*</td>
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Registrant's Previous Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm.*</td>
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Touche LLP, the Registrant's Independent Registered Public
Accounting
Firm.*</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Inapplicable.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Code
of Ethics of the Registrant.*</td>
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Ethics of Martin Currie Inc.*</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Code of
Ethics of Asian Direct Capital Management
Limited.*</td>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal">THE
CHINA FUND, INC.</font>
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whose post office address is c/o Rogers &amp; Wells, 200 Park Avenue,
New York, New York 10166, being at least eighteen years of age, does
hereby act as an incorporator, under and by virtue of the general laws
of the State of Maryland authorizing the formation of corporations and
with the intention of forming a corporation.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">FIRST: The name of the corporation
(hereinafter called the "Corporation") is The
China Fund, Inc.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">SECOND: The Corporation
was formed for the following purposes:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To act as a
closed-end investment company of the management type registered as such
with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Investment
Company Act of 1940.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To hold, invest and reinvest its
assets in securities and other investments or to hold all or part of
its assets in cash.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To issue and sell shares of its
capital stock in such amounts and on such terms and conditions and for
such purposes and for such amount or kind of consideration as may now
or hereafter be permitted by law.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To enter into
management, supervisory, advisory, administrative, underwriting and
other contracts and otherwise do business with other corporations, and
subsidiaries or affiliates thereof, or any other firm or organization,
notwithstanding that the Board of Directors of the Corporation may be
composed in part of officers, directors or employees of such
corporation, firm or organization and, in the absence of fraud, the
Corporation and such corporation, firm or organization may deal freely
with each other and neither such management, supervisory, advisory,
administrative or underwriting contract nor any other contract or
transaction between the Corporation and such corporation, firm or
organization shall be invalidated or in any way affected thereby.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To do any and all additional acts and exercise any and all
additional powers or rights as may be necessary, incidental,
appropriate or desirable for the accomplishment of all or any of the
foregoing purposes.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Corporation shall be authorized to
exercise and generally to enjoy all of the powers, rights and
privileges granted to, or conferred upon, corporations by the General
Laws of the State of Maryland now or hereafter in force.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">THIRD: The post office address of the place at
which the principal office of the Corporation in the State of Maryland
is located is c/o The Corporation Trust Incorporated, 32 South Street,
Baltimore, Maryland 21202.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The name of the Corporation's
resident agent is The Corporation Trust Incorporated, and its post
office address is 32 South Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Said
resident agent is a corporation of the State of Maryland.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">FOURTH: Section 1. The total number of shares
of capital stock which the Corporation has authority to issue is
100,000,000 shares of common stock of the par value of $0.01 each, all
of one class, having an aggregate par value of $1,000,000.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 2. The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of
record of a majority of the aggregate number of shares of common stock
issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of any business at all meetings of the
stockholders except as otherwise provided by law or in these Articles
of Incorporation.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 3. Notwithstanding any provision of
the General Laws of the State of Maryland requiring action to be taken
or authorized by the affirmative vote of the holders of a designated
proportion greater </p>
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than a majority of the shares of common stock,
such action shall, except as otherwise provided in these Articles of
Incorporation, be valid and effective if taken or authorized by the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total number of
shares of common stock of the Corporation outstanding and entitled to
vote thereupon.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 4. No holder of shares of common stock
of the Corporation shall, as such holder, have any preemptive right to
purchase or subscribe for any part of any new or additional issue of
stock of any class, or of rights or options to purchase any stock, or
of securities convertible into, or carrying rights or options to
purchase, stock of any class, whether now or hereafter authorized or
whether issued for money, for a consideration other than money or by
way of a dividend or otherwise, and all such rights are hereby waived
by each holder of common stock and of any other class of stock or
securities which may hereafter be created.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 5. All
persons who shall acquire common stock in the Corporation shall acquire
the same subject to the provisions of these Articles of
Incorporation.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 6. (1) Except as otherwise provided in
subsection  2 of this Section  6 of this Article Fourth,
the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the shares of common
stock of the Corporation outstanding and entitled to vote thereupon
shall be necessary to authorize any of the following
actions:</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">the conversion of the Corporation
to an "open-end company" or any amendment to
these Articles of Incorporation to make the Corporation's common
stock a "redeemable security" (as such terms
are defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940);</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">the merger or consolidation of the
Corporation with or into any other company (including, without
limitation, a partnership, corporation, joint venture, business trust,
common law trust or any other business organization) or share exchange
in which the Corporation is not the successor
corporation;</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">the dissolution or liquidation
of the Corporation notwithstanding any other provision in these
Articles of Incorporation;</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">any sale, lease,
exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one
transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Corporation other than in the ordinary course of the
Corporation's business;</td>
</tr>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">a change in
the nature of the business of the Corporation so that it would cease to
be an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940; or</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">(f)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">the issuance or transfer by the
Corporation (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of any
securities of the Corporation to any other person in exchange for cash,
securities or other property having an aggregate fair market value of
$1,000,000 or more excluding (i) sales of any securities of the
Corporation in connection with a public offering thereof, (ii)
issuances of any securities of the Corporation pursuant to a dividend
reinvestment plan adopted by the Corporation or pursuant to a stock
dividend and (iii) issuances of any securities of the Corporation upon
the exercise of any stock subscription rights distributed by the
Corporation.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the Board of Directors approves, by a
vote of at least seventy percent of the entire Board of Directors, any
action listed in paragraph (1) of this Section 6 of this Article Fourth
other than the action described in clause (1) (f), the affirmative vote
of only a majority of the shares of common stock of the Corporation
outstanding and entitled to vote thereupon shall be necessary to
authorize such action. If the Board of Directors approves by a vote of
at least seventy percent of the entire Board of Directors an action
described in clause (1) (f) of this Section 6 of this Article Fourth,
no shareholder vote shall be required to authorize such action.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The provisions of this Section 6 of this Article Fourth may not be
amended, altered or repealed except by the approval of at least
three-fourths of the shares of common stock of the Corporation
outstanding and entitled to vote thereupon.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">FIFTH: The initial number of directors of the
Corporation is one, and the name of the director who shall act as such
until the first annual meeting or until his successor or successors are
duly elected and qualify </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">2</p>
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is Joel Matcovsky. The By-Laws of the
Corporation may fix the number of directors at a number other than
three and may authorize the Board of Directors, by the vote of a
majority of the entire Board of Directors, to increase or decrease the
number of directors within a limit specified in the By-Laws, provided
that in no case shall the number of directors be less than the number
prescribed by law, and, to fill the vacancies created by any such
increase in the number of directors. Unless otherwise provided by the
By-Laws of the Corporation, the directors of the Corporation need not
be stockholders.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The By-Laws of the Corporation may divide the
Directors of the Corporation into classes and proscribe the tenure of
office of the several classes; but no class shall be elected for a
period shorter than that from the time of the election of such class
until the next annual meeting and thereafter for a period shorter than
the interval between annual meetings or for a longer period than five
years, and the term of office of at least one class shall expire each
year.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">A director may be removed only with cause, and any such
removal may be made only by the stockholders of the Corporation.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The provisions of this Article Fifth may not be amended, altered or
repealed except by a vote of three-fourths of the shares of common
stock of the Corporation outstanding and entitled to vote
thereupon.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">SIXTH: Section 1. All corporate
powers and authority of the Corporation (except as at the time
otherwise provided by statute, by these Articles of Incorporation or by
the By-Laws) shall be vested in and exercised by the Board of
Directors.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 2. The Board of Directors shall have the sole
power to adopt, alter or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation except
to the extent that the By-Laws otherwise provide. The provisions of
this Section 2 of this Article Sixth may not be amended, altered or
repealed except by vote of three-fourths of the shares of common stock
of the Corporation outstanding and entitled to vote thereupon.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 3. The Board of Directors shall have the power from time to
time to determine whether and to what extent, and at times and places
and under what conditions and regulations, the accounts and books of
the Corporation (other than the stock ledger) or any of them shall be
open to the inspection of stockholders; and no stockholder shall have
any right to inspect any account, book or document of the Corporation
except to the extent permitted by statute or the By-Laws.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 4. The Board of Directors shall have the power to determine,
as provided herein, or if provision is not made herein, in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, what constitutes net
income, total assets and the net asset value of the shares of common
stock of the Corporation.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 5. The Board of Directors
shall have the power to distribute dividends from the funds legally
available therefor in such amounts, if any, and in such manner to the
stockholders of record as of a date, as the Board of Directors may
determine.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">SEVENTH: Section 1. To the
fullest extent permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law,
subject to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, no director or officers of the Corporation shall be personally
liable to the Corporation or its security holders for money damages.
This limitation on liability applies to events occurring at the time a
person serves as a director or officer of the Corporation whether or
not such person is a director or officer at the time of any proceeding
in which such liability is asserted. No amendment of these Articles of
Incorporation or repeal of any provision hereof shall limit or
eliminate the benefits provided to directors and officers under this
provision in connection with any act or omission that occurred prior to
such amendment or repeal.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 2. The Corporation shall
indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law (including the
Investment Company Act of 1940) as currently in effect or as the same
may hereafter be amended, any person made or threatened to be made a
party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person
or such person's testator or intestate is or was a director or
officer of the Corporation or serves or served at the request of the
Corporation any other enterprises as a director or officer. To the
fullest extent permitted by law (including the Investment Company Act
of 1940) as currently in effect or as the same may hereafter be
amended, expenses incurred </p>
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by any such person in defending any such
action, suit or proceeding shall be paid or reimbursed by the
Corporation promptly upon receipt by it of an undertaking of such
person to repay such expenses if it shall ultimately be determined that
such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation. The
rights provided to any person by this Section 2 shall be enforceable
against the Corporation by such person who shall be presumed to have
relied upon it in serving or continuing to serve as a director or
officer as provided above. No amendment of this Section 2 shall impair
the rights of any person arising at any time with respect to events
occurring prior to such amendment. For purposes of this Section 2, the
term "Corporation" shall include any
predecessor of the Corporation and any constituent corporation
(including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed by the
Corporation in a consolidation or merger; the term "other
enterprise" shall include any Corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or employee benefit plan; service "at
the request of the Corporation" shall include service as a
director or officer of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or
involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an
employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; any excise
taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan
shall be deemed to be indemnifiable expenses; and action by a person
with respect to any employee benefit plan which such person reasonably
believes to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of
such plan shall be deemed to be action not opposed to the best
interests of the Corporation. The provisions of this Section 2 shall be
in addition to the other provisions of this Article Seventh.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 3. Nothing in this Article Seventh protects or purports to
protect, any director or officer against any liability to the
Corporation or its security holders to which he or she would otherwise
be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct
of his or her office.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 4. Each section or portion thereof
of this Article Seventh shall be deemed severable from the remainder,
and the invalidity of any such section or portion shall not affect the
validity of the remainder of this Article.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">EIGHTH: The duration of the Corporation shall
be perpetual.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">NINTH: From time to time any
of the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation may be amended,
altered or repealed (including any amendment that changes the terms of
any of the outstanding stock by classification, reclassification or
otherwise), and other provisions that may, under the statutes of the
State of Maryland at the time in force, be lawfully contained in
articles incorporation may be added or inserted, upon the vote of
holders of a majority of the shares of common stock of the Corporation
at the time outstanding and entitled to vote thereupon. If these
Articles of Incorporation specifically so provide, however, any such
amendment, alteration, repeal, addition or insertion may be affected
only upon the vote of three-fourths of the shares of common stock of
the Corporation outstanding and entitled to vote thereupon. The
provisions of the prior sentence may not be amended, altered or
repealed except by vote of three-fourths of the shares of common stock
of the corporation outstanding and entitled to vote thereupon. All
rights at any time conferred upon the stockholders of the Corporation
by these Articles of Incorporation are subject to the provisions of
this Article Ninth.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed these
Articles of Incorporation acknowledging the same to be my act, on April
27, 1992.</p>
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Incorporator</td>
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I&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;STOCKHOLDERS</td>
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1.1.</td>
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Meeting</td>
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Dates</td>
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1.6.</td>
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Inspectors</td>
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1.8.</td>
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Meetings</td>
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1.9.</td>
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etc.</td>
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1.10.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 1.11.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Matters to be Acted on at
Stockholders Meetings</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">2</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="11">ARTICLE II&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BOARD OF
DIRECTORS</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">4</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section
2.1.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Function of Directors</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">4</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 2.2.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Number of
Directors</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">4</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section
2.3.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Classes of Directors</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">4</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 2.4.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Vacancies</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">4</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 2.5.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Increase or Decrease in Number
of Directors</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">4</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section
2.6.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Place of Meeting</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">4</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 2.7.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Regular
Meetings</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">4</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section
2.8.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Special Meetings</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">5</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 2.9.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Notices</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">5</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 2.10.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Quorum</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">5</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 2.11.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Executive
Committee</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">5</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section
2.12.</td>
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Meetings</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section
2.14.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 2.15.</td>
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Director</td>
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III&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;OFFICERS</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section
3.1.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 3.2.</td>
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Office</td>
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and Duties</td>
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3.4.</td>
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STOCK</td>
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4.1.</td>
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Shares</td>
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4.3.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Stock Ledgers</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">6</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 4.4.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Transfer Agents and
Registrars</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">7</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section
4.5.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Lost, Stolen or Destroyed
Certificates</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">7</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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V&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CORPORATE SEAL; LOCATION OF OFFICES; BOOKS; NET
ASSET <font style="letter-spacing: 78pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>VALUE</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">7</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 5.1.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Corporate
Seal</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">7</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section
5.2.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Location of Offices</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">7</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 5.3.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Books and
Records</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">7</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section
5.4.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Annual Statement of Affairs</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">7</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 5.5.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Net Asset
Value</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">7</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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VI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FISCAL YEAR AND ACCOUNTANT</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">7</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 6.1.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Fiscal Year</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">7</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section 6.2.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Accountant</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">7</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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VII&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INDEMNIFICATION AND
INSURANCE</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Section
7.1.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">General</td>
<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 12pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">8</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 1px double #ffffff ; padding-top: 12pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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7.2.</td>
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Officers</td>
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7.3.</td>
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VIII&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CUSTODIAN</td>
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ELIMINATE
DISCOUNT</td>
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X&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;AMENDMENT OF
BY-LAWS</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">ii</p>
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(b)(1)<br>
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I</p>
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<u>Stockholders</u>
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1.1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Place of Meeting</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All meetings of the
stockholders should be held at the principal office of the Corporation
in the State of Maryland or at such other place within the United
States as may from time to time be designated by the Board of Directors
and stated in the notice of such meeting.</p>
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1.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Annual Meetings</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Corporation shall be held during the month of March
of each year on such date and at such hour as may from time to time be
designated by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of such
meeting, for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year and
for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought
before the meeting.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 1.3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Special
Meetings</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Special meetings of the stockholders for any
purpose or purposes may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the
President, or a majority of the Board of Directors. Special meetings of
stockholders shall also be called by the Secretary upon receipt of the
request in writing signed by stockholders holding not less than a
majority of the votes entitled to be cast thereat. Such request shall
state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting and the matters
proposed to be acted on at such proposed meeting. The Secretary shall
inform such stockholders of the reasonably estimated costs of preparing
and mailing such notice of meeting and upon payment to the Corporation
of such costs, the Secretary shall give notice as required in this
Article to all stockholders entitled to notice of such meeting. No
special meeting of stockholders need be called upon the request of the
holders of common stock entitled to cast less than a majority of all
votes entitled to be cast at such meeting to consider any matter which
is substantially the same as a matter voted upon at any special meeting
of stockholders held during the preceding twelve months.</p>
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1.4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Notice of Meetings of Stockholders</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not less
than ten days' and not more than ninety days' written or
printed notice of every meeting of stockholders, stating the time and
place thereof (and the purpose of any special meeting), shall be given
to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat and to each other
stockholder entitled to notice of the meeting by leaving the same with
such stockholder or at such stockholder's residence or usual
place of business or by mailing it, postage prepaid, and addressed to
such stockholder at such stockholder's address as it appears upon
the books of the Corporation. If mailed, notice shall be deemed to be
given when deposited in the mail addressed to the stockholder as
aforesaid.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">No notice of the time, place or purpose of any
meeting of stockholders need be given to any stockholder who attends in
person or by proxy or to any stockholder who, in writing executed and
filed with the records of the meeting, either before or after the
holding thereof, waives such notice.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section
1.5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Record Dates</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board of Directors may fix,
in advance, a record date for the determination of stockholders
entitled to notice of or to vote at any stockholders meeting or to
receive a dividend or be allotted rights or for the purpose of any
other proper determination with respect to stockholders and only
stockholders of record on such date shall be entitled to notice of and
to vote at such meeting or to receive such dividends or rights or
otherwise, as the case may be; provided, however, that such record date
shall not be prior to ninety days preceding the date of any such
meeting of stockholders, dividend payment date, date for the allotment
of rights or other such action requiring the determination of a record
date; and further provided that such record date shall not be prior to
the close of business on the day the record date is fixed, that the
transfer books shall not be closed for a period longer than 20 days,
and that in the case of a meeting of stockholders, the record date or
the closing of the transfer books shall not be less than ten days prior
to the date fixed for such meeting.</p>
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1.6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Quorum; Adjournment of Meetings</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The presence
in person or by proxy of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of
the votes entitled to be cast thereat shall constitute a quorum at all
meetings of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided in the
Articles of Incorporation. If, however, such quorum shall not be
present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the holders
of a majority of the stock present in person or by proxy shall have
power to adjourn the meeting from time </p>
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(b)(1)<br>(Continued)</p>
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to time, without notice other than
announcement at the meeting, until the requisite amount of stock
entitled to vote at such meeting shall be present, to a date not more
than 120 days after the original record date. At such adjourned meeting
at which the requisite amount of stock entitled to vote thereat shall
be represented, any business may be transacted which might have been
transacted at the meeting as originally notified.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Any meeting of
stockholders, annual or special, may adjourn from time to time to
reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given
of any such adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are
announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the
adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact any business which might
have been transacted at the original meeting.</p>
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1.7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Voting and Inspectors</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At all meetings,
stockholders of record entitled to vote thereat shall have one vote for
each share of common stock standing in his name on the books of the
Corporation (and such stockholders of record holding fractional shares,
if any, shall have proportionate voting rights) on the date for the
determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, either
in person or by proxy appointed by instrument in writing subscribed by
such stockholder or his duly authorized attorney.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">All elections
shall be had and all questions decided by a majority of the votes cast
at a duly constituted meeting, except as otherwise provided by statute
or by the Articles of Incorporation or by these By-Laws.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">At any
election of Directors, the Chairman of the meeting may, and upon the
request of the holders of ten percent (10%) of the stock
entitled to vote at such election shall, appoint two inspectors of
election who shall first subscribe an oath or affirmation to execute
faithfully the duties of inspectors at such election with strict
impartiality and according to the best of their ability, and shall
after the election make a certificate of the result of the vote taken.
No candidate for the office of Director shall be appointed such
Inspector.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 1.8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Conduct of Stockholders'
Meetings</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The meetings of the stockholders shall be presided
over by the Chairman of the Board, or if be is not present, by the
President, or if he is not present, by a vice-president, or if none of
them is present, by a Chairman to be elected at the meeting. The
Secretary of the Corporation, if present, shall act as a Secretary of
such meetings, or if he is not present, an Assistant Secretary shall so
act; if neither the Secretary nor the Assistant Secretary is present,
then the meeting shall elect its Secretary. The chairman of an annual
or special meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare
to the meeting that business was not properly brought before the
meeting in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.11 of this
Article I, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the
meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting
shall not be transacted.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 1.9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Concerning
Validity of Proxies, Ballots, etc.</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At every meeting of the
stockholders, all proxies shall be received and taken in charge of and
all ballots shall be received and canvassed by the Secretary of the
meeting, who shall decide all questions touching the qualification of
voters, the validity of the proxies and the acceptance or rejection of
votes, unless inspectors of election shall have been appointed by the
Chairman of the meeting, in which event such inspectors of election
shall decide all such questions. Unless a proxy provides otherwise, it
is not valid for more than eleven months after its date.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section
1.10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Action Without Meeting</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any action to be taken
by stockholders may be taken without a meeting if (1) all stockholders
entitled to vote on the matter consent to the action in writing, (2)
all stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting but not entitled to
vote at it sign a written waiver of any right to dissent and (3) said
consents and waivers are filed with the records of the meetings of
stockholders. Such consent shall be treated for all purposes as a vote
at the meeting.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 1.11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Matters to be Acted on at
Stockholders Meetings</u>.</p>
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Stockholders.</p>
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election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of business to be
considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of
Stockholders only if made </p>
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(b)(1)<br>(Continued)</p>
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(i)  pursuant to the Corporation's
notice of meeting, (ii)  by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors or (iii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a
stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in
this Section 1.11 (a), who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who
complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.11 (a).
(2) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an
annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph
(a) (1) of this Section 1.11, the stockholder must have given timely
notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Corporation. To be
timely, a stockholder's notice shall be delivered to the
secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not
less than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the first anniversary
of the preceding year's annual meeting; provided, however, that
in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more
than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from such anniversary
date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not
earlier than the 90th day prior to such annual meeting and not later
than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such
annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public
announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. Such
stockholder's notice shall set forth (i) as to each person whom
the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a
director, all information relating to such person that is required to
be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or
is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act") (including such
person's written consent to being named in the proxy statement as
a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (ii) as to any
other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the
meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought
before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the
meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder
and of the beneficial owners, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is
made; and (iii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the
beneficial owners, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal
is made, (x) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear
on the Corporation's books, and of such beneficial owners, if
any, and (y) the class and number of shares of stock of the Corporation
which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such
beneficial owners, if any. (3) Notwithstanding anything in the second
sentence of paragraph (a) (2) of this Section 1.11 to the contrary, in
the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of
Directors is increased and there is no public announcement naming all
of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased
Board of Directors made by the Corporation at least 70 days prior to
the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting, a
stockholder's notice required by paragraph (a) (2) of this
Section 1.11 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to
nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be
delivered to the secretary at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth day
following the day on which such public announcement is first made by
the Corporation.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Special Meetings of Stockholders.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Only such business shall be conducted at a special
meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting
pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting. (2) Nominations
of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a
special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected
(i) pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting, (ii) by or
at the direction of the Board of Directors or (iii) provided that the
Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at
such special meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who (x) has
given timely notice thereof meeting the requirements of Section 1.11
(b) (3), (y) is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of such
notice, and (z) is entitled to vote at the meeting. (3) To be timely, a
stockholder's notice referred to in Section 1.11 (b) (2) must
have been delivered to the secretary of the Corporation at the
principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier that the
90th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of
business on the later of the 60th day prior to such special meeting or
the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is made of
the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the
Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. Such
stockholder's notice shall set forth (i) as to each person whom
the stockholder proposes to nominate for election ore reelection as a
director, all information relating to such person that is required to
be disclosed in </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">3</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: right; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">EXHIBIT
(b)(1)<br>(Continued)</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
solicitations of proxies for election of
directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to
Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act (including such person's
written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and
to serving as a director if elected); and (ii) as to the stockholder
giving the notice and the beneficial owners, if any, on whose behalf
the nomination or proposal is made, (x) the name and address of such
stockholder, as they appear o the Corporation's books and of such
beneficial owners, if any and (y) the class and number of shares of
stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by
such stockholder and such beneficial owners, if any.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">ARTICLE II</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">
<u>Board of Directors</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 2.1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Function of Directors</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The business
and affairs of the Corporation shall be conducted and managed under the
direction of its Board of Directors. All powers of the Corporation
shall be exercised by or under authority of the Board of Directors
except as conferred on or reserved to the stockholders by statute.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 2.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Number of Directors</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board of
Directors shall consist of not more than fourteen Directors nor less
than such number of Directors as may be permitted under Maryland law,
as may be determined from time to time by vote of a majority of the
Directors then in office. Directors need not be stockholders.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 2.3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Classes of Directors</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Directors
shall be divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and
Class III. All classes shall be as nearly equal in number as possible.
The Directors as initially classified shall hold office for terms as
follows: the Class I Directors shall hold office until the date of the
annual meeting of stockholders in 1993 or until their successors shall
be elected and qualified; the Class II Directors shall hold office
until the date of the annual meeting of stockholders in 1994 or until
their successors shall be elected and qualified; and the Class III
Directors shall hold office until the date of the annual meeting of
stockholders in 1995 or until their successors shall be elected and
qualified. Upon expiration of the term of office of each class as set
forth above, the Directors in each such class shall be elected for a
term of three years to succeed the Directors whose terms of office
expires. Each Director shall hold office until the expiration of his
term and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 2.4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Vacancies</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In case of any vacancy in
the Board of Directors through death, resignation or other cause, other
than an increase in the number of Directors, subject to the provisions
of law, a majority of the remaining Directors, although a majority is
less than a quorum, by an affirmative vote, may elect a successor to
hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of
Directors in which the vacancy occurred or until his successor is
chosen and qualified.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 2.5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Increase or Decrease
in Number of Directors</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board of Directors, by the vote
of a majority of the entire Board, may increase the number of Directors
and may elect Directors to fill the vacancies created by any such
increase in the number of Directors for the remainder of the full term
of the class of Directors in which the vacancy occurred or until their
successors are duly chosen and qualified. The Board of Directors, by
the vote of a majority of the entire Board, may likewise decrease the
number of Directors to a number not less than that permitted by
law.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 2.6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Place of Meeting</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Directors may hold their meetings within or outside the State of
Maryland, at any office or offices of the Corporation or at any other
place as they may from time to time determine.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section
2.7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Regular Meetings</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regular meetings of the Board
of Directors shall be held at such time and on such notice as the
Directors may from time to time determine.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The annual meeting of
the Board of Directors shall be held as soon as practicable after the
annual meeting of the stockholders for the election of Directors.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">4</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: right; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">EXHIBIT
(b)(1)<br>(Continued)</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 2.8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Special
Meetings</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be
held from time to time upon call of the Chairman of the Board, the
President, the Secretary or two or more of the Directors, by oral or
telegraphic or written notice duly served on or sent or mailed to each
Director not less than one day before such meeting.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section
2.9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Notices</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless required by statute or
otherwise determined by resolution of the Board of Directors in
accordance with these By-laws, notices to Directors need not be in
writing and need not state the business to be transacted at or the
purpose of any meeting, and no notice need be given to any Director who
is present in person or to any Director who, in writing executed and
filed with the records of the meeting either before or after the
holding thereof, waives such notice. Waivers of notice need not state
the purpose or purposes of such meeting.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section
2.10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Quorum</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;One-third of the Directors then in
office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business,
provided that if there is more than one Director, a quorum shall in no
case be less than two Directors. If at any meeting of the Board there
shall be less than a quorum present, a majority of those present may
adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum shall have been
obtained. The act of the majority of the Directors present at any
meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Directors,
except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute or by the
Articles of Incorporation or by these By-Laws.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section
2.11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Executive Committee</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board of Directors
may appoint from the Directors an Executive Committee to consist of
such number of Directors (not less than two) as the Board may from time
to time determine. The Chairman of the committee shall be elected by
the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have power at any
time to change the members of such Committee and may fill vacancies in
the Committee by election from the Directors. When the Board of
Directors is not in session, to the extent permitted by law, the
Executive Committee shall have and may exercise any or all of the
powers of the Board of Directors in the management and conduct of the
business and affairs of the Corporation. The Executive Committee may
fix its own rules of procedure, and may meet when and as provided by
such rules or by resolution of the Board of Directors, but in every
case the presence of a majority shall be necessary to constitute a
quorum. During the absence of a member of the Executive Committee, the
remaining members may appoint a member of the Board of Directors to act
in his place.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 2.12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Other
Committees</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board of Directors may appoint from the
Directors other committees which shall in each case consist of such
number of Directors (not less than two) and shall have and may exercise
such powers as the Board may determine in the resolution appointing
them. A majority of all the members of any such committee may determine
its action and fix the time and place of its meetings, unless the Board
of Directors shall otherwise provide. The Board of Directors shall have
power at any time to change the members and powers of any such
committee, to fill vacancies and to discharge any such committee.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 2.13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Telephone Meetings</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Members of the
Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors may
participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or similar
communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting
can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by
these means, subject to the provisions of the Investment Company Act,
constitutes presence in person at the meeting.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section
2.14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Action Without a Meeting</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any action required
or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or
any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if a written
consent to such action is signed by all members of the Board or of such
committee, as the case may be, and such written consent is filed with
the minutes of the proceedings of the Board or such committee.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 2.15.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Compensation of Director</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No
Director shall receive any stated salary or fees from the Corporation
for his services as such if such Director is, otherwise than by reason
of being such Director, an interested person (as such term is defined
by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Corporation
or of its investment manager or principal underwriter. Except as
provided in the preceding sentence, Directors shall be entitled to
receive such compensation from the Corporation for their services as
may from time to time be voted by the Board of Directors.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">5</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: right; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">EXHIBIT
(b)(1)<br>(Continued)</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">ARTICLE
III</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">
<u>Officers</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section
3.1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Executive Officers</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The executive officers of
the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors. These may
include a Chairman of the Board of Directors (who shall be a Director)
and shall include a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Board
of Directors or the Executive Committee may also in its discretion
appoint one or more Vice-Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant
Treasurers and other officers, agents and employees, who shall have
such authority and perform such duties as the Board or the Executive
Committee may determine. The Chief Compliance Officer
("CCO") shall perform the functions as
described in Rule 38a-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended. The CCO shall have primary responsibility for administering
the Corporation's compliance policies and procedures adopted
pursuant to Rule 38a-1 (the "Compliance
Program") and reviewing the Compliance Program, in the
manner specified in Rule 38a-1, at least annually, or as such rule may
be amended from time to time. The CCO shall report directly to the
Board of Directors regarding the Compliance Program. The Board of
Directors may fill any vacancy which may occur in any office. Any two
offices, except those of President and Vice-President, may be held by
the same person, but no officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify
any instrument in more than one capacity, if such instrument is
required by law or these By-Laws to be executed, acknowledged or
verified by two or more officers.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 3.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Term of
Office</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The term of office of all officers shall be one year
and until their respective successors are chosen and qualified. Any
officer may be removed from office at any time with or without cause by
the vote of a majority of the whole Board of Directors. Any officer may
resign his office at any time by delivering a written resignation to
the Corporation and, unless otherwise specified therein, such
resignation shall take effect upon delivery.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section
3.3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Powers and Duties</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The officers of the
Corporation shall have such powers and duties as shall be stated in a
resolution of the Board of Directors, or the Executive Committee and,
to the extent not so stated, as generally pertain to their respective
offices, subject to the control of the Board of Directors and the
Executive Committee.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 3.4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Surety
Bonds</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board of Directors may require any officer or
agent of the Corporation to execute a bond (including, without
limitation, any bond required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission) to the Corporation in such sum and with such surety or
sureties as the Board of Directors may determine, conditioned upon the
faithful performance of his duties to the Corporation, including
responsibility for negligence and for the accounting of any of the
Corporation's property, fund or securities that may come into his
hands.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">ARTICLE IV</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">
<u>Capital
Stock</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 4.1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Certificates for
Shares</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each stockholder of the Corporation shall be entitled
to a certificate or certificates for the full shares of stock of the
Corporation owned by him in such form as the Board may from time to
time prescribe.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 4.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Transfer of
Shares</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shares of the Corporation shall be transferable on
the books of the Corporation by the holder thereof in person or by his
duly authorized attorney or legal representative, upon surrender and
cancellation of certificates, if any, for the same number of shares,
duly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of assignment and
transfer, with such proof of the authenticity of the signature as the
Corporation or its agents may reasonably require; in the case of shares
not represented by certificates, the same or similar requirements may
be imposed by the Board of Directors.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section
4.3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Stock Ledgers</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The stock ledgers of the
Corporation, containing the names and addresses of the stockholders and
the number of shares held by them respectively, shall be kept at the
principal offices of the Corporation or, if the Corporation employs a
Transfer Agent, at the offices of the Transfer Agent of the
Corporation.</p>
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(b)(1)<br>(Continued)</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 4.4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Transfer Agents and
Registrars</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board of Directors may from time to time
appoint or remove transfer agents and/or registrars of transfers of
shares of stock of the Corporation, and it may appoint the same person
as both transfer agent and registrar. Upon any such appointment being
made all certificates representing shares of capital stock thereafter
issued shall be countersigned by one of such transfer agents or by one
of such registrars of transfers or by both and shall not be valid
unless so countersigned. If the same person shall be both transfer
agent and registrar, only one countersignature by such person shall be
required.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 4.5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Lost, Stolen or Destroyed
Certificates</u>. The Board of Directors or the Executive
Committee or any officer or agent authorized by the Board of Directors
or Executive Committee may determine the conditions upon which a new
certificate of stock of the Corporation of any class may be issued in
place of a certificate which is alleged to have been lost, stolen or
destroyed; and may, in its discretion, require the owner of such
certificate or such owner's legal representative to give bond,
with sufficient surety, to the Corporation and each Transfer Agent, if
any, to indemnify it and each such Transfer Agent against any and all
loss or claims which may arise by reason of the issue of a new
certificate in the place of the one so lost, stolen or destroyed.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">ARTICLE V</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Corporate Seal; Location
of<br>
<u>Offices; Books; Net Asset Value</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section
5.1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Corporate Seal</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board of Directors may
provide for a suitable corporate seal, in such form and bearing such
inscriptions as it may determine. Any officer or director shall have
the authority to affix the corporate seal. If the Corporation is
required to place its corporate seal to a document, it shall be
sufficient to place the word "(seal)"
adjacent to the signature of the authorized officer of the Corporation
signing the document.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 5.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Location of
Offices</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Corporation shall have a principal office in the
State of Maryland. The Corporation may, in addition, establish and
maintain such other offices as the Board of Directors or any officer
may, from time to time, determine.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 5.3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Books
and Records</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The books and records of the Corporation shall
be kept at the places, within or without the State of Maryland, as the
directors or any officer may determine; provided, however, that the
original or a certified copy of the by-laws, including any amendments
to them, shall be kept at the Corporation's principal executive
office.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 5.4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Annual Statement of
Affairs</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The President or any other executive officer of the
Corporation shall prepare annually a full and correct statement of the
affairs of the corporation, to include a balance sheet and a financial
statement of operations for the preceding fiscal year. The statement of
affairs should be submitted at the annual meeting of stockholders and,
within 20 days of the meeting, placed on file at the
Corporation's principal office.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 5.5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Net
Asset Value</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The value of the Corporation's net assets
shall be determined at such times and by such method as shall be
established from time to time by the Board of Directors.</p>
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<u>Fiscal Year and
Accountant</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 6.1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Fiscal
Year</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The fiscal year of the Corporation, unless otherwise
fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors, shall begin on the first
day of November and shall end on the last day of October in each
year.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 6.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Accountant</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Corporation shall employ an independent public accountant or a firm of
independent public accountants as its Accountants to examine the
accounts of the Corporation </p>
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(b)(1)<br>(Continued)</p>
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and to sign and certify financial statements
filed by the Corporation. The employment of the Accountant shall be
conditioned upon the right of the Corporation to terminate the
employment forthwith without any penalty by vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities at any stockholders' meeting called
for that purpose.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">ARTICLE
VII</p>
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<u>Indemnification and Insurance</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 7.1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>General</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Corporation shall
indemnify directors, officers, employees and agents of the Corporation
against judgments, fines, settlements and expenses to the fullest
extent authorized and in the manner permitted, by applicable federal
and state law.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section 7.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Indemnification of
Directors and Officers</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Corporation shall indemnify to
the fullest extent permitted by law (including the Investment Company
Act of 1940) as currently in effect or as the same may hereafter be
amended, any person made or threatened to be made a party to any
action, suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or
investigative, by reason of the fact that such person or such
person's testator or intestate is or was a director or officer of
the Corporation or serves or served at the request of the Corporation
any other enterprise as a director or officer. To the fullest extent
permitted by law (including the Investment Company Act of 1940) as
currently in effect or as the same may hereafter be amended, expenses
incurred by any such person in defending any such action, suit or
proceeding shall be paid or reimbursed by the Corporation promptly upon
receipt by it of an undertaking of such person to repay such expenses
if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled
to be indemnified by the Corporation. The rights provided to any person
by this Article VII shall be enforceable against the Corporation by
such person who shall be presumed to have relied upon it in serving or
continuing to serve as a director or officer as provided above. No
amendment of this Article VII shall impair the rights of any person
arising at any time with respect to events occurring prior to such
amendment. In particular, and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, neither the determination that a Director is an
"audit committee financial expert" nor the
knowledge, experience or other qualifications underlying such a
determination shall result in that Director being held to a standard of
care that is higher than the standard that would be applicable in the
absence of such a determination or such knowledge, experience or
qualification, nor shall such a determination or such knowledge,
experience or other qualification impose any duties, obligations or
liabilities that are greater than would obtain in the absence of such a
determination or such knowledge, experience or qualification. Any
determination of whether a Director has complied with any applicable
standard of care, including without limitation any standard of care set
out in any constituent document of the Corporation, and any
determination of whether a Director shall be entitled to
indemnification pursuant to any provision of the Articles of
Incorporation or these By-Laws, shall be made in light of and based
upon the provisions of this paragraph and any person serving as a
Director, whether at the date of adoption of this paragraph as a By-Law
or thereafter, shall be presumed conclusively to have done so in
reliance on this paragraph. For purposes of this Article VII, the term
"Corporation" shall include any predecessor
of the Corporation and any constituent corporation (including any
constituent of a constituent) absorbed by the Corporation in a
consolidation or merger; the term "other
enterprises" shall include any corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or employee benefit plan; service "at
the request of the Corporation" shall include service as a
director or officer of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or
involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an
employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; any excise
taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan
shall be deemed to be indemnifiable expenses; and action by a person
with respect to any employee benefit plan which such person reasonably
believes to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of
such plan shall be deemed to be action not opposed to the best
interests of the Corporation.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Section
7.3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Insurance</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to the provisions of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Corporation, directly, through
third parties or through affiliates of the Corporation, may purchase,
or provide through a trust fund, letter of credit or surety bond
insurance on behalf of any person who is or </p>
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(b)(1)<br>(Continued)</p>
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was a Director, officer, employee or agent of
the Corporation, or who, while a Director, officer, employee or agent
of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation
as a Director, officer, employee, partner, trustee or agent of another
foreign or domestic corporation, partnership joint venture, trust or
other enterprise against any liability asserted against and incurred by
such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person's
position, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to
indemnify such person against such liability.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">ARTICLE
VIII</p>
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<u>Custodian</u>
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have as custodian or custodians one or more trust companies or banks of
good standing, foreign or domestic, as may be designated by the Board
of Directors, subject to the provisions of the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, and other applicable laws and regulations; and the
funds and securities held by the Corporation shall be kept in the
custody of one or more such custodians, provided such custodian or
custodians can be found ready and willing to act, and further provided
that the Corporation and/or the Custodians may employ such
subcustodians as the Board of Directors may approve and as shall be
permitted by law.</p>
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<u>Actions
to Eliminate Discount</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If, at any time after two years
following the initial public offering of shares of the Corporation, the
average discount from net asset value at which shares of the
Corporation's Common Stock trade is substantial, as determined by
the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors shall consider, at its
next regularly scheduled quarterly meeting, taking various actions
designed to eliminate the discount, including, but not limited to,
periodic repurchases of shares, tender offer to purchase shares from
all shareholders at a price equal to net asset value or recommending to
the shareholders amendments to the Corporation's Articles of
Incorporation to convert the Corporation to an open-end investment
company.</p>
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<u>Amendment of
By-Laws</u>
</p>
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amended, added to or repealed only by majority vote of the entire Board
of Directors.</p>
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2004</p>
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Definitive Engraved Certificate<br> When Ready for
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China Fund, Inc.</td>
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CERTIFICATE IS<br> TRANSFERABLE IN<br>BOSTON,<br> MASSACHUSETTS OR
IN<br>NEW YORK, NEW
YORK</td>
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7<br>SEE REVERSE FOR<br>CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">This
certifies that</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">is the owner of</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">FULLY PAID AND
NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE, OF</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
China Fund, Inc. (hereinafter called the
"Corporation") transferable on the books of
the Corporation by the registered holder hereof in person or by duly
authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly
endorsed. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned by the
Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar or its designated
agent.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused the
facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers and its facsimile
seal to be affixed
hereto.</p>
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AND
REGISTERED:<br>
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STREET BANK AND<br>TRUST COMPANY<br> (Boston,
Massachusetts)</td>
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AGENT
AND<br>REGISTRAR</td>
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[Signature]</td>
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China Fund, Inc.<br>CORPORATE SEAL</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">1</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of
this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in
full according to applicable laws and
regulations:</p>
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CON &ndash; as tenants in common</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
____________Custodian____________<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Cust)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Minor)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;under
Uniform Gifts to Minors
Act</td>
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tenants by the
entireties</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;__________________________<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(State)<br>
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TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
common</td>
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may also be used though not in the above
list.</p>
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value received,</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">hereby sell, assign and transfer
unto</td>
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SOCIAL SECURITY<br>OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF<br> ASSIGNEE</p>
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CODE OF ASSIGNEE)</p>
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represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably
constitute and appoint ______________________________Attorney, to transfer the said
shares on the books of the within-named Company with full power of
substitution in the premises.</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: 6pt" valign="top" align="left">SIGNATURE(S)__________________________<br> Notice: The
signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the name as
written upon the face of the Certificate, in every particular, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.</td>
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Guaranteed By:</p>
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<DESCRIPTION>DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND CASH PURCHASE PLAN
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(e)<br>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal">DIVIDEND
REINVESTMENT AND CASH PURCHASE PLAN<br> TERMS AND CONDITIONS</font>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each shareholder ("Shareholder")
holding shares of common stock of The China Fund, Inc. (the
"Fund") will automatically be a participant
in the Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan (the
"Plan"), unless State Street Bank and Trust
Company (the "Plan Agent") is otherwise
instructed by the Shareholder, in writing, to have all distributions,
net of any applicable U.S. withholding tax, paid in cash. A Shareholder
who does not wish to participate in the Plan will receive all
distributions in cash and will be paid by check in U.S. dollars mailed
directly to such Shareholder by State Street Bank and Trust Company, as
paying agent. The Plan Agent will act as agent for individual
Shareholders in administering the Plan and will open an account for
each Shareholder under the Plan in the same name as her or his present
shares of common stock are registered.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Whenever the
directors of the Fund declare a capital gains distribution or an income
dividend payable either in shares of the Fund's common stock or
cash, participating Shareholders will take such distribution or
dividend entirely in shares of common stock to be issued by the Fund,
and the Plan Agent shall automatically receive such shares of common
stock, including fractions, for the Shareholder's account.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Whenever the market price per share of common stock equals
or exceeds the net asset value per share at the time the shares of
common stock are valued for the purpose of determining the number of
shares of common stock equivalent to the dividend or distribution (the
"Valuation Date"), participants will be
issued shares of common stock by the Fund valued at net asset value or,
if the net asset value is less than 95% of the market price on
the Valuation Date, then participants will be issued shares valued at
95% of the market price. If net asset value per share of the
common stock on the Valuation Date exceeds the market price of a share
of the common stock on the Valuation Date, participants will be issued
shares of common stock valued at market price on the Valuation Date. If
the Fund should declare an income dividend or capital gains
distribution payable only in cash, the Plan Agent will, as purchasing
agent for the participants, buy shares of common stock in the open
market, on the New York Stock Exchange (the
"Exchange") or elsewhere, with the cash in
respect of such dividend or distribution for the participants'
accounts on, or shortly after, the payment date. To the extent the Plan
Agent is unable to do so and, before the Plan Agent has completed its
purchases, the market price exceeds the net asset value of the common
stock, the average per share purchase price paid by the Plan Agent may
exceed the net asset value of the common stock, resulting in the
acquisition of fewer shares of common stock than if the income dividend
or capital gains distribution had been paid in common stock issued by
the Fund. The Plan Agent will apply all cash received as an income
dividend or capital gains distribution to purchase shares of common
stock on the open market as soon as practicable after the payment date
of such dividend or capital gains distribution, but in no event later
than 30 days after such date, except where necessary to comply with
applicable provisions of the federal securities laws.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Participants in the Plan have the option of making
additional cash payments to the Plan Agent, annually, in any amount
from $100 to $3,000, for investment in shares of common stock of the
Fund. The Plan Agent will use all funds received from participants (as
well as any dividends and capital gain distributions received in cash)
to purchase shares of common stock in the open market on or about
January 15 of each year. Any voluntary cash payments received more than
30 days prior to such date will be returned by the Plan Agent, and
interest will not be paid on any such amounts. To avoid unnecessary
cash accumulations, and also to allow ample time for receipt and
processing by the Plan Agent, participants should send in voluntary
cash payments to be received by the Plan Agent approximately ten days
before January 15. A participant may withdraw a voluntary cash payment
by written notice, if the notice is received by the Plan Agent not less
than 48 hours before the payment is to be invested.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For
all purposes of the Plan: (a) the market price of shares of common
stock of the Fund on a particular date shall be the last sales price on
the Exchange on the close of the previous trading day or, if there is
no sale on the Exchange on that date, then the mean between the closing
bid and asked quotations for such stock on the Exchange on such date,
(b) Valuation Date shall be the dividend or </p>
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(e)<br>(Continued)</p>
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distribution payment date or, if that date is
not an Exchange trading day, the next preceding trading day, and (c)
net asset value per share of common stock on a particular date shall be
as determined by or on behalf of the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
open-market purchases provided for above may be made on any securities
exchange where the shares of common stock of the Fund are traded, in
the over-the-counter market or in negotiated transactions, and may be
on such terms as to price, delivery and otherwise as the Plan Agent
shall determine. Funds held by the Plan Agent will not bear interest.
In addition, it is understood that the Plan Agent shall have no
liability (other than as provided in paragraph 13 hereof) in connection
with any inability to purchase shares of common stock within 30 days
after the payment date of any dividend or distribution as herein
provided or with the timing of any purchases effected. The Plan Agent
shall have no responsibility as to the value of the shares of common
stock of the Fund acquired for any Shareholder's account.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan Agent will hold shares of common stock acquired
pursuant to the Plan in non-certificated form in the name of the
Shareholder for whom such shares are being held and each
Shareholder's proxy will include those shares of common stock
held pursuant to the Plan. The Plan Agent will forward to each
Shareholder participating in the Plan any proxy solicitation material
received by it. In the case of Shareholders, such as banks, brokers or
nominees, that hold shares for others who are the beneficial owners,
the Plan Agent will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of
shares certified from time to time by such Shareholders as representing
the total amount registered in the names of such Shareholders and held
for the account of beneficial owners who participate in the Plan. Upon
a Shareholder's written request, the Plan Agent will deliver to
her or him, without charge, a certificate or certificates representing
all full shares of common stock held by the Plan Agent pursuant to the
Plan for the benefit of such Shareholder.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan Agent
will confirm in writing, each acquisition made for the account of a
Shareholder as soon as practicable but in any event not later than 60
days after the date thereof. Although a Shareholder may from time to
time have an undivided fractional interest (computed to three decimal
places) in a share of common stock of the Fund, no certificates for
fractional shares will be issued. However, dividends and distributions
on fractional shares of common stock will be credited to each
Shareholder's account. In the event of termination of a
Shareholder's account under the Plan, the Plan Agent will adjust
for any such undivided fractional interest in cash at the market value
of the shares of common stock at the time of termination.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any stock dividends or split shares distributed by the Fund
on shares of common stock held by the Plan Agent for a Shareholder will
be credited to the Shareholder's account. In the event that the
Fund makes available to Shareholders, rights to purchase additional
shares of common stock or other securities, the Plan Agent will sell
such rights and apply the proceeds of the sale to the purchase of
additional shares of common stock of the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shareholders will not be charged a fee in connection with
the reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions. The Plan
Agent's fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends
and distributions will be paid by the Fund. However, Shareholders will
be charged a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with
respect to the Plan Agent's open market purchases in connection
with the reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions. A
Shareholder will also pay brokerage commissions incurred in connection
with purchases from voluntary cash payments made by the Shareholder.
Brokerage charges for purchasing small amounts of stock of individual
accounts through the Plan are expected to be less than the usual
brokerage charges for such transactions because the Plan Agent will be
purchasing stock for all participants in blocks and prorating the lower
commission thus attainable.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Shareholder may terminate
her or his participation in the Plan by notifying the Plan Agent in
writing. Such termination will be effective immediately if notice is
received by the Plan Agent not less than 10 days prior to any dividend
or distribution record date; otherwise such termination will be
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(e)<br>(Continued)</p>
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effective, with respect to any subsequent
dividend or distributions, on the first trading day after the dividend
or distribution paid for such record date shall have been credited to
such Shareholder's account. The Plan may be terminated by the
Plan Agent or the Fund with respect to any voluntary cash payments made
or any dividend or distributions paid subsequent to the notice of
termination in writing mailed to the Shareholders at least 90 days
prior to the annual contribution date, in the case of voluntary cash
payments, or the record date for the payment of any dividend or
distribution by the Fund. Upon any termination, the Plan Agent will
cause a certificate or certificates for the full shares held for a
Shareholder under the Plan and cash adjustment for any fraction to be
delivered to her or him.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;These terms and conditions may
be amended or supplemented by the Plan Agent or the Fund at any time or
times but, except when necessary or appropriate to comply with
applicable law or the rules or policies of the Securities and Exchange
Commission or any other regulatory authority, only by mailing to the
Shareholders appropriate written notice at least 90 days prior to the
effective date thereof. The amendment or supplement shall be deemed to
be accepted by the Shareholders unless, prior to the effective date
thereof, the Plan Agent receives written notice of the termination of a
Shareholder's account under the Plan. Any such amendment may
include an appointment by the Plan Agent in its place and stead of a
successor Plan Agent under these terms and conditions, with full power
and authority to perform all or any of the acts to be performed by the
Plan Agent under these terms and conditions. Upon any such appointment
of a successor Plan Agent for the purpose of receiving dividends and
distributions, the Fund will be authorized to pay to such successor
Plan Agent, for the Shareholders' accounts, all dividends and
distributions payable on the shares of common stock held in the
Shareholders' name or under the Plan for retention or application
by such successor Plan Agent as provided in these terms and
conditions.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan Agent shall at all times act in
good faith and agree to use its best efforts within reasonable limits
to ensure the accuracy of all services performed under this Plan and to
comply with applicable law, but assumes no responsibility and shall not
be liable for loss or damage due to errors unless such error is caused
by its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or that of its
employees.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: right; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">EXHIBIT(g)(1)</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">INVESTMENT
ADVISORY AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Agreement, dated as of March
19, 2004 between THE CHINA FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation (the
"Fund"), and Martin Currie Inc., a company
incorporated in Scotland, and regulated in the conduct of its
investment business by the Financial Services Authority of the United
Kingdom, the regulator for financial services institutions in the
United Kingdom (the "FSA") (the
"Investment Manager").</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">WHEREAS, the
Fund is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company
registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the "1940 Act"), shares of common stock of
which are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">WHEREAS, the Fund's investment objective is long-term
capital appreciation which it seeks to achieve by investing primarily
in equity securities of China companies (as that term is defined in the
Prospectus, dated July 10, 1992 (the
"Prospectus") contained in the Fund's
Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 33-47965) (the
"Registration Statement")). The Fund is also
permitted to invest, pursuant to an amendment to the Fund's
investment policies adopted by the Fund's Board of Directors, up
to 10% of its net assets in companies located in Taiwan; and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">WHEREAS, the Fund and Martin Currie Global Investors Ltd. are party
to an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement dated as of June 30,
2001 (the "Original Agreement") and the
parties now wish to terminate the Original Agreement and enter into
this Agreement; and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">WHEREAS, the Fund desires to retain the
Investment Manager to render investment management services with
respect to the Fund's assets other than those Fund assets
invested in direct investments (as that term is defined below), and the
Investment Manager is willing to render such services.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereafter
contained, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties hereto as
follows:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Appointment of Investment Manager.</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund hereby employs the Investment
Manager for the period and on the terms and conditions set forth
herein, subject at all times to the supervision of the Board of
Directors of the Fund, to:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other than
with respect to the portion of the Fund's assets invested in
direct investments, make all investment decisions for the assets of the
Fund (the "Listed Assets") and to manage the
investment and reinvestment of the Listed Assets in accordance with the
investment objective and policies of the Fund set forth in the
Fund's Prospectus, and as such investment objective and policies
are amended from time to time by the Fund's Board of Directors,
and subject always to the restrictions of the Fund's Articles of
Incorporation and By-Laws, as amended or restated from time to time,
the provisions of the 1940 Act. Should the Board of Directors for the
Fund at any time make any definite determination as to investment
policy and notify the Investment Manager thereof, the Investment
Manager shall be bound by such determination for the period, if any,
specified in such notice or until similarly notified that such
determination has been revoked. The Investment Manager shall vote the
Fund's proxies in connection with its direct investments, in
accordance with the Fund's proxy voting policies which may be
amended from time to time by the Board and communicated to the
Investment Manager. The Investment Manager shall make such reports to
the Board concerning such proxy voting as the Board may deem necessary
or advisable. It is understood and acknowledged that no assurance has
been or can be provided that the investment objective of the Fund can
or will be achieved. The Investment Manager shall take, on behalf of
the Fund, all actions which it deems necessary to implement the
investment policies of the Fund applicable to the Fund's Listed
Assets and, with respect to the Fund's Listed Assets, to place
all orders for the purchase or sale of portfolio securities for
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the Fund with brokers or dealers selected by
it, and in connection therewith, the Investment Manager is authorized
as agent of the Fund to give instructions to the custodians from time
to time of the Fund's Listed Assets as to deliveries of
securities and payments of cash for the account of the Fund. In
connection with the selection of such brokers or dealers and the
placing of such orders, the Investment Manager is directed at all times
to seek to use its best efforts to obtain for the Fund the most
favorable net results available ("best
execution"). In using its best efforts to obtain for the
Fund best execution, the Investment Manager shall consider all factors
it deems relevant, including, by way of illustration, price, the size
of the transaction, the nature of the market security, the amount of
the commission, the timing of the transaction taking into account
market prices and trends, the reputation, experience and financial
stability of the broker or dealer involved and the quality of service
rendered by the broker or dealer in other transaction. Subject to such
policies as the Fund may communicate to the Investment Manager in
writing, the Investment Manager shall not be deemed to have acted
unlawfully or to have breached any duty created by this Agreement
solely by reason of its having caused the Fund to pay a broker or
dealer that provides brokerage and research services to the Investment
Manager or its affiliates an amount of commission for effecting a
portfolio investment transaction in excess of the amount of commission
another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that
transaction, if the Investment Manager determines in good faith that
such amount of commission was reasonable. Subject to these requirements
and the provision of the 1940 Act, the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and any other applicable provisions of law, nothing shall prohibit
the Investment Manager from selecting brokers or dealers with which it
or the Fund is affiliated;</p>
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make available to the Fund pertinent research and statistical data;
and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maintain or cause to be maintained
for the Fund all books and records required under the 1940 Act, to the
extent that such books and records are not maintained or furnished by
administrators, custodians or other agents of the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Investment Manager accepts such
appointment and agrees during the term of this Agreement to render such
services, to permit any of its directors, officers or employees to
serve without compensation as directors or officers of the Fund if
elected to such positions and to assume the obligations herein for the
compensation herein provided. The Investment Manager shall for all
purposes herein provided be deemed to be an independent contractor, and
unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, shall have no
authority to act for or represent the Fund in any way or otherwise be
deemed an agent of the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund
and the Investment Manager hereby acknowledge that the Fund has
allocated 25% of the net proceeds of the Offering (as defined in
the Prospectus) less 25% of the aggregate repurchase price of
any shares of the Fund's Common Stock repurchased by the Fund to
direct investments; provided, however, that such allocation shall be
subject to review and modification by the Board of Directors of the
Fund (the "Direct Investment Amount"). The
portion of the Direct Investment Amount as is actually invested in
direct investments shall be managed by such entity as may be appointed
by the Fund to manage the assets of the Fund other than the Listed
Assets (the "Direct Investment Manager") in
accordance with the terms of a separate investment management and
advisory services agreement entered into by and between the Fund and
the Direct Investment Manager (the "Direct Investment
Management Agreement"). The portion of the Direct
Investment Amount as is not actually invested in direct investments
shall be treated as Listed Assets to be managed by the Investment
Manager pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. For purposes of the
Agreement, a "direct investment" is any
investment made under the direction of the Direct Investment Manager,
which as of the date of this Agreement, consists of Captive Finance
Limited, Tomoike Industrial Limited, and Siu Fung Ceramics Concepts
Ltd. Whenever the Direct Investment Manager shall recommend the
investment of Fund assets in a direct investment, the Direct Investment
Manager shall notify the Investment Manager as to the amount of Fund
assets sought to be invested in such direct investment, and the
Investment Manager shall, within ten business days thereafter (or such
other period of time as the Fund may direct in writing, but such period
may not be less than 10 business days), liquidate sufficient
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portfolio securities to realize such amount
and make the net proceeds thereof available for investment in such
direct investment. Upon the sale of a direct investment, the Direct
Investment Manager shall make the net proceeds thereof available as
soon as reasonably practicable for investment pursuant to this
Agreement by the Investment Manager.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Compensation</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For the services and facilities
described in Section 1, the Fund agrees to pay in United States dollars
to the Investment Manager, a fee in accordance with the schedule set
forth as Exhibit A hereto. For the month and year in which this
Agreement becomes effective or terminates, there shall be an
appropriate proration on the basis of the number of days that this
Agreement is in effect during such month and year, respectively.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Investment in Fund Stock</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Investment
Manager agrees that it will not make a short sale of any capital stock
of the Fund, or purchase any share of the capital stock of the
Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Non-Exclusivity of Services</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing
herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Investment Manager or any
of its affiliates from providing investment advisory services to, or
entering into investment advisory agreements with, any other clients
(including other registered investment companies), including clients
which may invest in Chinese equity securities, so long as the
Investment Manager's services to the Fund pursuant to this
Agreement are not materially impaired thereby. The Investment Manager
is not obligated to purchase or sell for the Fund any security which
the Investment Manager or its affiliates may purchase or sell for their
own accounts or other clients.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Standard of Care;
Indemnification</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Investment Manager may rely on
information reasonably believed by it to be accurate and reliable.
Neither the Investment Manager nor its officers, directors, employees,
agents or controlling persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) shall be
subject to any liability for any act or omission, error of judgment or
mistake of law, or for any loss suffered by the Fund, in the course of,
connected with or arising out of any services to be rendered hereunder,
except by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence
on the part of the Investment Manager in the performance of its duties
or by reason of reckless disregard on the part of the Investment
Manager of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. Any person,
even though also employed by the Investment Manager, who may be or
become an employee of the Fund shall be deemed, when acting within the
scope of his employment by the Fund, to be acting in such employment
solely for the Fund and not as an employee or agent of the Investment
Manager. In no event will the Investment Manager have any
responsibility for any portion of the Fund other than the Listed Assets
or for the acts or omissions of the Direct Investment Manager or any
other adviser of the Fund. In particular, the Investment Manager shall
have no responsibility for the Fund's being in violation of any
applicable law or regulation or investment policy or restriction or
instruction applicable to the Fund as a whole or for the Fund's
failing to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), if the Fund's holding of the
Listed Assets is such that the Listed Assets would not be in such
violation or if the Fund would not fail to qualify if the Listed Assets
were deemed a separate series of the Fund or a separate
"regulated investment company" under the
Code.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Investment Manager, its officers, directors, employees, agents,
shareholders, controlling persons or other affiliates (each an
"Indemnified Party"), for any losses, costs
and expenses incurred or suffered by any Indemnified Party arising from
any action, proceeding or claims which may be brought against such
Indemnified Party in connection with the performance or non-performance
in good faith of its functions under this Agreement, except losses,
costs and expenses resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or
gross negligence in the performance of such Indemnified Party's
duties or from reckless disregard on the part of such Indemnified Party
of such Indemnified Party's obligations and duties under this
Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Allocation of Charges and
Expenses</u>.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Investment Manager
shall assume and pay for maintaining its staff and personnel, and shall
at its own expense provide the equipment, office space and facilities,
necessary to perform its obligations hereunder. The Investment Manager
shall pay the salaries and expenses of such of the Fund's
officers and employees and any fees and expenses of such of the
Fund's </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">3</p>
<br>
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<page>
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Directors who are directors, officers or
employees of the Investment Manager or any of its affiliates,
<u>provided</u>, <u>however</u>, that the Fund, and not the
Investment Manager, shall bear travel expenses or an appropriate
fraction thereof of Directors and officers of the Fund who are
directors, officers or employees of the Investment Manager to the
extent that such expenses relate to attendance at meetings of the Board
of Directors of the Fund or any committee thereof and <u>provided,
further</u>, that such expenses are incurred in accordance with the
Fund's travel policy.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition
to the fee of the Investment Manager, the Fund shall assume and pay the
following expenses: fees of the Direct Investment Manager; legal fees
and expenses of counsel to the Fund; auditing and accounting expenses;
taxes and governmental fees; New York Stock Exchange listing fees; dues
and expenses incurred in connection with membership in investment
company organizations; fees and expenses of the Fund's custodian,
sub-custodian, transfer agents and registrars; fees and expenses with
respect to administration, except as may be herein expressly provided
otherwise; expenses for portfolio pricing services by a pricing agent,
if any; expenses of preparing share certificates and other expenses in
connection with the issuance, offering and underwriting of shares
issued by the Fund; expenses relating to investor and public relations;
expenses of registering or qualifying securities of the Fund for public
sale; freight, insurance and other charges in connection with the
shipment of the Fund's portfolio securities; brokerage
commissions or other costs of acquiring or disposing of any portfolio
holding of the Fund; expenses of preparation and distribution of
reports, notices and dividends to shareholders; expenses of the
Fund's dividend reinvestment and cash purchase plan; costs of
stationery; any litigation expenses; and costs of stockholder's
and other meetings.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Potential Conflicts of
Interest</u>.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to applicable
statutes and regulations, it is understood that directors, officers or
agents of the Fund are or may be interested in the Investment Manager
as directors, officers, employees, agents, shareholders or otherwise,
and that the directors, officers, employees, agents or shareholders of
the Investment Manager may be interested in the Fund as a director,
officer, agent or otherwise.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the
Investment Manager considers the purchase or sale of securities for the
Fund and other advisory clients of the Investment Manager at or about
the same time, transactions in such securities will be made for the
Fund and such other clients in accordance with the Investment
Manager's trade allocation procedures, as may be amended from
time to time and approved by the Board of Directors of the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Compliance with FSA requirements</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In order for
the Investment Manager to comply with the requirements of the FSA, the
Fund and the Investment Manager will execute a Terms of Business
Letter, as such term is defined under the FSA rules. The Terms of
Business Letter will serve as the Fund's acknowledgement that the
Investment Manager has made to the Fund certain prescribed disclosures
as required by the FSA.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Duration and
Termination</u>.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement shall
be effective for a period of two years from the date hereof and will
continue in effect from year to year thereafter, provided that such
continuance is specifically approved at least annually by (i) a
majority of the members of the Fund's Board of Directors who are
neither parties to this Agreement nor interested persons of the Fund or
of the Investment Manager or of any entity regularly furnishing
investment advisory services with respect to the Fund pursuant to an
agreement with the Investment Manager, cast in person at a meeting
called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (ii) separately
by the Fund's Board of Directors (all Directors voting) or by
vote of a majority of the Fund's outstanding voting
securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement may
nevertheless be terminated at any time, without payment of penalty by
the Investment Manager or by the Fund acting pursuant to a vote of its
Board of Directors or by vote of a majority of the Fund's
outstanding securities upon sixty (60) days' written notice. This
Agreement shall automatically be terminated in the event of its
assignment, <u>provided</u>, <u>however</u>, that a transaction
which does not, in accordance with the 1940 Act, result in a
</p>
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<br>
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<br>
<page>
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change of actual control or management of the
Investment Manager's business shall not be deemed to be an
assignment for the purposes of this Agreement. This Agreement shall
also be automatically terminated if the Investment Manager ceases to be
a member of the FSA or any successor organization. In addition, this
Agreement shall be terminated upon proper notice if the Investment
Manager is required to terminate the Agreement on the FSA's
instructions.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Termination of this
Agreement shall not (i) affect the right of the Investment Manager to
receive payments of any unpaid balance of the compensation described in
Section 2 earned prior to such termination, or (ii) extinguish the
Investment Manager's right of indemnification under Section
5.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">As used herein, the terms
"interested person,"
"assignment," and "vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities" shall have
the meanings set forth in the 1940 Act.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Amendment</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement may be amended by
mutual agreement if required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law,
provided, that, any such amendment shall only become effective after
the affirmative vote of (i) the holders of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (ii) a majority of the
members of the Fund's Board of Directors who are not interested
persons of the Fund or of the Investment Manager, cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Governing Law</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York, <u>provided</u>, <u>however</u>, that nothing herein
shall be construed in a manner inconsistent with the 1940 Act.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Notices</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any communication hereunder must be
in writing and must be made by letter, telex or facsimile. Any
communication or document to be made or delivered by one person to
another pursuant to this Agreement shall (unless that other person has
by fifteen (15) days' notice to the other specified another
address) be made or delivered to that other person at the following
relevant address:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If to the Investment Manager:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:43pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Martin Currie Inc.<br> Saltire Court<br> 20 Castle
Terrace<br> Edinburgh<br> EH12ES<br> Attention: Julian
Livingston<br> Telephone No.: 44-131-229-5252<br> Facsimile No.:
44-131-222-2553</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">With copies to:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:43pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Ropes and
Gray<br> One International Place<br> Boston, MA 02110<br> Attention:
J.B. Kittredge, Jr.<br> Telephone No.: 617-951-7000<br> Facsimile
No.: 617-951-7050</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">If to the Fund:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:43pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The China
Fund, Inc.<br> c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company<br> P.O. Box
1713<br> Boston, Massachusetts 02105<br>Attention: Ann Casey<br>
Telephone No.: 617-662-2797<br> Facsimile No.: 617-662-3732</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">5</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">With copies to:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:43pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Clifford
Chance US LLP<br>200 Park Avenue<br> New York, New York
10166-0153<br> Attention: Leonard Mackey, Esq.<br> Telephone No.:
212-878-8000<br> Facsimile No.: 212-878-8375</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">and shall,
if made by letter, be deemed to have been received when delivered by
hand or if sent by mail within two days if both the sender and the
addressee are in Edinburgh and within 10 days if the sender and/or the
addressee are outside Edinburgh and the letter is sent by prepaid
airmail, and shall if made by telex be deemed to have been received
when acknowledged by the addressee's correct answer back code,
and shall, if sent by facsimile, be deemed to have been received upon
production of a transmission report by the machine from which the
facsimile was sent which indicates that the facsimile was sent in its
entirety to the facsimile number of the recipient and provided that a
hard copy of the notice so served by telex or facsimile was posted that
same days as the notice was served by electronic means.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Jurisdiction</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each party hereto irrevocably
agrees that any suit, action or proceeding against either of the
Investment Manager or the Fund arising out of or relating to this
Agreement shall be subject exclusively to the jurisdiction of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or
the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, and each
party hereto irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of each such court
in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding. Each party
hereto waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit,
action or proceeding in either such court, and waives any claim that
such suit, action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient
forum. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in
connection with any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy
thereof in English by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to
their respective addresses as set forth in the Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Representation and Warranty of the Investment
Manager</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Investment Manager represents and warrants that
it is duly registered as an investment adviser under the U.S.
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and that it will use its
reasonable efforts to maintain effective such registration during the
term of this Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">15.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Representation and Warranty
of the Fund</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund represents and warrants that it has
full legal right to enter into this Agreement and to perform the
obligations hereunder and that it has obtained all necessary consents
and approvals to enter into this Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">16.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Provision of Certain Information by the
Fund</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund shall furnish the Investment Manager with
copies of the Fund's Articles of Incorporation, By-laws and
Registration Statement on Form N-2, as amended or restated from time to
time, any press releases made by the Fund and any reports made by the
Fund to its shareholders, as soon as practicable after such documents
become available. The Fund shall not be bound by the terms of these
documents until delivered to the Investment Manager in accordance with
Section 11 herein. The Fund shall furnish the Investment Manager with
any further documents, materials or information that the Investment
Manager may reasonably request to enable it to perform its duties
pursuant to this Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">17.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Original Agreement
Terminated</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Original Agreement is terminated as of the
date hereof; provided that the Investment Manager under the Original
Agreement shall be entitled to receive all fees and other amounts as
shall have accrued through the date hereof.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">18.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Press
Releases, Reports, Other Disclosures</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any reports, press
releases or other disclosures made by the Fund which contain statements
of the Direct Investment Manager about the Investment Manager or about
the management of assets by the Investment Manager shall be subject to
the prior approval of the Investment Manager.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">19.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Severability</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If any provision of the
Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid or unenforceable, such finding shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the remaining portions of this Agreement.</p>
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<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">20.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Counterparts</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">21.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Captions</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The captions in this Agreement are
included for convenience of reference only and in no way define any of
the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or
effect.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this
Agreement by their officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and
year first written above.</p>
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French&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
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Name: Gary L. French<br> Title: President</td>
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Hall&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
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Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Tim Hall<br> Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President</td>
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shall receive a fee for its services under the Agreement, computed
weekly and payable monthly, at the annual rates as set forth
below:</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">0.70% of the first
$400,000,000 of the Fund's average weekly net assets consisting
of Listed Assets; and</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">0.50% of
the Fund's average weekly net assets for all Listed Assets in
excess of $400,000,000.</td>
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shall be determined in the manner provided in the Fund's
Registration Statement on Form N-2.</p>
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                     DIRECT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
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     Agreement, effective as of June 15, 2001, by and between THE CHINA FUND,
INC., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund") and ASIAN DIRECT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, a
company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands ("ADCM" or the "Direct
Investment Manager").

     WHEREAS, the Fund is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment
company registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the "1940 Act"), shares of common stock of which are registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and

     WHEREAS, the Fund's investment objective is long-term capital appreciation
which it seeks to achieve by investing its assets primarily in equity securities
of China companies (as that term is defined in the Prospectus dated July 10,
1992, (the "Prospectus") contained in the Fund's Registration Statement on Form
N-2 (File No. 33-47965) (the "Registration Statement")). The Fund is also
permitted to invest, pursuant to an amendment to the Fund's investment policies
adopted by the Fund's Board of Directors, up to 10% of its net assets in
companies located in Taiwan; and

     WHEREAS, the Fund desires to retain the Direct Investment Manager to render
investment management services with respect to the Fund's assets invested in
direct investments (as that term is defined in the Prospectus), and the Direct
Investment Manager is willing to render such services.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereafter
contained, it is hereby agreed by and among the parties hereto as follows:

     1. Appointment of Direct Investment Manager. (a) The Fund hereby employs
the Direct Investment Manager for the period and on the terms and conditions set
forth herein, subject at all times to the supervision of the Board of Directors
of the Fund, to:

          (i) Manage the portion of the Fund's assets invested in direct
     investments, including furnishing advice and making recommendations
     regarding the purchase and sale of the Fund's assets allocated to direct
     investments, and making direct investments on behalf of the Fund in
     accordance with the investment objective and policies of the Fund, as set
     forth in the Prospectus and as such investment objective and policies are
     amended from time to time by the Board of Directors, and subject always to
     the restrictions of the Fund's Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, as
     amended or restated from time to time, the provisions of the 1940 Act and
     the Fund's investment objective and policies and investment limitations, as
     the same are set forth in the Prospectus. Should the Board of Directors of
     the Fund at any time make any definite determination as to investment
     policy and notify the Direct Investment Manager thereof, the Direct
     Investment Manager shall be bound by such determination for the period, if
     any, specified in such notice or until similarly notified that such
     determination has been revoked. The Direct Investment Manager shall take,
     on behalf of the Fund, all actions which it deems necessary to implement
     the investment policies of the Fund applicable to the Fund's direct
     investments and, with respect to the Fund's direct investments, to monitor
     the execution of transactions and the settlement and clearance of the
     Fund's securities transactions in direct investments. By and in connection
     therewith, the Direct Investment Manager is authorized as agent of the Fund
     to give instructions to the custodians from time to time of the Fund's
     direct investments as to deliveries of securities and payments of cash for
     the account of the Fund;

          (ii) Identify regulatory and other governmental requirements
     applicable to the Fund in connection with the Fund's direct investment
     program; and


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          (iii) Provide information regarding corporate actions, repatriation
     restrictions, currency restrictions and other matters as may be requested
     by the Fund.

          (b) The Direct Investment Manager accepts such employment and agrees
during the term of this Agreement to render such services, to permit any of its
directors, officers or employees to serve without compensation as directors or
officers of the Fund if elected to such positions and to assume the obligations
set forth herein for the compensation herein provided. The Direct Investment
Manager shall for all purposes herein provided be deemed to be an independent
contractor, and unless otherwise expressly provided or authorized, shall have no
authority to act for or represent the Fund in any way or otherwise be deemed an
agent of the Fund.

          (c) The Fund hereby acknowledges that it has allocated 25% of the net
proceeds of the Offering (as defined in the Prospectus) less 25% of the
aggregate repurchase price of any shares of the Fund's Common Stock repurchased
by the Fund to direct investments; provided, however, that such allocation shall
be subject to review and modification by the Board of Directors of the Fund and
that the Board of Directors shall advise the Direct Investment Manager in
writing prior to inception of the Direct Investment Manager's services under
this Agreement and upon any such modification of the aggregate amount of the
Fund's assets allocated to direct investments (the "Direct Investment Amount").
For purposes of determining the portion of the Fund's assets invested in direct
investments, such assets shall be valued at their cost (i.e., the amount
expended by the Fund to acquire them) rather than their then current value or on
such other basis as may be agreed by the Direct Investment Manager and the Fund.
Such assets shall be managed by such entity as may be appointed by the Fund to
manage the assets of the Fund other than the Fund's direct investments (the
"Investment Manager") in accordance with the terms of a separate investment
management and advisory services agreement entered into by and between the Fund
and the Investment Manager (the "Management Agreement") prior to their
investment in direct investments. Whenever the Direct Investment Manager shall
recommend the investment of Fund assets in a direct investment, the Direct
Investment Manager shall notify the Investment Manager as to the amount of Fund
assets sought to be invested in such direct investment, and the Investment
Manager shall, within ten business days thereafter (or such other period of time
as the Fund may direct in writing), liquidate sufficient portfolio securities to
realize such amount and make the net proceeds thereof available for investment
in such direct investment. Upon the sale of a direct investment, the Direct
Investment Manager shall make the net proceeds thereof available as soon as
reasonably practicable for investment pursuant to the Management Agreement by
the Investment Manager.

     2. Compensation. For the services and facilities described in Section 1,
the Fund agrees to pay in United States dollars to the Direct Investment Manager
a fee computed weekly and payable monthly at an annual rate equal to the greater
of $300,000 or 2.2% of the average weekly value of the assets of the Fund
invested in direct investments.

     3. Non-Exclusivity of Services. Nothing herein shall be construed as
prohibiting the Direct Investment Manager from providing investment advisory
services to, or entering into investment advisory agreements with, any other
clients (including other registered investment companies), including clients
which may invest in direct investments in China companies (as defined in the
Prospectus), so long as the Direct Investment Manager's services to the Fund are
not impaired thereby.

     4. Standard of Care; Indemnification. The Direct Investment Manager may
rely on information reasonably believed by it to be accurate and reliable.
Neither the Direct Investment Manager nor its officers, directors, employees,
agents or controlling persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) shall be subject to
any liability for any act or omission, error of judgment or mistake of law, or
for any loss suffered by the Fund, in the course of, connected with or arising
out of any services to be rendered hereunder, except by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Direct Investment
Manager in the performance of its duties or by reason of reckless disregard on
the part of the Direct

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Investment Manager of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. Any
person, even though also employed by the Direct Investment Manager, who may be
or become an employee of the Fund shall be deemed, when acting within the scope
of his employment by the Fund, to be acting in such employment solely for the
Fund and not as an employee or agent of the Direct Investment Manager.

     The Fund agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Direct Investment
Manager, its officers, directors, employees, agents, shareholders, controlling
persons or other affiliates (each an "Indemnified Party"), for any losses, costs
and expenses incurred or suffered by any Indemnified Party arising from any
action, proceeding or claims which may be brought against such Indemnified Party
in connection with the performance or non-performance in good faith of its
functions under this Agreement, except losses, costs and expenses resulting from
willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of such
Indemnified Party's duties or from reckless disregard on the part of such
Indemnified Party of such Indemnified Party's obligations and duties under this
Agreement.

     5. Allocation of Charges and Expenses. The Direct Investment Manager shall
assume and pay for maintaining its staff and personnel, and shall at its own
expense provide the equipment, office space and facilities, necessary to perform
its obligations hereunder. The Direct Investment Manager shall pay the salaries
and expenses of such of the Fund's officers and employees and any fees and
expenses of such of the Fund's Directors who are directors, officers or
employees of the Direct Investment Manager or any of its affiliates, provided,
however, that the Fund, and not the Direct Investment Manager, shall bear travel
expenses or an appropriate fraction thereof of Directors and officers of the
Fund who are directors, officers or employees of the Direct Investment Manager
to the extent that such expenses relate to attendance at meetings of the Board
of Directors of the Fund or any committees thereof.

     6. Potential Conflicts of Interest. (a) Subject to applicable statutes and
regulations, it is understood that directors, officers or agents of the Fund are
or may be interested in the Direct Investment Manager as directors, officers,
employees, agents, shareholders or otherwise, and that the directors, officers,
employees, agents or shareholders of the Direct Investment Manager may be
interested in the Fund as a director, officer, agent or otherwise.

          (b) If the Direct Investment Manager considers the purchase or sale of
direct investments for the Fund and other advisory clients of the Direct
Investment Manager at or about the same time, transactions in such securities
will be made, insofar as feasible, for the Fund and such other clients in
accordance with guidelines adopted by the Board of Directors of the Fund.

     7. Effective Date, Duration and Termination. (a) This Agreement shall
become effective for a period of two years from the date hereof and will
continue in effect from year to year thereafter, provided that such continuance
is specifically approved at least annually by (i) a vote of a majority of the
members of the Fund's Board of Directors who are neither parties to this
Agreement nor interested persons of the Fund or of the Direct Investment Manager
or of any entity regularly furnishing investment advisory services with respect
to the Fund pursuant to an agreement with the Direct Investment Manager, cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (ii)
by vote of a majority of either the Fund's Board of Directors or the Fund's
outstanding voting securities.

          (b) This Agreement may nevertheless be terminated at any time without
payment of penalty by the Fund or by the Direct Investment Manager upon 60 days'
written notice or by vote of the Fund's stockholders. This Agreement shall
automatically be terminated in the event of its assignment, provided, however,
that a transaction which does not, in accordance with the 1940 Act, result in a
change

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of actual control or management of the Direct Investment Manager's business
shall not be deemed to be an assignment for the purposes of this Agreement.

          (c) Termination of this Agreement shall not (i) affect the right of
the Direct Investment Manager to receive payments of any unpaid balance of the
compensation described in Section 2 earned prior to such termination, or (ii)
extinguish the Direct Investment Manager's right of indemnification under
Section 4.

     As used herein, the terms "interested person," "assignment," and "vote of a
majority of the outstanding voting securities" shall have the meanings set forth
in the 1940 Act.

     8. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by mutual agreement, but only
after authorization of such amendment by the affirmative vote of (i) the holders
of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (ii) a
majority of the members of the Fund's Board of Directors who are not interested
persons of the Fund or of the Direct Investment Manager, cast in person at a
meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

     9. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York, provided, however, that nothing herein shall be
construed as being inconsistent with the 1940 Act.

     10. Notices. Any communication hereunder must be in writing and must be
made by letter, telex or facsimile. Any communication or document to be made or
delivered by one person to another pursuant to this Agreement shall (unless that
other person has by fifteen (15) days' notice to the other specified another
address) be made or delivered to that other person at the following relevant
address:



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     If to the Direct Investment Manager:

           Asian Direct Capital Management
           48th Floor, Bank of China Tower
           1 Garden Road
           Hong Kong
           Attention: Raymond Hood
           Facsimile No.: (852) 2103 0279
           Telephone No.: (852) 2103 0276

     With a copies to:

           State Street Global Advisors
           Two International Place- 34th Floor
           Boston, MA 02110
           Attention: Compliance
           Facsimile No.: (617) 664-6174

     If to the Fund:

                   The China Fund, Inc.
                   c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company
                   P.O. Box 1713 Boston, Massachusetts 02105
                   Attention: Ann Casey
                   Facsimile No.: (617) 662-3732
                   Telephone No.: (617) 662-2797

     With a copy to:

                   Clifford Chance Rogers & Wells LLP
                   200 Park Avenue
                   New York, New York 10166
                   U.S.A.
                   Attention: Leonard B. Mackey, Jr.
                   Facsimile No.: (212) 878-8375
                   Telephone No.: (212) 878-8000


If to the Investment Manager:   Contact Information to be provided in writing by
                                the Fund to the Direct Investment Manager from
                                time to time.

and shall, if made by letter, be deemed to have been received when delivered by
hand or if sent by mail, within two days if both the sender and the addressee
are in Hong Kong and, within 10 days, if the sender and/or the addressee are
outside Hong Kong and the letter is sent by prepaid airmail and shall, if sent
by facsimile, be deemed to have been received upon production of a transmission
report by the machine from which the facsimile was sent which indicates that the
facsimile was sent in its entirety to the facsimile number of the recipient and
provided that a hard copy of the notice so served by telex or facsimile was
posted the same day as the notice was served by electronic means.

     11. Jurisdiction. Each party hereto irrevocably agrees that any suit,
action or proceeding against either of the Direct Investment Manager or the Fund
arising out of or relating to this Agreement

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shall be subject exclusively to the jurisdiction of the United States District
Court for the Southern District of New York or the Supreme Court of the State of
New York, New York County, and each party hereto irrevocably submits to the
jurisdiction of each such court in connection with any such suit, action or
proceeding. Each party hereto waives any objection to the laying of venue of any
such suit, action or proceeding in either such court, and waives any claim that
such suit, action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each
party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in connection with any
such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof in English by
registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to their respective addresses as
sat forth in this Agreement.

     12. Representation and Warranty of the Direct Investment Manager. ADCM
represents and warrants that (a) it is duly registered as an investment adviser
under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended; (b) that it will use
its reasonable efforts to maintain effective its registration during the term of
this Agreement; and (c) that it is eligible to manage the assets of the Fund
under the Companies Law of the Cayman Islands.

     13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     14. Captions. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience
of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof
or otherwise affect their construction or effect.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by their
officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first written above.

                                            THE CHINA FUND, INC.


                                            By: /s/ Ann M. Casey
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name:  Ann M. Casey
                                                Title: Secretary

                                            ASIAN DIRECT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT


                                            By: /s/ Raymond Hood
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name:  Raymond Hood
                                                Title: Managing Director






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(h)(1)</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">March 30,
2005</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The China Fund, Inc.<br>225 Franklin
Street<br>Boston, MA 02111</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Gentlemen:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">This
letter confirms the terms upon which the Board of Directors agrees to
engage Chatsworth Securities, LLC
("Chatsworth" or the "Financial
Advisor"), as the exclusive Financial Advisor for The
China Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") for the purpose
of raising equity by means of a Non-Transferable Rights Offering.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Section 1:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chatsworth Responsibilities as Financial
Advisor</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">As the Financial Advisor to the Board for the
Non-Transferable Rights Offering, Chatsworth's responsibilities
will include the following:</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Advise the
Board with regard to all matters relating to the Rights Offering. This
will include, but not be limited to, a detailed presentation providing
information concerning (1) relevant industry practices, (2) market
information on comparable non-transferable rights offering, and (3)
issues to be taken into consideration in order for the Board to make a
decision that is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders
as required by both the SEC and applicable fiduciary principles. (We
have already provided much of this advice.)</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Discuss relevant issues with the Board in
order to build a record to show that each Board member has understood
all such issues and carefully considered them.</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Advise the Board with the selection of
service providers for the Rights Offering and assist with the
negotiation of fee agreements for such service providers.</td>
</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Conduct all necessary due diligence.</td>
</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Advise and assist with the preparation of
the Rights Offering prospectus and all other documents to be filed with
the SEC.</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Advise the Board on the most
appropriate structure, timetable, pricing and all other issues relating
to a Rights Offering for The China Fund.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Advise on the announcement of the Rights
Offering.</td>
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</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Contact all institutional
shareholders to discuss the terms and conditions and reasons for the
Rights Offering. Advise on the selection of the Subscription Agent and
the Information Agent and work with them, as needed, with regard to
contacting the largest retail shareholders of the Fund.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Advise and assist the Board concerning all
issues relating to allocation and final pricing with regard to the
Primary Subscription Period, the Over-Subscription Privilege and the
25% Secondary-Oversubscription.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund recognizes and confirms that: (i) in performing these
services the Financial Advisor will be using and relying on publicly
available information and such other information as may be furnished to
them or approved by the Fund (collectively, the
"Information"); (ii) the Financial Advisor
does not assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the
Information; and (iii) the Financial Advisor is not responsible for
verifying the Information.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund shall be responsible for the
contents of any disclosure documents that are approved by the Fund used
in the offering of the Securities, and the Fund should maintain that
such documents will not, as of the date of any offer or sale of the
Securities, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made,
in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Financial Advisor agrees that (1) it
will not provide any person any information regarding the Fund other
than the Information, and (2) it will keep confidential any Information
that is not publicly available.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Section 2:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fees</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">For services provided hereunder, the Fund shall pay the Financial
Advisor the following compensation:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">One percent (1.00%)
of the total amount of gross proceeds raised, subject to a
"cap" such that total fees and expenses for
the rights offering (including the Chatsworth fee) will not exceed
1.2% of the total gross proceeds raised. Thus, the Chatsworth
fee will represent the difference between (a) 1.2% of the total
amount of the gross proceeds raised and (b) all other fees and expenses
incurred for the rights offering. In the event that the rights offering
is cancelled for any reason, then the Fund shall pay a flat fee of
$50,000 to Chatsworth Securities.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Section 3:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expenses</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition to any fees that may be payable to the Financial Advisor
hereunder, the Fund hereby agrees, from time to time upon request, to
reimburse the Financial Advisor for all reasonable out-of-pocket
marketing and traveling expenses incurred in connection with the Rights
Offering. All expenses to be reimbursed must be pre-approved by the
Fund, however such pre-approval will not be unreasonably withheld.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition, the Fund will bear all legal, consultancy, accounting,
printing and other expenses, if any.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Section
4:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund agrees to indemnify, defend
and hold harmless the Financial Advisor against any and all loss,
liability claim, damage, and expense whatsoever (including, but not
limited to, all expenses reasonably incurred in investigating,
preparing or defending against any litigation commenced or threatened,
or any claim whatsoever) arising out of the Fund's negligent
failure to discover any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
a material fact contained in the Information (as from time to time
amended and supplemented) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom
of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading; <u>provided</u>,
<u>however</u>, that the Fund shall not be liable in any such case to
the extent that any such loss, claim damage, or liability arises out of
or is based upon an untrue statement, or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission made in the Information, or such amendment
or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Fund by the Financial Advisor specifically
for use in the preparation thereof.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Financial Advisor agrees
that it will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Fund, any officer,
director, employee, and agent of any of the foregoing from and against
any loss, expense, claim, damage, or liability to which they may become
subject under any applicable securities law or otherwise (including but
not limited to any and all expenses reasonably incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced
or threatened, or any claim whatsoever), insofar as any such loss,
expense, claim, damage, liability, or actions in respect thereof arises
out of or is based on any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of any material fact or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading made by the Financial Advisor other
than in reliance upon and consistent with the Information.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Section 5:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Termination of Engagement</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Financial
Advisor's engagement hereunder may be terminated by either the
Fund or the Financial Advisor at any time; with or without cause, upon
30 days' written advice to the other party; <u>provided</u>,
<u>however</u>, that if the Fund terminates this engagement without
cause, the Financial Advisor will be entitled to its full fee under
Section 2 hereof in the event that any time prior to expiration of one
year after such termination a non-transferable rights offering for the
Fund is consummated; and <u>provided</u>, <u>further</u>, the
provisions of Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall survive such
termination.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">2</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund understands and agrees that all
advice (written or oral) given by the Financial Advisor to the Fund in
connection with the Financial Advisor's engagement hereunder is
intended solely for the Fund's benefit and use, and that no such
advice shall be used, reproduced, disseminated, quoted or referred to
any time, in any manner or for any purpose, nor shall any public
reference be made to the Financial Advisor except with the Financial
Advisor's prior written consent and except that the Fund shall
make such reference to the Financial Advisor in the Registration
Statement regarding the rights offering it files with the Securities
and Exchange Commission as is required under the Rules of the
Commission.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating
to this contract or the breach thereof shall be settled by arbitration
before a single arbitrator in accordance with the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association at a hearing
to be held at Stamford, Connecticut, and judgment upon an award
rendered by the Arbitrator may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction thereof.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Additionally, the Fund agrees that in the
event of non-payment of fees or expenses due to the Financial Advisor
under this agreement that the Fund will pay for the cost of collection
including reasonable attorney's fees.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Please confirm that
the foregoing is in accordance with your understandings and agreements
with the Financial Advisor by signing the duplicate copy of this letter
and returning the same to the undersigned, thereby constituting this a
binding agreement between us and our respective successors and assigns
to remain in effect for a period of one year from the date of the
execution hereof or as later modified and agreed to by the parties.</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: 6pt" valign="top" align="left">Sincerely,</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: 6pt" valign="top" align="left"><u>/s/ Lee M.
Gerkin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: -7pt" valign="top" align="left">Lee
M. Gerkin<br>Managing Director<br>Chatsworth Securities LLC</td>
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<u>/s/
Gary L.
French&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
</p>
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L. French<br>President<br>The China Fund,
Inc.</p>
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                                                                  EXHIBIT (J)(1)



                               CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
                                     Between
                              THE CHINA FUND, INC.
                                       and
                       STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY





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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.   Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It.....................1


2.   Duties of the  Custodian  with  Respect to  Property of the Fund
     Held By the Custodian in the United States................................1

     2.1    Holding Securities.................................................1
     2.2    Delivery of Securities.............................................2
     2.3    Registration of Securities.........................................4
     2.4    Bank Accounts......................................................4
     2.5    Availability of Federal Funds......................................5
     2.6    Collection of Income...............................................5
     2.7    Payment of Fund Monies.............................................5
     2.8    Liability for Payment in Advance of Receipt of
            Securities Purchased...............................................7
     2.9    Appointment of Agents..............................................7
     2.10   Deposit of Securities in Securities Systems........................7
     2.10A  Fund Assets Held in the Custodian's Direct Paper System............9
     2.11   Segregated Account.................................................9
     2.12   Ownership Certificates for Tax Purposes...........................10
     2.13   Proxies...........................................................10
     2.14   Communications Relating to Fund Portfolio Securities..............10
     2.15   Reports to Fund by Independent Public Accountants.................11

3.   Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Fund
     Held Outside of the United States........................................11

     3.1    Appointment of Foreign Sub-Custodians.............................11
     3.2    Assets to be Held.................................................11
     3.3    Foreign Securities Depositories...................................11
     3.4    Segregation of Securities.........................................12
     3.5    Agreements with Foreign Banking Institutions......................12
     3.6    Access of Independent Accountants of the Fund.....................12
     3.7    Reports by Custodian..............................................12
     3.8    Transactions in Foreign Custody Account...........................13
     3.9    Liability of Foreign Sub-Custodians...............................13
     3.10   Liability of Custodian............................................13
     3.11   Reimbursement for Advances........................................14
     3.12   Monitoring Responsibilities.......................................14
     3.13   Branches of U.S. Banks............................................14

4.   Proper Instructions......................................................15

5.   Actions Permitted Without Express Authority..............................15

6.   Evidence of Authority....................................................16

7.   Duties of Custodian with Respect to the Books of Account and
     Calculation of Net Asset Value and Net Income............................16

8.   Records..................................................................16


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9.   Opinion of Fund's Independent Accountant.................................17

10.  Compensation of Custodian................................................17

11.  Responsibility of Custodian..............................................17

12.  Effective Period, Termination and Amendment..............................18

13.  Successor Custodian......................................................19

14.  Interpretive and Additional Provisions...................................19

15.  Massachusetts Law to Apply...............................................20

16.  Prior Contracts..........................................................20

1.   PORTFOLIO AND FUND ACCOUNTING............................................22

II.  CUSTODY..................................................................22

A.   Holding Fees (basis points per portfolio per annum):.....................22

B.   TRANSACTION CHARGES (US dollars):........................................23

III. PRICING SERVICE..........................................................23

IV.  SPECIAL SERVICES.........................................................24

V.   OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES...................................................24






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                               CUSTODIAN CONTRACT
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         This Contract between The China Fund, Inc., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of Maryland, having its principal place of business at
405 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, 10174, hereinafter called the "Fund",
and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company, having
its principal place of business at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts,
02110, hereinafter called the "Custodian",

         WITNESSETH: That in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.       Employment of Custodian and Property to be Held by It

         The Fund hereby employs the Custodian as the custodian of its assets,
including securities it desires to be held in places within the United States
("domestic securities") and securities it desires to be held outside the United
States ("foreign securities") pursuant to resolutions adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Fund. The Fund agrees to deliver to the Custodian all
securities and cash owned by it, and all payments of income, payments of
principal or capital distributions received by it with respect to all securities
owned by the Fund from time to time, and the cash consideration received by it
for such new or treasury shares of capital stock, $0.01 par value, ("Shares") of
the Fund as may be issued or sold from time to time. The Custodian shall not be
responsible for any property of the Fund held or received by the Fund and not
delivered to the Custodian.

         Upon receipt of "Proper Instructions" (within the meaning of Article
4), the Custodian shall from time to time employ one or more sub-custodians
located in the United States, but only in accordance with an applicable vote by
the Board of Directors of the Fund, and provided that the Custodian shall have
no more or less responsibility or liability to the Fund on account of any
actions or omissions of any sub-custodian so employed than any such
sub-custodian has to the Custodian. The Custodian may employ as sub-custodians
for the Fund's securities and other assets the foreign banking institutions and
foreign securities depositories designated in Schedule "A" hereto but only in
accordance with the provisions of Article 3.

2.       Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Fund Held By
the Custodian in the United States

2.1      Holding Securities. The Custodian shall hold and physically segregate
         for the account of the Fund all non-cash property, to be held by it in
         the United States, including all domestic securities owned by the Fund,
         other than securities which are maintained pursuant to Section 2.10 in
         a



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         clearing agency which acts as a securities depository or in a
         book-entry system authorized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury,
         collectively referred to herein as "Securities System" and (b)
         commercial paper of an issuer for which State Street Bank and Trust
         Company acts as issuing and paying agent ("Direct Paper") which is
         deposited and/or maintained in the Direct Paper System of the Custodian
         pursuant to Section 2.10A.

2.2      Delivery of Securities. The Custodian shall release and deliver
         domestic securities owned by the Fund held by the Custodian or in a
         Securities System account of the Custodian or in the Custodian's Direct
         Paper book entry system account ("Direct Paper Account") only upon
         receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be continuing instructions
         when deemed appropriate by the parties, and only in the following
         cases:

                  1)     Upon sale of such securities for the account of the
                         Fund and receipt of payment therefor;

                  2)     Upon the receipt of payment in connection with any
                         repurchase agreement related to such securities entered
                         into by the Fund;

                  3)     In the case of a sale effected through a Securities
                         System, in accordance with the provisions of Section
                         2.10 hereof;

                  4)     To the depository agent in connection with tender or
                         other similar offers for portfolio securities of the
                         Fund;

                  5)     To the issuer thereof or its agent when such securities
                         are called, redeemed, retired or otherwise become
                         payable; provided that, in any such case, the cash or
                         other consideration is to be delivered to the
                         Custodian;

                  6)     To the issuer thereof, or its agent, for transfer into
                         the name of the Fund or into the name of any nominee or
                         nominees of the Custodian or into the name or nominee
                         name of any agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.9 or
                         into the name or nominee name of any sub-custodian
                         appointed pursuant to Article 1; or for exchange for a
                         different number of bonds, certificates or other
                         evidence representing the same aggregate face amount or
                         number of units; provided that, in any such case, the
                         new securities are to be delivered to the Custodian;

                  7)     Upon the sale of such securities for the account of the
                         Fund, to the broker or its clearing agent, against a
                         receipt, for examination in accordance with "street
                         delivery" custom; provided that in any such case, the
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                         responsibility or liability for any loss arising from
                         the delivery of such securities prior to receiving
                         payment for such securities except as may arise from
                         the Custodian's own negligence or willful misconduct;

                  8)     For exchange or conversion pursuant to any plan of
                         merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization
                         or readjustment of the securities of the issuer of such
                         securities, or pursuant to provisions for conversion
                         contained in such securities, or pursuant to any
                         deposit agreement; provided that, in any such case, the
                         new securities and cash, if any, are to be delivered to
                         the Custodian;

                  9)     In the case of warrants, rights or similar securities,
                         the surrender thereof in the exercise of such warrants,
                         rights or similar securities or the surrender of
                         interim receipts or temporary securities for definitive
                         securities; provided that, in any such case, the new
                         securities and cash, if any, are to be delivered to the
                         Custodian;

                  10)    For delivery in connection with any loans of securities
                         made by the Fund, but only against receipt of adequate
                         collateral as agreed upon from time to time by the
                         Custodian and the Fund, which may be in the form of
                         cash or obligations issued by the United States
                         government, its agencies or instrumentalities, except
                         that in connection with any loans for which collateral
                         is to be credited to the Custodian's account in the
                         book-entry system authorized by the U.S. Department of
                         the Treasury, the Custodian will not be held liable or
                         responsible for the delivery of securities owned by the
                         Fund prior to the receipt of such collateral;

                  11)    For delivery as security in connection with any
                         borrowings by the Fund requiring a pledge of assets by
                         the Fund, but only against receipt of amounts borrowed;

                  12)    For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any
                         agreement among the Fund, the Custodian and a
                         broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange
                         Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and a member of The
                         National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
                         ("NASD"), relating to compliance with the rules of The
                         Options Clearing Corporation and of any registered
                         national securities exchange, or of any similar
                         organization or organizations, regarding escrow or
                         other arrangements in connection with transactions by
                         the Fund;

                  13)    For delivery in accordance with the provisions of any
                         agreement among the Fund, the Custodian, and a Futures
                         Commission Merchant registered under the


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                         Commodity Exchange Act, relating to compliance with the
                         rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
                         and/or any Contract Market, or any similar organization
                         or organizations, regarding account deposits in
                         connection with transactions by the Fund;

                  14)    For any other proper corporate purpose, but only upon
                         receipt of, in addition to Proper Instructions, a
                         certified copy of a resolution of the Board of
                         Directors or of the Executive Committee signed by an
                         officer of the Fund and certified by the Secretary or
                         an Assistant Secretary, specifying the securities to be
                         delivered, setting forth the purpose for which such
                         delivery is to be made, declaring such purpose to be a
                         proper corporate purpose, and naming the person or
                         persons to whom delivery of such securities shall be
                         made.

2.3      Registration of Securities. Domestic securities held by the Custodian
         (other than bearer securities) shall be the registered in the name of
         the Fund or in the name of any nominee of the Fund or of any nominee of
         the Custodian which nominee shall be assigned exclusively to the Fund,
         unless the Fund has authorized in writing the appointment of a nominee
         to be used in common with other registered investment companies having
         the same investment adviser as the Fund, or in the name or nominee name
         of any agent appointed pursuant to Section 2.9 or in the name or
         nominee name of any sub-custodian appointed pursuant to Article 1. All
         securities accepted by the Custodian on behalf of the Fund under the
         terms of this Contract shall be in "street name" or other good delivery
         form. If, however, the Fund directs the Custodian to maintain
         securities in "street name", the Custodian shall utilize its best
         efforts only to timely collect income due the Fund on such securities
         and to notify the Fund on a best efforts basis only of relevant
         corporate actions including, without limitation, pendency of calls,
         maturities, tender or exchange offers.

2.4      Bank Accounts. The Custodian shall open and maintain a separate bank
         account or accounts in the United States in the name of the Fund,
         subject only to draft or order by the Custodian acting pursuant to the
         terms of this Contract, and shall hold in such account or accounts,
         subject to the provisions hereof, all cash received by it from or for
         the account of the Fund, other than cash maintained by the Fund in a
         bank account established and used in accordance with Rule 17f-3 under
         the Investment Company Act of 1940. Funds held by the Custodian for the
         Fund may be deposited by it to its credit as Custodian in the Banking
         Department of the Custodian or in such other banks or trust companies
         as it may in its discretion deem necessary or desirable; provided,
         however, that every such bank or trust company shall be qualified to
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         Investment Company Act of 1940 and that each such bank or trust company
         and the funds to be deposited with each such bank or trust company
         shall be approved by vote of a majority of the Board of Directors of
         the Fund. Such funds shall be deposited by the Custodian in its
         capacity as Custodian and shall be withdrawable by the Custodian only
         in that capacity.

2.5      Availability of Federal Funds. Upon mutual agreement between the Fund
         and the Custodian, the Custodian shall, upon the receipt of Proper
         Instructions, make federal funds available to the Fund as of specified
         times agreed upon from time to time by the Fund and the Custodian in
         the amount of checks received in payment for Shares of the Fund which
         are deposited into the Fund's account.

2.6      Collection of Income. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, the
         Custodian shall collect on a timely basis all income and other payments
         with respect to United States registered securities held hereunder to
         which the Fund shall be entitled either by law or pursuant to custom in
         the securities business, and shall collect on a timely basis all income
         and other payments with respect to United States bearer securities if,
         on the date of payment by the issuer, such securities are held by the
         Custodian or its agent thereof and shall credit such income, as
         collected, to the Fund's custodian account. Without limiting the
         generality of the foregoing, the Custodian shall detach and present for
         payment all coupons and other income items requiring presentation as
         and when they become due and shall collect interest when due on
         securities held hereunder. Income due the Fund on United States
         securities loaned pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.2 (10) shall
         be the responsibility of the Fund. The Custodian will have no duty or
         responsibility in connection therewith, other than to provide the Fund
         with such information or data as may be necessary to assist the Fund in
         arranging for the timely delivery to the Custodian of the income to
         which the Fund is properly entitled.

2.7      Payment of Fund Monies. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, which may
         be continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, the
         Custodian shall pay out monies of the Fund in the following cases only:

                  1)     Upon the purchase of domestic securities, options,
                         futures contracts or options on futures contracts for
                         the account of the Fund but only (a) against the
                         delivery of such securities or evidence of title to
                         such options, futures contracts or options on futures
                         contracts to the Custodian (or any bank, banking firm
                         or trust company doing business in the United States or
                         abroad which is qualified under the Investment Company
                         Act of 1940, as amended, to act as a custodian and has
                         been designated by the Custodian as its agent for this
                         purpose) registered in the


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                         name of the Fund or in the name of a nominee of the
                         Custodian referred to in Section 2.3 hereof or in
                         proper form for transfer; (b) in the case of a purchase
                         effected through a Securities System, in accordance
                         with the conditions set forth in Section 2.10 hereof;
                         (c) in the case of a purchase involving the Direct
                         Paper System, in accordance with the conditions set
                         forth in Section 2.10A; (d) in the case of repurchase
                         agreements entered into between the Fund and the
                         Custodian, or another bank, or a broker-dealer which is
                         a member of NASD, (i) against delivery of the
                         securities either in certificate form or through an
                         entry crediting the Custodian's account at the Federal
                         Reserve Bank with such securities or (ii) against
                         delivery of the receipt evidencing purchase by the Fund
                         of securities owned by the Custodian along with written
                         evidence of the agreement by the Custodian to
                         repurchase such securities from the Fund or (e) for
                         transfer to a time deposit account of the Fund in any
                         bank, whether domestic or foreign; such transfer may be
                         effected prior to receipt of a confirmation from a
                         broker and/or the applicable bank pursuant to Proper
                         Instructions from the Fund as defined in Article 4;

                  2)     In connection with conversion, exchange or surrender of
                         securities owned by the Fund as set forth in Section
                         2.2 hereof;

                  3)     For the payment of any expense or liability incurred by
                         the Fund, including but not limited to the following
                         payments for the account of the Fund: interest, taxes,
                         management, accounting, transfer agent and legal fees,
                         and operating expenses of the Fund whether or not such
                         expenses are to be in whole or part capitalized or
                         treated as deferred expenses;

                  4)     For the payment of any dividends declared pursuant to
                         the governing documents of the Fund;

                  5)     For payment of the amount of dividends received in
                         respect of securities sold short;

                  6)     For any other proper purpose, but only upon receipt of,
                         in addition to Proper Instructions, a certified copy of
                         a resolution of the Board of Directors or of the
                         Executive Committee of the Fund signed by an officer of
                         the Fund and certified by its Secretary or an Assistant
                         Secretary, specifying the amount of such payment,
                         setting forth the purpose for which such payment is to
                         be made,


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                         declaring such purpose to be a proper purpose, and
                         naming the person or persons to whom such payment is to
                         be made.

2.8      Liability for Payment in Advance of Receipt of Securities Purchased.
         Except as specifically stated otherwise in this Contract, in any and
         every case where payment for purchase of domestic securities for the
         account of the Fund is made by the Custodian in advance of receipt of
         the securities purchased in the absence of specific written
         instructions from the Fund to so pay in advance, the Custodian shall be
         absolutely liable to the Fund for such securities to the same extent as
         if the securities had been received by the Custodian.

2.9      Appointment of Agents. The Custodian may at any time or times in its
         discretion appoint (and may at any time remove) any other bank or trust
         company which is itself qualified under the Investment Company Act of
         1940, as amended, to act as a custodian, as its agent to carry out such
         of the provisions of this Article 2 as the Custodian may from time to
         time direct; provided, however, that the appointment of any agent shall
         not relieve the Custodian of its responsibilities or liabilities
         hereunder.

2.10     Deposit of Securities in Securities Systems. The Custodian may deposit
         and/or maintain domestic securities owned by the Fund in a clearing
         agency registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under
         Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which acts as a
         securities depository, or in the book-entry system authorized by the
         U.S. Department of the Treasury and certain federal agencies,
         collectively referred to herein as "Securities System" in accordance
         with applicable Federal Reserve Board and Securities and Exchange
         Commission rules and regulations, if any, and subject to the following
         provisions:

                  1)     The Custodian may keep domestic securities of the Fund
                         in a Securities System provided that such securities
                         are represented in an account ("Account") of the
                         Custodian in the Securities System which shall not
                         include any assets of the Custodian other than assets
                         held as a fiduciary, custodian or otherwise for
                         customers;

                  2)     The records of the Custodian with respect to domestic
                         securities of the Fund which are maintained in a
                         Securities System shall identify by book-entry those
                         securities belonging to the Fund;

                  3)     The Custodian shall pay for domestic securities
                         purchased for the account of the Fund upon (i) receipt
                         of advice from the Securities System that such
                         securities have been transferred to the Account, and
                         (ii) the making of an entry on the


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                         records of the Custodian to reflect such payment and
                         transfer for the account of the Fund. The Custodian
                         shall transfer domestic securities sold for the account
                         of the Fund upon (i) receipt of advice from the
                         Securities System that payment for such securities has
                         been transferred to the Account, and (ii) the making of
                         an entry on the records of the Custodian to reflect
                         such transfer and payment for the account of the Fund.
                         Copies of all advices from the Securities System of
                         transfers of domestic securities for the account of the
                         Fund shall identify the Fund, be maintained for the
                         Fund by the Custodian and be provided to the Fund at
                         its request. Upon request, the Custodian shall furnish
                         the Fund confirmation of each transfer to or from the
                         account of the Fund in the form of a written advice or
                         notice and shall furnish to the Fund copies of daily
                         transaction sheets reflecting each day's transactions
                         in the Securities System for the account of the Fund.

                  4)     The Custodian shall provide the Fund with any report
                         obtained by the Custodian on the Securities System's
                         accounting system, internal accounting control and
                         procedures for safeguarding domestic securities
                         deposited in the Securities System;

                  5)     The Custodian shall have received the initial or annual
                         certificate, as the case may be, required by Article 12
                         hereof;

                  6)     Anything to the contrary in this Contract
                         notwithstanding, the Custodian shall be liable to the
                         Fund for any loss or damage to the Fund resulting from
                         use of the Securities System by reason of any
                         negligence, misfeasance or misconduct of the Custodian
                         or any of its agents or of any of its or their
                         employees or from failure of the Custodian or any such
                         agent to enforce effectively such rights as it may have
                         against the Securities System; at the election of the
                         Fund, it shall be entitled to be subrogated to the
                         rights of the Custodian with respect to any claim
                         against the Securities System or any other person which
                         the Custodian may have as a consequence of any such
                         loss or damage if and to the extent that the Fund has
                         not been made whole for any such loss or damage.



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2.10A    Fund Assets Held in the Custodian's Direct Paper System. The Custodian
         may deposit and/or maintain securities owned by the Fund in the Direct
         Paper System of the Custodian subject to the following provisions:

                  1)     No transaction relating to securities in the Direct
                         Paper System will be effected in the absence of Proper
                         Instructions;

                  2)     The Custodian may keep securities of the Fund in the
                         Direct Paper System only if such securities are
                         represented in an account ("Account") of the Custodian
                         in the Direct Paper System which shall not include any
                         assets of the Custodian other than assets held as a
                         fiduciary, custodian or otherwise for customers;

                  3)     The records of the Custodian with respect to securities
                         of the Fund which are maintained in the Direct Paper
                         System shall identify by book-entry those securities
                         belonging to the Fund;

                  4)     The Custodian shall pay for securities purchased for
                         the account of the Fund upon the making of an entry on
                         the records of the Custodian to reflect such payment
                         and transfer of securities to the account of the Fund.
                         The Custodian shall transfer securities sold for the
                         account of the Fund upon the making of an entry on the
                         records of the Custodian to reflect such transfer and
                         receipt of payment for the account of the Fund;

                  5)     The Custodian shall furnish the Fund confirmation of
                         each transfer to or from the account of the Fund, in
                         the form of a written advice or notice, of Direct Paper
                         on the next business day following such transfer and
                         shall furnish to the Fund copies of daily transaction
                         sheets reflecting each day's transaction in the
                         Securities System for the account of the Fund;

                  6)     The Custodian shall provide the Fund with any report on
                         its system of internal accounting control as the Fund
                         may reasonably request from time to time.

2.11     Segregated Account. The Custodian shall upon receipt of Proper
         Instructions establish and maintain a segregated account or accounts
         for and on behalf of the Fund, into which account or accounts may be
         transferred cash and/or securities, including securities maintained in
         an account by the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.10 hereof, (i) in
         accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the Fund, the
         Custodian and a broker-dealer registered under the Exchange Act and a
         member of the NASD (or any futures commission merchant registered under
         the Commodity Exchange Act), relating to compliance with the rules of
         The Options Clearing


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         Corporation and of any registered national securities exchange (or the
         Commodity Futures Trading Commission or any registered contract
         market), or of any similar organization or organizations, regarding
         escrow or other arrangements in connection with transactions by the
         Fund, (ii) for purposes of segregating cash or government securities in
         connection with options purchased, sold or written by the Fund or
         commodity futures contracts or options thereon purchased or sold by the
         Fund, (iii) for the purposes of compliance by the Fund with the
         procedures required by Investment Company Act Release No. 10666, or any
         subsequent release or releases of the Securities and Exchange
         Commission relating to the maintenance of segregated accounts by
         registered investment companies and (iv) for other proper corporate
         purposes, but only, in the case of clause (iv), upon receipt of, in
         addition to Proper Instructions, a certified copy of a resolution of
         the Board of Directors or of the Executive Committee signed by an
         officer of the Fund and certified by the Secretary or an Assistant
         Secretary, setting forth the purpose or purposes of such segregated
         account and declaring such purposes to be proper corporate purposes.

2.12     Ownership Certificates for Tax Purposes. The Custodian shall execute
         ownership and other certificates and affidavits for all federal and
         state tax purposes in connection with receipt of income or other
         payments with respect to domestic securities of the Fund held by it and
         in connection with transfers of such securities.

2.13     Proxies. The Custodian shall, with respect to the domestic securities
         held hereunder, cause to be promptly executed by the registered holder
         of such securities, if the securities are registered otherwise than in
         the name of the Fund or a nominee of the Fund, all proxies, without
         indication of the manner in which such proxies are to be voted, and
         shall promptly deliver to the Fund such proxies, all proxy soliciting
         materials and all notices relating to such securities.

2.14     Communications Relating to Fund Portfolio Securities. Subject to the
         provisions of Section 2.3, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the
         Fund all written information (including, without limitation, pendency
         of calls and maturities of domestic securities and expirations of
         rights in connection therewith and notices of exercise of call and put
         options written by the Fund and the maturity of futures contracts
         purchased or sold by the Fund) received by the Custodian from issuers
         of the domestic securities being held for the Fund. With respect to
         tender or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the
         Fund all written information received by the Custodian from issuers of
         the domestic securities whose tender or exchange is sought and from the
         party (or his agents) making the tender or exchange offer. If the Fund
         desires to take action with respect to any tender offer, exchange offer
         or any other similar transaction, the Fund shall


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         notify the Custodian at least three business days prior to the date on
         which the Custodian is to take such action.

2.15     Reports to Fund by Independent Public Accountants. The Custodian shall
         provide the Fund, at such times as the Fund may reasonably require,
         with reports by independent public accountants on the accounting
         system, internal accounting control and procedures for safeguarding
         securities, futures contracts and options on futures contracts,
         including domestic securities deposited and/or maintained in a
         Securities System, relating to the services provided by the Custodian
         under this Contract; such reports shall be of sufficient scope and in
         sufficient detail, as may reasonably be required by the Fund, to
         provide reasonable assurance that any material inadequacies would be
         disclosed by such examination, and, if there are no such inadequacies,
         the reports shall so state.

3.       Duties of the Custodian with Respect to Property of the Fund Held
Outside of the United States

3.1      Appointment of Foreign Sub-Custodians. The Fund hereby authorizes and
         instructs the Custodian to employ as sub-custodians for the Fund's
         securities and other assets maintained outside the United States the
         foreign banking institutions and foreign securities depositories
         designated on Schedule A hereto ("foreign sub-custodians"). Upon
         receipt of "Proper Instructions", as defined in Section 4 of this
         Contract, together with a certified resolution of the Fund's Board of
         Directors, the Custodian and the Fund may agree to amend Schedule A
         hereto from time to time to designate additional foreign banking
         institutions and foreign securities depositories to act as
         sub-custodian. Upon receipt of Proper Instructions, the Fund may
         instruct the Custodian to cease the employment of any one or more such
         sub-custodians for maintaining custody of the Fund's assets.

3.2      Assets to be Held. The Custodian shall limit the securities and other
         assets maintained in the custody of the foreign sub-custodians to: (a)
         "foreign securities", as defined in paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 17f-5
         under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (b) cash and cash
         equivalents in such amounts as the Custodian or the Fund may determine
         to be reasonably necessary to effect the Fund's foreign securities
         transactions.

3.3      Foreign Securities Depositories. Except as may otherwise be agreed upon
         in writing by the Custodian and the Fund, assets of the Fund shall be
         maintained in foreign securities depositories only through arrangements
         implemented by the foreign banking institutions serving as
         sub-custodians pursuant to the terms hereof. Where possible, such
         arrangements shall include entry into agreements containing the
         provisions set forth in Section 3.5 hereof.



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3.4      Segregation of Securities. The Custodian shall identify on its books as
         belonging to the Fund, the foreign securities of the Fund held by each
         foreign sub-custodian. Each agreement pursuant to which the Custodian
         employs a foreign banking institution shall require that such
         institution establish a custody account for the Custodian on behalf of
         the Fund and physically segregate in that account, securities and other
         assets of the Fund, and, in the event that such institution deposits
         the Fund's securities in a foreign securities depository, that it shall
         identify on its books as belonging to the Custodian, as agent for the
         Fund, the securities so deposited.

3.5      Agreements with Foreign Banking Institutions. Each agreement with a
         foreign banking institution shall be substantially in the form set
         forth in Exhibit 1 hereto and shall provide that: (a) the Fund's assets
         will not be subject to any right, charge, security interest, lien or
         claim of any kind in favor of the foreign banking institution or its
         creditors or agent, except a claim of payment for their safe custody or
         administration; (b) beneficial ownership of the Fund's assets will be
         freely transferable without the payment of money or value other than
         for custody or administration; (c) adequate records will be maintained
         identifying the assets as belonging to the Fund; (d) officers of or
         auditors employed by, or other representatives of the Custodian,
         including to the extent permitted under applicable law the independent
         public accountants for the Fund, will be given access to the books and
         records of the foreign banking institution relating to its actions
         under its agreement with the Custodian; and (e) assets of the Fund held
         by the foreign sub-custodian will be subject only to the instructions
         of the Custodian or its agents.

3.6      Access of Independent Accountants of the Fund. Upon request of the
         Fund, the Custodian will use its best efforts to arrange for the
         independent accountants of the Fund to be afforded access to the books
         and records of any foreign banking institution employed as a foreign
         sub-custodian insofar as such books and records relate to the
         performance of such foreign banking institution under its agreement
         with the Custodian.

3.7      Reports by Custodian. The Custodian will supply to the Fund from time
         to time, as mutually agreed upon, statements in respect of the
         securities and other assets of the Fund held by foreign sub-custodians,
         including but not limited to an identification of entities having
         possession of the Fund's securities and other assets and advices or
         notifications of any transfers of securities to or from each custodial
         account maintained by a foreign banking institution for the Custodian
         on behalf of the Fund indicating, as to securities acquired for the
         Fund, the identity of the entity having physical possession of such
         securities.



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3.8      Transactions in Foreign Custody Account.

                  (a)    Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this
                         Section 3.8, the provision of Sections 2.2 and 2.7 of
                         this Contract shall apply, mutatis mutandis to the
                         foreign securities of the Fund held outside the United
                         States by foreign sub-custodians.

                  (b)    Notwithstanding any provision of this Contract to the
                         contrary, settlement and payment for securities
                         received for the account of the Fund and delivery of
                         securities maintained for the account of the Fund may
                         be effected in accordance with the customary
                         established securities trading or securities processing
                         practices and procedures in the jurisdiction or market
                         in which the transaction occurs, including, without
                         limitation, delivering securities to the purchaser
                         thereof or to a dealer therefor (or an agent for such
                         purchaser or dealer) against a receipt with the
                         expectation of receiving later payment for such
                         securities from such purchaser or dealer.

                  (c)    Securities maintained in the custody of a foreign
                         sub-custodian may be maintained in the name of such
                         entity's nominee to the same extent as set forth in
                         Section 2.3 of this Contract, and the Fund agrees to
                         hold any such nominee harmless from any liability as a
                         holder of record of such securities.

3.9      Liability of Foreign Sub-Custodians. Each agreement pursuant to which
         the Custodian employs a foreign banking institution as a foreign
         sub-custodian shall require the institution to exercise reasonable care
         in the performance of its duties and to indemnify, and hold harmless,
         the Custodian and each Fund from and against any loss, damage, cost,
         expense, liability or claim arising out of or in connection with the
         institution's performance of such obligations. At the election of the
         Fund, it shall be entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the
         Custodian with respect to any claims against a foreign banking
         institution as a consequence of any such loss, damage, cost, expense,
         liability or claim if and to the extent that the Fund has not been made
         whole for any such loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim.

3.10     Liability of Custodian. The Custodian shall be liable for the acts or
         omissions of a foreign banking institution to the same extent as set
         forth with respect to sub-custodians generally in this Contract and,
         regardless of whether assets are maintained in the custody of a foreign
         banking institution, a foreign securities depository or a branch of a
         U.S. bank as contemplated by paragraph 3.13 hereof, the Custodian shall
         not be liable for any loss, damage, cost, expense,


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         liability or claim resulting from nationalization, expropriation,
         currency restrictions, or acts of war or terrorism or any loss where
         the sub-custodian has otherwise exercised reasonable care.
         Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph 3.10, in
         delegating custody duties to State Street London Ltd., the Custodian
         shall not be relieved of any responsibility to the Fund for any loss
         due to such delegation, except such loss as may result from (a)
         political risk (including, but not limited to, exchange control
         restrictions, confiscation, expropriation, nationalization,
         insurrection, civil strife or armed hostilities) or (b) other losses
         (excluding a bankruptcy or insolvency of State Street London Ltd. not
         caused by political risk) due to Acts of God, nuclear incident or other
         losses under circumstances where the Custodian and State Street London
         Ltd. have exercised reasonable care.

3.11     Reimbursement for Advances. If the Fund requires the Custodian to
         advance cash or securities for any purpose including the purchase or
         sale of foreign exchange or of contracts for foreign exchange, or in
         the event that the Custodian or its nominee shall incur or be assessed
         any taxes, charges, expenses, assessments, claims or liabilities in
         connection with the performance of this Contract, except such as may
         arise from its or its nominee's own negligent action, negligent failure
         to act or willful misconduct, any property at any time held for the
         account of the Fund shall be security therefor and should the Fund fail
         to repay the Custodian promptly, the Custodian shall be entitled to
         utilize available cash and to dispose of the Fund assets to the extent
         necessary to obtain reimbursement.

3.12     Monitoring Responsibilities. The Custodian shall furnish annually to
         the Fund, during the month of June, information concerning the foreign
         sub-custodians employed by the Custodian. Such information shall be
         similar in kind and scope to that furnished to the Fund in connection
         with the initial approval of this Contract. In addition, the Custodian
         will promptly inform the Fund in the event that the Custodian learns of
         a material adverse change in the financial condition of a foreign
         sub-custodian or any material loss of the assets of the Fund or in the
         case of any foreign sub-custodian not the subject of an exemptive order
         from the Securities and Exchange Commission is notified by such foreign
         sub-custodian that there appears to be a substantial likelihood that
         its shareholders' equity will decline below $200 million (U.S. dollars
         or the equivalent thereof) or that its shareholders' equity has
         declined below $200 million (in each case computed in accordance with
         generally accepted U.S. accounting principles).

3.13     Branches of U.S. Banks

         (a) Except as otherwise set forth in this Contract, the provisions
         hereof shall not apply where the custody of the Fund assets are
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         a "bank" as defined by Section 2(a)(5) of the Investment Company Act of
         1940 meeting the qualification set forth in Section 26(a) of said Act.
         The appointment of any such branch as a sub-custodian shall be governed
         by paragraph 1 of this Contract.

         (b) Cash held for the Fund in the United Kingdom shall be maintained in
         an interest bearing account established for the Fund with the
         Custodian's London branch, which account shall be subject to the
         direction of the Custodian, State Street London Ltd. or both.

4.       Proper Instructions

         Proper Instructions as used herein means a writing signed or initialed
by one or more person or persons as the Board of Directors shall have from time
to time authorized. Each such writing shall set forth the specific transaction
or type of transaction involved, including a specific statement of the purpose
for which such action is requested. Oral instructions will be considered Proper
Instructions if the Custodian reasonably believes them to have been given by a
person authorized to give such instructions with respect to the transaction
involved. The Fund shall cause all oral instructions to be confirmed in writing.
Upon receipt of a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary as to
the authorization by the Board of Directors of the Fund accompanied by a
detailed description of procedures approved by the Board of Directors, Proper
Instructions may include communications effected directly between
electro-mechanical or electronic devices provided that the Board of Directors
and the Custodian are satisfied that such procedures afford adequate safeguards
for the Fund's assets. For purposes of this Section, Proper Instructions shall
include instructions received by the Custodian pursuant to any three-party
agreement which requires a segregated asset account in accordance with Section
2.11.

5.       Actions Permitted Without Express Authority

         The Custodian may in its discretion, without express authority from the
Fund:

                  1)     make payments to itself or others for minor expenses of
                         handling securities or other similar items relating to
                         its duties under this Contract, provided that all such
                         Payments shall be accounted for to the Fund;

                  2)     surrender securities in temporary form for securities
                         in definitive form;

                  3)     endorse for collection, in the name of the Fund,
                         checks, drafts and other negotiable instruments; and

                  4)     in general, attend to all non-discretionary details in
                         connection with the sale, exchange, substitution,
                         purchase, transfer and other dealings with the
                         securities


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                         and property of the Fund except as otherwise directed
                         by the Board of Directors of the Fund.

6.       Evidence of Authority

         The Custodian shall be protected in acting upon any instructions,
notice, request, consent, certificate or other instrument or paper believed by
it to be genuine and to have been properly executed by or on behalf of the Fund.
The Custodian may receive and accept a certified copy of a vote of the Board of
Directors of the Fund as conclusive evidence (a) of the authority of any person
to act in accordance with such vote or (b) of any determination or of any action
by the Board of Directors pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation as described
in such vote, and such vote may be considered as in full force and effect until
receipt by the Custodian of written notice to the contrary.

7.       Duties of Custodian with Respect to the Books of Account and
Calculation of Net Asset Value and Net Income

         The Custodian shall cooperate with and supply necessary information to
the entity or entities appointed by the Board of Directors of the Fund to keep
the books of account of the Fund and/or compute the net asset value per share of
the outstanding Shares of the Fund or, if directed in writing to do so by the
Fund, shall itself keep such books of account and/or compute such net asset
value per share. If so directed, the Custodian shall also calculate weekly the
net income of the Fund as described in the Fund's currently effective prospectus
and shall advise the Fund and the Transfer Agent weekly of the total amounts of
such net income and, if instructed in writing by an officer of the Fund to do
so, shall advise the Transfer Agent periodically of the division of such net
income among its various components. The calculations of the net asset value per
share and the weekly income of the Fund shall be made at the time or times
described from time to time in the Fund's currently effective prospectus.

8.       Records

         The Custodian shall create and maintain all records relating to its
activities and obligations under this Contract in such manner as will meet the
obligations of the Fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940, with
particular attention to Section 31 thereof and Rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 thereunder.
All such records shall be the property of the Fund and shall at all times during
the regular business hours of the Custodian be open for inspection by duly
authorized officers, employees or agents of the Fund and employees and agents of
the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Custodian shall, at the Fund's
request, supply the Fund with a tabulation of securities owned by the Fund and
held by the Custodian and shall, when requested to do so by the Fund and for
such compensation as shall be agreed upon between the Fund and the Custodian,
include certificate numbers in such tabulations.



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9.       Opinion of Fund's Independent Accountant

         The Custodian shall take all reasonable action, as the Fund may from
time to time request, to obtain from year to year favorable opinions from the
Fund's independent accountants with respect to its activities hereunder in
connection with the preparation of the Fund's Form N-2, and Form N-SAR or other
annual reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission and with respect to any
other requirements of such Commission.

10.      Compensation of Custodian

         The Custodian shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for its
services and expenses as Custodian, as agreed upon from time to time between the
Fund and the Custodian.

11.      Responsibility of Custodian

         So long as and to the extent that it is in the exercise of reasonable
care, the Custodian shall not be responsible for the title, validity or
genuineness of any property or evidence of title thereto received by it or
delivered by it pursuant to this Contract and shall be held harmless in acting
upon any notice, request, consent, certificate or other instrument reasonably
believed by it to be genuine and to be signed by the proper party or parties,
including any futures commission merchant acting pursuant to the terms of a
three-party futures or options agreement. The Custodian shall be held to the
exercise of reasonable care in carrying out the provisions of this Contract, but
shall be kept indemnified by and shall be without liability to the Fund for any
action taken or omitted by it in good faith without negligence. It shall be
entitled to rely on and may act upon advice of counsel (who may be counsel for
the Fund) on all matters, and shall be without liability for any action
reasonably taken or omitted pursuant to such advice.

         The Custodian shall be liable for the acts or omissions of a foreign
banking institution appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 to the
same extent as set forth in Article 1 hereof with respect to sub-custodians
located in the United States and, regardless of whether assets are maintained in
the custody of a foreign banking institution, a foreign securities depository or
a branch of a U.S. bank as contemplated by paragraph 3.11 hereof, the Custodian
shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability or claim
resulting from, or caused by, the direction of or authorization by the Fund to
maintain custody or any securities or cash of the Fund in a foreign country
including, but not limited to, losses resulting from nationalization,
expropriation, currency restrictions, or acts of war or terrorism.

         If the Fund requires the Custodian to take any action with respect to
securities, which action involves the payment of money or which action may, in
the opinion of the Custodian, result in the Custodian or its nominee assigned to
the Fund being liable for the payment of money or incurring liability


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of some other form, the Fund, as a prerequisite to requiring the Custodian to
take such action, shall provide indemnity to the Custodian in an amount and form
satisfactory to it.

         If the Fund requires the Custodian, its affiliates, subsidiaries or
agents, to advance cash or securities for any purpose (including but not limited
to securities settlements, foreign exchange contracts and assumed settlement) or
in the event that the Custodian or its nominee shall incur or be assessed any
taxes, charges, expenses, assessments, claims or liabilities in connection with
the performance of this Contract, except such as may arise from its or its
nominee's own negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct,
any property at any time held for the account of the Fund shall be security
therefor and should the Fund fail to repay the Custodian promptly, the Custodian
shall be entitled to utilize available cash and to dispose of the Fund assets to
the extent necessary to obtain reimbursement.

12.      Effective Period, Termination and Amendment

         This Contract shall become effective as of its execution, shall
continue in full force and effect until terminated as hereinafter provided, may
be amended at any time by mutual agreement of the parties hereto and may be
terminated by either party by an instrument in writing delivered or mailed,
postage prepaid to the other party, such termination to take effect not sooner
than thirty (30) days after the date of such delivery or mailing; provided,
however that the Custodian shall not act under Section 2.10 hereof in the
absence of receipt of an initial certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary that the Board of Directors of the Fund has approved the initial use
of a particular Securities System and the receipt of an annual certificate of
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary that the Board of Directors has reviewed
the use by the Fund of such Securities System, as required in each case by Rule
17f-4 under the investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and that the
Custodian shall not act under Section 2.10A hereof in the absence of receipt of
an initial certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary that the Board
of Directors has approved the initial use of the Direct Paper System and the
receipt of an annual certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary that
the Board of Directors has reviewed the use by the Fund of the Direct Paper
System; provided, further, however, that the Fund shall not amend or terminate
this Contract in contravention of any applicable federal or state regulations,
or any provision of the Articles of Incorporation, and further provided, that
the Fund may at any time by action of its Board of Directors (i) substitute
another bank or trust company for the Custodian by giving notice as described
above to the Custodian, or (ii) immediately terminate this Contract in the event
of the appointment of a conservator or receiver for the Custodian Comptroller of
the Currency or upon the happening of a like event at the direction of an
appropriate regulatory agency or court of competent jurisdiction.



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         Upon termination of the Contract, the Fund shall pay to the Custodian
such compensation as may be due as of the date of such termination and shall
likewise reimburse the Custodian for its costs, expenses and disbursements.

13.      Successor Custodian

         If a successor custodian shall be appointed by the Board of Directors
of the Fund, the Custodian shall, upon termination, deliver to such successor
custodian at the office of the Custodian, duly endorsed and in the form for
transfer, all securities then held by it hereunder and shall transfer to an
account of the successor custodian all of the Fund's securities held in a
Securities System.

         If no such successor custodian shall be appointed, the Custodian shall,
in like manner, upon receipt of a certified copy of a vote of the Board of
Directors of the Fund, deliver at the office of the Custodian and transfer such
securities, funds and other properties in accordance with such vote.

         In the event that no written order designating a successor custodian or
certified copy of a vote of the Board of Directors shall have been delivered to
the Custodian on or before the date when such termination shall become
effective, then the Custodian shall have the right to deliver to a bank or trust
company, which is a "bank" as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940,
doing business in Boston, Massachusetts, of its own selection, having an
aggregate capital, surplus, and undivided profits, as shown by its last
published report, of not less than $25,000,000, all securities, funds and other
properties held by the custodian and all instruments held by the Custodian
relative thereto and all other property held by it under this Contract and to
transfer to an account of such successor custodian all of the Fund's securities
held in any Securities System. Thereafter, Such bank or trust company shall be
the successor of the Custodian under this Contract.

         In the event that securities, funds and other properties remain in the
possession of the Custodian after the date of termination hereof owing to
failure of the Fund to procure the certified copy of the vote referred to or of
the Board of Directors to appoint a successor custodian, the Custodian shall be
entitled to fair compensation for its services during such period as the
Custodian retains possession of such securities, funds and other properties and
the provisions of this Contract relating to the duties and obligations of the
Custodian shall remain in full force and effect.

14.      Interpretive and Additional Provisions

         In connection with the operation of this Contract, the Custodian and
the Fund may from time to time agree on such provisions interpretive of or in
addition to the provisions of this Contract as may in their joint opinion be
consistent with the general tenor of this Contract. Any such interpretive or
additional provisions shall be in a writing signed by both parties and shall be
annexed hereto, provided


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that no such interpretive or additional provisions shall contravene any
applicable federal or state regulations or any provision of the Articles of
Incorporation of the Fund. No interpretive or additional provisions made as
provided in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be an amendment of this
Contract.

15.      Massachusetts Law to Apply

         This Contract shall be construed and the provisions thereof interpreted
under and in accordance with laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

16.      Prior Contracts

         This Contract supersedes and terminates, as of the date hereof, all
prior contracts between the Fund and the Custodian relating to the custody of
the Fund's assets.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this instrument to
be executed in its name and behalf by its duly authorized representative and its
seal to be hereunder affixed as of the 9th day of July, 1992.


ATTEST                                   The CHINA FUND, INC.


                                         By /s/ Thomas R. Callahan
- ------------------------------------        ------------------------------------


ATTEST                                   STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY


/s/ Janice S. Paschal                    By /s/ Ronald E. Logue
- ------------------------------------        ------------------------------------
    Assistant Secretary                             Senior Vice President



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                                   Schedule A
                                   ----------

         The following foreign banking institutions and foreign securities
depositories have been approved by the Board of Directors of The China Fund,
Inc. for use as sub-custodians for the Fund's securities and other assets:

                     Standard Chartered Bank (in Hong Kong)

              The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
                         (in People's Republic of China)


Certified:

/s/ Thomas R. Callahan
- ---------------------------------
Fund's Authorized Officer


Date: 17 July 92
      ---------------------------


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                       STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

                           GLOBAL CUSTODY FEE SCHEDULE

                              THE CHINA FUND, INC.

1.       PORTFOLIO AND FUND ACCOUNTING

         Includes: Maintaining multicurrency investment ledgers, and providing
         position and income reports. Maintaining general ledger and capital
         stock accounts in compliance with GAAP (FAS 52). Preparing daily trial
         balances. Calculating net asset values daily. Providing selected
         general ledger reports. Securities yield or market value quotations
         will be provided to State Street by the fund or via State Street's
         pricing service (See Section III). (The fee is calculated using basis
         points per portfolio per annum: 1 basis point = 0.01%).

         First $50 million (Net Asset Value)                 :  5 bpts
         Next $50 million                                    :  3 bpts
         Over $100 million                                   :  1.5 bpts


         If Portfolio and Fund Accounting fees fall below $2,000 per fund for
         any month, a surcharge will be added to cover the difference between
         the actual charge and $2,000.

II.      CUSTODY

         Includes: Maintaining custody of fund assets. Settling portfolio
         purchases and sales. Reporting buy and sell fails. Determining and
         collecting portfolio income. Making cash disbursements and reporting
         cash transactions. Monitoring corporate actions. Withholding foreign
         taxes. Filing foreign tax reclaims.

A.       Holding Fees (basis points per portfolio per annum):

   Group I       Group II      Group III     Group IV     Group V      Group VI
- ------------  --------------  ------------  ----------  -----------  -----------
Denmark       Australia       Austria       Belgium     Hong Kong    Argentina
Euroclear     Canada          Ireland       Finland     Korea        Brazil
Germany       France          Netherlands   Indonesia   Portugal     Chile
Japan         Italy           Singapore     Malaysia    Spain        China
New Zealand   Norway          Switzerland   Sweden      Taiwan       Greece
              United Kingdom                            Thailand     Mexico
                                                                     Philippines
                                                                     Turkey
                                                                     Venezuela


                    Group I  Group II  Group III   Group IV  Group V  Group VI
                    -------  --------  ---------   --------  -------  --------
First $ 50 Million    3.0       7.0       9.0        11.0      20.0     30.0
Next $ 50 Million     2.5       6.0       8.0        10.0      18.0     30.0
Over $100 Million     2.0       5.0       7.0         8.0      15.0     30.0


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B.       TRANSACTION CHARGES (US dollars):



  Group I         Group II         Group III      Group IV        Group V             Group VI
- -----------   ---------------     -----------  --------------   -----------   -------------------------

$30           $60                 $75          $100             $125          Greece**-20 bpts per
Canada        Austria             Australia    Argentina        Indonesia     settlement, min $10.00
Euroclear     Chile               Brazil       Belgium          Philippines   Portugal-$200 per
Germany       China               Ireland      Denmark                        settlement
Japan         Hong Kong           Mexico       Finland                        Turkey-$.50 per security
Korea         Italy               Spain        France                         settled; max $7,500,
              Netherlands         Sweden       New Zealand                    min $250
              Switzerland         Thailand     Norway                         Malaysia- 25 bpts
              United Kingdom      Venezuela    Singapore                      purchase, 12.5 bpts sale
              Taiwan*                                                         (if shares registered)


         *  Excludes: agent, depository and local auditing fees
         ** Transaction charge waived if brokerage provided by National
            Securities Company.

         UNITED STATES - for each line item processed

         State Street Bank Repos                                         $ 7.00

         DTC or Fed Book Entry                                           $12.00

         New York Physical                                               $25.00

         PTC Buy/Sell                                                    $20.00

         All other trades                                                $16.00

         Maturity Collections                                            $ 8.00

         Option charge for each option written or closing                $25.00
         contract, per issue, per broker

         Option expiration/Option exercised                              $15.00

         Interest Rate Futures - no security movement                    $ 8.00

         Monitoring for calls and  processing  coupons - for each        $ 5.00
         coupon issue held - monthly charge

         Holdings charge per security per month                          $ 5.00

         Principal Reduction Payments Per Paydown                        $10.00

         Dividend Charges (For items held at the Request of              $50.00
         Traders over record date in street form)


III.     PRICING SERVICE

         Monthly Base Fee per portfolio                                 $375.00

         Quote Charge: (based on the average number of positions
         in portfolio)

         Municipal Bonds via Muller Data                                   $.75

         Municipal Bonds via Kenny Information Systems                     $.75



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Government, Corporate and Convertible Bonds via                   $.50
Merrill Lynch

Corporate and Government Bonds via Muller Data                    $.50

Options, Futures and Private Placements                           $.35

Foreign Equities and Bonds via Extel Ltd.                         $.35

Listed Equities, OTC Equities, and Bonds                          $.35

Corporate, Municipal, Convertible and Government Bonds,           $.35
Adjustable Rate Preferred Stocks via IDSI


IV.      SPECIAL SERVICES

         Fees for activities of a non-recurring nature such as fund
         consolidations or reorganizations, extraordinary security shipments and
         the preparation of special reports will be subject to negotiation. Fees
         for tax accounting/recordkeeping for options, financial futures,
         standardized yield calculation, securities lending and other special
         items will be negotiated separately.

V.       OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES

         A billing for the recovery of applicable out-of-pocket expenses will be
         made as of the end of each month. Out-of-pocket expenses include, but
         are not limited to the following:

         Telephone/Telexes
         Wire Charges ($5.25 per wire in and $5.00 out)
         Postage and Insurance
         Courier Service
         Duplicating
         Legal Fees
         Transfer Fees
         Sub-custodian Out-of-Pocket Charges
         (e.g., Stamp Duties, Registration, etc.)
         Price Waterhouse Audit Letter
         Federal Reserve Fee for Return Check items over $2,500 - $5.25
         GNMA Transfer - $15.00 Each


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THE CHINA FUND, INC.                       STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CO.


By                                         By  /s/ Ronald E. Logue
      -------------------------------          ---------------------------------

Title                                      Title Vice President
      -------------------------------            -------------------------------

Date                                       Date  July 8, 1992
      -------------------------------            -------------------------------








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Duties of the Bank</td>
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Fund</td>
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Proprietary Information</td>
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Apply</td>
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Majeure</td>
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AND SERVICE AGREEMENT</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">AGREEMENT made as of the 9th day of July,
1992, by and between THE CHINA FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation,
having its principal office and place of business at 405 Lexington
Avenue, New York, New York, 10174, (the
"Fund"), and STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY, a Massachusetts trust company having its principal office and
place of business at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(the "Bank").</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">WHEREAS, the Fund
desires to appoint the Bank as its registrar, transfer agent, dividend
disbursing agent, and agent in connection with certain other activities
and the Bank desires to accept such appointment;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties
hereto agree as follows:</p>
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1&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Terms of Appointment; Duties of the Bank</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">1.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, the Fund hereby employs and appoints the Bank
to act as, and the Bank agrees to act as registrar, transfer agent for
the Fund's authorized and issued shares of its common stock
("Shares"), dividend disbursing agent, and
agent in connection with any dividend reinvestment plan as set out in
the prospectus of the Fund, corresponding to the date of this
Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">1.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Bank agrees that it will
perform the following services:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
accordance with procedures established from time to time by agreement
between the Fund and the Bank, the Bank shall:</p>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">(i)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 340pt">Issue and record the
appropriate number of Shares as authorized and hold such Shares in the
appropriate Shareholder account;</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">(ii)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 340pt">Effect transfers of Shares
by the registered owners thereof upon receipt of appropriate
documentation;</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">(iii)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 340pt">Execute transactions
directly with broker-dealers authorized by the Fund who shall thereby
be deemed to be acting on behalf of the Fund;</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">(iv)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 340pt">Prepare and transmit
payments for dividends and distributions declared by the Fund;</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">(v)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 340pt">Act as agent for
Shareholders pursuant to the dividend reinvestment and cash purchase
plan as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of the
agreement to be entered into between the Shareholders and the Bank in
substantially the form attached as Exhibit A hereto;</td>
</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">(vi)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 340pt">Issue replacement
certificates for those certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen
or destroyed upon receipt by the Bank of indemnification satisfactory
to the Bank and protecting the Bank and the Fund, and the Bank, at its
option, may issue replacement certificates in place of mutilated stock
certificates upon presentation thereof and without such indemnity.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to and neither in lieu nor
in contravention of the services set forth in the above paragraph (a),
the Bank shall: (i) perform all of the customary services of a
registrar, transfer agent, dividend disbursing agent, and agent of the
dividend reinvestment and cash purchase plan as described in Article 1
consistent with those requirements in effect as at the date of this
Agreement. The detailed definition, frequency, limitations and
associated costs (if any) set out in the attached fee schedule, include
but not limited to: maintaining all Shareholder accounts, preparing
Shareholder meeting lists, mailing proxies, and mailing Shareholder
reports to current Shareholders, withholding taxes on U.S. resident and
non-resident alien accounts where applicable, preparing and filing U.S.
Treasury Department Forms 1099 and other appropriate forms required
with respect to dividends and distributions by federal authorities for
all registered Shareholders.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Bank shall provide additional services on behalf of the Fund (i.e.,
escheatment services) which may be agreed upon in writing between the
Fund and the Bank.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">1</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Fees
and Expenses</td>
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</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">2.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For the performance by the
Bank pursuant to this Agreement, the Fund agrees to pay the Bank an
annual maintenance fee as set out in the initial fee schedule attached
hereto. Such fees and out-of-pocket expenses and advances identified
under Section 2.02 below may be changed from time to time subject to
mutual written agreement between the Fund and the Bank.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">2.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to the fee paid under Section
2.01 above, the Fund agrees to reimburse the Bank for out-of-pocket
expenses, including but not limited to confirmation production,
postage, forms, telephone, microfilm, microfiche, tabulating proxies,
records storage, or advances incurred by the Bank for the items set out
in the fee schedule attached hereto. In addition, any other expenses
incurred by the Bank at the request or with the consent of the Fund,
will be reimbursed by the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">2.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund
agrees to pay all fees and reimbursable expenses within five days
following the receipt of the respective billing notice. Postage and the
cost of materials for mailing of dividends, proxies, Fund reports and
other mailings to all Shareholder accounts shall be advanced to the
Bank by the Fund at least seven (7) days prior to the mailing date of
such materials.</p>
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3&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Representations and Warranties of the Bank</td>
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</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Bank represents and warrants to the Fund that:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">3.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is a trust company duly organized and
existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">3.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is duly qualified to
carry on its business in Commonwealth of Massachusetts.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">3.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is empowered under applicable laws and by
its Charter and By-Laws to enter into and perform this Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">3.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All requisite corporate proceedings have
been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this
Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">3.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It has and will continue to
have access to the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to
perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Representations and Warranties
of the Fund</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:60pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund represents and warrants to the Bank
that:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">4.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is a corporation duly organized
and existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Maryland.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">4.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is empowered under
applicable laws and by its Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws to
enter into and perform this Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">4.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All corporate proceedings required by said
Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws have been taken to authorize it
to enter into and perform this Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">4.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is a closed-end, non-diversified
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">4.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the extent required by
federal securities laws, a registration statement under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, is currently effective and appropriate state
securities law filings have been made with respect to all Shares of the
Fund being offered for sale; information to the contrary will result in
immediate notification to the Bank.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">4.06&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It
shall make all required filings under federal state securities
laws.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Data Access and
Proprietary Information</td>
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</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">5.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund
acknowledges that the data bases, computer programs, screen formats,
report formats, interactive design techniques, and documentation
manuals furnished to the Fund by the Bank as part of the Fund's
ability to access certain related data ("Customer
Data") maintained by the Bank on data bases under the
control and ownership of the Bank ("Data Access
services") constitute </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">2</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
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copyrighted, trade secret, or other
proprietary information (collectively, "Proprietary
Information") of substantial value to the Bank. The Fund
agrees to treat all proprietary Information as proprietary to the Bank
and further agrees that it shall not divulge any Proprietary
Information to any person or organization except as may be provided
hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, the Fund agrees for itself
and its employees and agents:</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 60pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">(a)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 376pt">to access Customer Data solely from
locations as may be designated in writing by the Bank and solely in
accordance with the Bank's applicable user documentation;</td>
</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="79"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="496"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 60pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">(b)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 376pt">to refrain from copying or
duplicating in any way the Proprietary Information;</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="79"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="496"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 60pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">(c)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 376pt">to refrain from obtaining
unauthorized access to any portion of the Proprietary Information, and
if such access is inadvertently obtained, to inform in a timely manner
of such fact and dispose of such information in accordance with the
Bank's instructions;</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="79"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="496"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 60pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">(d)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 376pt">to
refrain from causing or allowing third-party data acquired hereunder
from being retransmitted to any other computer facility or other
location, except with the prior written consent of the Bank;</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="79"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="496"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 60pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">(e)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 376pt">that the Fund shall have access
only to those authorized transactions agreed upon by the parties;</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="79"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="496"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 60pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">(f)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 376pt">to honor all reasonable written
requests made by the Bank to protect at the Bank's expense the
rights of the Bank in Proprietary Information at common law, under
federal copyright law and under other federal or state law.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Each
party shall take reasonable efforts to advise its employees of their
obligations pursuant to this Article 5. The obligations of this Article
shall survive any earlier termination of this Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">5.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the Fund notifies the Bank that
any of the Data Access Services do not operate in material compliance
with the most recently issued user documentation for such services, the
Bank shall endeavor in a timely manner to correct such failure.
Organizations from which the Bank may obtain certain data included in
the Data Access Services are solely responsible for the contents of
such data and the Fund agrees to make no claim against the Bank arising
out of the contents of such third-party data, including, but not
limited to, the accuracy thereof. DATA ACCESS SERVICES AND ALL COMPUTER
PROGRAMS AND SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS USED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ARE
PROVIDED ON AN AS IS, AS AVAILABLE BASIS. THE BANK EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES EXCEPT THOSE EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">5.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the
transactions available to the Fund include the ability to originate
electronic instructions to the Bank in order to (i) effect the transfer
or movement of cash or Shares or (ii) transmit Shareholder information
or other information (such transactions constituting a
"COEFI"), then in such event the Bank shall
be entitled to rely on the validity and authenticity of such
instruction without undertaking any further inquiry as long as such
instruction is undertaken in conformity with security procedures
established by the Bank from time to time.</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="523"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 60pt">Article
6&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Indemnification</td>
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</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">6.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Bank shall not be responsible
for, and the Fund shall indemnify and hold the Bank harmless from and
against, any and all losses, damages, costs, charges, counsel fees,
payments, expenses and liability arising out of or attributable to:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All actions of the Bank or its agents
or subcontractors required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement,
provided that such actions are taken in good faith and without
negligence or willful misconduct.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund's lack of good faith,
negligence or misconduct which arise out of the breach of any
representation or warranty of the Fund hereunder.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The reliance on or use by the Bank or
its agents or subcontractors of information, records, documents or
services which (i)  are received by the Bank or its agents or
subcontractors, and </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">3</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
(ii)  have been prepared, maintained or
performed by the Fund or any other person or firm on behalf of the Fund
including but not limited to any previous transfer agent or
registrar.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The reliance on, or
the carrying out by the Bank or its agents or subcontractors of any
instructions or requests of the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The offer or sale of Shares in
violation of any requirement under the federal securities laws or
regulations or the securities laws or regulations of any state that
such Shares be registered in such state or in violation of any stop
order or other determination or ruling by any federal agency or any
state with respect to the offer or sale of such Shares in such
state.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">6.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At any time the Bank may
apply to any officer of the Fund for instructions, and may consult with
legal counsel with respect to any matter arising in connection with the
services to be performed by the Bank under this Agreement, and the Bank
and its agents or subcontractors shall not be liable and shall be
indemnified by the Fund for any action taken or omitted by it in
reliance upon such instructions or upon the opinion of such counsel.
The Bank, its agents and subcontractors shall be protected and
indemnified in acting upon any paper or document furnished by or on
behalf of the Fund, reasonably believed to be genuine and to have been
signed by the proper person or persons, or upon any instruction,
information, data, records or documents provided the Bank or its agents
or subcontractors by telephone, in person, machine readable input,
telex, CRT data entry or other similar means authorized by the Fund,
and shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any
person, until receipt of written notice thereof from the Fund. The
Bank, its agents and subcontractors shall also be protected and
indemnified in recognizing stock certificates which are reasonably
believed to bear the proper manual or facsimile signatures of the
officers of the Fund, and the proper countersignature of any former
transfer agent or former registrar, or of a co-transfer agent or
co-registrar.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">6.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In order that the
indemnification provisions contained in this Article 6 shall apply,
upon the assertion of a claim for which the Fund may be required to
indemnify the Bank, the Bank shall promptly notify the Fund of such
assertion, and shall keep the Fund advised with respect to all
developments concerning such claim. The Fund shall have the option to
participate with the Bank in the defense of such claim or to defend
against said claim in its own name or in the name of the Bank. The Bank
shall in no case confess any claim or make any compromise in any case
in which the Fund may be required to indemnify the Bank except with the
Fund's prior written consent.</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="79"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="523"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 60pt">Article
7&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Standard of Care</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">7.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Bank shall at all times act in
good faith and agrees to use its best efforts within reasonable limits
to insure the accuracy of all services performed under this Agreement,
but assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for loss or
damage due to errors unless said errors are caused by its negligence,
bad faith, or willful misconduct of that of its employees.</p>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="79"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="523"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 60pt">Article 8&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Covenants of the Fund and the
Bank</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">8.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund shall promptly
furnish to the Bank the following:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A certified copy of the resolution of
the Board of Directors of the Fund authorizing the appointment of the
Bank and the execution and delivery of this Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A copy of the Articles of
Incorporation and By-Laws of the Fund and all amendments thereto.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">8.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Bank hereby agrees to establish
and maintain facilities and procedures reasonably acceptable to the
Fund for safekeeping of stock certificates, check forms and facsimile
signature imprinting devices, if any; and for the preparation or use,
and for keeping account of, such certificates, forms and devices.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">8.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Bank shall keep records relating
to the services to be performed hereunder, in the form and manner as it
may deem advisable. To the extent required by section 31 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Rules thereunder,
the Bank agrees that all such records prepared or maintained by the
Bank relating to the services to be performed by the Bank hereunder are
the property of the Fund and will be preserved, maintained and made
available in accordance with such Section and Rules, and will be
surrendered promptly to the Fund on and in accordance with its
request.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">4</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">8.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Bank
and the Fund agree that all books, records, information and data
pertaining to the business of the other party which are exchanged or
received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this
Agreement shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily
disclosed to any other person, except as may be required by law.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">8.05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In cases of any requests or demands
for the inspection of the Shareholder records of the Fund, the Bank
will endeavor to notify the Fund and to secure instructions from an
authorized officer of the Fund as to such inspection. The Bank reserves
the right, however, to exhibit the Shareholder records to any person
whenever it is advised by its counsel that it may be held liable for
the failure to exhibit the Shareholder records to such person.</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="523"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 60pt">Article 9&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Termination of Agreement</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement may be terminated by
either party upon one hundred twenty (120) days written notice to the
other.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">9.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Should the Fund exercise
its right to terminate, all out-of-pocket expenses associated with the
movement of records and material will be borne by the Fund.
Additionally, the Bank reserves the right to charge for any other
reasonable expenses associated with such termination and/or a charge
equivalent to the average of three (3) month's fees.</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="79"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="523"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 60pt">Article 10&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Assignment</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">10.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as provided in Section 10.03
below, neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder
may be assigned by either party without the written consent of the
other party.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">10.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and their
respective permitted successors and assigns.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">10.03&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Bank may, without further consent on
the part of the Fund, subcontract for the performance hereof with (i)
Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation
("BDFS") which is duly registered as a
transfer agent pursuant to Section 17A(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended ("Section
17A(c)(l)"), (ii) a BFDS subsidiary duly registered as a
transfer agent pursuant to Section 17A(c)(1) or (iii) a BFDS affiliate;
provided, however, that the Bank shall be as fully responsible to the
Fund for the acts and omissions of any subcontractor as it is for its
own acts and omissions.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Amendment</td>
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Agreement may be amended or modified written agreement executed by both
parties and authorized or approved by a resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Fund.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Massachusetts Law to Apply</td>
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provisions thereof interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Force Majeure</td>
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perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement because of
acts of God, strikes, equipment or transmission failure or damage
reasonably beyond its control, or other causes reasonably beyond its
control, such party shall not be liable for damages to the other for
any damages resulting from such failure to perform or otherwise from
such causes.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Consequential
Damages</td>
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Agreement shall be liable to the other party for consequential damages
under any provision of this Agreement or for any consequential damages
arising out of any act or failure to act hereunder.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Merger of Agreement</td>
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agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes any prior agreement
with respect to the subject hereof whether oral or written.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">5</p>
<br>
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<br>
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hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in their names and on
their behalf by and through their duly authorized officers, as of the
day and year first above written.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 216pt; background-color: #ffffff">THE CHINA FUND,
INC.</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: 24pt" valign="top" align="left">
BY:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/ Thomas R.
Callahan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
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STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY</td>
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BY:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/ Ronald E.
Logue&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Vice President<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/ Janice S.
Paschal&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u>
</p>
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Secretary</p>
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<u>STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY</u>
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<u>TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
SERVICES</u>
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<u>FEE AGREEMENT</u>
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<u>THE CHINA FUND,
INC.</u>
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<u>FEES</u>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">$6.00 per shareholder account per annum. Includes the
issuance and registration of the first 1,000 credit certificates in a
calendar year. Excess credits beyond 1,000 to be billed at $1.25 each
within a calendar year.</p>
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each dividend reinvestment per participant</td>
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infusion</td>
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each participant withdrawal or
termination</td>
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<u><u>ACCOUNT
MAINTENANCE SERVICES</u></u>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Establishing new accounts</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Preparation and mailing of W-9
solicitation to new accounts without T.I.N.'s.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Address changes</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Processing T.I.N. changes</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Processing routine and non-routine
transfers of ownership</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Issuance of
credit certificates (see limits)</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Posting debit and credit transactions</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Providing a daily transfer journal of
ownership changes</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Responding to
written shareholder communications</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Responding to shareholder telephone
inquiries</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Placing stop transfers</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Releasing stop transfers</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Replacing lost certificates</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Registration of credit certificates (see
limits)</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<u>DIVIDEND DISBURSEMENT SERVICES</u>
</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Generate and mail annual dividend checks
with one enclosure</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Replace lost
dividend checks</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Processing of backup
withholding and remittance</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Preparation and filing of Federal Tax
Forms 1099 and 1042</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Preparation and
filing of State Tax information as directed</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Preparation of escheatment information
(shares and dividends)</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<u>DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT SERVICES
PROVIDED</u>
</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Processing optional
cash investments and acknowledging same</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Processing reinvestment of dividend
proceeds for participants</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Participant
withdrawal or sell requests</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Preparation, mailing and filing of
Federal Tax Form 1099B for sales</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">7</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<u>ANNUAL MEETING SERVICE</u>
</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Preparation for the mailing of proxies,
proxy statement, annual report and business reply envelope</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Providing one set of labels of banks,
brokers and nominees for broker search</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Providing record date list</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Tabulation of returned proxies</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Daily reporting of tabulation results</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Interface support during solicitation
effort</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Providing one inspector of
election at annual meeting</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Providing
an annual meeting final voted list</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<u>ADDRESSING AND MAILING
SERVICES</u>
</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Preparation for the
addressing and mailing of three (3) quarterly reports</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Addressing and mailing new shareholder
welcome materials on a bi-weekly basis</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<u>INFORMATIONAL
SERVICES PROVIDED</u>
</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">One (1)
complete statistical report</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="30"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="548"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 18pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: -18pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 23pt">&mdash;
&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 415pt">shareholders by state</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="30"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="548"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
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&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 415pt">shareholders by classification code</td>
</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 18pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: -18pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 23pt">&mdash;
&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 415pt">shareholders by share grouping</td>
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<u>TERMS OF FEE
AGREEMENT</u>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Two years from date of
execution</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">Minimum monthly fee,
$1,000</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="578"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt"><u>Escalation Clause</u>
&mdash; The per account annual fee in effect during 1994 shall be equal
to the fee for 1993 increased by the lesser of (i) 6% or, (ii)
the percentage increase in the U. S. Department of Labor national index
of "Cost of Services Less Rent" for the year
1993.</td>
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<u>MISCELLANEOUS</u>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 438pt">All out-of-pocket expenses including
postage, stationery, and envelopes will be billed at cost as
incurred.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">DATED:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;July 9,
1992</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">THE
CHINA FUND, INC.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 16pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">BY:&nbsp;<u>/s/
Thomas R. Callahan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
<td style="padding-top: 16pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 16pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">BY:&nbsp;<u>/s/ Vincent J. Quealy,
Jr.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 16pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">NAME:&nbsp;<u>Thomas R.
Callahan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
<td style="padding-top: 16pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 16pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">NAME:&nbsp;<u>Vincent J. Quealy,
Jr.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
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Secretary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
<td style="padding-top: 16pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 16pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">TITLE:&nbsp;<u>Vice
President&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
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<u>REPORTING AND
ACCOUNTING SERVICES</u>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Agreement dated as of
July  9, 1992 between STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, a
Massachusetts trust company (the "Bank") and
The China Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
"Fund").</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">WHEREAS, the Bank provides
administrative and other services to investment companies and others;
and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">WHEREAS, the Fund desires to retain the Bank to render
certain administrative and other services with respect to the Fund and
the Bank is willing to render such services on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree
as follows:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Appointment of
Administrator</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund hereby appoints the Bank to act as
administrator with respect to the Fund for purposes of reporting and
accounting to the Fund for the period and on the terms set forth in
this Agreement. The Bank accepts such appointment and agrees to render
the services stated herein and to provide the office facilities and the
personnel required by it to perform such services. In connection with
such appointment, the Fund will deliver to the Bank copies of each of
the following documents and will deliver to it all future amendments
and supplements, if any:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certified copies of the
Articles of Incorporation of the Fund as presently in effect and as
amended from time to time;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A certified copy of the
Fund's By-Laws as presently in effect and as amended from time to
time;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund's most recent registration
statement on Form  N-2 as filed with, and declared effective by,
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and all amendments
thereto;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each resolution of the Board of Directors of
the Fund authorizing the original issue of its shares;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">E.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certified copies of the resolutions of the Fund's
Board of Directors authorizing: (1)  this Agreement, (2)
certain officers and employees of the Fund to give instructions to the
Bank pursuant to this Agreement and (3)  certain officers and
employees of the Fund to sign checks and pay expenses on behalf of the
Fund;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">F.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A copy of the Management Agreement;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">G.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A copy of the investment advisory agreements between the
Fund and the Investment Manager and the Direct Investment Manager;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">H.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A copy of the Custodian Agreement between the Fund and its
custodian;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A copy of the Transfer Agency and Registrar
Agreement between the Fund and its transfer agent; and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">J.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Such other certificates, documents or opinions which the
Bank may, in its reasonable discretion, deem necessary or appropriate
in the proper performance of its duties.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Representation and Warranties of the
Bank</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Bank represents and warrants to the Fund that:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is a Massachusetts trust company, duly organized and
existing in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It is duly qualified to carry on its
business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">1</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All requisite corporate proceedings
have been taken to authorize it to enter into and perform this
Agreement; and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">D. It has and will continue to have and maintain
the necessary facilities, equipment and personnel to perform its duties
and obligations under this Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Authorized Shares</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund certifies
to the Bank that, as of the close of business on the date of this
Agreement, the Fund is authorized to issue shares of beneficial
interest, and that the Board of Directors of the Fund has the power to
classify or reclassify unissued shares of stock, from time to time,
into one or more additional classes, and that it would initially offer
shares in the authorized amounts as set forth in Schedule A attached
hereto.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Reporting and Accounting
Services</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Bank shall discharge the responsibilities set
forth in Schedule B hereof subject to the control of the Fund in
accordance with procedures established from time to time between the
Fund and the Bank.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">It is the responsibility of the Fund and/or
its outside legal counsel and accountants to notify the Bank in a
timely manner of any change to any rule, regulation, law or statute
that will affect the services to be provided hereunder. The Bank agrees
that all services provided hereunder are subject to review and
correction by the Fund's accountants and legal counsel and the
services provided by Bank shall not constitute the practice of public
accountancy or law.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Services to be Obtained
by the Fund</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund shall provide for any of its own:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Organizational expenses;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Services of an
independent accountant;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Services of outside legal and
tax counsel (including such counsel's review of the Fund's
registration statement, proxy materials, federal and state tax
qualification as a regulated investment company, and other reports and
materials prepared by the Bank under this Agreement);</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any services contracted for by the Fund directly from
parties other than the Bank;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">E.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Trading operations and
brokerage fees, commissions and transfer taxes in connection with the
purchase and sale of securities for the Fund;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">F.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investment
advisory services;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">G.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Taxes, insurance premiums and other
fees and expenses applicable to its operation;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">H.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Costs
incidental to any meetings of shareholders including, but not limited
to, legal and accounting fees, proxy filing fees and the preparation,
printing and mailing of any proxy materials;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Administration of and costs incidental to Directors'
meetings, including fees and expenses of Directors;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">J.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
salary and expenses of any officer or employee of the Fund;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">K.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Costs incidental to the preparation, printing and
distribution of the Fund's registration statements and any
amendments thereto, and shareholder reports;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">L.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
applicable registration fees and filing fees required under the
securities laws of the United States and state regulatory
authorities;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">M.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preparation and filing of the Fund's
tax returns, Form  N-2, Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report on
Form  N-SAR, and all notices, registrations and amendments
associated with applicable tax and securities laws of the United States
and state regulatory authorities; and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">N.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fidelity bond and
directors' and officers' liability insurance.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">2</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Fees</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The
Bank shall receive from the Fund such compensation for the Bank's
services provided and the expenses incurred pursuant to this Agreement
as may be agreed to from time to time in a written fee schedule
approved by the parties hereto and initially set forth herein in
Schedule C attached hereto. In addition, the Bank shall be reimbursed
by the Fund for the out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with
this Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Instructions</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">At
any time the Bank may apply to any officer of the Fund for instructions
and may consult with legal counsel for the Fund or its own outside
legal counsel, the outside counsel for the Fund or the outside auditors
for the Fund at the expense of the Fund, with respect to any matter
arising in connection with the services to be performed by the Bank
under this Agreement. The Bank shall not be liable and shall be
indemnified by the Fund for any action taken or omitted by it in good
faith in reliance upon such instructions or upon any paper or document
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper
person or persons. The Bank shall not be held to have notice of any
change of authority of any person until receipt of written notice
thereof from the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Limitation of
Liability and Indemnification</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Bank shall be
responsible for the performance of only such duties as are set forth
herein and shall have no responsibility for the actions or activities
of any other party including other service providers. The Bank shall
have no liability for any loss or damage resulting from the performance
or nonperformance of its duties hereunder unless solely caused by or
resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Bank,
its officers or employees. In any event, the Bank's liability
shall be limited to its total annual compensation earned and fees paid
during the preceding twelve months for any liability suffered by the
Fund including, but not limited to, any liability relating to
qualification of the Fund as a regulated investment company or any
liability relating to the Fund's compliance with any federal or
state tax or securities statute, regulation or ruling.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund shall indemnify and hold the Bank harmless from all
loss, cost, damage and expense, including reasonable expenses for
counsel, incurred by the Bank resulting from any claim, demand, action
or suit in connection with the Bank's acceptance of this
Agreement, any action or omission by it in the performance of its
duties hereunder, or as a result of acting upon any instructions
reasonably believed by it to have been executed by a duly authorized
officer of the Fund, provided that this indemnification shall not apply
to actions or omissions of the Bank, its officers or employees in cases
of its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund will be entitled to participate at its own expense
in the defense, or, if it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit
brought to enforce any liability subject to the indemnification
provided above. In the event the Fund elects to assume the defense of
any such suit and retain such counsel, the Bank or any of its
affiliated persons, named as defendant or defendants in the suit, may
retain additional counsel but shall bear the fees and expenses of such
counsel unless the Fund shall have specifically authorized the
retaining of such counsel.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification contained
herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Section  8 shall not apply with respect to
services covered by the Custodian Agreement or the Transfer Agency and
Registrar Agreement.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Confidentiality</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Bank agrees that, except as otherwise required by law, it will
keep confidential the terms of this Agreement, all records and
information in its possession relating to the Fund or its shareholders
or shareholder accounts and will not disclose the same to any person
except at the request or with the written consent of the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Compliance with Governmental Rules and
Regulations</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund assumes full responsibility for
complying with all applicable requirements of the Investment Company
Act, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, all as amended, and any laws,
rules and regulations issued thereunder.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">3</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Bank shall maintain and preserve for
the periods prescribed such records relating to the services to be
performed by the Bank under this Agreement as are required pursuant to
the Investment Company Act. All such records shall at all times remain
the respective properties of the Administrator or the Fund, shall be
readily accessible during normal business hours to each, and shall be
promptly surrendered upon the termination of the Agreement or otherwise
on written request. Records shall be surrendered in usable
machine-readable form.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Status of the
Bank</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The services of the Bank to the Fund are not to be
deemed exclusive, and the Bank shall be free to render similar services
to others. The Bank shall be deemed to be an independent contractor and
shall, unless otherwise expressly provided herein or authorized by the
Fund from time to time, have no authority to act or represent the Fund
in any way or otherwise be deemed an agent of the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Printed Matter</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Neither the Fund nor
the Bank shall publish or circulate any printed matter which contains
any reference to the other party without such party's prior
written approval. The Fund may circulate such printed matter as refers
in accurate terms to the Bank's appointment hereunder provided
that the Bank is given a copy of such material prior to its first
use.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Term, Amendment and
Termination</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">This Agreement may be modified or amended from
time to time by mutual agreement between the parties hereto. The
Agreement shall remain in effect for a period of one year from the date
the Fund first accepts money for investment, and shall automatically
continue in effect thereafter with respect to such Fund unless
terminated by a party at the end of such period or thereafter on sixty
(60) days' prior written notice. Upon termination of this
Agreement the Fund shall pay to the Bank such compensation as may be
due under the terms hereof as of the date of such termination including
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses associated with such termination.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Notices</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Any notice or other
communication authorized or required by this Agreement to be given to
any party mentioned herein shall be sufficiently given if addressed to
such party and mailed postage prepaid or delivered to its principal
office.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">15.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Non-Assignability</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">This
Agreement shall not be assigned by any of the parties hereto without
the prior consent in writing of the other parties.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">16.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Successor</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">This Agreement shall be
binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the Fund and the Bank and
their respective successors.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">17.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Entire
Agreement</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">This Agreement (and the Fund Profile and
Compliance Manual) contains the entire understanding between the
parties hereto and supersedes all previous representations, warranties
or commitments regarding the services to be performed hereunder whether
oral or in writing. This Agreement cannot be modified or terminated
except in accordance with its terms or by a writing signed by all
parties.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">4</p>
<br>
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</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions thereof
interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: 6pt" valign="top" align="left">Name Ronald E.
Logue</td>
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Senior Vice President</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: bold; padding-top: 12pt" valign="top" align="left">THE CHINA FUND,
INC.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: 6pt" valign="top" align="left">By: /s/ Thomas R.
Callahan</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: 6pt" valign="top" align="left">Name Thomas
R. Callahan</td>
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Secretary and Treasurer</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">5</p>
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A<br>TO<br>ADMINISTRATION
AGREEMENT</p>
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<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Authorized
Shares and
Class</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">(Unlimited
authorization<br> and a single class unless<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;otherwise
noted.)</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
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China Fund, Inc. Common Stock</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">10,000,000
shares</td>
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AGREEMENT</p>
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the Bank</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Oversee
the determination and publication of the Fund's net asset value
in accordance with the Fund's policy as adopted from time to time
by the Board of Directors;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Oversee the
maintenance by the Bank and Fund of certain books and records of the
Fund as required under Rule  31a-l(b)(4) of the Investment
Company Act;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(c)</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prepare the Fund's
federal, state and local income tax returns for review by the
independent accountants and filing by the treasurer;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(d)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Review the appropriateness of and arrange for
payment of the Fund's expenses;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(e)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Perform such compliance reviews of the Fund as may
be agreed upon between the Fund and the Bank.</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prepare for review and approval by officers of the
Fund financial information for the Fund's semi-annual and annual
reports, proxy statements and other communications with
shareholders;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(g)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prepare for review by an
officer and counsel of the Fund certain periodic financial reports
required by the Securities and Exchange commission as may be mutually
agreed upon;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prepare reports relating
to the business and affairs of the Fund as may be mutually agreed upon
and not otherwise appropriately prepared by the Fund's Investment
Manager, the Direct Investment Manager, custodian, counsel or
auditors;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(i)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Make such reports and
recommendations to the Board concerning the performance of the
independent accountants as the Board may reasonably request or deems
appropriate;</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Make such reports and
recommendations to the Board concerning the performance and fees of the
Fund's custodian and shareholder servicing agent as the Board may
reasonably request or deems appropriate;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(k)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Oversee and review calculations of fees paid to
the Investment Manager, the custodian, the shareholder servicing agent
and the economic advisor;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(l)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Consult with
the Fund's officers, independent accountants, legal counsel,
custodian and shareholder servicing agent in establishing the
accounting policies of the Fund;</td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(m)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Review
implementation by the Fund of any dividend reinvestment programs
authorized by the Board of Directors;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(n)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Provide such assistance to the Investment Manager
and the Direct Investment Manager, the custodian, the shareholder
servicing agent and the Fund's counsel and auditors as may be
mutually agreed upon to properly carry on the business and operations
of the Fund; and</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">(o)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Respond to or refer to
the Fund's officers or shareholder servicing agent any
shareholder inquiries relating to the
Fund.</td>
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</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Certain details of the scope of the
Bank's services hereunder shall be documented in the Compliance
Manual and Fund Profile as amended from time to time.</p>
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COMPANY<br>ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE<br> THE CHINA FUND, INC.</p>
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Services</u>
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Assets</td>
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Basis Points: 1/100 of
1%)</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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Million/Fund</td>
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Million/Fund</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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/
Fund</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Out-Of-Pockets</u>
includes but may not be limited to:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">&ndash;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Printing for
shareholder reports and SEC filings</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">&ndash;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Legal fees</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">&ndash;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Audit fees</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">&ndash;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Printing, postage,
telephone, fax and photocopying</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">&ndash;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Supplies related to
fund records</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">&ndash;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Travel and lodging for Board of
Directors' meetings and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">&ndash;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Operations
meetings.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">&ndash;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total Returns $225 per fund, per
month</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">&ndash;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Advertised Yields $300 per fund, per
month</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">III.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>External Publication And Financial
Reporting</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The following are included in the basis point
fee.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Semi-Annual and annual financial statements.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 418pt">Additional financial preparation is
available at a cost of $1,500 per financial per fund.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Questionnaire preparation for the following industry
publications on a monthly or weekly basis:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:38pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Investment Company Institute monthly and quarterly
questionnaire</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:38pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lipper analytical monthly and
quarterly questionnaire</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:38pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Donoghue's
monthly and quarterly questionnaire</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:38pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Donoghue's weekly money market
questionnaire</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:38pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">E.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Morningstar monthly
questionnaire</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 418pt">Additional external
publication questionnaires are available at a cost of $500 per
questionnaire per year.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">IV.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Special
Arrangements</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Fees for activities of a
non-recurring nature such as fund consolidations or reorganizations,
and/or preparation of special reports will be subject to
negotiation.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">V.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Term of the Contract</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The parties agree that this fee schedule shall remain in
effect through December  31, 1993, and from year to year
thereafter until it is revised as a result of negotiations initiated by
either party.</p>
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CHINA FUND, INC.</td>
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CO.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">/s/
Thomas R.
Callahan</font></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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Ronald E.
Logue</font></td>
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and Treasurer</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Title</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Vice
President</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">&nbsp;</font></td>
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9, 1992</td>
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1992</td>
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(k)(3)</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
FOR<br> REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">This amendment No. 1
(the "Amendment") to the Administration
Agreement for Reporting and Accounting Services dated July 9, 1992 (the
"Agreement"), between State Street Bank and
Trust Company (the "Bank") and The China
Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") is dated as of March
7, 2002.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement the Bank provides
administrative and other services to the Fund; and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">WHEREAS, the
Fund desires to expand the administrative services provided by the Bank
to include legal administration services to the Fund and the Bank is
willing to render such services for additional fees;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties agree as
follows:</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Schedule B to the Agreement
describing the services to be provided by the Bank is hereby deleted in
its entirety and Schedule B in the form attached to this Amendment is
substituted therefor.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Schedule C describing
the fees payable to the Bank is deleted in its entirety and Schedule C
in the form attached to this Amendment is substituted
therefor.</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">3.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">All other terms and conditions of
the Agreement remain in full force and effect.</td>
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WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this amendment to be executed
by their officers designated below as of the date set forth above.</p>
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CHINA FUND, INC.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="7">STATE STREET BANK
AND<br> TRUST COMPANY</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 16pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">/s/ Ann M.
Casey</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 16pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 16pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">By:</td>
<td style="padding-top: 16pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 16pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">/s/ Alan D.
Greene</td>
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Casey</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="7">Name: Alan D. Greene</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="7">Title:
Executive Vice President</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">1</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Reporting and
Accounting Services Provided by the
Bank</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Oversee the determination and
publication of the Fund's net asset value in accordance with the
Fund's policy as adopted from time to time by the Board of
Directors;</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Oversee the maintenance
by the Bank and Fund of certain books and records of the Fund as
required under Rule 31a-1 (b) (4) of the Investment Company
Act;</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">C.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Prepare the Fund's
federal, state and local income tax returns for review by the
independent accountants and filing by the
treasurer;</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">D.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Review the
appropriateness of and arrange for payment of the Fund's
expenses;</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">E.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Perform such compliance
reviews of the Fund as may be agreed upon between the Fund and the
Bank.</td>
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</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">F.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Prepare for review and
approval by officers of the Fund financial information for the
Fund's semi-annual and annual reports, proxy statements and other
communications with
shareholders;</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">G.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Prepare for review
by an officer and counsel of the Fund certain periodic financial
reports required by the Securities and Exchange Commission as may be
mutually agreed upon;</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">H.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Prepare
reports relating to the business and affairs of the Fund as may be
mutually agreed upon and not otherwise appropriately prepared by the
Fund's Investment Manager, the Direct Investment Manager,
custodian, counsel or
auditors;</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">I.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Make such reports and
recommendation to the Board concerning the performance of the
independent accountants as the Board may reasonably request or deems
appropriate;</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">J.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Make such reports and
recommendations to the Board concerning the performance and fees of the
Fund's custodian and transfer agent as the Board may reasonably
request or deems appropriate;</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">K.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Oversee and review calculations of
fees paid to the Investment Manager, the Direct Investment Manager, the
custodian and the transfer
agent;</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">L.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Consult with the
Fund's officers, independent accountants, legal counsel,
custodian and shareholder servicing agent in establishing the
accounting policies of the
Fund;</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">M.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Review implementation by the
Fund of any dividend reinvestment programs authorized by the Board of
Directors;</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">N.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Provide such assistance
to the Investment Manager and the Direct Investment Manager, the
custodian, the transfer agent and the Fund's counsel and auditors
as may be mutually agreed upon to properly carry on the business and
operations of the Fund; and</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">O.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Respond to or refer to the
Fund's officers or transfer agent any shareholder inquiries
relating to the Fund.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">P.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Provide
personnel for the Fund officer positions of President, Treasurer and
Secretary.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Certain details of the scope of the
Bank's services hereunder shall be documented in the Compliance
Manual and Fund Profile as amended from time to time.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Legal Administration Services Provided by the
Bank</p>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">A.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Corporate Secretarial
Services</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">1.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Maintain corporate
calendar.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">2.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Draft agenda for meeting;
circulate for comment; coordinate pre-Board meeting conference call to
finalize agenda; and finalize.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">2</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">3.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Preparation of Board
materials, including:</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="528"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 36pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">1)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 400pt">Requesting
materials from investment managers, auditors (if applicable), fund
counsel, other State Street departments and outside providers such as
insurance agents.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="528"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 36pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">2)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 400pt">Drafting Board
resolutions.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="528"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 36pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">3)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 400pt">Drafting legal
memoranda on issues to be discussed at the Board
meeting.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">4.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Photocopy and distribution of
Board materials.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">5.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Attendance at Board
meetings and presentation of legal issues, if
desired.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">6.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Preparation of Directors'
Supplement on an annual basis.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">7.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Draft
regular Board meeting minutes, circulate for comment and finalize Board
materials.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">8.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Review of compliance reports and
quarterly management reports from investment
managers.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">9.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Maintain corporation in good
standing.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">10.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Provide written regulatory
development updates materials to the
Directors.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">11.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Prepare materials for valuation
committees and coordinate valuation committee
meetings.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">12.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Review existing fund procedures
and Code of Ethics to ensure compliance with applicable law and
industry "best
practices."</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">13.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Review existing
Board materials and suggest changes to ensure that materials presented
(i)  are necessary and appropriate, (ii) are streamlined, concise
and, where appropriate, are presented in a summary, easy-to-read
format, and (iii) address all matters which the SEC has articulated as
areas Directors should review.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">14.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Prepare
materials for audit committee meetings and coordinate with auditors to
disseminate their
materials.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">B.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">SEC and Other
Filings</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">1.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Review semi-annual and annual
reports.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">2.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Preparation of amendments to
registration statement, if needed,
including:</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="528"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 36pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">1)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 400pt">Drafting and
circulating for
comment.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="528"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 36pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">2)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 400pt">Coordinating
EDGARization and filing of prospectus and
SAI.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="528"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 36pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">3)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 400pt">Coordinating printing of
offering memorandum.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">3.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Review press releases
for dividends and other purposes.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">4.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Prepare,
circulate and coordinate the filing of Form 8-K and other regulatory
filings as needed.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">C.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Other
Services</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">1.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Provide assistance with insurance
issues, including:</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="528"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 36pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">1)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 400pt">Obtaining
quotes from insurance
companies.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="528"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 36pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">2)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 400pt">Monitoring compliance
with fidelity bond
requirements.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="528"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 36pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">3)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 400pt">Completing
insurance applications.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="528"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 36pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">4)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 400pt">Filing
fidelity bond with SEC.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">2.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Provide assistance
with Codes of Ethics issues, including preparing quarterly Codes of
Ethics certificates and obtaining executed
copies.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">3.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Provide Shareholder meeting
services, including:</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="528"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 36pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">1)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 400pt">Drafting
proxy statements for annual meetings and circulating for
comment.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">3</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="528"></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 36pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">2)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 400pt">Coordinating
printing and filing of proxy
statements.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="528"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 36pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">3)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 400pt">Attending Shareholder
meetings and coordinating the Inspector of
Election.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="528"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 36pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">4)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 400pt">Monitoring votes to
ensure proper
approvals.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="528"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 36pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">5)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 400pt">Preparing and
disseminating meeting minutes.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">4.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Monitor
regulatory and industry developments and pro-actively apprise the Board
of such developments.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">5.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Act as a resource for
addressing Board members and investment advisers' issues and
liaising with outside counsel when necessary or
appropriate.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">D.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Fees Included
in Legal Administration Services</td>
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</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">1.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">All
photocopy charges, including for Board
materials.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">2.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Facsimile
charges.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">3.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Telephone
charges.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">4.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Courier
expenses.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">5.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Computer research
expenses.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">6.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Document production.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Legal Administration Services Not Provided and Fees Not Paid
by the Bank</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">A.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Legal
Administration Services Not Included</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">1.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Preparation of proxy statements, Board
materials, etc. for special shareholder meetings.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">2.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Preparation and filing of exemptive
applications and no-action letters.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">3.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Preparation of Board materials and
registration statements for new series.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">4.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Research and provision of information
regarding closed-end fund shareholder activism.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">5.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Researching and resolving issues of an unusual
nature, such as trademark issues, development of a stock repurchase
program, and issues relating to the disposal of illiquid
investments.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">6.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Provision of a memorandum
regarding Directors' responsibilities in connection with contract
approval.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">B.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Expenses Not
Assumed by the Bank</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">1.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Reasonable foreign
travel expenses of one State Street Legal Services attorney.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">2.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Fees charged by Lipper Inc. for comparative
fee analyses.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">3.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Costs of printing and filing
annual reports, prospectuses and proxy statements.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">4.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Costs of proxy tabulation and
solicitation.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">5.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">SEC filing fees, if
applicable.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">4</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">SCHEDULE C<br> TO<br> ADMINISTRATION
AGREEMENT</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">FUND ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE<br> FOR<br> THE
CHINA FUND, INC.</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">I.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:12pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">F<font style="font-size: 8pt">EES&nbsp;FOR&nbsp;</font>F<font style="font-size: 8pt">UND
</font>A<font style="font-size: 8pt">DMINISTRATION&nbsp;</font>S<font style="font-size: 8pt">ERVICES:</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The following fee
schedule is for full administration services for The China Fund, Inc.
These services are listed on Schedule B attached to the Agreement. For
these services, the fund will be charged according to the following fee
schedule:</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Average Assets</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Annual
Fee<br>Expressed in Basis Points: 1/100 of 1%</td>
</tr>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">First $150 Million</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">18.00</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Next $150 Million</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">16.00</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Thereafter</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">11.00</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Minimum</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$235,000</td>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
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</div>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Fund Fees:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The average weekly total net assets of the Fund will be
used to calculate the fee by multiplying the net assets of the Fund by
the basis point fees in the above schedule. The greater of the basis
points or the minimum will be accrued to the Fund.</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">II.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:12pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">O<font style="font-size: 8pt">UT&nbsp;OF&nbsp;</font>P<font style="font-size: 8pt">OCKET&nbsp;</font>E<font style="font-size: 8pt">XPENSES</font> -
Include, But May Not Be Limited
To:</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Legal fees, audit fees and other
professional
fees</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Postage</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Supplies
related to Fund records</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Travel and
lodging for Board and Operations meetings</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Preparation of financial statements other
than Annual and Semi-Annual Reporting, $3,000 per financial report.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:12pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">S<font style="font-size: 8pt">PECIAL&nbsp;</font>A<font style="font-size: 8pt">RRANGEMENTS</font></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Fees for activities of a non-recurring nature such as
reorganizations, and/or preparation of special reports will be subject
to negotiation. Fees for a change in fund structure (i.e., Core and
Feeder) are subject to negotiation.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:12pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">T<font style="font-size: 8pt">ERM&nbsp;OF&nbsp;THE&nbsp;</font>F<font style="font-size: 8pt">EE
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schedule shall remain in effect until March 31, 2003 and from year to
year thereafter until it is revised as a result of negotiations
initiated by either party.</p>
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<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT 2 TO ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
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(k)(4)</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT FOR<br>
REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">This amendment No. 2
(the "Amendment") to the Administration
Agreement for Reporting and Accounting Services dated July 9, 1992 (the
"Agreement"), between State Street Bank and
Trust Company (the "Bank") and The China
Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") is dated as of March
11, 2004.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement the Bank
provides administrative and other services to the Fund; and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">WHEREAS, by Amendment No. 1, dated March 7, 2002, to the
Agreement, the Fund expanded the administrative services provided by
the Bank to include legal administration services to the Fund for an
additional fee;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">WHEREAS, the parties now wish to amend
the fee schedule of the Agreement with respect to the legal
administration services;</p>
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agree as follows:</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Schedule C describing the
fees payable to the Bank is deleted in its entirety and Schedule C in
the form attached to this Amendment is substituted
therefor.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">All other terms and conditions of
the Agreement, as amended, remain in full force and effect.</td>
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amendment to be executed by their officers designated below as of the
date set forth above.</p>
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CHINA FUND, INC.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="7">STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 32pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">/s/ Mary Moran
Zeven</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 32pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">By:</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 32pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">/s/ Gary L.
French</td>
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Zeven<br>Title: Secretary</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="7">Name: Gary L. French<br>
Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senior Vice
President</td>
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AGREEMENT</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">FUND ADMINISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE<br> FOR<br> THE
CHINA FUND, INC.</p>
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schedule is for full administration services for The China Fund, Inc.
These services are listed on Schedule B attached to the Agreement. For
these services, the fund will be charged according to the following fee
schedule:</p>
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Schedule B
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$100,000</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Average
Assets</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Annual Fee<br> Expressed in Basis Points: 1/100 of
1%</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">12.00</font></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">7.00</font></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Minimum Variable
Fee</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">160,000</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<u>Fund
Fees:</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:36pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The average weekly total net assets of the
Fund will be used to calculate the fee by multiplying the net assets of
the Fund by the basis point fees in the above schedule. The greater of
the basis points or the minimum will be accrued to the Fund.</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">II.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">O<font style="font-size: 8pt">UT&nbsp;OF&nbsp;</font>P<font style="font-size: 8pt">OCKET
</font>E<font style="font-size: 8pt">XPENSES</font> &mdash; Include, But May Not Be Limited
To:</td>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Legal fees, audit fees and other
professional
fees</td>
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<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Postage</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Supplies
related to Fund records</td>
</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Travel and
lodging for Board and Operations meetings</td>
</tr>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="554"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Preparation of financial statements other
than Annual and Semi-Annual Reporting, $3,000 per financial report.</td>
</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
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<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">III.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:12pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">S<font style="font-size: 8pt">PECIAL&nbsp;</font>A<font style="font-size: 8pt">RRANGEMENTS</font></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Fees for activities of a non-recurring nature such as
reorganizations, and/or preparation of special reports will be subject
to negotiation. Fees for a change in fund structure (i.e., Core and
Feeder) are subject to negotiation.</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">IV.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:12pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">T<font style="font-size: 8pt">ERM&nbsp;OF&nbsp;THE&nbsp;</font>F<font style="font-size: 8pt">EE
</font>S<font style="font-size: 8pt">CHEDULE</font></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The parties agree that this fee
schedule shall remain in effect until March 31, 2005 and from year to
year thereafter until it is revised as a result of negotiations
initiated by either party.</p>
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(m)(1)<br>
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Process</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The undersigned, a director of The China Fund, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (the "Fund"), hereby
irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Fund to be his true and lawful
attorney to receive service of any process, pleadings or other papers
in any civil suit or action brought in any appropriate court in any
place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States where the cause
of action is founded, directly or indirectly, upon the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, or any rule or regulation under any of
said acts.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The undersigned hereby agrees that any such
aforementioned civil suit or action may be commenced by the service of
process upon the Fund and the forwarding by the Fund of a copy thereof
to the undersigned at his last address notified in writing to the Fund,
and that the service as aforesaid of any such process, pleadings or
other papers upon the Fund shall have the same force and validity as if
served personally upon the undersigned.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has executed this Designation of Agent for Service of
Process as of the 7<sup>th</sup> day of July, 1992.</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: 6pt" valign="top" align="left"><u>/s/ James J.
Lightburn&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: -3pt" valign="top" align="left">Name:
James J. Lightburn</td>
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(m)(2)<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Designation of Agent for<br> Service of
Process</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The undersigned, a director of The China Fund, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (the "Fund"), hereby
irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Fund to be his true and lawful
attorney to receive service of any process, pleadings or other papers
in any civil suit or action brought in any appropriate court in any
place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States where the cause
of action is founded, directly or indirectly, upon the provisions of
the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940, or any rule or regulation under any of
said acts.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The undersigned hereby agrees that any such
aforementioned civil suit or action may be commenced by the service of
process upon the Fund and the forwarding by the Fund of a copy thereof
to the undersigned at his last address notified in writing to the Fund,
and that the service as aforesaid of any such process, pleadings or
other papers upon the Fund shall have the same force and validity as if
served personally upon the undersigned.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has executed this Designation of Agent for Service of
Process as of the 7<sup>th</sup> day of July, 1992.</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: 6pt" valign="top" align="left"><u>/s/ Nigel S.
Tulloch&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: -3pt" valign="top" align="left">Name:
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                                                                   EXHIBIT(n)(1)


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



To the Board of Directors of
The China Fund, Inc.



We consent to the use of our report, dated December 10, 2004, incorporated by
reference in this registration statement on Form N-2 and to the references to
our firm under the captions "FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS" and "EXPERTS" in the
prospectus.



/s/ KPMG LLP


KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 27, 2005























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            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in this Amendment
No. 7 to Registration Statement No. 811-05749 on Form N-2 for The China Fund,
Inc.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
April 27, 2005







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<DESCRIPTION>AMENDED CODE OF ETHICS
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal">THE CHINA FUND, INC.</font>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Amended Code of Ethics as of December 9, 2004</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt"><u>Purposes</u></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">This Code of
Ethics has been adopted by the Board of Directors of The China Fund,
Inc. in accordance with Rule 17j-1(b) under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 as amended (the "Act"). Rule 17j-1
under the Act generally proscribes fraudulent or manipulative practices
with respect to purchases or sales of securities held or to be acquired
by investment companies, if effected by associated persons of such
companies. The purpose of this Code of Ethics is to provide regulations
and procedures consistent with the Act and Rule 17j-1 designed to give
effect to the general prohibitions set forth in Rule 17j-1(a) as
follows:</p>
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affiliated person of or principal underwriter for a registered
investment company, or any affiliated person of an investment adviser
of or principal underwriter for a registered investment company in
connection with the purchase or sale, directly or indirectly, by such
persons of a security held or to be acquired, as defined in this
section, by such registered investment company &mdash;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20.04pt; background-color: #ffffff">(1) To employ any device, scheme or artifice to
defraud such registered investment company;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20.04pt; background-color: #ffffff">(2) To make to such registered investment company
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state to such
registered investment company a material fact necessary in order to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
they are made, not misleading;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20.04pt; background-color: #ffffff">(3) To engage
in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would
operate as a fraud or deceit upon any such registered investment
company; or</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20.04pt; background-color: #ffffff">(4) To engage in any manipulative
practice with respect to such registered investment company.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Definitions</u>
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a)
"Fund" means The China Fund, Inc.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b) "Access person" means: (a)
any director, officer, general partner or advisory person of the
Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(c) "Administrator"
means State Street Bank and Trust Company.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(d)
"Advisory person" means shall mean a
supervised person, as defined in the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
as amended, (i) who has access to nonpublic information regarding the
purchase or sale of the Fund's securities, or nonpublic
information regarding the portfolio holdings of the Fund, or (ii) is
involved in making securities recommendations to the Fund, or who has
access to such recommendations that are nonpublic.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(e)
A security is "being considered for purchase or
sale" when a recommendation to purchase or sell a security
has been made and communicated and, with respect to the person making
the recommendation, when such person seriously considers making such a
recommendation.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(f) "Beneficial
ownership" shall be interpreted in the same manner as it
would be in determining whether a person is subject to the provisions
of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and
regulations thereunder, except that the determination of direct or
indirect beneficial ownership shall apply to all securities which an
access person has or acquires.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(g)
"Control" shall have the same meaning as that
set forth in Section 2(a)(9) of the Act.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(h)
"Direct Investment Manager" means Asian
Direct Capital Management.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">1</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: right; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">EXHIBIT
(r)(1)<br>(Continued)</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(i) "Disinterested
director" means a director of the Fund who is not an
"interested person" of the Fund within the
meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Act.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(j)
"Investment Advisers" means both of the
Direct Investment Manager and the Investment Manager.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(k) "Investment Manager" means
Martin Currie Inc.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(l) "Purchase or sale
of a security" includes, <u>inter</u>&nbsp;<u>alia</u>, the
writing of an option to purchase or sell a security.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(m) "Security" shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(36) of the Act, except that it shall
not include shares of registered open-end investment companies,
securities issued by the Government of the United States, short term
debt securities which are "government
securities" within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the
Act, bankers' acceptances, bank certificates of deposit,
commercial paper and such other money market instruments as designated
by the Board of Directors of the Fund, and securities that are not
eligible for purchase or sale by the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(n) As used
in this Code, "security held or to be
acquired" by the Fund shall mean (i) any covered security
which, within the most recent 15 days, is or has been held by the Fund;
or is being or has been considered by the Fund or the Investment
Advisers for purchase by the Fund; and (ii) any option to purchase or
sell, and any security convertible into or exchangeable for, a covered
security described in clause (i) of this Section 2(n).</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(o) "Automatic Investment Plan"
means a program in which regular periodic purchases (or withdrawals)
are made automatically in (or from) investment accounts in accordance
with a predetermined schedule and allocation. An Automatic Investment
Plan includes a dividend reinvestment plan.</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">3.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt"><u>Prohibited Purchases and
Sales</u></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a) Except as exempted in Section 4 below,
no access person shall purchase or sell, directly or indirectly, any
security in which he or she has, or by reason of such transaction
acquires, any direct or indirect beneficial ownership and which to his
or her actual knowledge at the time of such purchase or sale: (i) is
being considered for purchase or sale by the Fund; or (ii) is being
purchased or sold by the Fund. This prohibition shall continue until at
least 15 days after the time that the advisory person decides not to
recommend such purchase or sale, or if such recommendation is made,
until at least 15 days after the time that the Fund decides not to
enter into, or completes, such recommended purchase or sale. This
prohibition shall apply to any purchase or sale by any access person of
any option to purchase or sell, or any security convertible into or
exchangeable for a security being purchased or sold by, or actively
considered for recommendation to, the Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b) No
access person shall reveal to any other person (except in the normal
course of his or her duties on behalf of the Fund) any information
regarding securities transactions by the Fund or consideration by the
Fund, the Investment Manager or the Direct Investment Manager of any
such securities transaction.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(c) No access person
shall recommend any securities transaction by the Fund without having
disclosed his or her interest, if any, in such securities or the issuer
thereof, including without limitation (i) his or her direct or indirect
beneficial ownership of any securities of such issuer, (ii) any
contemplated transaction by such person in such securities, (iii) any
position with such issuer or its affiliates, and (iv) any present or
proposed business relationship between such issuer or its affiliates,
on the one hand, and such person or any party in which such person has
a significant interest, on the other; provided, however, that in the
event the interest of such access person in such securities or issuer
is not material to his or her personal net worth and any contemplated
transaction by such person in such securities cannot reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on any such transaction by
the Fund or on the market for the securities generally, such access
person shall not be required to disclose his or her interest in the
securities or issuer thereof in connection with any such
recommendation.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">2</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: right; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">EXHIBIT
(r)(1)<br>(Continued)</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">4.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt"><u>Exempted
Transactions</u></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The prohibitions of Section 3 of this Code of
Ethics shall not apply to:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a) Purchases or sales
effected in any account over which the access person has no direct or
indirect influence or control.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b) Purchases or sales
which are not eligible for purchase or sale by the Fund, except that
all acquisitions of beneficial ownership in securities in initial
public offerings or private placements shall be subject to the approval
requirements of Section 3(b).</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(c) Purchases or sale
which are nonvolitional on the part of either the access person or the
Fund.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(d) Purchases which are part of an automatic
dividend reinvestment plan.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(e) Purchases effected
upon the exercise of rights issued by an issuer <u>pro</u><u>rata</u> to all holders of a class of its securities, to the
extent such rights were acquired from such issuer, and sales of such
rights so acquired.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(f) Purchases or sales which are
only remotely potentially harmful to the Fund because they would be
very unlikely to affect a highly institutional market, or because they
clearly are not related economically to the securities to be purchased,
sold or held by the Fund.</p>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="26"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="576"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 20.04pt">5.&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt"><u>Reporting Requirements of Access
Persons</u>.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Unless excepted by Section 6 of this Code, every
access person of the Fund must report to the Fund, respectively as
follows:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a)<u> Initial Holdings
Reports</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No later than ten days after the person becomes an
access person, an access person shall submit an initial holdings
report. The information must be current as of a date no more than 45
days prior to the date the person becomes an access person. The initial
holdings report shall contain the following information (on the report
form attached hereto as Appendix A):</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(i) The title,
number of shares and principal amount of each covered security in which
the access person had any direct or indirect beneficial ownership when
the person became an access person;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(ii) The name of any
broker, dealer or bank with whom the access person maintained an
account in which any securities were held for the direct or indirect
benefit of the access person as of the date the person became an access
person; and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(iii) The date that the report is submitted
by the access person.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b)<u> Quarterly Transaction
Reports</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No later than thirty days after the end of each
calendar quarter, the following information (on the report form
attached hereto as Appendix B):</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(i) With respect to any
transaction during the quarter in a covered security in which the
access person had a direct or indirect beneficial ownership:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 40.07999999999999pt; background-color: #ffffff">(A) The date of the transaction, the title, the
interest rate and maturity date (if applicable), the number of shares
and the principal amount of each covered security involved;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 40.07999999999999pt; background-color: #ffffff">(B) The nature of the transaction (i.e.,
purchase, sale or any other type of acquisition or disposition);</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 40.07999999999999pt; background-color: #ffffff">(C) The price of the covered security at which
the transaction was effected;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 40.07999999999999pt; background-color: #ffffff">(D) The name
of the broker, dealer or bank with or through which the transaction was
effected; and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 40.07999999999999pt; background-color: #ffffff">(E) The date that the report
is submitted by the access person.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(ii) With respect to
any account established by the access person in which any securities
were held during the quarter for the direct or indirect benefit of the
access person:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">3</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: right; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">EXHIBIT
(r)(1)<br>(Continued)</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 40.07999999999999pt; background-color: #ffffff">(A) The name of the
broker, dealer or bank with whom the access person established the
account;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 40.07999999999999pt; background-color: #ffffff">(B) The date the account was
established; and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:40pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 40.07999999999999pt; background-color: #ffffff">(C) The date that the
report is submitted by the access person.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Annual Holdings Reports</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Annually,
the following information (which information must be current as of a
date no more than 45 days before the report is submitted) (on the
report form attached hereto as Appendix C):</p>
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title, number of shares and principal amount of each covered security
in which the access person had any direct or indirect beneficial
ownership;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(ii) The name of any broker, dealer or bank
with whom the access person maintains an account in which any
securities are held for the direct or indirect benefit of the access
person; and</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(iii) The date that the report is submitted
by the access person.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(d) <u>Disclaimer of Beneficial
Ownership</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any report may contain a statement declaring that
the reporting of any such transaction shall not be construed as an
admission by the person making such report that he or she has any
direct or indirect beneficial ownership in the covered security to
which the report relates.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(e) <u>SEC
Inspection</u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information supplied in the reports is available
for inspection by the SEC at any time during the five-year period
following the end of the fiscal year in which each report is made.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt"><u>Exceptions from Reporting
Requirements.</u></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a) A person need not make a report
under Section 5 of this Code with respect to transactions effected for,
and covered securities held in, any account over which the person has
no direct or indirect influence or control.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b) A
person need not make a report with respect to transactions that have
received prior approval of the Administrator.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(c) A
disinterested director of the Fund who would be required to make a
report solely by reason of being a Fund director, need not make:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(i) an initial holdings report or an annual holdings report
as provided in this Code; and</p>
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transaction report under this Code, unless the director knew, or in the
ordinary course of fulfilling his or her official duties as a Fund
director, should have known, that during the 15-day period immediately
before or after the director's transaction in a covered security,
the Fund purchased or sold the covered security, or the Fund or the
Investment Advisers considered purchasing or selling the covered
security.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt"><u>Review of
Reports.</u></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Administrator will review the access person
reports filed under this Code and report violations to the Board of
Directors of the Fund.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt"><u>Notification of Reporting
Obligation.</u></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund will identify all of its access
persons who are required to make reports under this Code and will
inform those access persons of their reporting obligations.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt"><u>Quarterly Certification.</u></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">All directors and officers who are access persons of the Investment
Advisers shall certify quarterly (on the form attached hereto as
Appendix D) that they have complied with the annual transaction
reporting requirements of the Investment Advisers.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">4</p>
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(r)(1)<br>(Continued)</p>
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Certification.</u></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a) All directors and officers who
are access persons of the Investment Advisers shall certify annually
(on the form attached hereto as Appendix E) that they have complied
with the annual transaction reporting requirements of the Investment
Advisers.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b) All access persons shall certify
annually (on the form attached hereto as Appendix F) in writing to the
Fund that they have read the Code and recognize that they are subject
to the Code's provisions, that they have complied and will comply
with such provisions and that they have reported all personal
securities transactions, holdings and securities accounts required to
be disclosed or reported pursuant to the Code.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt"><u>Approval and Reports.</u></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a) Approval.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund's Board of Directors,
including a majority of disinterested directors, must approve this
Code, and any material changes to this Code. The Board of Directors
must base its approval of this Code and any material change thereto on
a determination that the Code contains provisions reasonably necessary
to prevent access persons from engaging in conduct prohibited by the
preamble to this Code. The Board of Directors must approve a material
change to this Code no later than six months after the adoption of the
material change.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 39.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">(b) Reports.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At least annually,
beginning with the March 2001 meeting of the Board of Directors, the
Fund will furnish to the Board of Directors for the Board of Directors
to consider, a written report that:</p>
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issues arising under the Code or procedures since the last report to
the Board of Directors, including, but not limited to, information
about material violations of the Code or procedures and sanctions
imposed in response to material violations;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 60pt; background-color: #ffffff">(ii)
Certifies that the Fund has adopted and are following procedures
reasonably necessary to prevent access persons from violating the Code;
and</p>
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Code.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt"><u>Sanctions.</u></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Upon discovering a violation of this Code of Ethics, the Board of
Directors of the Fund may impose such sanctions as it deems
appropriate, including, <u>inter</u>&nbsp;<u>alia</u>, a letter of
censure or suspension or termination of the employment of the
violator.</p>
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(r)(2)</p>
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Inc</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:12pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Introduction</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Who does the code apply to?</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Under Rule
17j-1(a) of the United States Investment Company Act of 1940
('the 1940 Act'), investment advisers to any registered US
investment companies are required to have a Code of Ethics. The codes
apply to what are termed "Access persons".
Essentially this is anyone who in the course of their employment has
access to information concerning the purchase or sale of securities on
behalf of, or anyone who makes recommendations to, an investment
company. In view of the low volume of personal dealing and due to the
similarity with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of the United
Kingdom's rules on staff dealing it has been determined that all
staff of the Martin Currie group (including their Related Accounts)
other than the non-executive directors of Martin Currie Limited will be
subject to this Code.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:12pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">General
Principles</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:20pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">This Code of Ethics ("the
Code") is based on the principle that officers, directors
and employees of Martin Currie owe a fiduciary duty to Martin Currie
Inc's clients. Accordingly, you must avoid activities, interests
and relations that might interfere or appear to interfere with making
decisions in the best interests of Martin Currie Inc's clients or
otherwise take unfair advantage of your position. The specific
provisions of the Code must be adhered to as well as the general
principles. This Code does not attempt to identify all possible
conflicts of interest and literal compliance with the specific
procedures will not shield you from liability for personal trading or
other conduct which violates your fiduciary duties to Martin Currie
Inc's clients. In addition to this Code you are subject to the
general requirement not to engage in any practice that would defraud
clients. You are also subject to the FSA principles and their rules on
staff dealing and inducements. The requirements of the FSA are broadly
similar to those of the 1940 Act, but in the event of there being any
conflict the higher standard will generally prevail. In such
circumstances the Director, Head of Legal and compliance should be
consulted.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">At all times you must:</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Place the interests of clients first. As a
fiduciary, you must avoid putting your own personal interests ahead of
the interests of Martin Currie Inc's clients. You may not cause a
client to take action, or not to take action, for your personal benefit
rather than the benefit of the client. For example, you would violate
this Code by causing a client to purchase a security you owned for the
purpose of increasing the price of that security. Another example would
be if you invest in a security that may be appropriate for your
clients, without first considering that investment for your
clients.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Avoid taking inappropriate
advantage of your position. It is imperative that you avoid any
situation that might compromise, or call into question the exercise of
your independent judgement. The receipt of investment opportunities,
perquisites, or gifts of more than de minimis value from persons
seeking business with Martin Currie Inc could call into question the
exercise of your independent judgement. You may not, for example, use
the knowledge of client portfolio transactions to profit by the market
effect of those transactions.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Conduct
all personal securities transactions in full compliance with this Code.
While Martin Currie Inc does not object to personal investment, you
must not take any action which could cause even the appearance of an
unfair or improper action. Accordingly, you must follow the policies
set forth in this Code with respect to trading on your own or any
account which, in your personal capacity, you have some
control/influence over, for example, children/spouses/relatives
accounts ("Related Accounts"). Doubtful
situations should be resolved in favour of clients. Any questions
concerning this Code should be addressed to the Director, Head of Legal
and compliance. Technical compliance with the Code's procedures
will not automatically insulate from scrutiny any trades that indicate
an abuse of fiduciary duties.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">1</p>
<br>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:12pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 436pt">Personal
Securities Transactions</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt"><u>Annual
Disclosure of Personal Holdings</u></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition to
the trade reporting requirements set out below, you must disclose on
the Personal Securities Holdings Form any securities you or any
Rrelated Pperson holds, such disclosure must be made within 10 days of
the commencement of employment, and annually thereafter as at
31<sup>st</sup> October. The Form must be returned to the Legal and
compliance team. The Form does not need to include details of
transactions over which you had no discretion. The Form must be
returned even where you have no securities holdings.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt"><u>Dealing by employees and on behalf of
related accounts</u></td>
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</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff"> </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Prior to
instructing an order for a securities transaction on behalf of your own
or a Related Account, you must complete, in writing, a trade
authorisation request form and submit the completed form to the
appropriate Authorisation Officer. The appropriate Authorisation
Officer will be a Product or Sector manager in the relevant product or
sector investment team or in his/her absence the Chief Investment
Officer. Trade authorisation request forms for Product and Sector
managers will be pre-authorised by the Chief Investment Officer or by
other Product or Sector managers within the relevant product or sector
investment team. All forms will be counter-signed by the head of the
Dealing and asset control team or in his/her absence the acting head of
the team.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff"> </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Authorisation
Officer is responsible for reviewing the completed trade authorisation
request form and they will determine whether or not to authorise the
proposed securities transaction. No approvals will be granted for
employee deals where there is a pending order for a client or where a
transaction is currently being seriously considered or is likely to be,
or has been executed within seven days unless is it is determined by
the Authorisation Officer that such transaction in no way conflicts
with the interests of the Client. This seven day limit cannot and is
not intended to cover situations which cannot be predicted, for
example, the offering of an unexpected line of stock which was not
being contemplated for purchase prior to that event. The Authorisation
Officer will check that the security is not on the insider list. The
Authorisation Officer will in considering whether a conflict exists
look at the liquidity of the issue the size of any client deals and the
size of any staff deals. In the case of new issues the Authorisation
Officer will need to ensure that the staff member has not been
allocated shares (in the type of new issues where shares are
pre-allocated) on the basis of their position at Martin Currie and that
their acquiring shares would not reduce the amount of shares available
for clients.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff"> </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">It is unlikely
that the firm will be dealing in unquoted securities for clients, but
if approval for a transaction in an unquoted company is sought
consideration needs to be given to the likelihood of that company
becoming quoted, and if it is likely, whether the future the company
may be one that we may invest in on behalf of clients. If investment
staff hold shares in unquoted securities they are precluded from making
any investment decision in these securities on behalf of the clients.
In such circumstances any decision relating to the securities must be
taken by the Chief Investment Officer. The Director, Head of Legal and
compliance must be notified when such situations arise.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The authorisation and the date and time must be completed
on the trade authorisation request forms. Once the authorisation has
been signed, the person can instruct a third party broking firm direct.
No order for a securities transaction may be placed prior to the
receipt of written authorisation of the transaction showing the date
and time of the authorisation by the relevant Authorisation Officer.
<b>Verbal approvals are not permitted.</b> Staff are expected to
execute deals as soon as reasonably practical following the grant of
authorisation.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff"> </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Trade
authorisations are valid until the earlier of (1) the close of business
on the day after the authorisation is granted or (2) your discovery
that the information in the trade authorisation request form is no
longer accurate. If the Authorisation Officer becomes aware of
circumstances which would result in him not granting approval, he
should immediately </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">2</p>
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notify the member of staff who should ensure
that the trade is not carried out. Should the trade have been executed
by the time the Authorisation Officer contacts the member of staff, the
time at which he/she was notified should be recorded on the trade
authorisation request form. If the securities transaction is placed but
has not been executed within seven trading days after the authorisation
is granted (as, for example, in the case of a limit order), a new
authorisation is required. If the employee or related persons want to
amend the original order at any time, a new authorisation is required
before the broker can be instructed.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff"> </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">It is the responsibility of the
employee whose trade has been authorised to ensure that the trade
authorisation forms and copies of the contract notes are sent to the
Legal and compliance team. Compliance are responsible for updating the
list of holdings on the Staff Dealings Register and for checking that
trade authorisations have been given for all trades executed by staff
and Related Persons.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt"><u>Discretionary Account</u></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff"> </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Employees are permitted to have
discretionary accounts and have their investments managed on a
discretionary basis with Thornhill Investment Management (Scotland)
Limited or independent investment advisory firms. In such circumstances
the Legal and compliance team must be notified of the existence of such
accounts. A record will be maintained in the staff dealings records of
the existence of the account and with which firm it is maintained. It
is not necessary to obtain authorisation for transactions in
discretionary accounts. If in terms of the discretionary agreement, or
in practice, you participate in the investment decision making for your
own or any Related Account then all trades will require to be
authorised in accordance with the procedures of this code.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt"><u>Joint Accounts</u></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff"> </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Investments held jointly with any
other person will also be subject to the authorisation approval
requirements.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt"><u>Investment
Clubs</u></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff"> </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Membership of an
investment club requires to be approved by the Legal and compliance
team. It is unlikely that permission to join will be granted unless all
trades are subject to the Company's trade pre-authorisation
requirements.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt"><u>Transactions exempt
from Trade Pre-authorisation Requirements</u></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff"> </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Certain transactions in an
employee or Related Account do not require approval. These are as
follows:-</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 42pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">(a)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">The purchase of
units in any UK authorised unit trust or the purchase of any shares in
a UK open-ended investment company (OEIC) including any OEIC sub-fund
managed by Martin Currie Unit Trusts Limited.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="523"></td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">(b)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Futures or Options contracts on
indices.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">(c)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Government
Bonds.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="523"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 42pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">(d)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">UK securities issued
via an open public offer, for which a general approval has been
granted. These would generally include issues such as Government
privatisations.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="523"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 42pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">(e)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Corporate
action transactions, any acquisition of securities through stock
dividends, dividend reinvestments, stock splits, mergers consolidations
or other similar corporate reorganisations or distributions generally
applicable to all holders of the same class of securities (Note: If a
corporate action requires an investment decision by a member of staff
or Related Person, authorisation must be sought.)</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="24"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="523"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 42pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">(f)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Rights.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any acquisition of
securities through the exercise of rights issued by an issuer pro rota
to all holders of a class of its security to the extent the rights were
acquired in the issue.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">3</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:42pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">There are
certain securities transactions in employee and related accounts that
are prohibited.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Inside
information &mdash; Securities transactions by any person while in
possession of material non-public information regarding the securities
or the issuer of the security.</td>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Market manipulation transactions
intended to raise, lower or maintain the price of any security or to
create a false appearance of active trading.</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">(c)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt">Others &mdash; Any other
securities transactions deemed by the relevant pre-authorisation
officer to involve a conflict of interest, possible diversion of a
corporate opportunity or the appearance of impropriety. In some cases,
trades may be rejected for a reason that is confidential. The relevant
pre-authorisation officer is not required to give any explanation for
refusing to authorise a securities transaction.</td>
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and availability of information provided. All information supplied in
connection with employee or Related Account transactions will be
subject to review by the Director, Head of Legal and compliance and the
Legal and compliance team and may form part of compliance reports. All
information supplied will be available for inspection by the Securities
&amp; Exchange Commission, FSA or any other self-regulatory
organisation of which Martin Currie or any of its group companies is a
member and any state securities commissions.</p>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:12pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 414pt">Fiduciary Duties</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">(a)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt"><u>Confidentiality</u></td>
</tr>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:60pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">You may not reveal any information relating to the
investment intentions, activities or portfolios of clients or
securities that are being considered for purchase or sale except to
those persons who need to know that information in order to carry out
their duty or provide advice in relation thereto.</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; font-style: normal; width: 42pt"></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">(b)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt"><u>Gifts</u></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:60pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Extraordinary or extravagant gifts are not permissible and
must be declined or returned. Gifts of a de minimus value and customary
business lunches, dinners, entertainment etc at which both you and the
giver are present and promotional items (e.g. pens, mugs, umbrellas
etc) may be accepted. All gifts (excluding promotional items) must be
passed to the Head of the Services team along with a completed gifts
form. A Hospitality form must be completed for all corporate
entertainment over a value of &pound;100. The form must be passed to
the Legal and compliance team who will record it on a Corporate
hospitality register.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:60pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">If you are in any doubt as to
whether or not you may accept a gift you should consult the Legal and
compliance team. Under no circumstances should you solicit gifts or
entertainment. It is permitted to provide reasonable entertainment to
persons associated with securities or financial organisations or
clients provided that both you and the recipient are present.</p>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">(c)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt"><u>Undue influence</u></td>
</tr>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:60pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">You may not cause or attempt to cause any advisory client to
purchase, sell or hold any security for the purpose of creating any
personal benefit for your, or a Related Account.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:60pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">If you
or a Related Account stand to benefit materially from an investment
decision for an advisory client that you are recommending or
participating in, you must disclose that interest to the Director, Head
of Legal and compliance. Disclosure should be made prior to the
investment being made and should be documented.</p>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 18pt">(d)&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 396pt"><u>Service
as Director on Boards outside the group</u></td>
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Staff are prohibited from acting as a director on the boards of
publicly traded companies absent a prior authorisation from the
Director, Head of Legal and compliance. Such exemption will only be
granted if it is determined that the service would not be inconsistent
with the interests of Martin Currie Inc's clients.</p>
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                                                                  EXHIBIT (R)(3)


                    STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS ASIA LIMITED



                 STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS SINGAPORE LIMITED

                     ASIAN DIRECT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED



                                 CODE OF ETHICS




                                   MARCH 2004



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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


I.    Introduction.............................................................1

II.   Applicability............................................................1

III.  Key Definitions..........................................................2

           Beneficial Ownership................................................2

           Covered Securities..................................................2

IV.   Pre-Clearance of Personal Securities Transactions........................3

V.    Restrictions.............................................................4

           Blackout Periods....................................................4

           Initial Public Offerings and Private Placements.....................5

           Options.............................................................5

           Mutual Funds........................................................5

           Short-Term Trading and Other Restrictions...........................5

           Restricted List for ADCM Employees..................................6

VI.   Reporting Requirements...................................................6

VII.  Standard of Conduct......................................................8

           Personal Trading....................................................8

           Protecting Confidential Information.................................9

           Gifts and Entertainment............................................10

           Service as a Director/Outside Employment and Activities............10

VIII. Sanctions...............................................................11



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I.   INTRODUCTION

     The Code of Ethics (the "Code") is designed to reinforce State Street
Global Advisors Asia Limited's, State Street Global Advisors Singapore Limited's
and Asia Direct Capital Management's (collectively referred to "SSgA")
reputation for integrity by avoiding even the appearance of impropriety in the
conduct of our business. The Code sets forth procedures and limitations which
govern the personal securities transactions of every SSgA employee.

     SSgA and our employees are subject to certain laws and regulations
governing personal securities trading. We have developed this Code to promote
the highest standards of behavior and ensure compliance with applicable laws. In
addition to the provisions outlined in this document, SSgA employees may be
subject to different or additional requirements provided by the Compliance
Officer in Hong Kong.

     Employees should be aware that they may be held personally liable for any
improper or illegal acts committed during their course of employment, and that
"ignorance of the law" is not a defense. Employees may be subject to civil
penalties such as fines, regulatory sanctions including suspensions, as well as
criminal penalties.

     Employees must read the Code and comply with it. Failure to comply with the
provisions of the Code may result in serious sanctions including, but not
limited to: disgorgement of profits, dismissal, substantial personal liability
and referral to law enforcement agencies or other regulatory agencies. Employees
should retain a copy of the Code in their records for future reference. Any
questions regarding the Code should be directed to the Compliance Officer in
Hong Kong who may coordinate with the Compliance and Risk Management Group in
Boston.

     General Principles
     ------------------

     Each SSgA employee is responsible for maintaining the very highest ethical
standards when conducting business. More specifically, this means:

     o    Each employee has a duty at all times to place the interests of our
          clients first;

     o    All personal securities transactions must be conducted consistent with
          the Code and in such a manner as to avoid any actual or potential
          conflict of interest or other abuse of the employee's position of
          trust and responsibility; and

     o    No employee should take inappropriate advantage of his/her position or
          engage in any fraudulent or manipulative practice with respect to our
          clients' accounts.

II.  APPLICABILITY

     SSgA Employees
     --------------

     This Code is applicable to all SSgA employees whether such employees are
full-time or part-time, or belong to any other employee category. Additionally,
each new employee's offer letter will include a copy of the Code of Ethics and a
statement advising the individual that he/she will be subject to the Code of
Ethics if he/she accepts the offer of employment



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     Family Members and Related Parties
     ----------------------------------

     The Code applies to the accounts of the employee, his/her spouse or
domestic partner, his/her minor children, his/her adult children living at home,
and any relative, person or entity for whom the employee directs the
investments. Joint accounts will also need to be included if a SSgA employee is
one of the joint account holders.

     Contractors and Consultants
     ---------------------------

     Each SSgA contractor/consultant/temporary employee contract will include
the Code as an addendum, and each contractor/consultant/temporary employee will
be required to sign an acknowledgement that he/she has read the Code and will
abide by it except for the preclearance and reporting provisions.

     Investment Clubs
     ----------------

     An employee who is a member of an investment club is subject to the
pre-clearance and reporting requirements of the Code with respect to the
transactions of the investment club. Additionally, memberships in Investment
Clubs will require prior approval from the Head of Compliance in Hong Kong.

III. KEY DEFINITIONS

     BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
     --------------------

     For purposes of the Code, "Beneficial Ownership" shall be interpreted in
the same manner as it would be in Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the U.S. Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") in determining whether a person is subject
to the provisions of Section 16 under the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder.

     COVERED SECURITIES
     ------------------

     For purposes of the Code, "Security" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(a)(36) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"). This
definition of "Security" includes, but is not limited to: any note, stock,
treasury stock, bond, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, certificates of
interest or participation in any profit-sharing agreement, any put, call,
straddle, option or privilege on any Security or on any group or index of
Securities, or any put, call, straddle, option or privilege entered into on a
national securities exchange relating to foreign currency. Further, for the
purpose of the Code, "Security" shall include any commodity contracts as defined
in Section 2(a)(1)(A) of the Commodity Exchange Act. This definition includes
but is not limited to futures contracts on equity indices. For the purpose of
this Code, this definition also includes any mutual funds or unit trusts advised
by SSgA.

     Covered securities will also include exchange traded funds ("ETFs") advised
or sub-advised by SSgA or any equivalents in local non-US jurisdictions, single
stock futures and both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and
Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") regulated futures.

     "Security" shall NOT include direct obligations of the government of Hong
Kong, Singapore and the United States or any other sovereign country or
supra-national agency, bankers' acceptances, bank certificates of deposit,
commercial paper and high quality short-term debt instruments, including


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repurchase agreements, variable and fixed insurance products, or mutual funds
and unit trusts not managed by SSgA.

     Employees should direct any questions or whether a particular investment
falls within the scope of this Code to their local Compliance Officer.

IV.  PRE-CLEARANCE OF PERSONAL SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

     Unless the investment type is exempted for pre-clearance purposes, all
employees (with the exception of ADCM employees)(1) must request and receive
pre-clearance prior to engaging in the purchase or sale of a security. Although
a request may need to be pre-cleared, it may be subject to the de minimis
exception which would permit a trade to be automatically preapproved due to its
size. All pre-clearance requests will be made by submitting a Pre-Trade
Authorization Form ("PTAF") via the Code of Ethics Compliance System.

     Pre-clearance approval is only good until midnight local time of the day
when approval is obtained. "Good-till-cancelled" orders are not permitted.
"Limit" orders must receive preclearance every day the order is open.

     As there could be many reasons for pre-clearance being granted or denied,
employees should not infer from the pre-clearance response anything regarding
the security for which preclearance was requested.

     De Minimis Exception
     --------------------

     Employee transactions effected pursuant to the de minimis exception remain
subject to the pre-clearance and reporting requirements of the Code. A "de
minimis transaction" is a personal trade that meets the following conditions: A
transaction of less than US $20,000 or the local country equivalent and not more
than 1% of the average daily trading volume in the security for the preceding 5
trading days. For fixed come instruments, a transaction is a de minimis if it
would be less than US$20,000 or local equivalent. In determining whether or not
an employee's trading is de minimis, all trades is the same stock over a 5 day
trading period are deemed to be one trade for the purpose of the de minimis
calculation.

     In Hong Kong, persons who are either directors of SSgA Asia or whose
regular functions is to make or participate in investment decisions on behalf of
the client (i.e. portfolio managers), ("sensitive employees")

     (i)  may not buy or sell an investment on a day in which SSgA Asia has a
          pending "buy" or "sell" order in the same investment until that order
          is executed or withdrawn; and

     (ii) may not buy or sell an investment for their personal account within 1
          trading day before (if the person is aware of a forthcoming client
          transaction) or after trading in that investment on behalf of a
          client.

     Therefore, in respect of sensitive employees, the de minimis exception is
not applicable in the above situations.


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(1)  As ADCM's focus is private equity, ADCM employees will not be required to
     preclear, but rather the Investment Managers of ADCM will be prohibited
     from investing in securities on the Restricted List.


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     Exempted Securities
     -------------------

     Pre-clearance by employees is not required for the following transactions:

     o    Transactions made in an account where the employee pursuant to a valid
          legal instrument has given full investment discretion to an
          unaffiliated/unrelated third party(1);

     o    Purchases or sales of direct obligations of the government of Hong
          Kong, Singapore or the United States or other sovereign government or
          supra-national agency, high quality short-term debt instruments,
          bankers acceptances, certificates of deposit ("CDs"), commercial
          paper, repurchase agreements, and securities issued by open-end
          investment companies (e.g., mutual funds except for those advised by
          SSgA);

     o    Automatic investments in programs where the investment decisions are
          non-discretionary after the initial selections by the account owner
          (although the initial selection requires pre-clearance);

     o    Investments in dividend reinvestment plans;

     o    Purchases or sales of broad-based stock indices;

     o    Purchases or sales of variable and fixed insurance products;

     o    Exercised rights, warrants or tender offers;

     o    General obligation municipal bonds, transactions in investment plans
          and similar instruments; and

     o    Securities received via a gift or inheritance.

     State Street Stock
     ------------------

     Any discretionary purchase or sale (including the exercising of options) of
State Street stock, need to be pre-cleared subject to the de minimis
requirements. This does not affect the current policy where an employee may
trade State Street stock ("STT") or exercise options obtained pursuant to
employee compensation plans on a specific day pursuant to State Street corporate
policy.

V.   RESTRICTIONS

     BLACKOUT PERIODS
     ----------------

     Subject to the de minimis exception, employees that are not sensitive
employees may not trade in a covered security on any day that a client
account/fund has a pending buy or sell order in the same covered security.

     In addition, subject to the de minimis exception: an employee may not buy
or sell a security that a client account/fund has traded within 7 calendar days
on either side of the fund's or other account's execution date provided that the
de minimis exception is not available to sensitive employees within 1


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(1)  As ADCM's focus is private equity, ADCM employees will not be required to
     preclear, but rather the Investment Managers of ADCM will be prohibited
     from investing in securities on the Restricted List.


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     calendar day before (if the person is aware of a forthcoming transaction)
     or after trading in that investment on behalf of a client.

     INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS AND PRIVATE PLACEMENTS
     -----------------------------------------------

     Employees are prohibited from acquiring securities through an allocation by
the underwriter of an initial public offering ("IPO"). There is an exception for
a situation where the spouse/domestic partner of an employee, with prior written
disclosure to and written approval from a Senior Compliance Officer in the
office where the staff member is principally employed, could acquire shares in
an IPO of his/her employer. In Hong Kong and Singapore, there is an additional
exception for the situation in which an employee, with prior disclosure to and
approval from Head of Compliance, Hong Kong, may acquire shares in an IPO
offered by submitting an application to a broker for the allocation of shares by
lottery.

     In addition, employees are prohibited from purchasing securities in a
private offering unless the purchase is approved in writing by a Senior
Compliance Officer. Private placements include certain co-operative investments
in real estate, commingled investment vehicles such as hedge funds, and
investments in family owned businesses. Time-shares and cooperative investments
in real estate used as a primary or secondary residence are not considered to be
private placements.

     OPTIONS
     -------

     Employees are prohibited from buying options. There is an exception for
employees who have received options from a prior employer. In those instances,
the exercising of options received from the prior employer is subject to the
pre-clearance and reporting requirements of this Code.

     MUTUAL FUNDS
     ------------

     SSgA employee investments in any mutual funds and unit trusts that are
advised or subadvised by SSgA are subject to a ninety (90) calendar day holding
period. These transactions are subject to the reporting and the pre-clearance,
requirements of this Code.

     The current list of SSgA advised and sub-advised mutual funds and unit
trusts is maintained by Hong Kong Compliance and is located on the [Hong Kong
Compliance/Code of Ethics Intranet page]. Investments in money market funds or
short-term income funds advised or sub-advised by SSgA are exempt from these
requirements.

     SHORT-TERM TRADING AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS
     -----------------------------------------

     The following restrictions apply to all securities transactions by
employees:

     o    Short-Term Trading. Employees are prohibited from profiting from the
          purchase and sale or sale and purchase of the same securities within
          sixty (60) calendar days. Mutual funds and unit trusts advised or
          sub-advised by SSgA are subject to a ninety (90) calendar day holding
          period.

     o    Excess Trading. While active personal trading may not in and of itself
          raise issues under applicable laws and regulations, we believe that a
          very high volume of personal trading can be time consuming and can
          increase the possibility of actual or apparent conflicts with
          portfolio transactions. Accordingly, an unusually high level of
          personal trading activity is strongly discouraged and may be monitored
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          Management Group to the extent appropriate for the category of person,
          and a pattern of excessive trading may lead to the taking of
          appropriate action under the Code.

     o    Front Running. Employees may not engage in "front running," that is,
          the purchase or sale of securities for their own accounts on the basis
          of their knowledge of SSgA's's trading positions or plans.

     o    Material Nonpublic Information. Employees possessing material
          nonpublic information regarding any issuer of securities must refrain
          from purchasing or selling securities of that issuer until the
          information becomes public or is no longer considered material.

     o    Shorting of Securities. Employees may not engage in the practice of
          shorting securities.

     RESTRICTED LIST FOR ADCM EMPLOYEES
     ----------------------------------

     The Business Manager of ADCM shall compile, maintain and update on a
regular basis a list of securities ("Restricted List") of which ADCM has or may
have interest in. ADCM employees who are involved in the investment of funds
("Investment Mangers") shall not, for his or her own personal account (or for an
account in which he or she has Beneficial Ownership) purchase or sell a security
that is on the Restricted List.

     There will be a relevant Restricted List for each jurisdiction in which
ADCM operates. The Restricted List will be provided to the Compliance Officer in
Hong Kong and a copy will be circulated to the relevant Investment Managers.

     If the Investment Manager holds in his or her personal account (or for an
account in which he or she has Beneficial Ownership) a security which is placed
on the Restricted List, the Investment Manager shall not dispose of that
security until that security is no longer on the Restricted List. An Investment
Manager who wishes to sell such a security prior to its removal off the
Restricted List must speak to and obtain the prior approval from the Managing
Director of ADCM and the Compliance Officer in Hong Kong in order to do so.

VI.  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

     All Securities are subject to the reporting requirements of the Code except
the following:

     o    Direct Obligations of any sovereign government or supra-national
          agency;

     o    Bankers' acceptances, bank certificates of deposit, commercial paper
          and high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase
          agreements;

     o    Shares issued by open-end mutual funds and ETFs not advised or
          sub-advised by SSgA;

     o    Investments in dividend reinvestment plans; and

     o    Variable and fixed insurance products and IRC Code Section 529 plans.

     Employees must report holdings of or transactions in ESOPs or pension or
retirement plans if they have a direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership interest
in any covered securities held by the plan.

     Additionally, securities received via a gift or inheritance are required to
be reported, but are not subject to the pre-clearance requirements of the Code.



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     (a)  Initial Holdings Reports

          Within ten (10) calendar days of being hired by SSgA, each employee
          must provide the Compliance Officer in Hong Kong with a statement of
          all securities holdings and brokerage accounts. More specifically,
          each employee must provide the following information:

          o    The title, number of shares and principal amount of each Security
               in which the employee had any direct or indirect beneficial
               ownership when the person became an employee;

          o    The name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the employee
               maintained an account in which any securities were held for the
               direct or indirect benefit of the employee as of the date the
               person became an employee; and

          o    The date the report is submitted by the employee.

     (b)  Duplicate Statements and Confirmations

          Upon SSgA employment and for any accounts opened during employment, an
          employee must instruct his/her broker-dealer, trust account manager or
          other entity through which he/she has a securities trading account to
          send directly to the Compliance Officer in Hong Kong:

          o    Trade confirmation summarizing each transaction (ADCM employees
               are exempt from this requirement); and

          o    Periodic statements.

          This applies to all accounts in which an employee has a beneficial
          interest. A sample letter with the Compliance address is located as an
          exhibit to the Code.

     (c)  Quarterly Transaction Reports

          Each employee is required to submit quarterly his/her Quarterly
          Securities Report within ten (10) calendar days of each calendar
          quarter end to the Compliance Officer in Hong Kong. The form for
          making this report will be provided to each employee on a quarterly
          basis.

          Specific information to be provided includes:

          1.   With respect to any transaction during the quarter in a Security
               in which any employee had any direct or indirect Beneficial
               Ownership:

               o    The date of the transaction, the title, the interest rate
                    and maturity date (if applicable), the number of shares and
                    the principal amount of each Security involved;

               o    The nature of the transaction, (i.e., purchase, sale, or
                    other type of acquisition or disposition);

               o    The price of the Security at which the transaction was
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               o    The name of the broker, dealer or bank with or through which
                    transaction was effected; and

               o    The date that the report is submitted by the employee.

          2.   With respect to any account established by the employee in which
               any Securities were held during the quarter for the direct or
               indirect Beneficial Ownership of the employee:

               o    The name of the broker, dealer, or bank with whom the
                    employee established the account;

               o    The date the account was established; and

               o    The date the report is submitted by the employee.

     (d)  Annual Holdings Reports

          Each employee is required to submit annually (i.e. once each and every
          calendar year) a list of holdings, which is current as of a date no
          more than thirty (30) days before the report is submitted. In
          addition, each employee is required to certify annually that he/she
          has reviewed and understands the provisions of the Code. The forms for
          making these reports will be provided to each employee on an annual
          basis.

          Specific information to be provided includes:

          o    The title, number of shares and principal amount of each Covered
               Security in which the employee had any direct or indirect
               beneficial ownership;

          o    The name of any broker, dealer or bank with whom the employee
               maintains an account in which any securities are held for the
               direct or indirect benefit of the employee; and

          o    The date that the report is submitted by the employee.

VII. STANDARD OF CONDUCT

     PERSONAL TRADING
     ----------------

     All State Street employees, including SSgA employees, are required to
follow the provisions outlined in State Street Corporation's Corporate Standard
of Conduct. The Standard of Conduct includes a policy on Personal Trading which
all State Street employees must follow in addition to any additional personal
trading policies implemented by their business areas.

     The policy includes the following list of provisions:

     o    Employees will not buy or sell securities (or recommend their purchase
          or sale) based upon "inside information."

     o    Employees will not sell State Street securities short.



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     o    Employees will not engage in options trading or hedging transactions
          in State Street securities.

     o    Employees will not sell the securities of a customer short when we, as
          individual employees, are directly responsible for providing services
          to that customer.

     o    Employees will not buy options in the securities of a customer (unless
          conducted as part of a hedging strategy) when we, as individual
          employees, are directly responsible for providing services to that
          customer.

     o    Employees will not purchase securities of an issuer when State Street
          is involved in the underwriting or distribution of the securities.

     o    Employees will not buy or sell securities based upon our knowledge of
          the trading position or plans of State Street or a customer.

     o    Employees will not buy or sell securities based upon anticipated
          research recommendations. (Employees are required to wait at least 3
          business days following public dissemination of a recommendation made
          by State Street prior to making a person trade. Some business units
          may impose a longer restriction period.)

     o    Employees will not use their influence as State Street employees to
          accept preferential treatment from an issuer or broker with respect to
          an investment opportunity, nor from a broker with respect to the fees
          charged in relation to conducting a personal securities transaction.

     o    Employees will not originate a rumor nor participate in the
          circulation of one concerning any publicly traded security,
          particularly the securities of State Street or any customer of State
          Street.

     o    Employees allow trading of customer accounts and for State Street's
          own account to precede personal trades if the personal trades could
          affect the market price of a security.

     o    Employees will not invest in the securities of a supplier or vendor to
          State Street, if they as individual employees, have substantial
          responsibility for representing State Street in its relationship with
          that firm.

     PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
     -----------------------------------

     Employees may receive information about SSgA, State Street Bank & Trust
Company, State Street Corporation, their clients and other parties that, for
various reasons, should be treated as confidential. All employees are expected
to strictly comply with measures necessary to preserve the confidentiality of
the information.

     Insider Trading and Tipping
     ---------------------------

     The misuse of material nonpublic information, or inside information,
constitutes a criminal offence in Hong Kong and fraud under the securities laws
of the United States and many other countries. Fraudulent misuse of inside
information includes buying or selling securities while in possession of
material nonpublic information for an employee or employee-related account, a
proprietary account or for the account of any client. Fraudulent misuse of
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such information to someone else who then trades on it, or using such
information as a basis for recommending the purchase or sale of a security.
Information is material when it has market significance and there is a
likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider the information important
in deciding whether to buy or sell the securities of the company involved. It is
nonpublic if it has not been broadly disseminated.

     In no event, may any employee who receives inside information use that
information to trade or recommend securities affected by such information for
personal benefit, the benefit of SSgA or any affiliate or the benefit of a third
party. More specifically:

     o    No employee may, while in possession of inside information affecting a
          security, purchase or sell such security for the account of such
          employee, a client or any other person or entity.

     o    No employee may disclose inside information to any person outside of
          SSgA. However, discussions with legal counsel and disclosures
          authorized by the client in furtherance of a related project or
          transaction are permitted.

     o    No employee may recommend or direct the purchase or sale of a security
          to anyone while in the possession of inside information, however
          obtained.

     GIFTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
     -----------------------

     All employees are required to follow the Corporate Standard of Conduct's
Gifts and Entertainment Policy. The policy includes the following provisions:

     o    Employees should avoid any excessive or disreputable entertainment
          that would reflect unfavorably on State Street;

     o    Employees do not offer or accept cash or its equivalent as a gift;

     o    Employees recognize that promotional gifts such as those that bear the
          logo of a company's name or that routinely are made available to the
          general public are generally acceptable business gifts;

     o    Employees fully, fairly and accurately account on the books and
          records of State Street for any expense associated with a gift or
          entertainment; and

     o    Employees do not accept any gift or bequest under a will or trust from
          a customer of State Street.

     For purposes of the SSgA Code, the gifts and entertainment limit will be
HK$2,000/SGD400. In order for an employee to accept a gift above the limit,
he/she must obtain prior written approval from his/her manager and provide a
copy of the approval to the Head of Compliance Hong Kong. All gifts of whatever
value should be reported to the Compliance Officer in Hong Kong.

     SERVICE AS A DIRECTOR/OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT AND ACTIVITIES
     -------------------------------------------------------

     All employees are required to comply with the Corporate Standard of
Conduct's Conflicts from Outside Activities Policy. The policy includes the
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     o    Employees are to avoid any business activity, outside employment or
          professional service that competes with State Street or conflicts with
          the interests of State Street or its customers.

     o    An employee is required to obtain the approval of his/her Area
          Executive before becoming a director, officer, employee, partner or
          sole proprietor of a "for profit" organization. The request for
          approval should disclose the name of the organization, the nature of
          the business, whether any conflicts of interest could reasonably
          result from the association, whether fees, income or other
          compensation will be earned and whether there are any relationships
          between the organization and State Street. The request for approval
          along with the preliminary approval of the Area Executive is subject
          to the final review and approval of the State Street General Counsel
          and the Chief Executive Officer.

     o    Employees do not accept any personal fiduciary appointments such as
          administrator, executor or trustee other than those arising from
          family or other close personal relationships.

     o    Employees do not use State Street resources, including computers,
          software, proprietary information, letterhead and other property in
          connection with any employment or other activity outside State Street.

     o    Employees disclose to their Area Executive any situation that could
          present a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict with
          State Street and discuss how to control the risk.

     When completing their annual certification acknowledging receipt and
understanding of the Code of Ethics, SSgA employees will be asked to disclose
all outside affiliations. Any director/trustee positions with public companies
or companies likely to become public are prohibited without prior written
approval from the employees' Area Executive.

VIII. SANCTIONS

     Upon discovering a violation of this Code by an employee or his/her family
member or related party, the Code of Ethics Review Committee may impose such
sanctions as it deems appropriate, including, among other things, the following:

     o    A letter of censure to the violator;

     o    A monetary fine levied on the violator;

     o    Suspension of the employment of the violator;

     o    Termination of the employment of the violator;

     o    Notice of violation to SFC in Hong Kong or MAS in Singapore or other
          regulatory authorities determined by SSgA; or

     o    Criminal referral - determined by SSgA.



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     Examples of possible sanctions include, but are not limited to:

     o    A warning letter, with a cc: to the employee's manager, for a first
          time pre-clearance or reporting violation;

     o    Monetary fines and disgorgement of profits when an employee profits on
          the purchase of a security he/she should not purchase; and

     o    Recommendation for suspension or termination if an employee is a
          serial violator of the Code.

     Appeals Process
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     If an employee decides to appeal a sanction, he/she should contact Human
Resources.



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