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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950136-05-003687
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	N-2/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		12
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050623
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050623

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/A
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05749
		FILM NUMBER:		05912090

	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/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-124392
		FILM NUMBER:		05912091

	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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<DESCRIPTION>PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
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filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on
June
23, 2005</p>


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No. 333-124392<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="xbox.gif" alt="[X]" width="10" height="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 1</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.
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INC.<br>
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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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Offering<br> Price<sup>(1)</sup></td>
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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;">4,250,000&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">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">29.40</font></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</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;">124,950,000</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;">14,706.62</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"><sup>(2)</sup>&nbsp;</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
June
20,
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Registrant hereby amends this 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
Prospectus*</p>
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in Part A and B of Form N-2</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">Location in
Prospectus</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">1.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Outside Front
Cover</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Outside
Front Cover Page of Prospectus</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">2.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Cover
Pages, Other Offering Information</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Inside Front and Outside Back
Cover Page of<br>
Prospectus</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">3.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Fee Table and
Synopsis</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Fee Table; Prospectus
Summary</td>
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Highlights</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prospectus Summary; Financial
Highlights</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">5.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Plan of
Distribution</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Outside Front Cover Page of
Prospectus;<br> Prospectus
Summary; The Offer</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">6.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Selling
Stockholders</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Not Applicable</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">7.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Use of
Proceeds</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prospectus Summary; Use of
Proceeds</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">8.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>General Description of the
Registrant</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Outside Front Cover Page of
Prospectus;<br> Prospectus
Summary; The Fund;<br>
Investment Objective and
Policies;<br> Investment
Restrictions; Risk Factors
and<br>
Special Considerations; Common
Stock</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">9.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Management</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Management of the
Fund; Portfolio<br>
Transactions and Brokerage;
Common<br> Stock;
Custodian; Dividend Paying
Agent,<br> Transfer Agent
and
Registrar</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">10.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Capital
Stock, Long-Term Debt, and
other<br>
<font style="letter-spacing: 15.96pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Securities</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Common Stock;
Dividends and Distributions;<br> Dividend Reinvestment and Cash
Purchase<br> Plan;
Taxation</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">11.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Defaults and Arrears on Senior
Securities</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Not Applicable</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">12.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Legal
Proceedings</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Not Applicable</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">13.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Table
of Contents of the Statement of
Additional<br>
<font style="letter-spacing: 15.96pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Information</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Not
Applicable</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">14.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Cover Page</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Not
Applicable</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">15.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Table of Contents</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Not
Applicable</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">16.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>General Information and
History</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prospectus Summary; The
Fund</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">17.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Investment Objective and
Policies</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prospectus Summary; Investment
Objective<br> and Policies;
Investment
Restrictions</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">18.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Management</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prospectus
Summary; Management of
the<br>
Fund</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">19.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Control Persons and Principal
Holders of<br>
<font style="letter-spacing: 15.96pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Securities</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Management
of the Fund</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">20.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Investment Advisory and Other
Services</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Prospectus Summary; Management of
the<br> Fund; Custodian;
Dividend Paying Agent,<br>
Transfer Agent and Registrar;
Independent Registered
Public Accounting
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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">21.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Brokerage Allocation and
Other Practices</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Portfolio Transactions and
Brokerage</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">22.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Tax
Status</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Taxation</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">23.<font style="letter-spacing: pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font>Financial
Statements</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: 7pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Financial
Statements</td>
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<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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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: 6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Subject to
Completion<br>Preliminary Prospectus dated
June
23, 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;">3,400,000
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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China Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") is issuing
non-transferable rights to its stockholders of record as of the close
of business on June 27,
2005, or the record date, entitling the holders of rights to subscribe
for an aggregate of approximately
3,400,000
shares of the Fund's common stock (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&nbsp;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 92.5%
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 July
29, 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 June
27, 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)&nbsp;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).
Copies of the Fund's
Annual Report and Semi-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, plus out-of-pocket
expenses, 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.
See "Fee Table."</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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&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
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
June
20,
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$7.7760 =
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>

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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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<td style="font-family: serif; 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>
</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">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>
</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">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>
</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">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>
<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">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>
<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">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;">25</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">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>
</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">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;">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>
</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">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;">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>
<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">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;">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">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;">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">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;">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">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;">42</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;">50</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;">53</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;">53</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">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;">53</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;">53</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;">53</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">Independent
Registered Public
Accounting
Firm</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;">54</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">Further
Information</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;">54</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">Financial
Statements</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 June
27, 2005 (the "Record Date")
non-transferable rights (the "Rights") to
subscribe for up to an aggregate of
3,400,000 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 July
22, 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 June
30, 2005, and ends at 5:00  p.m., New York time, on
July 29, 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 June
30, 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
850,000 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>
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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
92.5% 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, plus out-of-pocket expenses,
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.</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>

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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. The Offer will benefit both the Fund
and its stockholders by providing the Fund with the ability to make
additional investments without selling current investments if otherwise
not desirable. 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="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Event</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">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">June
27, 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;">June
30, 2005 to July
29, 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>
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pricing 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">July
29,
2005*</td>
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Certificates and payment for Shares
due**</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">July 29,
2005*</td>
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Guaranteed Delivery due</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">July
29,
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">August 3,
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">August
8, 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">August
19,
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="524"></td>
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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">
<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;">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 June
27, 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.
Upon completion of the Offer, the Investment Manager
has agreed to reduce its fee to an annual rate of 0.70% of the
Fund's average weekly net assets consisting of Listed Assets up
to US$315 million and 0.50% of the Fund's weekly net
assets consisting of Listed Assets in excess of $315 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,
2005, 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
Thai 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 </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: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
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 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.
Upon completion of the Offer, the Administrator has
agreed to reduce its fee to an annual rate of
0.13% of
the first US$150 million, 0.11% of the next US$150 million and
0.06% 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.
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: 6pt; 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; 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: 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 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 may also invest in initial
public offerings of certain companies. The purchase of shares issued in
initial public offerings exposes the Fund to the risks associated with
companies that have little operating history as public companies, and
there can be no assurance that active trading in such shares will
develop or be maintained.</p>

<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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>&nbsp;<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>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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">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>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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">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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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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Offer (as a 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;">0.20</font></td>
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Reinvestment and 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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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>
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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>
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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-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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on a US$1,000 investment, assuming a 5% annual return throughout
the periods
(4)</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">US$</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, plus out-of-pocket
expenses. 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
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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;">Dividend and
interest income generated in Taiwan is subject to a 20%
withholding tax (the "Taiwan Stock Dividend tax
expense"). Stock dividends received are
generally taxable
at 20% of the par value of the stock dividends received.
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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<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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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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>
<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;">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 year end
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: 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="3">For
the Six Months Ended April 30,</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="39">For the Year Ended
October
31</td>
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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: 7pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">2005</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">2004</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">2003</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">2002</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">2001(1)</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">2000</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">1999</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">1998</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">1997</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">1996</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="" valign="bottom" colspan="3">1995</td>
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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">(Unaudited)</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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>Per
Share Operating
Performance</u></b></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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
period</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">26.27</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">14.92</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">12.37</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">10.84</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">13.24</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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;">2.75</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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;">2.83</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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;">(0.20</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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;">(3.37</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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;">(3.57</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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
period</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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;">25.53</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">26.27</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">14.92</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">12.37</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">10.84</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">13.24</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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
period</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">27.50</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">34.74</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">10.74</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">9.94</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">13.31</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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;">5.85</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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 period
(000's)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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;">258,788</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">264,886</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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;">271,278</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">150,319</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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;">132,912</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">124,619</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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;">128,303</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">116,891</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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;">184,035</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">143,599</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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;">139,513</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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;">1.40</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%(3)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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;">1.40</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%(3)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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;">0.63</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">%(3)&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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: 6pt; 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><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></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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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(3)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Annualized.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">9</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;">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 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 July
22, 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 June
30, 2005 and ends at 5:00  p.m., New York time, on
July  29, 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
850,000  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>
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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
850,000
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: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 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
92.5% 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 June
27, 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
July 29, 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;">Financial 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">Chatsworth Securities LLC is an investment banking&nbsp;firm that has been retained to provide financial
advisory services in connection&nbsp;with the
Offer. The Fund has agreed to pay Chatsworth Securities LLC for
these&nbsp;services 1.00% of the gross
proceeds of the Offer, plus out-of-pocket expenses,&nbsp;and has agreed to indemnify Chatsworth Securities LLC
against certain liabilities&nbsp;under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Chatsworth Securities
LLC's&nbsp;fee will be reduced to the
extent that the aggregate expenses of the Offer,&nbsp;including the fee, exceed 1.20% of the gross
proceeds 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;">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: 6pt; 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 </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: pt; background-color: #ffffff">
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: 0pt; 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;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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.</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: 6pt; 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; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">13</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">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 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
by&nbsp;August
19, 2005, unless the Offer is
extended (the
"Final Payment
Date"). 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 </p>
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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 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: 6pt; 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 </p>
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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: 0pt; 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 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: 6pt; 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
these
purposes, "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>

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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 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
June  27, 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>

<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 </p>
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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;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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
Progressive 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.
Taiwan has a unique international
political status. The
People's Republic
of China asserts sovereignty over all
of&nbsp;China, i.e., Taiwan, certain other
islands and all of mainland China. The
People's Republic
of China government does&nbsp;not recognize the legitimacy of the Taiwan government.
Although significant economic and cultural&nbsp;relations have been established in the past decade
between Taiwan and the
People's Republic
of China, the
People's Republic
of&nbsp;China has refused to renounce the
possibility that it may at some point use force to gain control
over&nbsp;Taiwan if Taiwan declares independence
or a foreign power interferes in Taiwan's domestic
affairs.&nbsp;Relations between Taiwan and the
People's Republic
of China have been severely strained in
recent years for a&nbsp;variety of reason. For
example, the Congress of the
People's Republic
of China has recently enacted the&nbsp;"Anti-Secession Law" granting
the government power to use immediate armed forces against Taiwan
to&nbsp;prevent its secession from the
People's Republic
of China when
certain events
occur.&nbsp;Any
tension between Taiwan and the
People's Republic
of China may adversely affect
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>


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and regulations of China are constantly changing, and they may be
changed with&nbsp;retrospective effect. The
interpretation and applicability of the tax law and regulations by tax
authorities&nbsp;are not as consistent and
transparent as those of more developed nations, and may vary from
region to&nbsp;region.</p>

<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-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">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>
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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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<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: 0pt; 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
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: 6pt; 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 </p>

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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 individual investors, and
their total market capitalization in December 2004 was
about
US$9 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
approximately
US$400 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: 0pt; 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$2,046  million
(approximately
HK$15,900
million).</p>


<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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 697 companies and
793 securities listed on
the  Taiwan Stock Exchange ("TSE") with
aggregate market capitalization of approximately
US$441.4
billion (approximately
NT$13,989,100
million), 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$3.0
billion (approximately&nbsp;NT
$95.50 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").
On
July 1, 2004, responsibility for oversight of the TSE passed to the
newly created Financial Supervisory Commission
("FSC"). 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,
FINI
are permitted to invest in TSE listed securities after they register
with TSE.&nbsp;However,
FINI 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: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Between 1960 and
2004, Taiwan's GNP
grew from less than US$2 billion to over US$300 billion, and it now has
over US$200 billion of
foreign exchange reserves in 2004.
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 </p>

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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: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The China Securities
Commission recently announced&nbsp;a plan to
select another group of listed companies to participate in trial
sales&nbsp;of nontradable shares on the Shanghai
Securities Exchange, which also may affect&nbsp;future trading volumes. The China Securities Commission
launched the original&nbsp;trial program in April
2005. Timeframe and scope are
unknown;
however, the plan&nbsp;may result in large
supplies of stocks entering the market which could depress&nbsp;share prices of all companies listed on the Shanghai
Securities Exchange.</p>

<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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 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 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: 6pt; 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 </p>
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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:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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 Taiwan
government may impose foreign exchange restrictions in certain
emergency
situations,&nbsp;including situations where there are sudden
fluctuations in interest rates or exchange rates, where
the
Taiwan&nbsp;government
experiences extreme difficulty in stabilizing the balance of payments
or where there are&nbsp;substantial disturbances
in the financial and capital markets in Taiwan. These restrictions may
require&nbsp;foreign investors to obtain Taiwan
government approval before acquiring Taiwanese securities or&nbsp;repatriating the interest or dividends from those
securities or the proceeds from the sale of those&nbsp;securities. No assurance can be given that these
restrictions will not adversely affect the Fund and its&nbsp;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: 6pt; 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: 0pt; 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 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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<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
3,
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;">8.2764</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">May
6,
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">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>
<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">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>
</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; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">22</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 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.&nbsp;The Fund currently
intends to purchase warrants from a financial institution,&nbsp;which would entitle the Fund, upon exercise of the
warrant, to receive any appreciation&nbsp;in the
market price of A shares of underlying Chinese companies over
approximately&nbsp;the market price at the time
of purchase. The warrants will be exercisable&nbsp;over specified periods. The Fund may also, in the
future, purchase structured&nbsp;notes to gain
exposure to the A share market. The return on the structured&nbsp;notes would be based on the return on A shares of one
or more specified underlying&nbsp;Chinese
companies during the term of the notes. 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: 0pt; 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
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: 6pt; 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 </p>
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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: 0pt; 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 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: 6pt; 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>
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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;">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&nbsp;achieve its objective by investing
primarily in equity securities (i)  of companies for which the
principal&nbsp;securities trading market is in
China, (ii)  of companies for which the principal securities
trading market&nbsp;is outside of China, or
constituting direct equity investments (as defined herein) in companies
organized&nbsp;outside of China, that in both
cases derive at least 50% of their revenues from goods or
services sold or&nbsp;produced, or have at least
50% of their assets, in China or (iii)  constituting
direct equity investments in&nbsp;companies organized in China
(collectively, "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
the&nbsp;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: 0pt; 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 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: 6pt; 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 </p>
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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 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 </p>
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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: 0pt; 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 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: 6pt; 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
</p>
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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: 0pt; 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 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: 6pt; 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>
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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 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: 0pt; 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>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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: 6pt; 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
</p>
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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: 0pt; 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>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-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>
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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">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>
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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">Number of<br> Portfolios
in<br> Fund<br> Complex<br> Overseen<br> by<br>
Directors</td>
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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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F. Holland (60)<br>375 Park Avenue<br>New York, NY
10152</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">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>
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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>
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<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">$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">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>
<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">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>58 Avenue La
Reale<br>Port la
Galere<br>Theoule-sur
Mer<br>France 06590</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">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>
<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>
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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>
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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">$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
June 15,
2005.</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
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 </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">
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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: 0pt; 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;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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>
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<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>

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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Mr.
William C. Cox</font> (age
38),
Treasurer of the Fund since June
9,
2005, also serves as
Vice
President&nbsp;of State Street Bank and Trust
Company.</p>


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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Ms. Mary Moran Zeven</font> (age
44), 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>

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<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: 6pt; 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>
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aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to each Director during the
fiscal year ended October 31,
2004.</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">Name
of Director</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">Aggregate<br>
Compensation<br> From Fund(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="3">Pension or<br> Retirement<br>
Benefits Accrued<br> as Part of Fund<br> Expenses</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">Estimated
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>
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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">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>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
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<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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<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>
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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 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: 0pt; 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>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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: 6pt; 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 and officers to the
Fund or its stockholders for monetary damages,
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 and the 1940
Act. 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
such liability results from (1) the actual receipt
of an improper benefit or profit in money, property, or
services, or (2) &nbsp;active and deliberate dishonesty
established by a final judgment as
being 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 </p>

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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
June 15, 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: 0pt; 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 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 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>
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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">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>
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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">20</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">$1,229.85
million</td>
</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 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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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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>
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<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: 0pt; 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 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: 6pt; 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>
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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">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. Upon
completion of the Offer, the Investment Manager has agreed to reduce
its fee to an annual&nbsp;rate of 0.70% of
the Fund's average weekly net assets consisting of Listed Assets
up to US$315 million and&nbsp;0.50% of the
Fund's weekly net assets consisting of Listed Assets in excess of
$315 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: 0pt; 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>
<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 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 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$9.5 trillion of assets under custody and over
US$1.4 trillion of
assets under management as of March  31, 2005 (of which
approximately
US$64.13 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: 6pt; 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>
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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;">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
Korea Venture Fund and is a member of the Investment
Committee of the Thai&nbsp;Recovery Fund. Mr.
Koh is not primarily responsible
for the day-to-day portfolio management of
any other registered investment
companies, other pooled investment vehicles or other
accounts.</p>


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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: 6pt; 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
</p>
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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: 0pt; 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 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.&nbsp;Upon completion
of the Offer, the Administrator has agreed to reduce its fee
to&nbsp;an annual rate of 0.13% of the
first US$150 million, 0.11% of the next US$150 million and
0.06% of the&nbsp;excess over US$300
million of the average weekly net assets of the Fund, with a minimum
annual fee of
US$160,000.&nbsp;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: 6pt; 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>
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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;">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: 0pt; 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;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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. (The latter
set of rules was replaced by the Administrative Measures on
Securities Investment
Fund Management Companies in October 2004.) In November
2002, the Interim
Measures for the Administration of Securities Investment by Qualified
Foreign Institutional Investors in China was
promulgated,
which allows foreign investors to participate in the
A  Share market through QFIIs. By the end of November
2004, establishment of a total of
four 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
26 QFIIs have been granted
investment quotas of a total of approximately
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 in Hong Kong
was approximately
US$59.2
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">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>
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the Chinese A Share and B Share markets as well as the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange, Hong Kong Growth Enterprise
Market and Hong Kong
listed H Shares at December  31,
2004:</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">No.
of listed<br> companies</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">No. of new<br> listings in<br>
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">Money raised<br> in 2004<br>(US$mn)</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #000000; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Market
cap<br>(US$bn)</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">Average daily<br>turnover in<br>
2004<br>(US$mn)</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>
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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>
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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>
<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;">1,349</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>
<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;">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>
<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;">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>
<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;">2,067.2</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
Shares
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;">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>
<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</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;">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>
<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;">9.0</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;">37.7</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>
</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"><b>Hong
Kong</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">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><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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<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>
</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: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The following table sets out the yearly
closing
value of indices for each market for the
last ten
years.</p>

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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="8"></td>
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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">Date</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">China&nbsp;A<br> Share</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">China B<br>Share</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">Hong
Kong<br> Stock<br> Exchange</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">Hong&nbsp;Kong<br> Listed H<br> Share</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">Taiwan Stock<br>
Exchange</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&nbsp;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;">1330.185</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;">2404.712</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;">58191.99</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;">19388.91</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;">6139.69</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">December&nbsp;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">&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;">1569.127</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;">3562.645</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;">54994.58</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;">21953.25</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;">5890.69</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">December&nbsp;31,
2002</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;">1419.117</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;">3931.419</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;">41398.07</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;">8840.019</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;">4452.45</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">December&nbsp;31,
2001</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;">1712.541</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;">5995.009</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;">51085.95</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;">7878.80</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;">5551.24</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>
<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&nbsp;31,
2000</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;">2192.378</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;">2962.493</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;">64026.87</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;">6888.659</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;">4743.94</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">December&nbsp;31,
1999</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;">1451.900</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;">1188.51</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>
<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;">68442.22</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;">7959.458</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;">8448.84</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">December&nbsp;31,
1998</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;">1219.636</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;">924.4942</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;">41771.79</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;">7189.38</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>
<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;">6418.43</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">December&nbsp;31,
1997</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;">1258.490</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;">1823.812</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;">45169.00</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">&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;">13224.88</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;">8187.27</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">December&nbsp;31,
1996</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;">954.980</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;">1842.521</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;">47805.74</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">&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;">15132.31</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;">6933.94</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">December&nbsp;31,
1995</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;">575.180</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;">1300.996</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;">35546.39</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>
<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;">11601.38</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>
<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;">5158.65</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>
</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&nbsp;31,
1994</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;">667.770</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;">1650.761</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;">27826.78</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;">15779.68</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;">7111.10</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>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>

</div>
<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;">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: 0pt; 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,
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: 6pt; 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 </p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">39</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">
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, 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 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 </p>

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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: 0pt; 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 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: 6pt; 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>
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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">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
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 </p>
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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: 0pt; 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 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: 6pt; 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 </p>
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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 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: 6pt; 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>
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<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: 0pt; 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>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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: 6pt; 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>
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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">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: 0pt; 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 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: 6pt; 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 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 </p>
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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>
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<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>

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Taxes</p>


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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Income
Taxes</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the Income Tax Law of the People's Republic
of China Concerning Foreign&nbsp;Investment
Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises, which took effect
in China in which the Fund invests directly
on July  1, 1991, the Fund's
income&nbsp;from dividends and profit
distributions of companies
will be subject to
a&nbsp;20%
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">A notice issued on July
21, 1993 by the State Tax Bureau provides, <font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">inter alia</font>, that
dividends received&nbsp;by foreign investors in
respect of their holdings of "B"
shares issued by China companies will not be&nbsp;subject to income tax until a new tax law is
promulgated. Any gains (whether of a capital or trading&nbsp;nature) realized by the Fund from the sale of any
"B"  shares are not subject to any
income tax in China.&nbsp;However, pursuant to
the same notice,&nbsp;if such gains were
realized by the Fund through an&nbsp;establishment or office in China, it will form part of
the taxable profit of such establishment or office,&nbsp;although losses realized will also be
deductible.</p>


<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Pursuant to the
Enterprises Income Tax Tentative Regulations promulgated by the State
Council,&nbsp;which came into effect on
January  1, 1994, the current income tax rate for most joint
stock limited&nbsp;companies is 33%.
However, the tax rate for most joint stock limited companies listed on
the Shanghai&nbsp;Securities Exchange and
Shenzhen Stock Exchange remains at 15%. It should be noted that
such&nbsp;favorable tax treatment requires the
approval of the taxation
authorities.</p>


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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Taxation of
the
Fund</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Fund will be subject to Hong Kong profits tax if (i)  it carries
on business&nbsp;in Hong Kong and (ii)  its
profits are derived from a Hong Kong source. Profits or capital gains
derived</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: pt; background-color: #ffffff">from the sale of shares or
other securities of, or dividends received from, companies which are
listed on&nbsp;an exchange outside Hong Kong are
not subject to Hong Kong 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">If the Fund converts to an open-end investment company, it may be
necessary for it to apply for&nbsp;authorization
under the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Ordinance. If the current
state of the law still&nbsp;prevails at that
time, the Fund will upon receiving such authorization be exempt from
Hong Kong profits&nbsp;tax on, amongst other
things, its gains from trading in securities listed
anywhere.</p>


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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Taxation of
Stockholders</font>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There is no tax in Hong Kong on capital gains
arising from the sale by an&nbsp;investor
of
shares of the Fund. However, in the case of certain investors
(principally, share traders,&nbsp;financial
institutions and insurance companies carrying on business in Hong
Kong), such gains may be&nbsp;considered to be
part of the investor's normal business profits and in such
circumstances will be subject&nbsp;to Hong Kong
profits tax at the current rate of 17.5% for corporations and up
to a maximum of 16% for&nbsp;unincorporated businesses and
individuals.</p>


<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Dividends which the Fund
pays to its stockholders are not taxable in Hong Kong (whether
through&nbsp;withholding or otherwise) under
current legislation and practice.</p>


<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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
Hong Kong stamp duty will be payable in respect of transactions in the
Fund's shares of Common&nbsp;Stock provided
that the register of stockholders is maintained outside of Hong
Kong.</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;">Taiwan 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">The following is the summary under
present law of the principal ROC tax consequences of the&nbsp;ownership and disposition of securities issued by a
Taiwanese company ("Securities") to a
Non-Resident&nbsp;Individual or a Non-Resident
Entity that holds
the securities
(each a "Non-ROC
Holder"). As used in&nbsp;the
preceding sentence, a "Non-Resident
Individual" is a foreign national individual who owns
the&nbsp;securities and is not physically present
in the ROC for 183 days or more during any calendar year, and
a&nbsp;"Non-Resident
Entity" is a corporation or a non-corporate body that owns
the
securities,
is organized&nbsp;under the laws of a
jurisdiction other than Taiwan and has no fixed place of business or
other permanent&nbsp;establishment in
Taiwan.</p>


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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Dividends.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dividends
(whether in cash or shares) declared by a Taiwanese company out of
retained earnings and&nbsp;distributed to a
Non-Taiwan Holder in respect of such Taiwanese company's shares
("Shares")
are&nbsp;subject to Taiwan income tax collected by way of
withholding at the time of distribution, currently at the&nbsp;rate of 20%, on the amount of the distribution
(in the case of cash dividends) or on the par value of the&nbsp;Shares (in the case of share dividends). Taiwanese
companies are subject to a 10% retained earnings tax&nbsp;on
any
after-tax earnings generated after January 1, 1998, that are not
distributed in the following year.&nbsp;The
retained earnings tax so paid will further reduce the retained earnings
available for future dividends.&nbsp;When a
Taiwanese company declares dividends out of those retained earnings, a
maximum amount of up&nbsp;to 10% of the
declared dividends will be credited against the 20% withholding
tax imposed on the&nbsp;Non-ROC Holder of shares.
Consequently, the effective rate of withholding on dividends paid out
of&nbsp;retained earnings previously subject to
the retained earnings tax will be less than
20%.</p>


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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Preemptive
rights.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Distributions
of statutory subscription rights for the shares in compliance with the
ROC Company&nbsp;Law are not subject to ROC tax.
Proceeds derived from sales of statutory subscription rights
evidenced&nbsp;by securities are currently
exempted from income tax but are subject to securities transactions
tax.&nbsp;Proceeds derived from sales of
statutory subscription rights which are not evidenced by securities
are&nbsp;subject to capital gains tax at the rate
of (i) 25% of the gains realized by a Non-Resident Entity and
(ii)&nbsp;35% of the gains realized by a
Non-Resident Individual. Subject to compliance with Taiwan
law,&nbsp;Taiwanese Companies have the sole
discretion to determine whether statutory subscription rights
will
be&nbsp;evidenced by the issuances of
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">
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Bonds.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payments of interest or
premium on the bonds to a Non-Taiwanese Holder are subject to
Taiwanese&nbsp;withholding tax, at the rate of
20% at the time of
payment.</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: 6pt; 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:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">49</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: left; font-style: 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
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: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 per share). 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
an equal 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>
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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">Authorized</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">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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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>
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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">10,138,287
shares</td>
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shares</td>
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</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: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-top: 0pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="7">Market
Price(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="7">Net Asset
Value(2)</td>
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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">Low</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">Low</td>
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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">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">23.59</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">April
30,
2005</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</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;">33.70</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">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">26.72</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 0pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1">$</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;">27.21</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">$</td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;  font-style: normal;  border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;  padding-top: 0pt" align="right" valign="bottom" colspan="1" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="background-color: #ffffff;">23.59</font></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;     border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff; padding-top: 0pt " align="left" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">As
reported by the New York Stock Exchange.</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Based on the Fund's computations.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">The closing market price and net asset value per share of the
Fund's Common Stock on June
27, 2005 were US$ &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
</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">50</p>
<br>
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<br>
<page>
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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>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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 </p>
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<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">
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 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 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 a majority 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 </p>

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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>

<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 D 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 DLA Piper
Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP. Certain matters
concerning Chinese and Hong Kong law will be
passed on by Clifford Chance, One Connaught Place, Hong Kong. Certain
matters concerning Taiwan
law will be passed on by Lee and Li,
Taipei,
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">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>
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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>

<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;">INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM</p>


<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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.
Deloitte &amp; Touche
LLP's address is
200
Berkeley 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")
and the Fund's Semi-Annual Report for the period ended April 30,
2005 (the "Semi-Annual
Report)&nbsp;are incorporated herein by
reference with respect to all information other than the information
set forth in the Chairman's
Statement included therein. The Fund will furnish, without
charge, a copy of its Annual Report and Semi-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>
<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;">DESCRIPTION OF VARIOUS FOREIGN CURRENCY AND INTEREST
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>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-3</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>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">A-4</p>
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B</p>
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VOID IF 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:9pt; font-style: normal;">Control No.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td align="right" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:9pt; font-style: normal;">Maximum Primary Subscription Shares 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;</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 6pt; 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:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; 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:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; 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:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; 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:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; 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:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 6pt; 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:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; 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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IF NOT RECEIVED BY THE SUBSCRIPTION AGENT BEFORE 5:00 P.M.<br>NEW YORK
TIME ON THE EXPIRATION DATE: JULY
29, 2005</p>

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No.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="letter-spacing: 48pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></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="top" colspan="3">Rights Represented by this
Subscription
Certificate&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="letter-spacing: 72pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; padding-top: 6pt; 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:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; 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 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
August 19, 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:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; 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:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; 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:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; 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:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; 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; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">B-1</p>
<br>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; 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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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: -4pt" 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;$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
=
$&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>(No.
of shares)</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; 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>
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<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>
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<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:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; 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>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Expiration
Date (July 29, 2005 unless
extended)</p>

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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; 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>
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<br>Attention:
Corporate
Actions</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>
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Mail:</font>
<br>Equiserve Trust Company, N.A.<br>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="center" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
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Overnight Courier:</font>
<br>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="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>
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Subscription_____________&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;x&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$____&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
$___________<br>(3
Rights = 1 share)(No. of Shares)(Estimated Subscription
Price)</td>
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Privilege________&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;x&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$____&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
$______(1)<br>
(Shares)(Estimated Subscription
Price)</td>
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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">(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>
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<img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"><br>
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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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<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>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">TO
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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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Signature(s)
of Subscriber(s)</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; 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:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; 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:9pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 11pt; 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: 9pt; 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-2</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
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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>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="539" bgcolor="#ffffff">
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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: 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>
<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: 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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Actions<br>P.O. Box 859208<br>Braintree, MA
02185-9208</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">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="bottom" colspan="3"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">By
Facsimile:</font></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>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">(781)
380-3388<br>Confirm facsimile by telephone
to<br> (781) 843-1833 ext
200</td>
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</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">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
(July 29, 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>
<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: 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>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="8"></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>
<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 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>
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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">$
<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>
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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;</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</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">Payment to be made in connection with Over-
Subscription 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;</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</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">$
<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>
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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>
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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">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>
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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">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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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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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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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;">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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<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">Policy</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">It is the
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 Manager 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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<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">Fiduciary
Duty</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 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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<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">Procedures</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 following are the
procedures adopted by the Board for the administration of this
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: 21.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Review of Investment
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>
<p style="font-family:serif;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: 21.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Voting Record
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>
<p style="font-family:serif;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: 21.96pt; background-color: #ffffff">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic">Record Retention.</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
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="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 8pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left"><sup>1</sup></td>
<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
proxy.</td>
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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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<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">Revocation</td>
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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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<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">Annual Filing</td>
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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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<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">Disclosures</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">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund
shall include in its annual report filed on Form N-CSR:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;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: 21pt; background-color: #ffffff">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a description of this policy and of the
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>
<p style="font-family:serif;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: 21pt; background-color: #ffffff">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a statement disclosing that a
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>
<p style="font-family:serif;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: 21pt; background-color: #ffffff">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a statement disclosing that information
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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<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">Review of
Policy</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 Board shall review from time to time this policy to
determine its sufficiency and shall make and approve any changes that
it deems necessary 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: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Adopted: September
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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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">D-2</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;">PROXY VOTING POLICY<br>ASIAN DIRECT
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT</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;">Introduction</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Oversight of the proxy voting process
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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<td valign="top" style="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">describes its proxy voting procedures to
its clients in Part II of its Form ADV;</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">provides the client with this written proxy
policy, upon request;</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">discloses to its
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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<td valign="top" style="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">generally
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:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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;">D-3</p>
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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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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">Discharge of board members and
auditors</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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">Authorization of share
repurchase programs</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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>
</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">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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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>
</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">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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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 that add "blank check" classes of
stock or classes that dilute the voting interests of existing
shareholders</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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 where management does not offer an
appropriate rationale or which are contrary to the best interest of
existing shareholders</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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">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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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">Amendments to bylaws which would require
super-majority stockholder votes to pass or repeal certain
provisions</td>
</tr>
</table>
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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">(*)</td>
<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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</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">D-4</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></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
Shareholders' Right to Call Special Meetings</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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 classified boards of
directors</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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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">Reincorporation in a state
which has more stringent anti-takeover and related provisions</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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">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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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">Excessive compensation</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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-control provisions in
non-salary compensation plans, employment contracts, and severance
agreements which benefit management and would be costly to shareholders
if triggered</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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">Adjournment of Meeting
to Solicit Additional Votes</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="55"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="546"></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: 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 valign="top" style="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 valign="top" style="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><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">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="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">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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<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><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">Requirements that auditors attend the
annual meeting of shareholders</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">Establishment of an annual election of
the board of directors</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">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><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">Mandates that amendments to bylaws or
charters have stockholder approval</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">Mandates that shareholder-rights plans
be put to a vote or repealed</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">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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</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">Repeals of various anti-takeover related
provisions</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;">D-5</p>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<br>
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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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<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 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 does not have an
independent compensation 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">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">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><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">Disclosure of Auditor and Consulting
relationships when the same or related entities are conducting both
activities</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">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><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">Mandates that Audit, Compensation and
Nominating Committee members should all be independent directors</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">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><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
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 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 candidates for
directorships own large amounts of stock before being eligible to be
elected</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: 414pt">Restoration of cumulative
voting in the election of directors</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: 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 valign="top" style="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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endorsements or corporate actions</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">Requiring the company to expense stock
options unless already mandated by FASB (or similar body) under
regulations that supply a common valuation model</td>
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tenure holding periods for their executives</td>
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executive retirement benefits if the issuer has an independent
compensation committee.</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">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
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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>
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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">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">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>
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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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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 valign="top" style="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>
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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>
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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>
<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;">Proxy Voting 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">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>
<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;">Proxy Voting 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">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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<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: 36pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Common Stock</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal">PROSPECTUS</font>
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2005</p>
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&mdash; OTHER INFORMATION</p>
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Exhibits</p>
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Statements.</td>
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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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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Incorporated
by reference to the Fund's Annual Report for the Year Ended
October 31, 2004, filed on January 7,
2005.</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Articles
of Incorporation.*</td>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Amended
and Restated
By-Laws.*</td>
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(1)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Specimen certificate for Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share.*</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
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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(4)</td>
<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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(5)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Form of Subscription Agent
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>
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<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Inapplicable.</td>
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(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>
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<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>
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(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>
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<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>
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<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>
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(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>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">C-1</p>
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(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>
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<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>
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<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>
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(5)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Information Agent
Agreement.**</td>
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(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>
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<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 DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary 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">(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>
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<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">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Incorporated
by reference from the Form N-2 filed on April 27,
2005.</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">**&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Filed
herewith.</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>
<!--col #: 2 / width: 84 / data-type: text--><td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
<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">$14,706.62</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="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;11,320.00</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="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;25,000.00</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="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3">65,000.00</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="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3">$5,000.00</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>
<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">160,000.00</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">Financial
Adviser's 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="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3">1,249,500.00</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">Information
Agent's 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="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3">17,000.00</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
Agent's 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="right" valign="bottom" colspan="3">11,100.00</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">Miscellaneous</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">1,373.38</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: 20pt; text-indent: -10pt;padding-top: 0pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Total</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">$1,560,000.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>

</div>

<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
28. Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant</p>

<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-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">None.</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: 6pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Item 29. Number of Holders of Securities (as of
March 31,
2005)</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="475" 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="348"></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="116"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<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">Title
of Class</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">Number of Record Holders</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, $0.01 par value per
share</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;">10,138,287</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>
</table>
</div>
<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 30.
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 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>
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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 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>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-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">Inapplicable.</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">(a)
Registrant undertakes to suspend the offering of its shares until it
amends its Prospectus if:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;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) 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: 0pt; 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 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>
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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
23<sup>rd</sup>
day of June, 2005.</p>

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CHINA FUND, INC.</td>
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Gary L.
French</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">Gary
L. French<br> President</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">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>

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Alan Tremain</td>
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<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>
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<td valign="top" rowspan="3" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt; " align="center">June
23,
2005</td>
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<td valign="top" align="center" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">/s/ Michael F.
Holland</td>
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<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">June
23,
2005</td>
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<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>
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<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">June
23,
2005</td>
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<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>
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<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">June
23,
2005</td>
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<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>
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<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">June
23,
2005</td>
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<td bgcolor="#000000"><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="1"></td>
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<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>
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<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">June
23,
2005</td>
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<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>
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<td valign="top" align="center" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">/s/
William C.
Cox</td>
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<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">June
23,
2005</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal;  font-size: 10pt ; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">William
C.
Cox</td>
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of Incorporation.*</td>
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Restated
By-Laws.*</td>
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certificate for Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share.*</td>
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Certificate (included on pages B-1 to B-2 of the Prospectus forming
part of this Registration
Statement).*</td>
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Guaranteed Delivery (included on pages C-1 to C-2 of the Prospectus
forming part of this Registration
Statement).*</td>
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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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Agent Agreement.**</td>
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and Cash Purchase
Plan.*</td>
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Advisory and Management Agreement dated as of March 19, 2004 between
the Registrant and Martin Currie
Inc.*</td>
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Agreement dated as of April 3, 2001 between the Registrant and Asian
Direct Capital Management
Limited.*</td>
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Agreement among the Fund and Chatsworth Securities
LLC.**</td>
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Contract dated as of July 9, 1992 between the Registrant and State
Street Bank and Trust
Company.*</td>
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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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Transfer Agency 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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Agent Agreement.**</td>
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and Consent of Clifford Chance US
LLP.**</td>
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DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US
LLP.**</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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of Deloitte &amp; Touche
LLP, the Registrant's Independent Registered Public
Accounting
Firm.**</td>
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                                                                  Exhibit (d)(5)

                                                            (Subscription Agent)

                          SUBSCRIPTION AGENT AGREEMENT

         This Subscription Agent Agreement (the "Agreement") is made as of June
__, 2005 between The China Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Fund"),
EquiServe, Inc., a Delaware corporation and its fully owned subsidiary EquiServe
Trust Company, N.A., a national banking (collectively, the "Agent" or
individually "EQI" and the "Trust Company", respectively). All terms not defined
herein shall have the meaning given in the prospectus (the "Prospectus")
included in the (Registration Statement on Form N-2, File No. 333-124392,
811-05749 filed by the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April
28, 2005, as amended by any amendment filed with respect thereto (the
"Registration Statement").

         WHEREAS, the Fund proposes to make subscription offer by issuing
certificates or other evidences of subscription rights, in the form designated
by the Fund (the "Subscription Certificates") to shareholders of record (the
"Shareholders") of its Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"),
as of a record date specified by the Fund (the "Record Date"), pursuant to which
each Shareholder will have certain rights (the "Rights") to subscribe for shares
of Common Stock, as described in and upon such terms as are set forth in the
Prospectus, a final copy of which has been or, upon availability will promptly
be, delivered to the Agent; and

         WHEREAS, the Fund wishes the Agent to perform certain acts on behalf of
the Fund, and the Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the
distribution of the Subscription Certificates and the issuance and exercise of
the Rights to subscribe therein set forth, all upon the terms and conditions set
forth herein.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual
agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

1.       APPOINTMENT.
         The Fund hereby appoints the Agent to act as subscription agent in
connection with the distribution of Subscription Certificates and the issuance
and exercise of the Rights in accordance with the terms set forth in this
Agreement and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment.

2.       FORM AND EXECUTION OF SUBSCRIPTION CERTIFICATES.
         A. Each Subscription Certificate shall be irrevocable and
non-transferable. The Agent shall, in its capacity as Transfer Agent of the
Fund, maintain a register of Subscription Certificates and the holders of record
thereof (each of whom shall be deemed a "Shareholder" hereunder for purposes of
determining the rights of holders of Subscription Certificates). Each
Subscription Certificate shall, subject to the provisions thereof, entitle the
Shareholder in whose name it is recorded to the following only if
non-transferable:

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                  (1) With respect to Record Date Shareholders only, the right
to acquire during the Subscription Period, as defined in the Prospectus, at the
Subscription Price, as defined in the Prospectus, a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to one share of Common Stock for every one Right (the "Primary
Subscription Right"); and

                  (2) With respect to Record Date Shareholders only, the right
to subscribe for additional shares of Common Stock, subject to the availability
of such shares and to the allotment of such shares as may be available among
Record Date Shareholders who exercise Over-Subscription Rights on the basis
specified in the Prospectus; provided, however, that such Record Date
Shareholder has exercised all Primary Subscription Rights issued to him or her
(the "Over-Subscription Privilege").

3.       RIGHTS AND ISSUANCE OF SUBSCRIPTION CERTIFICATES.
         A. Each Subscription Certificate shall evidence the Rights of the
Shareholder therein named to purchase Common Stock upon the terms and conditions
therein and herein set forth.

         B. Upon the written advice of the Fund, signed by any of its duly
authorized officers, as to the Record Date, the Agent shall, from a list of the
Fund Shareholders as of the Record Date to be prepared by the Agent in its
capacity as Transfer Agent of the Fund, prepare and record Subscription
Certificates in the names of the Shareholders, setting forth the number of
Rights to subscribe for the Fund's Common Stock calculated on the basis of one
Right for three (3) shares of Common Stock recorded on the books in the name of
each such Shareholder as of the Record Date. The number of Rights that are
issued to Record Date Shareholders will be rounded down, by the Agent, to the
nearest number of Full Rights as Fractional Rights will not be issued. Each
Subscription Certificate shall be dated as of the Record Date and shall be
executed manually or by facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer of the
Subscription Agent. Upon the written advice, signed as aforesaid, as to the
effective date of the Registration Statement, the Agent shall promptly
countersign and deliver the Subscription Certificates, together with a copy of
the Prospectus, instruction letter and any other document as the Fund deems
necessary or appropriate, to all Shareholders with record addresses in the
United States (including its territories and possessions and the District of
Columbia). Delivery shall be by first class mail (without registration or
insurance), except for those Shareholders having a registered address outside
the United States (who will only receive copies of the Prospectus, instruction
letter and other documents as the Fund deems necessary or appropriate, if any),
delivery shall be by air mail (without registration or insurance) and by first
class mail (without registration or insurance) to those Shareholders having APO
or FPO addresses. No Subscription Certificate shall be valid for any purpose
unless so executed.

         C. The Agent will mail a copy of the Prospectus, instruction letter, a
special notice and other documents as the Fund deems necessary or appropriate,
if any, but not Subscription Certificates to Record Date Shareholders whose
record addresses are outside the United States (including its territories and
possessions and the District of Columbia ) ("Foreign Record Date Shareholders").
The Rights to which such Subscription Certificates relate will be held by the
Agent for such Foreign Record Date Shareholders' accounts until instructions are
received to exercise, sell or transfer the Rights.

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4.       EXERCISE.
         A. Record Date Shareholders may acquire shares of Common Stock on
Primary Subscription and pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege by delivery
to the Agent as specified in the Prospectus of (i) the Subscription Certificate
with respect thereto, duly executed by such Shareholder in accordance with and
as provided by the terms and conditions of the Subscription Certificate,
together with (ii) the estimated purchase price, as disclosed in the Prospectus,
for each share of Common Stock subscribed for by exercise of such Rights, in
U.S. dollars by money order or check drawn on a bank in the United States, in
each case payable to the order of the Fund or EQI.

         B. Rights may be exercised at any time after the date of issuance of
the Subscription Certificates with respect thereto but no later than 5:00 P.M.
New York time on such date as the Fund shall designate to the Agent in writing
(the "Expiration Date"). For the purpose of determining the time of the exercise
of any Rights, delivery of any material to the Agent shall be deemed to occur
when such materials are received at the Shareholder Services Division of the
Agent specified in the Prospectus.

         C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4 (A) and 4 (B) regarding
delivery of an executed Subscription Certificate to the Agent prior to 5:00 P.M.
New York time on the Expiration Date, if prior to such time the Agent receives a
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery 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 Subscription Price for the shares of Common Stock subscribed
for on Primary Subscription and any additional shares of Common Stock subscribed
for pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege, and (ii) a properly completed
and executed Subscription Certificate, then such exercise of Primary
Subscription Rights and Over-Subscription Rights shall be regarded as timely,
subject, however, to receipt of the duly executed Subscription Certificate and
full payment for the Common Stock by the Agent within three Business Days (as
defined below) after the Expiration Date (the "Protect Period") and full payment
for their Common Stock within ten Business Days after the Confirmation Date (as
defined in Section 4(d)). For the purposes of the Prospectus and this Agreement,
"Business Day" shall mean any day on which trading is conducted on the New York
Stock Exchange.

         D. The Fund will determine the Subscription Price. The Subscription
Price per share with respect to shares to be subscribed for pursuant to the
rights offering shall be 92.5% of the average price at which the Fund's common
stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange on the date on which the Rights
Offering 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 Rights Offering
expires (the "Pricing Date"). As soon as practicable after the Pricing Date (the
"Confirm Date"), EQI shall send to each exercising shareholder (or, if shares of
Common Stock on the Record Date are held by Cede & Co. or any other depository
or nominee, to Cede & Co. or such other depository or nominee) a confirmation
showing the number of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Primary
Subscription, and, if applicable, the Over-Subscription Privilege, the per share
and total purchase price for such shares, and any additional amount payable to
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excess to be refunded by the Fund to such shareholder in the form of a check and
stub, along with a letter explaining the allocation of shares of Common Stock
pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege.

         E. Any additional payment required from a shareholder must be received
by EQI within ten Business Days after the Confirmation Date and any excess
payment to be refunded by the Fund to a shareholder will be mailed by EQI within
ten Business Days after the Confirmation Date. If a shareholder does not make
timely payment of any additional amounts due in accordance with Section 4(D),
EQI will consult with the Fund in accordance with Section 5 as to the
appropriate action to be taken. EQI will not issue or deliver certificates or
Statements of Holding for shares subscribed for until payment in full therefore
has been received, including collection of checks and payment pursuant to
notices of guaranteed delivery.

5.       VALIDITY OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
         Irregular subscriptions not otherwise covered by specific instructions
herein shall be submitted to an appropriate officer of the Fund and handled in
accordance with his or her instructions. Such instructions will be documented by
the Agent indicating the instructing officer and the date thereof.

6.       OVER-SUBSCRIPTION.
         If, after allocation of shares of Common Stock to Record Date
Shareholders, there remain unexercised Rights, then the Agent shall allot the
shares issuable upon exercise of such unexercised Rights (the "Remaining
Shares") to shareholders who have exercised all the Rights initially issued to
them and who wish to acquire more than the number of shares for which the Rights
issued to them are exercisable. Shares subscribed for pursuant to the
Over-Subscription Privilege will be allocated in the amounts of such
over-subscriptions. If the number of shares for which the Over-Subscription
Privilege has been exercised is greater than the Remaining Shares, the Agent
shall allocate the Remaining Shares to Record Date Shareholders exercising
Over-Subscription Privilege based on the number of shares of Common Stock owned
by them on the Record Date. Any remaining shares to be issued shall be allocated
to holders of Rights acquired in the secondary market based on the number of
Rights exercised by such holders of Rights. The percentage of Remaining Shares
each over-subscribing Record Date Shareholder or other Rights holder may acquire
will be rounded up or down to result in delivery of whole shares of Common
Stock. The Agent shall advise the Fund immediately upon the completion of the
allocation set forth above as to the total number of shares subscribed and
distributable.

7.       DELIVERY OF SHARES.
         The Agent will deliver (i) certificates or Statement of Holding
reflecting new shares of Fund Common Stock in the Direct Registration
System,representing those shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to exercise
of Primary Subscription Rights as soon as practicable after the corresponding
Rights have been validly exercised and full payment for such shares has been
received and cleared and (ii) certificates or Statements of Holding representing
those shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Over-Subscription
Privilege as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date and after all
allocations have been effected.

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8.       HOLDING PROCEEDS OF RIGHTS OFFERING.
         A. All proceeds received by EQI from Shareholders in respect of the
exercise of Rights shall be held by EQI, on behalf of the Fund, in a segregated
account (the "Account"). No interest shall accrue to the Fund or shareholders on
funds held in the Account pending disbursement in the manner described in
Section 4(E) above.

         B. EQI shall deliver all proceeds received in respect of the exercise
of Rights to the Fund as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than ten
business days after the Confirmation Date.

         C. The Fund acknowledges that the bank accounts maintained by EQI in
connection with the services provided under this Agreement will be in its name
and that EQI may receive investment earnings in connection with the investment
at EQI's risk and for its benefit of funds held in those accounts from time to
time.

9.       REPORTS.
         Daily, during the period commencing on June 27, 2005, until termination
of the Subscription Period, the Agent will report by telephone or telecopier,
confirmed by letter, to an Officer of the Fund, data regarding Rights exercised,
the total number of shares of Common Stock subscribed for, and payments received
therefor, bringing forward the figures from the previous day's report in each
case so as to show the cumulative totals and any such other information as may
be mutually determined by the Fund and the Agent.

10.      LOSS OR MUTILATION.
         If any Subscription Certificate is lost, stolen, mutilated or
destroyed, the Agent may, on such terms which will indemnify and protect the
Fund and the Agent as the Agent may in its discretion impose (which shall, in
the case of a mutilated Subscription Certificate include the surrender and
cancellation thereof), issue a new Subscription Certificate of like denomination
in substitution for the Subscription Certificate so lost, stolen, mutilated or
destroyed.

11.      COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES.
         The Fund agrees to pay to the Agent compensation for its services
hereunder in accordance with its Fee Schedule to act as Agent attached hereto as
Exhibit A. The Fund further agrees that it will reimburse the Agent for its
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance of its duties as
such.

12.      INSTRUCTIONS, INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
         The Agent undertakes the duties and obligations imposed by this
Agreement upon the following terms and conditions:

         A. The Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any instructions or
directions furnished to it by an appropriate officer of the Fund, whether in
conformity with the provisions of this Agreement or constituting a modification
hereof or a supplement hereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing
or any other provision of this Agreement, the Agent, in connection with its
duties hereunder, shall not be under any duty or obligation to inquire into the
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invalidity or authority or lack thereof of any instruction or direction from an
officer of the Fund which conforms to the applicable requirements of this
Agreement and which the Agent reasonably believes to be genuine and shall not be
liable for any delays, errors or loss of data occurring by reason of
circumstances beyond the Agent's control.

         B. The Fund will indemnify the Agent and its nominees against, and hold
it harmless from, all liability and expense which may arise out of or in
connection with the services described in this Agreement or the instructions or
directions furnished to the Agent relating to this Agreement by an appropriate
officer of the Fund, except for any liability or expense which shall arise out
of the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Agent or such
nominees.

         Promptly after the receipt by the Agent of notice of any demand or
claim or the commencement of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, the
Agent shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Fund,
notify the Fund thereof in writing. The Fund shall be entitled to participate as
its own expense in the defense of any such claim or proceeding, and, if it so
elects at any time after receipt of such notice, it may assume the defense of
any suit brought to enforce any such claim or of any other legal action or
proceeding. For the purposes of this Section 12, the term "expense or loss"
means any amount paid or payable to satisfy any claim, demand, action, suit or
proceeding settled with the express written consent of the Agent, and all
reasonable costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel
fees and disbursements, paid or incurred in investigating or defending against
any such claim, demand, action, suit, proceeding or investigation.

         C. The Agent shall be responsible for and shall indemnify and hold the
Fund harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, costs, charges,
counsel fees, payments, expenses and liability arising out of or attributable to
Agent's refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement, or which
arise out of Agent's negligence or willful misconduct or which arise out of the
breach of any representation or warranty of Agent hereunder, for which Agent is
not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement; provided, however, that
Agent's aggregate liability during any term of this Agreement with respect to,
arising from, or arising in connection with this Agreement, or from all services
provided or omitted to be provided under this Agreement, whether in contract, or
in tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and shall not exceed, the amounts paid or
billed hereunder by the Fund to Agent as fees and charges, but not including
reimbursable expenses, during the twelve (12) calendar months immediately
preceding the event for which recovery from the Agent is being sought.

13.      CHANGES IN SUBSCRIPTION CERTIFICATE.
         The Agent may, without the consent or concurrence of the Shareholders
in whose names Subscription Certificates are registered, by supplemental
agreement or otherwise, concur with the Fund in making any changes or
corrections in a Subscription Certificate that it shall have been advised by
counsel (who may be counsel for the Fund) is appropriate to cure any ambiguity
or to correct any defective or inconsistent provision or clerical omission or
mistake or manifest error therein or herein contained, and which shall not be
inconsistent with the provision of the

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Subscription Certificate except insofar as any such change may confer additional
rights upon the Shareholders.

14.      ASSIGNMENT/DELEGATION.
         A. Except as provided in Section 14(B) below, neither this Agreement
nor any rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated by either
party without the written consent of the other party.

         B. The Agent may, without further consent on the part of the Fund,
subcontract with other subcontractors for systems, processing, telephone and
mailing services, and post-exchange activities, as may be required from time to
time; provided, however, that the Agent 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.

         C. Except as explicitly stated elsewhere in this Agreement, nothing
under this Agreement shall be construed to give any rights or benefits in this
Agreement to anyone other than the Agent and the Fund and the duties and
responsibilities undertaken pursuant to this Agreement shall be for the sole and
exclusive benefit of the Agent and the Fund.

15.      GOVERNING LAW.
         The validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be
governed by the law of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and shall inure to the
benefit of and the obligations created hereby shall be binding upon the
successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.

16.      THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES.
         This Agreement does not constitute an agreement for a partnership or
joint venture between the Agent and the Fund. Neither party shall make any
commitments with third parties that are binding on the other party without the
other party's prior written consent.

17.      FORCE MAJEURE.
         In the event either party is unable to perform its obligations under
the terms of this Agreement because of acts of God, strikes, terrorist acts,
equipment or transmission failure or damage reasonably beyond its control, or
other cause reasonably beyond its control, such party shall not be liabile for
damages to the other for any damages resulting from such failure to perform or
otherwise from such causes. Performance under this Agreement shall resume when
the affected party or parties are able to perform substantially that party's
duties.

18.      CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
         Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for
any consequential, indirect, special or incidental damages under any provisions
of this Agreement or for any consequential, indirect, penal, special or
incidential damages arising out of any act or failure to act hereunder even if
that party has been advised of or has foreseen the possibility of such damages.

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19.      SEVERABILITY.
         If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid, unlawful, or
unenforceable, the valididty, legality, and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.

20.      COUNTERPARTS.
         This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be considered
one and the same agreement.

21.      CAPTIONS.
         The captions and descriptive headings herein are for the convenience of
the parties only. They do not in any way modify, amplify, alter or give full
notice of the provisions hereof.

22.      CONFIDENTIALITY.
         The Agent and the Fund agree that all books, records, informtion 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
including the fees for services set forth in the attached schedule shall remain
confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other person, except
as may be required by law.

23.      TERM AND TERMINATION.
         This Agreement shall remain in effect until the earlier of (a) thirty
(30) days after the Expiration Date; (b) it is terminated by either party upon a
material breach of this Agreement which remains uncured for 30 days after
written notice of such breach has been provided; or (c) 30 days' written notice
has been provided by either party to the other. Upon termination of the
Agreement, the Agent shall retain all canceled Certificates and related
documentation as required by applicable law.

24.      NOTICES.
         Until further notice in writing by either party hereto to the other
party, all written reports, notices and other communications between the
Exchange Agent and the Fund required or permitted hereunder shall be delivered
or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, telecopier or overnight courier
guaranteeing next day delivery,addressed as follows:

         If to the Fund, to:

         The China Fund, Inc.
         c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company
         P.O. Box 1713
         Boston, Massachusetts 02105
         Attn: William C. Cox

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         If to the Agent, to:

         EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.
         c/o EquiServe, Inc.
         150 Royall Street
         Canton, MA 02021
         Attn:  Reorganization Department
or
         525 Washington Boulevard
         Jersey City, NJ 07310
         Attn:  Reorganization Department

25.      SURVIVAL.
         The provisions of Paragraphs 12, 15, 17-19, 22, and 24-26 shall survive
any termination, for any reason, of this Agreement.

26.      MERGER OF AGREEMENT.
         This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
hereto and supercedes any prior agreement with respet to the subject matter
hereof whether oral or written.























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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers, hereunto duly authorized, as of the day
and year first above written.

EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY, NA.                THE CHINA FUND, INC.

By:______________________________           By:_______________________

Name: ___________________________           Name:_____________________

Title:___________________________           Title:____________________

Date:____________________________           Date:_____________________

EQUISERVE, INC.

By:______________________________

Title:___________________________

Date:____________________________



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                                    EXHIBIT A
                          EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
                             SUBSCRIPTION AGENT FOR
                              THE CHINA FUND, INC.


A.       FEES FOR SERVICES *

&lt;TABLE&gt;

         ========================= ==========================================================================
              $   10,000.00           Project Management Fee*

              $   1.50                Per subscription form issued and mailed

              $   9.50                Per subscription form processed (registered and beneficial)

              $   12.50               Per defective subscription form received

              $   12.50               Per notice of guaranteed delivery received

              $   2.00                Per broker split certificate issued

              $   3.00                Per sale of right (if applicable)

              $   4.50                Per invoice mailed  (if applicable)

              $   2.50                Per refund check issued and mailed (if applicable)

              $   5.00                Per solicitation check processed and mailed (if applicable)

              $   12.50               Per withdrawal of subscription certificate (if applicable)

              $   2,000.00            New York window fee for Midnight expiration (if applicable)

              $   2,000.00            Per offer extension

              $   5,000.00            Minimum charge should the project be canceled for any reason prior to
                                      the mailing of the subscription form
         ========================= ==========================================================================
&lt;/TABLE&gt;

         *EXCLUDES OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION C, "ITEMS NOT
          COVERED"

B.       SERVICES COVERED

          o    Designating an operational team to carry out Subscription Agent
               duties, including document review and execution of legal
               agreement, review of subscription form and communication
               materials, project management, and on-going project updates and
               reporting

          o    Calculating Rights to be distributed to each shareholder and
               printing shareholder information on the subscription form

          o    Issuing and mailing subscription forms to registered shareholders

          o    Tracking and reporting the number of exercises made, as required

          o    Processing Rights received and exercised

          o    Processing sale of Rights requests received

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          o    Deposit participant checks daily and forward all participant
               funds to The China Fund, Inc. at the end of the offering period

          o    Providing receipt summation of checks received

          o    Issuing and mailing stock certificates, checks and/or invoices

          o    Affixing legends to appropriate stock certificates, where
               applicable

          o    Calculating, issuing and mailing of proration and/or
               over-subscription checks if applicable

          o    Calculating, issuing and mailing of solicitation checks if
               applicable

          o    Interfacing with the Information Agent

C.       ITEMS NOT COVERED

          o    Items not specified in the "Services Covered" section set forth
               in this Agreement, including any services associated with new
               duties, legislation or regulatory fiat which become effective
               after the date of this Agreement (these will be provided on an
               appraisal basis)

          o    All out-of-pocket expenses such as telephone line charges,
               overprinting, certificates, checks, postage, stationery, wire
               transfers, and excess material disposal (these will be billed as
               incurred)

          o    Reasonable legal review fees if referred to outside counsel

          o    Overtime charges assessed in the event of late delivery of
               material for mailings unless the target mail date is rescheduled

D.       ASSUMPTIONS

          o    Proposal based upon document review and information known at this
               time about the transaction.

          o    Significant changes made in the terms or requirements of this
               transaction could require modifications to this proposal

          o    Proposal must be executed prior to the initial mailing

          o    Fund responsible for printing of materials (Rights Card,
               Prospectus and ancillary documents)

          o    Material to be mailed to shareholders must be received no less
               than five (5) business days prior to the start of the mailing
               project

          o    No interest shall accrue to the Fund or the shareholders

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E.       PAYMENT FOR SERVICES

         The Project Management Fee will be rendered and payable on the
         effective date of the transaction. An invoice for any out-of-pockets
         and per item fees realized will be rendered and payable on a monthly
         basis, except for postage expenses in excess of $5,000. Funds for such
         mailing expenses must be received one (1) business day prior to the
         scheduled mailing date.

&lt;TABLE&gt;

         -------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
         EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.                             THE CHINA FUND, INC.

          By: _____________________________                        By: _____________________________
          Name:____________________________                        Name:____________________________
          Title:___________________________                        Title:___________________________

          Date:_______________________                             Date:________________________
         -------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
&lt;/TABLE&gt;


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(h)(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;">Chatsworth Securities LLC</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-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">May 31,
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 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 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>
</tr>
</table>
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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">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>
</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">&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>
</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>
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<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>
</table>
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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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</table>
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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 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>
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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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<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">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>
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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">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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</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">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>
<br>
<hr width="760" style="padding-left: 0pt;" align="left">
<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">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. </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: 0pt; 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;  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 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 </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>
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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>
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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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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
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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>
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L. French<br>President<br>The China Fund,
Inc.</p>
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(j)(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: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">This Amendment
to the Custodian Contract is made as of June  15, 2001 by and
between The China Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") and
State Street Bank and Trust Company (the
"Custodian"). Capitalized terms used in this
Amendment without definition shall have the respective meanings given
to such terms in the Custodian Contract referred to 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">WHEREAS, the Fund and the Custodian entered into a Custodian
Contract dated as of July  9, 1992 (as amended and in effect from
time to time, the "Contract"); 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 the Custodian desire to amend certain
provisions of the Contract to reflect revisions to Rule  17f-5
("Rule  17f-5") and the adoption of
Rule  17f-7 ("Rule  17f-7")
promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act"); and</p>
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the Custodian desire to amend and restate certain other provisions of
the Contract relating to the custody of assets of the Fund held outside
of the United States.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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
foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter
contained, the parties hereby agree to amend the Contract, pursuant to
the terms thereof, as follows:</p>
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of the Contract is hereby deleted, and Articles  4 through 16 of
the Contract are hereby renumbered, as of the effective date of this
Amendment, as Articles  5 through 17, respectively.</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: 433pt">New Articles  3 and 4 of the Contract are
hereby added, as of the effective date of this Amendment, as set forth
below.</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: 433pt"><b><u>Provisions Relating to Rules
17f-5 and 17f-7</u>.</b></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: 433pt"><b><u>Definitions</u></b>. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capitalized
terms in this Amendment shall have the following meanings:</td>
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reasonably related to the systemic risk of holding Foreign Assets in a
particular country including, but not limited to, such country's
political environment, economic and financial infrastructure (including
any Eligible Securities Depository operating in the country),
prevailing or developing custody and settlement practices, and laws and
regulations applicable to the safekeeping and recovery of Foreign
Assets held in custody in that country.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">"Eligible
Foreign Custodian" has the meaning set forth in
section  (a)(1) of Rule  17f-5, including a majority-owned
or indirect subsidiary of a U.S. Bank (as defined in Rule
17f-5), a bank holding company meeting the requirements of an Eligible
Foreign Custodian (as set forth in Rule  17f-5 or by other
appropriate action of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC")), or a foreign branch of a Bank (as
defined in Section  2(a)(5) of the 1940 Act) meeting the
requirements of a custodian under Section  17(f) of the 1940 Act;
the term does not include any Eligible Securities Depository.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">"Eligible Securities Depository" has the
meaning set forth in section  (b)(1) of Rule  17f-7.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">"Foreign Assets" means any of the
Fund's investments (including foreign currencies) for which the
primary market is outside the United States and such cash and cash
equivalents as are reasonably necessary to effect the Fund's
transactions in such 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">"Foreign Custody
Manager" has the meaning set forth in section
(a)(3) of Rule  17f-5.</p>
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<b>3.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>The
Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager</u></b>.</p>
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<b>3.2.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Delegation to the Custodian as Foreign Custody
Manager</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund, by resolution adopted by its Board of
Directors (the "Board"), hereby delegates to
the Custodian, subject to Section  (b) of Rule  17f-5, the
responsibilities set forth in this Section  3.2 with respect to
Foreign Assets held outside the United States, and the Custodian hereby
accepts such delegation as Foreign Custody Manager of the Fund.</p>
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<b>3.2.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Countries Covered</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Foreign
Custody Manager shall be responsible for performing the delegated
responsibilities defined below only with respect to the countries and
custody </p>
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arrangements for each such country listed on
Schedule A to this Contract, which list of countries may be amended
from time to time by the Fund with the agreement of the Foreign Custody
Manager. The Foreign Custody Manager shall list on Schedule A the
Eligible Foreign Custodians selected by the Foreign Custody Manager to
maintain the Fund's assets, which list of Eligible Foreign
Custodians may be amended from time to time in the sole discretion of
the Foreign Custody Manager. The Foreign Custody Manager will provide
amended versions of Schedule A in accordance with Section  3.2.5
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">Upon the receipt by the Foreign Custody Manager of
Proper Instructions to open an account or to place or maintain Foreign
Assets in a country listed on Schedule A, and the fulfillment by the
Fund of the applicable account opening requirements for such country,
the Foreign Custody Manager shall be deemed to have been delegated by
the Board responsibility as Foreign Custody Manager with respect to
that country and to have accepted such delegation. Execution of this
Amendment by the Fund shall be deemed to be a Proper Instruction to
open an account, or to place or maintain Foreign Assets, in each
country listed on Schedule A in which the Custodian has previously
placed or currently maintains Foreign Assets pursuant to the terms of
the Contract. Following the receipt of Proper Instructions directing
the Foreign Custody Manager to close the account of the Fund with the
Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager in a
designated country, the delegation by the Board to the Custodian as
Foreign Custody Manager for that country shall be deemed to have been
withdrawn and the Custodian shall immediately cease to be the Foreign
Custody Manager of the Fund with respect to that country.</p>
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Foreign Custody Manager may withdraw its acceptance of delegated
responsibilities with respect to a designated country upon written
notice to the Fund. Thirty days (or such longer period to which the
parties agree in writing) after receipt of any such notice by the Fund,
the Custodian shall have no further responsibility in its capacity as
Foreign Custody Manager to the Fund with respect to the country as to
which the Custodian's acceptance of delegation is withdrawn.</p>
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<b>3.2.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Scope of Delegated Responsibilities</u></b>:</p>
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Custodians</b></u>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to the provisions of this
Section  3.2, the Foreign Custody Manager may place and maintain
the Foreign Assets in the care of the Eligible Foreign Custodian
selected by the Foreign Custody Manager in each country listed on
Schedule  A, as amended from time to time. In performing its
delegated responsibilities as Foreign Custody Manager to place or
maintain Foreign Assets with an Eligible Foreign Custodian, the Foreign
Custody Manager shall determine that the Foreign Assets will be subject
to reasonable care, based on the standards applicable to custodians in
the country in which the Foreign Assets will be held by that Eligible
Foreign Custodian, after considering all factors relevant to the
safekeeping of such assets, including, without limitation the factors
specified in Rule  17f-5(c)(1).</p>
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<b>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Contracts With Eligible Foreign
Custodians</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Foreign Custody Manager shall determine
that the contract governing the foreign custody arrangements with each
Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager will
satisfy the requirements of Rule  17f-5(c)(2).</p>
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<b>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Monitoring</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In each case in
which the Foreign Custody Manager maintains Foreign Assets with an
Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager, the
Foreign Custody Manager shall establish a system to monitor (i)
the appropriateness of maintaining the Foreign Assets with such
Eligible Foreign Custodian and (ii)  the contract governing the
custody arrangements established by the Foreign Custody Manager with
the Eligible Foreign Custodian. In the event the Foreign Custody
Manager determines that the custody arrangements with an Eligible
Foreign Custodian it has selected are no longer appropriate, the
Foreign Custody Manager shall notify the Board in accordance with
Section  3.2.5 hereunder.</p>
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<b>3.2.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Guidelines for
the Exercise of Delegated Authority</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this
Section  3.2, the Board shall be deemed to have considered and
determined to accept such Country Risk as is incurred by placing and
maintaining the Foreign Assets in each country for which the Custodian
is serving as Foreign Custody Manager of the Fund.</p>
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<b>3.2.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Reporting Requirements</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Foreign
Custody Manager shall report the withdrawal of the Foreign Assets from
an Eligible Foreign Custodian and the placement of such Foreign Assets
with </p>
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another Eligible Foreign Custodian by
providing to the Board an amended Schedule A at the end of the calendar
quarter in which an amendment to such Schedule has occurred. The
Foreign Custody Manager shall make written reports notifying the Board
of any other material change in the foreign custody arrangements of the
Fund described in this Section  3.2 after the occurrence of the
material change.</p>
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<b>3.2.6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Standard of Care as Foreign
Custody Manager of the Fund</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In performing the
responsibilities delegated to it, the Foreign Custody Manager agrees to
exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence such as a person
having responsibility for the safekeeping of assets of management
investment companies registered under the 1940 Act would exercise.</p>
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<b>3.2.7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Representations with Respect to Rule
17f-5</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Foreign Custody Manager represents to the Fund
that it is a U.S. Bank as defined in section  (a)(7) of
Rule  17f-5. The Fund represents to the Custodian that the Board
has determined that it is reasonable for the Board to rely on the
Custodian to perform the responsibilities delegated pursuant to this
Contract to the Custodian as the Foreign Custody Manager of the
Fund.</p>
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<b>3.2.8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Effective Date and Termination of the
Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board's
delegation to the Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager of the Fund
shall be effective as of the date hereof and shall remain in effect
until terminated at any time, without penalty, by written notice from
the terminating party to the non-terminating party. Termination will
become effective thirty  (30) days after receipt by the
non-terminating party of such notice. The provisions of Section
3.2.2 hereof shall govern the delegation to and termination of the
Custodian as Foreign Custody Manager of the Fund with respect to
designated countries.</p>
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<b>3.3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Eligible
Securities Depositories</u></b>.</p>
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<b>3.3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Analysis and
Monitoring</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Custodian shall (a)  provide the
Fund (or its duly-authorized investment manager or investment adviser)
with an analysis of the custody risks associated with maintaining
assets with the Eligible Securities Depositories set forth on Schedule
B hereto in accordance with section  (a)(1)(i)(A) of Rule
17f-7, and (b)  monitor such risks on a continuing basis, and
promptly notify the Fund (or its duly-authorized investment manager or
investment adviser) of any material change in such risks, in accordance
with section  (a)(1)(i)(B) of Rule  17f-7.</p>
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<b>3.3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Standard of Care</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Custodian
agrees to exercise reasonable care, prudence and diligence in
performing the duties set forth in Section  3.3.1.</p>
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<b>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Duties of the Custodian with
Respect to Fund Property Held Outside the United States</u></b>.</p>
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<b>4.1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Definitions</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capitalized terms
in this Article  4 shall have the following meanings:</p>
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Eligible Securities Depository listed on Schedule B 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: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">"Foreign Sub-Custodian" means a foreign
banking institution serving as an Eligible Foreign Custodian.</p>
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<b>4.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Holding Securities</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Custodian shall identify on its books as belonging to the Fund the
foreign securities held by each Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign
Securities System. The Custodian may hold foreign securities for all of
its customers, including the Fund, with any Foreign Sub-Custodian in an
account that is identified as belonging to the Custodian for the
benefit of its customers, provided however, that (i)  the records
of the Custodian with respect to foreign securities of the Fund which
are maintained in such account shall identify those securities as
belonging to the Fund and (ii), to the extent permitted and customary
in the market in which the account is maintained, the Custodian shall
require that securities so held by the Foreign Sub-Custodian be held
separately from any assets of such Foreign Sub-Custodian or of other
customers of such Foreign Sub-Custodian.</p>
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<b>4.3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Foreign Securities
Systems</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Foreign securities shall be maintained in a
Foreign Securities System in a designated country through arrangements
implemented by the Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian, as applicable,
in such country.</p>
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<b>4.4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Transactions in Foreign
Custody Account</u></b>.</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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<b>4.4.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Delivery of Foreign
Assets</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall
release and deliver foreign securities of the Fund held by the
Custodian or such Foreign Sub-Custodian, or in a Foreign Securities
System account, only upon receipt of Proper Instructions, which may be
continuing instructions when deemed appropriate by the parties, and
only in the following cases:</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: 406pt">upon
the sale of such foreign securities for the Fund in accordance with
commercially reasonable market practice in the country where such
foreign securities are held or traded, including, without
limitation: (A)  delivery against expectation of receiving
later payment; or (B)  in the case of a sale effected through a
Foreign Securities System, in accordance with the rules governing the
operation of the Foreign Securities
System;</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: 406pt">in connection with any
repurchase agreement related to foreign
securities;</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: 406pt">to the depository
agent in connection with tender or other similar offers for foreign
securities of the Fund;</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: 406pt">to the
issuer thereof or its agent when such foreign securities are called,
redeemed, retired or otherwise become
payable;</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: 406pt">to the issuer thereof, or
its agent, for transfer into the name of the Custodian (or the name of
the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian or of any nominee of the Custodian
or such Foreign Sub-Custodian) or for exchange for a different number
of bonds, certificates or other evidence representing the same
aggregate face amount or number of
units;</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: 406pt">to brokers, clearing banks
or other clearing agents for examination or trade execution in
accordance with market custom; provided that in any such case the
Foreign Sub-Custodian shall have no 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 Foreign
Sub-Custodian's own negligence or willful misconduct;</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: 406pt">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;</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: 406pt">in the case of
warrants, rights or similar foreign 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;</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: 406pt">for delivery as
security in connection with any borrowing by the Fund requiring a
pledge of assets by the Fund;</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: 406pt">in
connection with trading in options and futures contracts, including
delivery as original margin and variation
margin;</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: 406pt">in connection with the
lending of foreign securities;
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: 406pt">for any other purpose, but
only upon receipt of Proper Instructions specifying the foreign
securities to be delivered and naming the person or persons to whom
delivery of such securities shall be made.</td>
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<b>4.4.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Payment of Fund Monies</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon receipt
of Proper Instructions, which may be continuing instructions when
deemed appropriate by the parties, the Custodian shall pay out, or
direct the respective Foreign Sub-Custodian or the respective Foreign
Securities System to pay out, monies of the Fund in the following cases
only:</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: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 50pt">(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: 406pt">upon the purchase of foreign
securities for the Fund, unless otherwise directed by Proper
Instructions, by (A)  delivering money to the seller thereof or
to a dealer therefor (or an agent for such seller or dealer) against
expectation of receiving later delivery of such foreign securities; or
(B)  in the case of a purchase effected through a Foreign
Securities System, in accordance with the rules governing the operation
of such Foreign Securities System;</td>
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<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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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 406pt">in
connection with the conversion, exchange or surrender of foreign
securities 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: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 50pt">(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: 406pt">for the
payment of any expense or liability of the Fund, including but not
limited to the following payments: interest, taxes, investment
advisory fees, transfer agency fees, fees under this Contract, legal
fees, accounting fees, and other operating
expenses;</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: 406pt">for the purchase or sale
of foreign exchange or foreign exchange contracts for the Fund,
including transactions executed with or through the Custodian or its
Foreign Sub-Custodians;</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="536"></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: 50pt">(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: 406pt">in
connection with trading in options and futures contracts, including
delivery as original margin and variation
margin;</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: 406pt">for payment of part or all
of the dividends received in respect of securities sold
short;</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: 406pt">in connection with the
borrowing or lending of foreign securities;
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: 50pt">(viii)&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: 406pt">for any other purpose, but
only upon receipt of Proper Instructions specifying the amount of such
payment and naming the person or persons to whom such payment is to be
made.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<b>4.4.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Market
Conditions</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding any provision of this
Contract to the contrary, settlement and payment for Foreign Assets
received for the account of the Fund and delivery of Foreign Assets
maintained for the account of the Fund may be effected in accordance
with the customary established securities trading or processing
practices and procedures in the country or market in which the
transaction occurs, including, without limitation, delivering Foreign
Assets to the purchaser thereof or to a dealer therefor (or an agent
for such purchaser or dealer) with the expectation of receiving later
payment for such Foreign Assets from such purchaser or dealer.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: 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 Custodian shall provide to the Board the information with
respect to custody and settlement practices in countries in which the
Custodian employs a Foreign Sub-Custodian described on Schedule C
hereto at the time or times set forth on such Schedule. The Custodian
may revise Schedule C from time to time, provided that no such revision
shall result in the Board being provided with substantively less
information than had been previously provided 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: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<b>4.5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Registration of Foreign
Securities</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The foreign securities maintained in the
custody of a Foreign Sub-Custodian (other than bearer securities) shall
be registered in the name of the Fund or in the name of the Custodian
or in the name of any Foreign Sub-Custodian or in the name of any
nominee of the foregoing, and the Fund agrees to hold any such nominee
harmless from any liability as a holder of record of such foreign
securities. The Custodian or a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall not be
obligated to accept securities on behalf of the Fund under the terms of
this Contract unless the form of such securities and the manner in
which they are delivered are in accordance with reasonable market
practice.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-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>4.6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Bank
Accounts</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Custodian shall identify on its books as
belonging to the Fund cash (including cash denominated in foreign
currencies) deposited with the Custodian. Where the Custodian is unable
to maintain, or market practice does not facilitate the maintenance of,
cash on the books of the Custodian, a bank account or bank accounts
shall be opened and maintained outside the United States on behalf of
the Fund with a Foreign Sub-Custodian. All accounts referred to in this
Section shall be subject only to draft or order by the Custodian (or,
if applicable, such Foreign Sub-Custodian) acting pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement to hold cash received by or from or for the account
of the Fund. Cash maintained on the books of the Custodian (including
its branches, subsidiaries and affiliates), regardless of currency
denomination, is maintained in bank accounts established under, and
subject to 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: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<b>4.7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Collection of Income</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Custodian shall use reasonable commercial efforts to collect all income
and other payments with respect to the Foreign Assets held hereunder to
which the Fund shall be entitled and shall credit such income, as
collected, to the Fund. In the event that extraordinary measures are
required to collect such income, the Fund and the Custodian shall
consult as to such measures and as to the compensation and expenses of
the Custodian relating to such measures.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">5</p>
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<b>4.8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Shareholder
Rights</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With respect to the foreign securities held
pursuant to this Article  4, the Custodian will use reasonable
commercial efforts to facilitate the exercise of voting and other
shareholder rights, subject always to the laws, regulations and
practical constraints that may exist in the country where such
securities are issued. The Fund acknowledges that local conditions,
including lack of regulation, onerous procedural obligations, lack of
notice and other factors may have the effect of severely limiting the
ability of the Fund to exercise shareholder 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: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">
<b>4.9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Communications Relating to Foreign
Securities</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Custodian shall transmit promptly to the
Fund written information with respect to materials received by the
Custodian via the Foreign Sub-Custodians from issuers of the foreign
securities being held for the account of the Fund (including, without
limitation, pendency of calls and maturities of foreign securities and
expirations of rights in connection therewith). With respect to tender
or exchange offers, the Custodian shall transmit promptly to the Fund
written information with respect to materials so received by the
Custodian from issuers of the foreign securities whose tender or
exchange is sought or from the party (or its agents) making the tender
or exchange offer. The Custodian shall not be liable for any untimely
exercise of any tender, exchange or other right or power in connection
with foreign securities or other property of the Fund at any time held
by it unless (i)  the Custodian or the respective Foreign
Sub-Custodian is in actual possession of such foreign securities or
property and (ii)  the Custodian receives Proper Instructions
with regard to the exercise of any such right or power, and both (i)
and (ii) occur at least three business days prior to the date on which
the Custodian is to take action to exercise such right or power.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-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>4.10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Liability of Foreign
Sub-Custodians</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each agreement pursuant to which the
Custodian employs a Foreign Sub-Custodian shall, to the extent
possible, require the Foreign Sub-Custodian to exercise reasonable care
in the performance of its duties, and to indemnify, and hold harmless,
the Custodian from and against any loss, damage, cost, expense,
liability or claim arising out of or in connection with the Foreign
Sub-Custodian's performance of such obligations. At the election
of the Fund, the Fund shall be entitled to be subrogated to the rights
of the Custodian with respect to any claims against a Foreign
Sub-Custodian 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.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-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>4.11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Tax Law</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Custodian shall
have no responsibility or liability for any obligations now or
hereafter imposed on the Fund, or the Custodian as custodian of the
Fund, by the tax law of the United States or of any state or political
subdivision thereof. It shall be the responsibility of the Fund to
notify the Custodian of the obligations imposed on the Fund, or the
Custodian as custodian of the Fund, by the tax law of countries other
than the United States, including responsibility for withholding and
other taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, certifications
and governmental reporting. The sole responsibility of the Custodian
with regard to such tax law shall be to use reasonable efforts to
assist the Fund with respect to any claim for exemption or refund under
the tax law of countries for which the Fund has provided such
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">
<b>4.12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Liability of
Custodian</u></b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as may arise from the Custodian's
own negligence or willful misconduct, or the negligence or willful
misconduct of a Sub-Custodian, the Custodian shall be without liability
to the Fund for any loss, liability, claim or expense resulting from or
caused by anything which is part of Country Risk. The Custodian shall
be liable for the acts or omissions of a Foreign Sub-Custodian to the
same extent as set forth with respect to sub-custodians generally in
the Contract and, regardless of whether assets are maintained in the
custody of a Foreign Sub-Custodian or a Foreign Securities System, the
Custodian shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost, expense,
liability or claim resulting from nationalization, expropriation,
currency restrictions, or acts of war or terrorism, or any other loss
where the Foreign Sub-Custodian has otherwise acted with reasonable
care.</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>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="30"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="572"></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: 23pt">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: 433pt">Except as specifically
superseded or modified herein, the terms and provisions of the Contract
shall continue to apply with full force and effect. In the event of any
conflict between the terms of the Contract prior to this Amendment and
this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment shall prevail. If the
Custodian is delegated the responsibilities of Foreign Custody Manager
pursuant to the terms of Article  3 hereof, in the event of any
conflict between the provisions of Articles  3 and 4 hereof, the
provisions of Article  3 shall prevail.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">7</p>
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A</p>
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<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal">STATE STREET<br>GLOBAL CUSTODY
NETWORK<br>SUBCUSTODIANS</font>
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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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">County</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Subcustodian</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Argentina</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Citibank,
N.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Australia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Westpac Banking
Corporation</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Austria</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Erste Bank der
&Ouml;sterreichischen Sparkassen
AG</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Bahrain</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">HSBC Bank Middle East<br>(as
delegate of The Hongkong and<br> Shanghai Banking Corporation
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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Bangladesh</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Standard Chartered
Bank</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Belgium</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Fortis Bank
nv-sa</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Bermuda</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">The Bank of Bermuda
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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Bolivia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Citibank,
N.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Botswana</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Barclays Bank of Botswana
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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Brazil</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Citibank,
N.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Bulgaria</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">ING Bank
N.V.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Canada</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">State Street Trust Company
Canada</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Chile</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">BankBoston,
N.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">People's Republic of China</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited,<br> Shanghai and
Shenzhen branches</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Colombia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Cititrust
Colombia S.A. Sociedad Fiduciaria</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Costa
Rica</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Banco BCT
S.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Croatia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Privredna Banka Zagreb
d.d</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Cyprus</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">The Cyprus Popular Bank
Ltd.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Czech
Republic</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">eskoslovensk&aacute; Obchodni
Banka, A.S.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Denmark</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Danske Bank
A/S</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Ecuador</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Citibank,
N.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Egypt</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Egyptian British Bank
S.A.E.<br>(as delegate of The Hongkong and<br> Shanghai Banking
Corporation
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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Estonia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Hansabank</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Finland</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Merita
Bank P1c.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">France</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">BNP Paribas,
S.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Germany</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Dresdner Bank
AG</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Ghana</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Barclays Bank of Ghana
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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Greece</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">National Bank of Greece
S.A.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Subcustodian</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Hong Kong</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Standard Chartered
Bank</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Hungary</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Citibank
Rt.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Iceland</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Icebank
Ltd.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">India</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Deutsche Bank AG<br>The Hongkong
and Shanghai Banking Corporation
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Indonesia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Standard Chartered
Bank</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Ireland</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Bank of
Ireland</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Israel</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Bank Hapoalim
B.M.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Italy</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">BNP Paribas, Italian
Branch</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Ivory Coast</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Soci&eacute;t&eacute;
G&eacute;n&eacute;rale de Banques en C&ocirc;te
d'Ivoire</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Jamaica</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Scotiabank Jamaica
Trust and Merchant Bank Ltd.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Japan</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">The Fuji
Bank, Limited<br> The Sumitomo Bank,
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Jordan</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">HSBC Bank Middle East<br>(as
delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Kazakhstan</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">HSBC Bank
Kazakhstan</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Kenya</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Barclays Bank of Kenya
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Republic of Korea</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Latvia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">A/s
Hansabanka</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Lebanon</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">HSBC Bank Middle
East<br>(as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Lithuania</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Vilniaus Bankas
AB</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Malaysia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia
Berhad</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Mauritius</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation 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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Mexico</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Citibank
Mexico, S.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Morocco</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Banque Commerciale du
Maroc</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Namibia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Standard Bank Namibia
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Netherlands</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Fortis Bank (Nederland)
N.V.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">New Zealand</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">ANZ Banking Group (New
Zealand) 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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Nigeria</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Stanbic Merchant
Bank Nigeria 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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Norway</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Christiania Bank
og Kreditkasse ASA</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Oman</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">HSBC Bank Middle
East<br>(as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Pakistan</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Deutsche Bank
AG</td>
</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
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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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">County</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Subcustodian</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Palestine</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">HSBC Bank Middle
East<br>(as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Panama</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">BankBoston,
N.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Peru</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Citibank,
N.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Philippines</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Standard Chartered
Bank</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Poland</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Bank Handlowy w Warszawie
S.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Portugal</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Banco Comercial
Portug&ucirc;es</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Qatar</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">HSBC Bank Middle
East<br>(as delegate of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Romania</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">ING Bank
N.V.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Russia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Credit Suisse First Boston AO
&ndash; Moscow<br>(as delegate of Credit Suisse First Boston &ndash;
Zurich)</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Singapore</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">The Development Bank of
Singapore 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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Slovak
Republic</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">eskoslovensk&aacute; Obchodni
Banka, A.S.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Slovenia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Bank Austria
Creditanstalt d.d. - Ljubljana</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">South
Africa</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Standard Bank of South Africa
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Spain</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Banco Santander Central
Hispano S.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Sri Lanka</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">The Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Swaziland</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Standard Bank Swaziland
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Sweden</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Skandinaviska Enskilda
Banken</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Switzerland</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">UBS
AG</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Taiwan &ndash; R.O.C.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central Trust of
China</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Thailand</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Standard Chartered
Bank</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Trinidad &amp; Tobago</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Republic Bank
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Tunisia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Banque Internationale Arabe
de Tunisie</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Turkey</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Citibank,
N.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Ukraine</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">ING Bank
Ukraine</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">United Kingdom</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">State Street Bank and
Trust Company, London
Branch</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Uruguay</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">BankBoston,
NA.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Venezuela</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Citibank,
N.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Vietnam</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Zambia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Barclays
Bank of Zambia Limited</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Zimbabwe</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Barclays
Bank of Zimbabwe
Limited</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 11pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Depositories</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Argentina</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Caja
de Valores S.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Australia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Austraclear
Limited<br>Reserve Bank Information and Transfer
System</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Austria</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Oesterreichische Kontrollbank
AG<br>(Wertpapiersammelbank
Division)</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Belgium</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Caisse
Interprofessionnelle de D&eacute;p&ocirc;ts et de Virements de Titres,
S.A.<br>Banque Nationale de
Belgique</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Brazil</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Companhia Brasileira de
Liquida&ccedil;&atilde;o e Cust&oacute;dia<br>Sistema Especial de
Liquida&ccedil;&atilde;o e de Cust&oacute;dia (SELIC)<br>Central de
Cust&oacute;dia e de Liquida&ccedil;&atilde;o Financeira de
T&iacute;tulos Privados
(CETIP)</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Bulgaria</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central Depository
AD<br>Bulgarian National
Bank</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Canada</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Canadian Depository for
Securities Limited</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Dep&oacute;sito
Central de Valores S.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">People's Republic of
China</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Shanghai Securities Central Clearing &amp; Registration
Corporation<br>Shenzhen Securities Central Clearing Co.,
Ltd.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Colombia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Dep&oacute;sito Centralizado
de Valores</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Costa Rica</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central de Valores
S.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Croatia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Ministry of
Finance<br>National Bank of
Croatia<br>Sredinja Depozitarna Agencija
dd.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Czech Republic</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Stredisko cenn&yacute;ch
papiru<br>Czech National
Bank</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Denmark</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">V&aelig;rdipapircentralen
(Danish Securities Center)</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Misr for
Clearing, Settlement, and
Depository</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Estonia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Eesti
V&auml;&auml;rtpaberite
Keskdepositoorium</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Finland</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Finnish Central
Securities Depository</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">France</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Euroclear
France</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Germany</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Clearstream Banking AG,
Frankfurt</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Greece</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Bank of Greece, System for
Monitoring Transactions in Securities in Book-Entry
Form<br>Apothetirion Titlon AE - Central Securities
Depository</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Hong Kong</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central Clearing and
Settlement System<br>Central Moneymarkets
Unit</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Hungary</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">K&ouml;zponti
Elsz&aacute;mol&oacute;h&aacute;z &eacute;s
&Eacute;rt&eacute;kt&aacute;r (Budapest) Rt.
(KELER)</td>
</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" 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: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 11pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Country</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 11pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Depositories</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">India</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">National Securities
Depository Limited<br>Central Depository Services India
Limited<br>Reserve Bank of
India</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Indonesia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Bank Indonesia<br>PT
Kustodian Sentral Efek Indonesia</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Israel</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Tel
Aviv Stock Exchange Clearing House Ltd. (TASE
Clearinghouse)</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Italy</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Monte Titoli
S.p.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Ivory Coast</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Depositaire Central -
Banque de R&egrave;glement</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Jamaica</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Jamaica
Central Securities Depository</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Japan</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Japan
Securities Depository Center (JASDEC) Bank of Japan Net
System</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Kazakhstan</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central Depository of
Securities</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Kenya</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central Bank of
Kenya</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Republic of Korea</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Korea Securities
Depository</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Latvia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Latvian Central
Depository</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Lebanon</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Custodian and Clearing
Center of Financial Instruments for Lebanon and the Middle East
(Midclear) S.A.L.<br>Banque du
Liban</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Lithuania</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central Securities
Depository of Lithuania</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Malaysia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Malaysian
Central Depository Sdn. Bhd.<br>Bank Negara Malaysia, Scripless
Securities Trading and Safekeeping
System</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Mauritius</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central Depository and
Settlement Co. Ltd.<br>Bank of
Mauritius</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Mexico</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">S.D. INDEVAL<br>(Instituto
para el Dep&oacute;sito de
Valores)</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Morocco</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Maroclear</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Netherlands</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Nederlands
Centraal Instituut voor Giraal Effectenverkeer B.V.
(NECIGEF)</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">New Zealand</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">New Zealand Central
Securities Depository
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Nigeria</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central Securities Clearing
System 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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Norway</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Verdipapirsentralen
(Norwegian Central Securities
Depository)</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Oman</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Muscat Depository &amp;
Securities Registration Company,
SAOC</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Pakistan</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central Depository Company of
Pakistan Limited<br>State Bank of
Pakistan</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Palestine</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Clearing Depository and
Settlement, a department of the Palestine Stock
Exchange</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Peru</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Caja de Valores y
Liquidaciones, Instituci&oacute;n de Compensaci&oacute;n y
Liquidaci&oacute;n de Valores S.A</td>
</tr>
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<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="10" width="1"></td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
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<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Philippine
Central Depository, Inc.<br>Registry of Scripless Securities (ROSS) of
the Bureau of Treasury</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Poland</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">National
Depository of Securities<br>(Krajowy Depozyt Papier&oacute;w
Wartociowych SA)<br> Central Treasury Bills
Registrar</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Portugal</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central de Valores
Mobiliarios</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Qatar</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central Clearing and
Registration (CCR), a department of the Doha Securities
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-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Romania</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">National Securities Clearing,
Settlement and Depository Company<br>Bucharest Stock Exchange Registry
Division<br>National Bank of
Romania</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Singapore</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central Depository (Pte)
Limited<br>Monetary Authority of Singapore</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Slovak
Republic</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Stredisko cenn&yacute;ch papierov<br>National Bank of
Slovakia</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Klirinsko Depotna Druzba
d.d.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">South Africa</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central Depository
Limited<br>Share Transactions Totally Electronic (STRATE)
Ltd.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Spain</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Servicio de Compensaci&oacute;n y
Liquidaci&oacute;n de Valores, S.A.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Banco
de Espa&ntilde;a, Central de Anotaciones en
Cuenta</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Sri Lanka</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central Depository System
(Pvt)
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: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Sweden</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">V&auml;rdepapperscentralen
VPC AB<br>(Swedish Central Securities
Depository)</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Switzerland</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">SegaIntersettle AG
(SIS)</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Taiwan - RO.C.</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Taiwan Securities
Central Depository Co.,
Ltd.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Thailand</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Thailand Securities Depository
Company
Limited</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Tunisia</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Soci&eacute;t&eacute;
Tunisienne Interprofessionelle pour la Compensation et de
D&eacute;p&ocirc;ts des Valeurs
Mobilieres</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Turkey</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Takas ve Saklama Bankasi
A.S. (TAKASBANK)<br>Central Bank of
Turkey</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Ukraine</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">National Bank of
Ukraine</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">United Kingdom</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Central Gilts Office
and Central Moneymarkets
Office</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Venezuela</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Banco Central de
Venezuela</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">LuSE Central Shares
Depository Limited<br>Bank of
Zambia</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">Clearstrearn Banking AG</p>
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C</p>
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INFORMATION</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Publication/Type
of Information<br> (scheduled frequency)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 3px double #ffffff;padding-top: 11pt" align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Brief
Description</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic"><u>The
Guide to Custody in World Markets</u></font>
<br> (hardcopy annually and
regular website
updates)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">An
overview of settlement and safekeeping procedures, custody practices
and foreign investor considerations for the markets in which State
Street offers custodial
services.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic"><u>Global Custody Network
Review</u></font> (annually)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Information relating to Foreign
Sub-Custodians in State Street's Global Custody Network. The
Review stands as an integral part of the materials that State Street
provides to its U.S. mutual fund clients to assist them in complying
with SEC Rule  17f-5. The Review also gives insight into State
Street's market expansion and Foreign Sub-Custodian selection
processes, as well as the procedures and controls used to monitor the
financial condition and performance of our Foreign Sub-Custodian
banks.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic"><u>Securities Depository
Review</u></font>
<br> (annually)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Custody risk analyses of the
Foreign Securities Depositories presently operating in Network markets.
This publication is an integral part of the materials that State Street
provides to its U.S. mutual fund clients to meet informational
obligations created by SEC Rule
17f-7.</td>
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Survey</u></font>
<br>(annually)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">With respect to each market in
which State Street offers custodial services, opinions relating to
whether local law restricts (i)  access of a fund's
independent public accountants to books and records of a Foreign
Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, (ii)  a fund's
ability to recover in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of a
Foreign Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, (iii)  a
fund's ability to recover in the event of a loss by a Foreign
Sub-Custodian or Foreign Securities System, and (iv)  the ability
of a foreign investor to convert cash and cash equivalents to U.S.
dollars.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic"><u>Subcustodian
Agreements</u></font>
<br> (annually)</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Copies of the contracts
that State Street has entered into with each Foreign Sub-Custodian that
maintains U.S. mutual fund assets in the markets in which State Street
offers custodial services.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic"><u>Global
Market Bulletin</u></font>
<br>(daily or as
necessary)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Information on changing settlement and custody
conditions in markets where State Street offers custodial services.
Includes changes in market and tax regulations, depository
developments, dematerialization information, as well as other
market changes that may impact State Street's
clients.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic"><u>Foreign Custody
Advisories</u></font>
<br>(as necessary)</td>
<td style="padding-top: 11pt "><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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">For those markets where
State Street offers custodial services that exhibit special risks or
infrastructures impacting custody, State Street issues market
advisories to highlight those unique market factors which might impact
our ability to offer recognized custody service
levels.</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic"><u>Material Change
Notices</u></font>
<br> (presently on a quarterly basis or as otherwise
necessary)</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: 11pt" align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="3">Informational letters and accompanying materials
confirming State Street's foreign custody arrangements, including
a summary of material changes with Foreign Sub-Custodians that have
occurred during the previous quarter. The notices also identify any
material changes in the custodial risks associated with maintaining
assets with Foreign Securities
Depositories.</td>
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the parties has caused this Amendment to be executed in its name and
behalf by its duly authorized representative as of the date first above
written.</p>
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Poster</td>
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Hooley</td>
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Poster<br>Vice President</td>
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Hooley<br>Executive Vice President</td>
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M. Casey</td>
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Francis</td>
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Casey<br>Secretary</td>
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                                                                 Exhibit (k)(5)

June 16, 2005



The China Fund, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02111
Attn: Gary French


This document will serve as the Agreement (the "AGREEMENT") between The Altman
Group, Inc. ("THE ALTMAN GROUP") and The China Fund, Inc. (the "FUND"), pursuant
to which The Altman Group will provide the services set forth below in
connection with the Fund's rights offering, which is currently scheduled to
commence in late May or early June 2005.

1.      DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

     (a)  The services to be provided by The Altman Group under this Agreement
          include, but are not limited to:

          (i)  The contacting of banks, brokers and intermediaries to determine
               the number of beneficial owners serviced by each and the
               quantities of offering documents necessary;

          (ii) The distribution of the offering documents to banks, brokers, and
               intermediaries and the forwarding of additional materials as
               requested;

          (iii) The printing of documents as requested;

          (iv) The set up of a dedicated toll-free number to respond to
               inquiries, provide assistance to shareholders, and monitor the
               response to the offer;

          (v)  The enclosing and mailing of the offering documents to interested
               shareholders;

          (vi) Strategic advice relating to the offering and providing periodic
               reports regarding the offering as well as intelligence reports
               concerning the participation of brokers and arbitrageurs in the
               offering, as requested;

     (b)  If requested by the Fund, The Altman Group will, for an additional fee
          (set forth below), proactively contact registered shareholders and/or
          non-objecting beneficial holders (NOBO's) to help promote a high level
          of participation in the offer.

2.      FEES

     (a)  The Altman Group agrees to perform the services described above for a
          base fee of $6,500, plus outofpocket expenses. The base fee shall be
          paid at such time as this Agreement is executed.

     (b)  The Fund will reimburse The Altman Group for reasonable and documented
          out-of-pocket expenses, which may include postage, FedEx, messengers,
          telephone and other



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          related items approved by the Fund. Any outof-pocket expenses incurred
          will be invoiced to the Fund after the completion of the rights
          offering.

     (c)  In addition to the base fee, a $4.25 per telephone call fee will be
          charged for every inbound telephone call received from a shareholder
          regarding the Fund's rights offering.

     (d)  The additional fee for contacting NOBO's and registered shareholders,
          if requested, will include a fee of $3.50 per shareholder contacted,
          and out-of pocket expenses related to telephone number lookups at
          $.35, Data processing, householding, call center training and quality
          control at $.12.

3.      CONFIDENTIALITY

        The Altman Group 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. The
        Altman Group shall not disclose or use any nonpublic information (as
        that term is defined in SEC Regulation S-P promulgated under Title V of
        the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999) relating to the customers of the
        Fund and/or its affiliates ("CUSTOMER INFORMATION") except as may be
        necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement. The Altman Group
        shall use its best efforts to safeguard and maintain the confidentiality
        of such Customer Information, and to limit access to and usage of such
        Customer Information to those employees, officers, agents and
        representatives of The Altman Group who have a need to know the
        information or as necessary to provide the services under this
        Agreement.

4.      INDEMNIFICATION

     (a)  The Altman Group shall be entitled to rely upon any written
          instructions or directions furnished to it by an appropriate officer
          of the Fund (President, Vice President, Secretary, Assistant
          Secretary, or Treasurer), in conformity with the provisions of this
          Agreement. The Altman Group shall not be under any duty or obligation
          to inquire into the validity or invalidity or authority or lack
          thereof of any instruction or direction from an officer of the Fund
          which conforms to the applicable requirements of this Agreement and
          which The Altman Group reasonably believes to be genuine.

     (b)  The Fund will indemnify The Altman Group against, and hold it harmless
          from, all liability and expense which may arise out of or in
          connection with the services described in this Agreement or the
          instructions or directions furnished to The Altman Group relating to
          this Agreement by an appropriate officer of the Fund, except for any
          liability or expense which shall arise out of the negligence, bad
          faith or willful misconduct of The Altman Group.

     (c)  The Altman Group shall be responsible for and shall indemnify and hold
          the Fund harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, costs,
          charges, counsel fees, payments, expenses and liability arising out of
          or attributable to The Altman Group's refusal or failure to comply
          with the terms of this Agreement, or which arise out of The Altman
          Group's negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.



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5.      TERMINATION

        This Agreement shall remain in effect until the conclusion of the Fund
        rights offering or, prior to that upon 30 days' written notice by either
        party to the other.

6.      GOVERNING LAW

        This Agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the
        laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts
        of law.

7.      AMENDMENTS

        This Agreement, or any term of this Agreement, may be changed or waived
        only by written amendment signed by a duly authorized representative of
        each party to this Agreement.

8.      ASSIGNMENT

        This Agreement shall not be assigned without the prior written consent
        of each party to the Agreement.

9.      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 Agreement.

10.     CAPTIONS

        The captions and descriptive headings in this Agreement are for only the
        convenience of the parties. They do not in any way define or limit any
        of the terms of this Agreement.

11.     SEVERABILITY

        If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid by a court
        decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of the Agreement
        shall not be affected.

12.     SURVIVAL

        The provisions of Sections 3, 4, and 6 shall survive any termination,
        for any reason, of this Agreement.



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If you are in Agreement with the above, kindly sign a copy of this Agreement in
the space provided for that purpose below and return a copy to us. Additionally,
an invoice for the base fee is attached and The Altman Group requires that we
receive this fee prior to the mailing of the offering materials.


                                       Sincerely,


                                       THE ALTMAN GROUP, INC.




                                       /s/ Warren Antler
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Warren Antler
                                       Managing Director



Agreed to and accepted as of the date set forth below:


The China Fund, Inc.


Gary French
- --------------------------------------------
Print Authorized Name


/s/ Gary French
- --------------------------------------------
Authorized Signature


President
- --------------------------------------------
Title


June 22, 2005
- --------------------------------------------
Date



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                                                                 Exhibit (l)(1)


                                                                  June 23, 2005

The China Fund, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We have acted as counsel for The China Fund, Inc., a Maryland
corporation (the "Fund"), in connection with the preparation and filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act"), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, of a
Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-124392 and 811-05749) (the
"Registration Statement") relating to the issuance by the Fund of transferable
rights (the "Rights") to subscribe for up to 4,250,000 shares of Common Stock of
the Fund, par value $0.01 (the "Shares").

         In so acting, we have examined and relied upon originals or copies,
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such corporate
records, documents, certificates and other instruments as in our judgment are
necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions expressed below.
Based upon the foregoing, and such examination of law as we have deemed
necessary, we are of the opinion that:

         1. The Fund is a corporation duly incorporated and existing under and
by virtue of the laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing with the
State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland.

         2. The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered
upon the exercise of Rights in the manner contemplated by the Registration
Statement and in accordance with the resolutions adopted by the Board of
Directors of the Fund relating to the registration, listing, sale and issuance
of the Shares and the issuance of the Rights, will be validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable.

         We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this
consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose
consent is required under Section 7 of the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

         Our opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the
Federal laws of the United States. As to certain matters governed by the laws of
the State of Maryland, we have relied on the opinion of DLA Piper Rudnick Gray
Cary US LLP, a copy of which is attached hereto.


                                                  Very truly yours,


                                                 /s/ Clifford Chance US LLP



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                                                                  Exhibit (l)(2)

                                              DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY US LLP
                                              The Marbury Building
                                              6225 Smith Avenue
                                              Baltimore, Maryland 21209-3600
                                              T 410.580.3000
                                              F 410.580.3001
                                              W www.dlapiper.com






                                  June 23, 2005




THE CHINA FUND, INC.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111

         Re:      Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-124392)
                  --------------------------------------------------------

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We serve as special Maryland counsel to The China Fund, Inc., a
Maryland corporation Inc. (the "Company"), in connection with the Company's
above-referenced Registration Statement on Form N-2 (the "Registration
Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), in connection with the
issuance and sale of up to 4,250,000 shares (the "Shares") of common stock, $.01
par value per share, of the Company ("Common Stock"). The Shares are to be
issued pursuant to the exercise of rights (the "Rights") issued to the holders
of record of outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the close of business on
June 27, 2005 and entitle the holders thereof to purchase one share of Common
Stock for every three rights held. This opinion is being provided at your
request in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement.

         In connection with our representation of the Company, and as a basis
for the opinion hereinafter set forth, we have examined originals, or copies
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following
documents (collectively, the "Documents"):

         1. The Registration Statement, in the form in which it was transmitted
to the Commission under the Act;

         2. The charter of the Company (the "Charter"), certified as of a recent
date by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the
"SDAT");

         3. The By-Laws of the Company, certified as of the date hereof by the
Secretary of the Company;



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                                                            THE CHINA FUND, INC.
                                                                   June 23, 2005
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         4. Resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the
"Resolutions") relating to (a) the registration, listing, sale and issuance of
the Shares and (b) the issuance of the Rights (collectively, the "Resolutions"),
certified as of the date hereof by the Secretary of the Company;

         5. A short-form certificate of the SDAT as to the good standing of the
Company, dated as of the date hereof; and

         6. A certificate (the "Treasurer's Certificate") executed by William C.
Cox, the Treasurer of the Company, dated as of the date hereof.

         In expressing the opinion set forth below, we have assumed the
following:

         1. Each individual executing any of the Documents, whether on behalf of
such individual or another person, is legally competent to do so.

         2. Each individual executing any of the Documents on behalf of a party
(other than the Company) is duly authorized to do so.

         3. Each of the parties (other than the Company) executing any of the
Documents has duly and validly executed and delivered each of the Documents to
which such party is a signatory, and such party's obligations set forth therein
are legal, valid and binding.

         4. All Documents submitted to us as originals are authentic. All
Documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies conform to the
original documents. All signatures on all such Documents are genuine. All public
records reviewed or relied upon by us or on our behalf are true and complete.
All statements and information contained in the Documents are true and complete.
There has been no oral or written modification or amendment to the Documents, or
waiver of any provision of the Documents, by action or omission of the parties
or otherwise.

         Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, limitations
and qualifications stated herein, it is our opinion that:

         1. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated and existing under
and by virtue of the laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing with
the SDAT.


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                                                            THE CHINA FUND, INC.
                                                                   June 23, 2005
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         2. The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered
upon the exercise of Rights in the manner contemplated by the Registration
Statement and in accordance with the Resolutions, will be validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable.

         The foregoing opinion is limited to the substantive laws of the State
of Maryland and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law.
We express no opinion as to compliance with the securities (or "blue sky") laws
of the State of Maryland. The opinion expressed herein is subject to the effect
of judicial decisions which may permit the introduction of parol evidence to
modify the terms or the interpretation of agreements.

         We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion if any applicable
law changes after the date hereof or if we become aware of any fact that might
change the opinion expressed herein after the date hereof.

         This opinion is being furnished to you for submission to the Commission
as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. Clifford Chance US LLP may rely on
this opinion for the purpose of delivering its opinion for submission to the
Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

         We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the use of the name of our firm therein under the
heading "Legal Matters". In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are
within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the
Act.

                                          Very truly yours,

                                          /s/ DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP



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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
June 22, 2005























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                                                                 Exhibit (n)(2)


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in this Amendment
No. 8 to Registration Statement No. 811-05749 on Form N-2 for The China Fund,
Inc.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
June 23, 2005







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