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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20050628172913
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950136-05-003827
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	POS AM
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050628
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050628

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:		POS AM
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-124392
		FILM NUMBER:		05921968

	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>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
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filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on
June
28,
2005</p>

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333-124392<br> Investment
Company Act File No. 811-05749</p>
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br> Washington, D.C. 20549</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>
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<img src="ebox.gif" alt="[ ]" width="10" height="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Pre-Effective
Amendment No.</b>
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<img src="xbox.gif" alt="[X]" width="10" height="10">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Post-Effective
Amendment No.
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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
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President<br> The China Fund, Inc.<br> 225 Franklin Street<br>
Boston, Massachusetts 02111<br>
<font style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal">(Name and Address of
Agent for Service)</font>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic">Copies to:</font>
<br> Leonard
B. Mackey, Jr., Esq.<br> Clifford Chance US LLP<br> 31 West
52<sup>nd</sup> Street<br> New York, New York 10019<br> (212)
878-8000</p>
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<b>Approximate date of proposed public
offering:</b> As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement.</p>
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registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous
basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than
securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, please check this box.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="ebox.gif" alt="[ ]" width="10" height="10"></p>
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of Securities Being Registered</td>
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Unit<sup>(1)</sup></td>
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Offering<br> Price<sup>(1)</sup></td>
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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>
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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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NOTE</p>


<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-124392) of The China Fund, Inc. is
being filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, for the sole purpose of incorporating by reference certain
financial statements under exhibit (1) and
to file the final
Financial Advisory Agreement under exhibit (h)(1) and, accordingly,
this amendment shall become effective immediately upon filing with the
Securities and Exchange
Commission.</p>

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&mdash; OTHER INFORMATION</p>
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Exhibits</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:63pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Schedule of Investments at October 31,
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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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:63pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Notes to Financial Statements.&dagger;</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:63pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm,
dated December 10,
2004.&dagger;</p>

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2004.&Dagger;</p>


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and Liabilities as of April 30,
2004.&Dagger;</p>


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2004.&Dagger;</p>


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Assets for the six months ended April 30, 2004 (unaudited) and the
fiscal&nbsp;year ended October 31,
2003.&Dagger;</p>


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(Unaudited).&Dagger;</p>


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(Unaudited).&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;">Incorporated
by reference to the Fund's Semi-Annual Report for the Period
Ended April 30, 2005, filed on June 28,
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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<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;">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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<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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<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;">Inapplicable.</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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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(k)
(2)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Administration Agreement dated as of July 9,
1992 between Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust
Company.*</td>
</tr>
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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) (3)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Amendment No. 1 to
the Administration Agreement dated as of March 7, 2002 between
Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust
Company.*</td>
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<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>
</tr>
</table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="602">
<tr>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="48"></td>
<td><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="602"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-left: 0pt; text-align: left">(l) (2)</td>
<td align="left" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt;  padding-bottom: 6pt;">Opinion and Consent
of 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>
<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">**</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/A filed on June 23,
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>
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<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:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Item 34. Undertakings</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">(a)
Registrant undertakes to suspend the offering of its shares until it
amends its Prospectus if:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;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>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">C-5</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: center; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">SIGNATURES</p>

<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 20pt; background-color: #ffffff">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, and the State of
Massachusetts, on the
28<sup>th</sup>
day of June, 2005.</p>

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CHINA FUND, INC.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000 ;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">/s/
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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<td style="font-family: serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 8pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="center">Date</td>
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<td valign="top" align="center" style="font-family: serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; normal; line-height: 12pt ; ">/s/
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>
<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
28,
2005</td>
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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
28,
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
28,
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
28,
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
28,
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
28,
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
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28,
2005</td>
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C.
Cox</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt; text-align: center; width: 456pt;">C-6</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Exhibits:</td>
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of Incorporation.*</td>
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Restated
By-Laws.*</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Inapplicable.</td>
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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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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Inapplicable.</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Custodian
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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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">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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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Administration Agreement
dated as of July 9, 1992 between Registrant and State Street Bank and
Trust Company.*</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">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 style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">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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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Information
Agent Agreement.**</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Opinion
and Consent of Clifford Chance US
LLP.**</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Opinion and Consent of
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US
LLP.**</td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Designation
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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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Designation of Agent
for Service of Process by Nigel S. Tulloch appointing the Registrant as
his agent, dated July 7,
1992.*</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Consent of KPMG, the
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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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Code
of Ethics of the Registrant.*</td>
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<td style="padding-top: 12pt "><img src="spacer.gif" height="1" width="2"></td>
<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; border-bottom: 3px double #ffffff;padding-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt;padding-top: 12pt" align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">Code of
Ethics of Martin Currie Inc.*</td>
</tr>
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Ethics of Asian Direct Capital Management
Limited.*</td>
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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">June 1,
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>
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<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Discuss relevant issues with the Board in
order to build a record to show that each Board member has understood
all such issues and carefully considered them.</td>
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<td 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>
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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">Conduct all necessary due diligence.</td>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Advise and assist with the preparation of
the Rights Offering prospectus and all other documents to be filed with
the SEC.</td>
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<td 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="554"></td>
</tr>
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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Advise on the announcement of the Rights
Offering.</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">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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<td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top: 6pt; padding-left: 20pt; text-align: left;  font-style: normal; width: 36pt">&bull;&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top" style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size: 10pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; width: 420pt">Advise and assist the Board concerning all
issues relating to allocation and final pricing with regard to the
Primary Subscription Period, the Over-Subscription Privilege and the
25% Secondary-Oversubscription.</td>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund recognizes and confirms that: (i) in performing these
services the Financial Advisor will be using and relying on publicly
available information and such other information as may be furnished to
them or approved by the Fund (collectively, the
"Information"); (ii) the Financial Advisor
does not assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the
Information; and (iii) the Financial Advisor is not responsible for
verifying the Information.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund shall be responsible for the
contents of any disclosure documents that are approved by the Fund used
in the offering of the Securities, and the Fund should maintain that
such documents will not, as of the date of any offer or sale of the
Securities, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made,
in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading.</p>
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will not provide any person any information regarding the Fund other
than the Information, and (2) it will keep confidential any Information
that is not publicly available.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Section 2:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fees</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">For services provided hereunder, the Fund shall pay the Financial
Advisor the following compensation:</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">One percent (1.00%)
of the total amount of gross proceeds raised, subject to a
"cap" such that total fees and expenses for
the rights offering (including the Chatsworth fee) will not exceed
1.2% of the total gross proceeds raised. Thus, the Chatsworth
fee will represent the difference between (a) 1.2% of the total
amount of the gross proceeds raised and (b) all other fees and expenses
incurred for the rights offering. In the event the offering is not
completed per the terms of the agreement, Chatsworth will only receive
actually incurred accountable out-of-pocket expenses.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Section
3:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expenses</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition to any fees that may be payable to
the Financial Advisor hereunder, the Fund hereby agrees, from time to
time upon request, to reimburse the Financial Advisor for all
reasonable out-of-pocket marketing and traveling expenses incurred in
connection with the Rights Offering. All expenses to be reimbursed must
be pre-approved by the Fund, however such pre-approval will not be
unreasonably withheld.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">In addition, the Fund will bear all
legal, consultancy, accounting, printing and other expenses, if
any.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Section 4:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund agrees to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Financial Advisor against any
and all loss, liability claim, damage, and expense whatsoever
(including, but not limited to, all expenses reasonably incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation commenced
or threatened, or any claim whatsoever) arising out of the Fund's
negligent failure to discover any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Information (as from time
to time amended and supplemented) or the omission or alleged omission
therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading; <u>provided</u>,
<u>however</u>, that the Fund shall not be liable in any such case to
the extent that any such loss, claim damage, or liability arises out of
or is based upon an untrue statement, or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission made in the Information, or such amendment
or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Fund by the Financial Advisor specifically
for use in the preparation thereof.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Financial Advisor agrees
that it will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Fund, any officer,
director, employee, and agent of any of the foregoing from and against
any loss, expense, claim, damage, or liability to which they may become
subject under any applicable securities law or otherwise (including but
not limited to any and all expenses reasonably incurred in
investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced
or threatened, or any claim whatsoever), insofar as any such loss,
expense, claim, damage, liability, or actions in respect thereof arises
out of or is based on any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of any material fact or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading made by the Financial Advisor other
than in reliance upon and consistent with the Information.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top: 12pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff;">Section 5:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Termination of Engagement</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Financial
Advisor's engagement hereunder may be terminated by either the
Fund or the Financial Advisor at any time; with or without cause, upon
30 days' written advice to the other party; <u>provided</u>,
<u>however</u>, that if the Fund terminates this engagement without
cause, the Financial Advisor will be entitled to its full fee under
Section 2 hereof in the event that any time prior to expiration of one
year after such termination a non-transferable rights offering for the
Fund is consummated; and <u>provided</u>, <u>further</u>, the
provisions of Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall survive such
termination.</p>
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<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">The Fund understands and agrees that all
advice (written or oral) given by the Financial Advisor to the Fund in
connection with the Financial Advisor's engagement hereunder is
intended solely for the Fund's benefit and use, and that no such
advice shall be used, reproduced, disseminated, quoted or referred to
any time, in any manner or for any purpose, nor shall any public
reference be made to the Financial Advisor except with the Financial
Advisor's prior written consent and except that the Fund shall
make such reference to the Financial Advisor in the Registration
Statement regarding the rights offering it files with the Securities
and Exchange Commission as is required under the Rules of the
Commission.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating
to this contract or the breach thereof shall be settled by arbitration
before a single arbitrator in accordance with the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association at a hearing
to be held at Stamford, Connecticut, and judgment upon an award
rendered by the Arbitrator may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction thereof.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Additionally, the Fund agrees that in the
event of non-payment of fees or expenses due to the Financial Advisor
under this agreement that the Fund will pay for the cost of collection
including reasonable attorney's fees.</p>
<p style="font-family:serif;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;  width: 456pt; text-align: left; font-style: normal; line-height: 12pt; padding-top:6pt; padding-left:0pt; padding-right:0pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; background-color: #ffffff">Please confirm that
the foregoing is in accordance with your understandings and agreements
with the Financial Advisor by signing the duplicate copy of this letter
and returning the same to the undersigned, thereby constituting this a
binding agreement between us and our respective successors and assigns
to remain in effect for a period of one year from the date of the
execution hereof or as later modified and agreed to by the parties.</p>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: 6pt" valign="top" align="left"><u>/s/ Lee M.
Gerkin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></td>
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<td style="font-family: serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; padding-top: -7pt" valign="top" align="left">Lee
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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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