<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001072613-17-000665.txt : 20171228
<SEC-HEADER>0001072613-17-000665.hdr.sgml : 20171228
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20171228162733
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001072613-17-000665
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171227
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171228
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171228

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001018138
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05749
		FILM NUMBER:		171278663

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		77 GRACECHURCH STREET
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			EC3V0AS
		BUSINESS PHONE:		011441717110771

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		77 GRACECHURCH STREET
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			EC3V0AS

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OLLIFF & PARTNERS PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960705

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001034546
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05749
		FILM NUMBER:		171278662

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		77 GRACECHURCH STREET
		STREET 2:		LONDON ENGLAND
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			EC3V0AS
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4417171107

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		77 GRACECHURCH STREET
		STREET 2:		LONDON ENGLAND
		CITY:			LONDON
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			EC3V0AS

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHINA FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000845379
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO AVENUE DE LAFAYETTE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 5049 (02206-5049)
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02111
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6176622789

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO AVENUE DE LAFAYETTE
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 5049 (02206-5049)
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02111
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        <footnote id="F1">These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging (BMI) Markets Country Fund.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging Markets Free Fund.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging Markets Global Fund.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging Markets Investable Fund.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">These securities are beneficially owned by Global Emerging Markets Fund.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">These securities are beneficially owned by The Emerging World Fund.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging Free Markets Country Fund.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging Markets Country Fund.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">These securities are beneficially owned by Investable Emerging Markets Country Fund.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">These securities are beneficially owned by The EM Plus CEF Fund.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">These securities are beneficially owned by 14 unaffiliated third-party segregated accounts.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F12">No one direct beneficial owner of the reported securities owns more than 5% of the outstanding securities of Issuer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F13">As of the date hereof, City of London Group PLC (&quot;CLIG&quot;), through its control of City of London Investment Management Company Limited (&quot;CLIM&quot;), and CLIM, in its capacity as investment adviser to the funds listed above and the 14 unaffiliated third-party segregated accounts, have voting and dispositive power with respect to all of the reported securities.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Barry Olliff, Director - City of London Group PLC</signatureName>
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