TRAMFORD INTERNATIONAL LTD
SC 13D, 2000-08-22
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  Schedule 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         Tramford International Limited
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                     Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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                         (Title of class of securities)


                                   G89935-10-3
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

        Beijing Holdings Limited                    Henry I. Rothman, Esq.
        Room 3401-3412                              Parker Chapin LLP
        West Tower                                  The Chrysler Building
        Shun Tak Centre                             405 Lexington Avenue
        200 Connaught Road Central                  New York, New York 10036
        Hong Kong                                   212-704-6000

           (Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  June 30, 2000
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ]


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CUSIP NO.   G89935-10-3                13D                     PAGE 2 OF 6 PAGES
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           NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
    1      Beijing Holdings Limited
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           CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                         (a)
    2                                                                    (b)
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    3      SEC USE ONLY

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           SOURCE OF FUNDS*
    4      WC
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           CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
    5      TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)

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           CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
    6      HONG KONG
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  NUMBER OF SHARES        7     SOLE VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY OWNED
  BY EACH REPORTING             3,523,306
       PERSON         ----------------------------------------------------------
        WITH              8     SHARED VOTING POWER

                                -0-
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                          9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                3,523,306
                      ----------------------------------------------------------
                         10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                -0-
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            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON
    11      3,523,306
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            CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
    12      SHARES*

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            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
    13      39.77%
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            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
    14      CO

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP NO.   G89935-10-3                13D                     PAGE 3 OF 6 PAGES
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         SCHEDULE 13D

ITEM 1.      SECURITY AND ISSUER

         This  statement  relates to the Common Stock of Tramford  International
Limited  ("Tramford "). Tramford  executive  offices are located at c/o Jing Tai
Industrial  Investment Company Limited,  Room 2504, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre,
200 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong.

ITEM 2.  IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

         This statement is filed by Beijing Holdings Limited ("Beijing Holdings"
or the "Reporting  Person"),  a Hong Kong limited  company.  Beijing Holdings is
principally  engaged in import and export trading and investment  holdings.  The
address of the principal  business office of Beijing  Holdings,  Room 3401-3412,
West Tower, Shun Tak Centre, 200 Connaught Road central, Hong Kong.

                  (a)      Not applicable.

                  (b)      Not applicable.

                  (c)      Not applicable.

                  (d)      During the last five  years,  neither  the  Reporting
                           Person nor any  executive  officer or director of the
                           Reporting  Person  has been  convicted  in a criminal
                           proceeding  (excluding  traffic violations or similar
                           misdemeanors).

                  (e)      During the last five  years,  neither  the  Reporting
                           Person nor any  executive  officer or director of the
                           Reporting   Person  has  been  a  party  to  a  civil
                           proceeding  of a judicial or  administrative  body of
                           competent  jurisdiction  as a result  of  which  such
                           person or entity  was or is  subject  to a  judgment,
                           decree or final order enjoining future violations of,
                           or  prohibiting or mandating  activities  subject to,
                           Federal or State  securities  laws or findings of any
                           violation with respect to such laws.

                  (f)      Not applicable.

ITEM 3.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

         Nine Hundred  Seventy Four Thousand Five Hundred  Seventy Six shares of
Common  Stock were  purchased  pursuant to a Sale and  Purchase  Agreement  (the
"Agreement")  dated as of June 30, 2000 between CMEC GE Capital China Industrial
Holdings  Limited  and Beijing  Holdings.  Pursuant  to the  Agreement,  Beijing
Holdings purchased the entire interests in CMEC Ceramics Holdings Limited, which
in turn owns  974,576  shares of Common  Stock of  Tramford  (the  "Shares")  in
consideration of $2,500,000 (the "Consideration")  which was paid on the date of
closing  as  payment  in full for the  Shares.  The  Shares,  together  with the
2,548,730 shares previously owned by Beijing Holdings, are being pledged to Bank
of China to secure a loan of $ 2,500,000  for the payment of the  consideration.
Under the Loan Agreement

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CUSIP NO.   G89935-10-3                13D                     PAGE 4 OF 6 PAGES
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between the Bank of China and Beijing Holdings (the "Loan Agreement"),  the Bank
of China shall be entitled to all power or rights with  respect to the Shares as
are  conferred  upon  mortgagees  under  the laws of Hong Kong in the event of a
default under said Loan Agreement.

ITEM 4.  PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

         The  purpose  of  the  transaction  was  to  purchase  the  Shares  for
investment purposes.  Except as may be provided herein or in the Agreement,  the
Reporting  Person does not have any other plans or proposals  which would result
in: (i) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization
or liquidation of Tramford or any of its  subsidiaries;  (ii) a sale or transfer
of a material amount of assets of Tramford or any of its subsidiaries; (iii) any
change in the present board of directors or  management  of Tramford,  including
any plans or  proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any
existing  vacancies  on the  board;  (iv) any  material  change  in the  present
capitalization or dividend policy of Tramford;  (v) any other material change in
Tramford's  business or  corporate  structure,  (vi) any  changes in  Tramford's
charter, by-laws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may
impede the  acquisition  of control of Tramford by any person;  (vii)  causing a
class of  securities  of  Tramford  to be  delisted  from a national  securities
exchange or cease to be  authorized  to be quoted in an  inter-dealer  quotation
system of a registered national securities  association;  (viii) causing a class
of  equity  securities  of  Tramford  to  become  eligible  for  termination  of
registration  pursuant to Section  12(g)(4) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934; or (ix) any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

                                          Number of              Percent of
          Name                             Shares                  Class
          ----                             ------                  -----
          Beijing Holdings Limited        3,523,306                39.77%


         Other than  pursuant to the  Agreement,  the  Reporting  Person did not
purchase shares of Common Stock of Tramford during the past 60 days.

ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO
SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

         To the knowledge of the Reporting Person on the date hereof,  except to
the extent set forth herein or in the Exhibit  herewith,  the  Reporting  Person
does not have any other contracts, arrangements,  understandings or relationship
(legal or  otherwise)  with any  person  with  respect to  securities  issued by
Tramford,  including,  but not  limited  to,  transfer  or  voting  of any  such
securities,  finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or
calls,  guarantees  or  profits,  divisions  or profits or loss or the giving or
withholding of proxies.

         A summary of the Agreement,  which is incorporated herein by reference,
is provided in Item 4 herein.


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CUSIP NO.   G89935-10-3                13D                     PAGE 5 OF 6 PAGES
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ITEM 7.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

         Exhibit 1 - Stock Purchase Agreement

         Exhibit 2 - Loan Agreement


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                                    SIGNATURE

         After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,
the Reporting  Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.

Dated: August 8, 2000

                                              BEIJING HOLDINGS LIMITED



                                              By:/s/ Yi Xi Quan
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Name: Yi Xi Quan
                                                 Title: Director



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