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The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company of New York
100 Summit Lake Drive, 2nd Floor
Valhalla, NY 10595
May 5, 2000
U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company of New York Separate Account B
(the "Registrant")
Registration Statement of Form S-6 (File No. 333-33351)
Dear Sirs:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j), please be advised that the form of prospectus dated May
1, 2000 of the Registrant, a separate account of The Manufacturers Life
Insurance Company of New York, contains no changes from the form of prospectus
contained in post-effective amendment No. 3 under the Securities Act of 1933 to
the Registrant's registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 28, 2000 via EDGAR
If you have any questions, please call the undersigned at (617) 854-8628.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ BETSY ANNE SEEL
Betsy Anne Seel
Senior Counsel
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