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EXHIBIT 4.1
CHINA VENTURES LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands)
SHARE CERTIFICATE
Certificate Number: 002 Number of Shares: 123,750
This Certifies that HONG YANG is the registered holder of ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY ORDINARY SHARES OF US $0.001
EACH, subject to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company and
transferable only on the books of the Company by the holder hereof in person or
by Attorney only upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed.
In Witness Whereof, the said Company has caused this Certificate to be
signed by its duly authorized officers and its Corporate Seal to be hereunto
affixed.
This 16th day of December, 1999.
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For Trident Directors (Cayman) Ltd.
Director
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TRANSFER FORM
For value received I/We ______________________________________________ do hereby
transfer unto _______________________________________________
____________________________________________________ shares standing in my/our
name in the books of the company whose certificate appears above.
Transferor:__________________________ Date:__________________________
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