COLONIAL TRUST II /, 497J, 1997-06-23

COLONIAL TRUST II /
497J, 1997-06-23

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June 23, 1997

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:      Colonial Trust II (the "Trust")
         Newport Greater China Fund (the "Fund")
         File Nos. 811-3009 & 2-66976

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended,  please  accept  this  letter  as  certification  that the  Prospectus,
Prospectus Supplement and Statement of Additional  Information for the Fund does
not  differ  from  that  contained  in  Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  30  (the
"Amendment") to the Trust's  Registration  Statement on Form N-1A. The Amendment
was filed electronically on June 23, 1997.

Very truly yours,

NEWPORT GREATER CHINA FUND



By:_________________________________
     Ellen Harrington
     Assistant Secretary


Enclosures

cc:       N. Antoun
          P. MacDougall
          M.C. Telman
          T. Tuttle
          T. Zhang
          C. Legallet
          D. Young (2)