SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)
R.O.C. Taiwan Fund
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
749651105
(Cusip Number)
The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act (however, see the Notes).
1. Name of reporting person
S.S. or I.R.S. identification no. of above person
HSBC ASSET MANAGEMENT (HONG KONG) LIMITED
2. Check the Appropriate box if a member of a group*
(A)
(B) X
3. SEC use only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Hong Kong
NUMBER OF 5. Sole voting power: 80,320
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6. Shared voting power: 0
OWNED BY
EACH 7. Sole dispositive power: 80,320
REPORTING
PERSON 8. Shared dispositive power: 1,022,140
WITH
9. Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
1,102,460
10. Check box if the aggregate amount in row 9 excludes certain shares
NOT APPLICABLE
(A)
11. Percent of class represented by amount in row 9
3.966%
12. Type of reporting person
IA
Item 1a. Name of issuer:
R.O.C. TAIWAN FUND
Item 1b. Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
167 Fuhsing North Road, 17th Floor
Taipei, Taiwan
Republic of China
Item 2a. Name of person filing:
HSBC Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited
Item 2b. Address of principal business office:
12/F
HSBC Centre
1 Sham Mong Road
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Item 2c. Citizenship:
Hong Kong
Item 2d. Title of class of securities:
COMMON STOCK
Item 2e. Cusip Number:
749651105
Item 3. The person filing this statement is a:
(e) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940
Item 4. Ownership:
(A) Amount beneficially owned: 1,102,460
(B) Percent of Class: 3.966%
(C) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 80,320
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 80,320
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 1,022,140
Item 5. Ownership of five percent or less of a class:
This statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof
the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities.
Item 6. Ownership of more than five percent on behalf of another person:
Accounts managed on a discretionary basis by HSBC Asset Management
(Hong Kong) Limited have the right to receive or the power to direct the
receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock.
No one person's interest in the common stock of the ROC Taiwan Fund is more
than 5% of the total outstanding common stock.
Item 7. Identification and classification of the subsidiary which acquired
the security being reported on by the parent holding company:
NOT APPLICABLE.
Item 8. Identification and classification of members of the group:
NOT APPLICABLE.
Item 9. Notice of dissolution of group:
NOT APPLICABLE.
Item 10. Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business
and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: 7 February, 2000
__________________________________
Derek Fung
Senior Compliance Manager
