JOHN HANCOCK EMERGING GROWTH FUND
Supplement to Class A and Class B Shares Prospectus dated March 1, 1996
The discussion of who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund
contained in the "Organization and Management of the Fund" section is replaced
with the following:
Since 1996, day-to-day management of the Fund is carried out by Bernice
S. Behar, Senior Vice President of John Hancock Advisers, Inc. (the "Adviser")
assisted by a team of portfolio managers and analysts. She also manages John
Hancock Emerging Growth Fund, John Hancock Discovery Fund and John Hancock
Global Marketplace Fund. Ms. Behar has been with the Adviser since 1991 and
prior to that was a portfolio manager and investment analyst with Sanyo
Securities America.
March 25, 1996
6000S-4/96
