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The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company of New York
100 Summit Lake Drive, 2nd Floor
Valhalla, NY 10595
May 5, 2000
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company of New York Separate
Account A
File No. 33-79112 and 33-46217
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Dear Sirs:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j), please be advised that the form of prospectus and
statement of additional information dated May 1, 2000 for The Manufacturers Life
Insurance Company of New York Separate Account A (the "Registrant"), a separate
account of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company of New York, contains no
changes from the form of prospectus and statement of additional information for
the Registrant contained in post-effective amendment no. 9 under the Securities
Act of 1933 to the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-4 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2000 via EDGAR.
If you have any questions, please call the undersigned at (617) 854-8628.
Very truly yours,
/s/ BETSY ANNE SEEL
Betsy Anne Seel
Senior Counsel
