POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned, being a person required to file a statement
under section 16(a) of the Securities Act of 1934
(the "1934 Act") and/or Section 30(h) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") with respect to The Asia
Pacific Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation, does hereby
appoint Deborah A.Docs, Robert F. Gunia and William V. Healey
and each of them, as his attorney-in-fact to execute and
deliver statements on Form 3, Form 4, and Form 5 as required
by the 1934 Act and 1940 Act to take such other actions as
such attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate in
connection with such statements, hereby confirming and
ratifying all actions that such attorney-in-fact has
taken or may take in reliance hereon.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this power
of attorney on the 18th day of January, 2005.


/s/Duncan M. McFarland
Duncan M. McFarland