CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(B) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 906
                           OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Simon Crinage,  President of JF China Region Fund,  Inc. (the  "Registrant"),
certify that:

     1.  The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the "Report") fully complies with the
         requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act
         of 1934, as amended; and

     2.  The  information  contained  in  the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Registrant.


Date:    August 22, 2005              /s/ Simon Crinage
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                                Simon Crinage, President
                                (principal executive officer)


I,  Douglas Eu,  Treasurer of JF China Region  Fund,  Inc.  (the  "Registrant"),
certify that:

     1.  The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the "Report") fully complies with the
         requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act
         of 1934, as amended; and

     2.  The  information  contained  in  the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Registrant.


Date:    August 22, 2005              /s/ Douglas Eu
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                                Douglas Eu, Treasurer
                                (principal financial officer)