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:    March 9, 2006                             /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:    March 10, 2006                            /s/ Douglas Eu
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                                                   Douglas Eu, Treasurer
                                                   (principal financial officer)