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 30, 2006                    /s/ Simon Crinage
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                                            Simon Crinage, President
                                            (principal executive officer)


I, Michael J. James, 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 30, 2006                    /s/ Michael J. James
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                                            Michael J. James, Treasurer
                                            (principal financial officer)