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                         NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
                                      FOR
                      TENDER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF

                           MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER
                            ASIA-PACIFIC FUND, INC.

     This form, or one substantially equivalent hereto, must be used to accept
the Offer (as defined below) if a stockholder's certificates for shares of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares") of Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc., are not immediately available or time will not
permit the Letter of Transmittal and other required documents to be delivered to
the Depositary on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, March 29, 2001, or
such later date to which the Offer is extended (the "Termination Date"). Such
form may be delivered by hand or transmitted by telegram, facsimile transmission
or mail to the Depositary, and must be received by the Depositary on or before
the Termination Date. See Section 3, "Procedure for Tendering Shares," of the
Fund's Issuer Tender Offer Statement.

                                The Depositary:

                   AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER AND TRUST COMPANY

                      Facsimile Copy Number: 718-234-5001
                       Confirm by Telephone: 718-921-8200
                         For Account Information Call:
                            Toll Free: 800-937-5449
                                       or
                                  718-921-8200

              By First Class Mail, By Overnight Courier, By Hand:

                   American Stock Transfer and Trust Company
                                 59 Maiden Lane
                            New York, New York 10038

   DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR
  TRANSMISSION VIA A FACSIMILE NUMBER OTHER THAN THE ONE LISTED ABOVE DOES NOT
                          CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     The undersigned hereby tenders to Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia-Pacific
Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in its Issuer Tender Offer Statement, dated February 27, 2001 (the "Fund's
Offer") and the related Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the
"Offer"), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the number of Shares set
forth on the reverse side pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set
forth in Section 3, "Procedure for Tendering Shares," of the Fund's Issuer
Tender Offer Statement.
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Number of Shares Tendered:
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Certificate Nos. (if available):

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If Shares will be tendered by book-entry transfer, check box:
[ ] The Depository Trust Company
Account Number:

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Name(s) of Record Holder(s):

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Address:

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Area Code and Telephone Number:

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Taxpayer Identification (Social Security) Number:

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The undersigned also tenders all uncertificated Shares that may be held in the
name of the registered holder(s) by the Fund's transfer agent pursuant to the
Fund's dividend reinvestment and cash purchase plan:
____________ Yes  ____________ No

                  (Note: If neither of these boxes is checked,
             any such uncertificated Shares will not be tendered.)


                                           
Dated: ---------------------------, 2001
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                                                             Signature(s)


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                                   GUARANTEE

     The undersigned, a member firm of a registered national securities
exchange, a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or a
commercial bank or trust company having an office, branch, or agency in the
United States, hereby (a) guarantees to deliver to the Depositary certificates
representing the Shares tendered hereby, in proper form for transfer (or tender
Shares pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer) into the Depositary's
account at The Depository Trust Company, together with (i) a properly completed
and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) with any required
signature guarantees and (ii) other required documents, within three business
days after the Termination Date of the Offer, and (b) represents that such
tender of Shares complies with Rule 14e-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.


                                                    
Name of Firm: -----------------------------------      ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                     (AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE)
Address: ------------------------------------------    Name: --------------------------------------------
                                                                         (PLEASE PRINT)
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  CITY                STATE                ZIP CODE
Area Code and Tel. No. -------------------------       Dated: --------------------------------------, 2001


           DO NOT SEND SHARE CERTIFICATES WITH THIS FORM. YOUR SHARE
           CERTIFICATES MUST BE SENT WITH THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

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