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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.15

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the use of our report dated 3 June 1996, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Dransfield Paper Holdings Limited included
in the Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement (Form S-1) and related
Prospectus of Dransfield China Paper Corporation for the registration of
461,572 common shares.


                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young
                                                                      
                                                     Ernst & Young    

Hong Kong
5 February 1997