JF China Region Fund, Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting Stockholder Vote

Business Wire, May 14, 2009

BOSTON -- At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the JF China Region Fund, Inc. (NYSE: JFC) (the “Fund”) held in New York, NY on May 14, 2009, stockholders voted to re-elect The Earl of Cromer to serve an additional three year term as a Director of the Fund. At that same meeting, stockholders voted to elect Simon Crinage to serve a three year term as a Director of the Fund.

The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The Fund trades under the symbol “JFC.” For more information please refer to the Fund’s website: www.jfchinaregion.com.

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation through investments primarily in equity securities of companies with substantial assets in, or revenues derived from, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau--collectively, the China Region.

JPMorgan Fund Services, in Boston, MA is the Fund’s accounting and administrative agent.