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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 5, 2004

Registration No. 333-          

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts

China Finance Online Co. Limited
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)

China Finance Online Co. Limited
(Translation of issuer's name into English)

Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

4 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004
Telephone (212) 623-0636
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)

CT Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue, 13^th Floor
New York, New York 10011
(212) 894-8940
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copy to:

Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.
Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP
570 Lexington Avenue, 44^th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(212) 319-7600 Douglas C. Freeman, Esq.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Suite 1905, Tower Two, Lippo Center
89 Queensway, Central
Hong Kong SAR
+(852) 2523 8266

It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466
o immediately upon filing
o on (Date) at (Time)        

If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. ý

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class of Securities to be registered	Amount to be registered	Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit (1)	Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (2)	Amount of registration fee
American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing five ordinary shares of China Finance Online Co. Limited	50,000,000 American Depositary Shares	$0.05	$2,500,000	$316.75

(1)

Each unit represents one American Depositary Share.

(2)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

        The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt ("ADR" or "American Depositary Receipt") included as Exhibit A to the Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

CROSS REFERENCE SHEET

Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

Item Number and Caption			Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
(1)	Name and address of Depositary		Introductory paragraph
(2)	Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities		Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center
	Terms of Deposit:
	(i)	Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Shares	Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner
	(ii)	Procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities	Paragraph (12)
	(iii)	Collection and distribution of dividends	Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10)
	(iv)	Transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material	Paragraphs (3), (8) and (12)
	(v)	Sale or exercise of rights	Paragraphs (4), (5) and (10)
	(vi)	Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization	Paragraphs (4), (5), (10) and (13)
	(vii)	Amendment, extension or termination of the Deposit Agreement	Paragraphs (16) and (17)
	(viii)	Rights of holders of receipts to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of Holders of receipts	Paragraph (3)
	(ix)	Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities	Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5)
	(x)	Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary	Paragraph (14)
(3)	Fees and Charges		Paragraph (7)

Item 2. AVAILABLE INFORMATION

Item Number and Caption		Location in Form of American Depositary Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
(b)	Statement that China Finance Online Co. Limited is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly, files certain reports with the Commission, and that such reports can be inspected by holders of American Depositary Receipts and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Commission in Washington, D.C.	Paragraph (8)

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 3. EXHIBITS

(a)

Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of Deposit Agreement dated as of            , 2004 among China Finance Online Co. Limited, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement"), including the Form of American Depositary Receipt, is filed herewith as Exhibit (a).



(b)

Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby. Not Applicable.



(c)

Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years. Not Applicable.



(d)

Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered. Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).



(e)

Certification under Rule 466. Not applicable.



(f)

Power of Attorney. Included as part of the signature pages hereto.

Item 4. UNDERTAKINGS

(a)

The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.



(b)

If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.

SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on September 22, 2004.

Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
By:	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Depositary
By:	/s/ Joseph M. Leinhauser
Name:	Joseph M. Leinhauser
Title:	Vice President

SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, China Finance Online Co. Limited has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Beijing, China on September 22, 2004.

CHINA FINANCE ONLINE CO. LIMITED
By:	/s/ Jun Ning
Name:	Jun Ning
Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Jun Ning and Sam Qian, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any and all related registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        Under the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on September 22, 2004, in the capacities indicated.

Signature	Title
/s/ Jung Ning Jun Ning	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)
/s/ Hugo Shong Hugo Shong	Director
/s/ Lee Kheng Nam Lee Kheng Nam	Director
/s/ Ling Wang Ling Wang	Director
/s/ Fansheng Guo Fansheng Guo	Director
/s/ Sam Qian Sam Qian	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Bingshi Zhang Bingshi Zhang	Principal Accounting Officer

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT

        Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of China Finance Online Co. Limited, has signed this Registration Statement Delaware, on September 22, 2004.

Puglisi & Associates
By:	/s/ Donald J. Puglisi
Name:	Donald J. Puglisi

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number		Sequentially Numbered Page
(a)	Form of Deposit Agreement.
(d)	Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered.

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PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
SIGNATURE
SIGNATURES
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT
INDEX TO EXHIBITS