Exhibit 10 b

                        ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT

         THIS AGREEMENT is made effective the 1st day of May, 2000.

BETWEEN:
                  ROYAL ROCK VENTURES INC., a body  corporate having its
                  registered and records office at Suite 1650, 999 West
                  Hastings Street, in the City of Vancouver, in the Province of
                  British Columbia.,

                  ("Royal")
                                                           OF THE FIRST PART
AND:
                  PACIFIC PARAGON INVESTMENT FUND LTD., a body corporate
                  under the laws of British Columbia and having its registered
                  and records office at Suite 707, 1030 West Georgia Street,
                  Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E  2Y3

                  ("Pacific Paragon")
                                                          OF THE SECOND PART

R.1     Whereas Royal wishes to retain Pacific Paragon to provide services with
respect to the administrative and corporate affairs of Royal;

R.2     Whereas Pacific Paragon has the capabilities and resources available to
provide administrative and corporate services to Royal and has agreed to provide
such services to Royal on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter
set forth.

         WITNESS THAT in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, the parties hereto do covenant and agree each with
the other as follows:

APPOINTMENT

1.       Royal hereby retains Pacific Paragon and Pacific Paragon hereby accepts
         such retainer to provide administrative and corporate services, as
         defined in item 3 of this Agreement, to Royal for a term of twenty four
         (24) calendar months commencing on the effective date of this Agreement
         (the "Term"), unless earlier terminated as hereinafter provided,
         SUBJECT ALWAYS to the direction and supervision of the management of
         Royal. This Agreement shall automatically renew for a further twenty
         four (24) month term, unless Royal or Pacific Paragon shall give to the
         other party 60 days notice of nonrenewal, in which case it shall
         terminate.

2.       Pacific  Paragon  covenants  and agrees to provide  the  Services  in a
         faithful and diligent manner.

SERVICES

3.       Pacific Paragon hereby agrees to provide to Royal general office
         facilities including office, telephone, telecopy, photocopy, reception,
         internet access, bookkeeping and conference facilities and, in
         connection therewith, the following services (collectively the
         "Services"):

        (a)      General office administration, secretarial and reception
                 services;

        (b)      Bookkeeping services;

        (c)      General supervisory and integration services in connection
                 with the administrative affairs of Royal's subsidiaries,
                 affiliates and associated companies, if any, in accordance
                 with the direction of Royal's management.

REMUNERATION

4.       Royal hereby agrees to pay to Pacific Paragon, as remuneration for the
         provision of the Services set forth and outlined in paragraph 3 hereof,
         a fee in the amount of TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000) per month, plus
         applicable Goods and Services Tax. In addition, Royal hereby agrees to
         pay Pacific Paragon all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by
         Pacific Paragon in connection with the provision of the Services.

5.       Pacific Paragon shall be responsible for remitting all taxes, including
         income tax, which are payable by Pacific Paragon in respect of the
         remuneration received hereunder together with all other applicable
         deductions in connection with the provision of the Services.

ACCOUNTS

6.       Pacific Paragon shall render accounts monthly during the Term for the
         Services and the disbursements incurred and Royal hereby agrees to pay
         such accounts within three business days of receipt.

GENERAL

7.       Royal represents and warrants to Pacific Paragon that Royal is duly
         incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
         the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the power and capacity to
         enter into this Agreement and to carry out its terms, and the execution
         and delivery of this Agreement by Royal has been duly and validly
         authorized by all necessary management action.

8.       Either party may terminate this Agreement by giving to the other party,
         two months written notice of termination; in lieu of such written
         notice, Royal may

         elect to pay the sum of $4,000 to Pacific Paragon and, in such event,
         the Agreement shall be terminated effective on the date of such
         payment.

9.       Any notices to be given by either party to the other shall be well and
         sufficiently given if telecopied or delivered personally or if sent by
         double registered mail, postage prepaid, to the parties hereto at the
         respective addresses set out above, or to such other address or
         addresses as the parties hereto may notify to the other from time to
         time in writing. Such notice shall be deemed to have been given at the
         time of delivery, if telecopied or delivered in person, or forty-eight
         (48) hours from the date of posting if mailed from Vancouver, British
         Columbia.

10.      This  Agreement may not be assigned by either party hereto  without the
         written consent of the other.

11.      This  Agreement  shall enure to the benefit of and be binding  upon the
         parties hereto and their  respective  successors or heirs and permitted
         assigns.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day
and year first above written.

THE COMMON SEAL OF ROYAL                 )
ROCK VENTURES INC. was                   )
Hereunto affixed in the presence of:     )
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"Sonny Chew"                             )
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Authorized Signatory                     )
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"Harry Chew"                             )
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Authorized Signatory                     )


THE COMMON SEAL OF                       )
PACIFIC PARAGON                          )
INVESTMENT FUND LTD. was                 )
hereunto affixed in the presence of:     )
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"Harry Chew"                             )                                  C/S
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Authorized Signatory                     )
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Authorized Signatory                     )