ArticlesofAssociationOfChongqing,ChinaDate:[],2005-2-TableofContentsArticle1-NameofCompany...................................................................................................................3Article2-NameofInvestor.....................................................................................................................3Article3-TheCompany...........................................................................................................................3Article4-PurposeandScopeofBusinessoftheCompany......................................................................4Article5-TotalAmountofInvestmentandRegisteredCapital................................................................4Article6-EncumbranceofInvestment.....................................................................................................5Article7-BoardofDirectors....................................................................................................................5Article8-ManagementOrganisation........................................................................................................9Article9-LabourManagement...............................................................................................................11Article10-TradeUnion.........................................................................................................................12Article11-Taxes,Finance,AuditandDistributionofProfits...............................................................12Article12-BankAccountsandForeignExchange.................................................................................14Article13-Term.....................................................................................................................................15Article14-EarlyTermination.................................................................................................................15Article15-Liquidation...........................................................................................................................16Article16-Insurance.............................................................................................................................18Article17-RulesandRegulations.........................................................................................................18Article18-Miscellaneous.......................................................................................................................18-3-Thepresentarticlesareherebyformulatedby.(hereinafterreferredtoasthe“Investor”)inaccordancewiththeLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina(“PRC”)onWhollyForeign-OwnedEnterprisesandotherapplicableChineselawsandregulations,fortheestablishmentofthewhollyforeign-ownedenterprise(the“Company”)inChongqing,PRC.Article1-NameofCompanyNameoftheCompanyinEnglish:NameoftheCompanyinChinese:LegalAddress:LegalRepresentative:Position:Nationality:Article2-NameofInvestorNameoftheInvestorinEnglish:.LegalAddress:LegalRepresentative:Position:Nationality:Article3-TheCompany3.1LegalPersonTheCompanyshallbealegalpersonunderthelawsofthePRCsubjecttotheprotectionandjurisdictionofPRClaw.AlloftheactivitiesoftheCompanyshallcomplywithapplicablePRClawsandregulations.3.2LimitedLiabilityCompanyTheCompanyshallbealimitedliabilitycompanyunderthelawsofthePRC.TheliabilityoftheInvestorforthelosses,risks,liabilitiesandanyotherobligationswhatsoeveroftheCompanyshallbelimitedtotheregisteredcapitaloftheCompany.3.3DateofEstablishmentThedateoftheestablishmentoftheCompanyshallbethedateonwhichtheCompanyisissueditsBusinessLicense.3.4Branches-4-TheCompanymayestablishbranchofficesandsubsidiariesanywhereinthePRCandabroadupontheapprovaloftheBoardofDirectorsandtheChongqingForeignTradeandEconomicCommissionoritssuccessorandanyothergovernmentalagencieswhoseapprovalmayberequiredbylawwithrespecttothemattersherein(“ExaminationandApprovalAuthority”).Article4-PurposeandScopeofBusinessoftheCompany4.1PurposeThepurposeoftheCompanyshallbetostrengtheneconomiccooperationandtechnicalexchange,toimproveandpromoteretailservicesinChongqingandothercitiesinChinabyadoptingadvancedandappropriatetechnologiesandscientificmanagementmethodsandtobringsatisfactoryeconomicbenefitstotheinvestor.4.2BusinessScope(Thebusinessscopementionedaboveshallbesubjecttotheapprovaloftherelatedindustrialandcommercialauthority.)Article5-TotalAmountofInvestmentandRegisteredCapital5.1TotalAmountofInvestmentThetotalamountofinvestmentoftheCompanyshallbe.5.2RegisteredCapitalTheregisteredcapitaloftheCompanyshallbe.5.3ContributiontoRegisteredCapitalInvestor’scontributiontotheregisteredcapitaloftheCompanyshallbeincash.TheregisteredcapitaloftheCompanyshallbepaidbytheInvestorininstalments.Fifteenpercent(15%)ofthetotalamountoftheregisteredcapitalshallbepaidbytheInvestorwithinthree(3)monthsaftertheDateofEstablishment.Thebalanceoftheregisteredcapitalshallbefullypaidwiththree(3)yearsaftertheDateofEstablishmentaccordingtorelevantChineselawsandregulations.-5-5.4