SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
          TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                            PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

                               (Amendment No. 8)/1/


                     Jardine Fleming China Region Fund, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    471110106
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               September 30, 2002
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
         [X]   Rule 13d-1(b)
         [ ]   Rule 13d-1(c)
         [ ]   Rule 13d-1(d)

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     /1/The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).



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CUSIP No. 471110106                   13G                     Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                  President and Fellows of Harvard College

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                                                                 (a)  [ ]
2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

                                                                 (b)  [ ]
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3.       SEC USE ONLY


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4.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                  Massachusetts

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                               5.     SOLE VOTING POWER
                                               549,049 shares

          NUMBER OF            -------------------------------------------------
           SHARES
        BENEFICIALLY           6.     SHARED VOTING POWER
          OWNED BY                             ----
            EACH               -------------------------------------------------
          REPORTING
           PERSON              7.     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
            WITH                               549,049 shares

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                               8.     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                               ----
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9.       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                           549,049 shares

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10.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES*                                               [ ]
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11.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                           11.9%

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12.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                           EP

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





                                  SCHEDULE 13G
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Item 1(a)      Name of Issuer:
                      Jardine Fleming China Region Fund, Inc.

     1(b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                      100 East Pratt Street
                      Baltimore, Maryland  21202

Item 2(a)      Name of Person Filing:
                      President and Fellows of Harvard College

     2(b)      Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
                      c/o Harvard Management Company, Inc.
                      600 Atlantic Avenue
                      Boston, MA  02210

     2(c)      Citizenship:
                      Massachusetts

     2(d)      Title of Class of Securities:
                      Common Stock

     2(e)      CUSIP Number:
                      471110106

Item 3         The reporting person is an employee benefit plan or endowment
               fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

Item 4         Ownership:

     4(a)      Amount beneficially owned:
                      549,049 shares

     4(b)      Percent of Class:
                      11.9%

     4(c)      Number of shares as to which such person has:

               (i)    sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                         549,049 shares

               (ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                         ----

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               (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                         549,049 shares

               (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                         ----

Item 5         Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
                         Not Applicable.

Item 6         Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
                         Not Applicable.

Item 7         Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which
               Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
               Company:
                         Not Applicable.

Item 8         Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
                         Not Applicable.

Item 9         Notice of Dissolution of Group:
                         Not Applicable.

Item 10        Certification:

                 By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of
                 its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
                 acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and
                 were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with
                 the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
                 of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
                 connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
                 that purpose or effect.

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

                                            PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF
                                            HARVARD COLLEGE


                                            By: /s/ Michael S. Pradko
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                                                Name:  Michael S. Pradko
                                                Title: Authorized Signatory

October 10, 2002

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