Exhibit 99

BenchmarkA Performance data (as at 31/12/16) 80 ! MSCI Golden Dragon Index (Net) 400 20 ! CSI 300 Index (Net) 350 300 Investment objective 250 200 Long term capital appreciation through investments 150 primarily in equity securities of companies with 100 substantial assets in, or revenues derived from, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, 50 Taiwan and Macau. 0 12/96 12/98 12/00 12/04 12/06 12/08 12/10 12/12 12/14 12/16 Fund statistics Share price Net asset value BenchmarkA Fund mZnZger Emerson Yip % 1 mth 3 mths 2016 YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 years Listed New York Stock Exchange ShZre price -3.4 -7.7 3.8 3.8 12.5 57.3 46.9 Net Zsset vZlue -5.6 -9.2 -1.9 -1.9 5.8 45.5 40.5 Net Assets (as at 31/12/16) USD 108.86m BenchmarkA ­4.6 ­5.5 1.1 1.1 11.2 40.9 50.2 LZunch dZte 16th July 1992 Dividends (Ex-dividend dZte) USD 0.3446 (7 December 2016) B % 2016/2015 2015/2014 2014/2013 2013/2012 2012/2011 8.9! ShZre price 3.8 -3.6 12.5 9.2 28.1 ActuZl LeverZge Net Zsset vZlue -1.9 -4.5 13.0 12.5 22.3 BenchmarkA 1.1 -5.3 16.1 5.1 20.5 Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. All return data includes investment management fees, administrative and custodial charges, bank loan expenses and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Market capitalization breakdown (as at 31/12/16) (Large Cap > USD 2bn, Mid Cap USD 500m ­USD 2bn, Holding Fund ! BenchmZrkA weight Small Cap <USD500m) Tencent Holdings Ltd. 7.5 5.8 Top 10 holdings (as at 31/12/16) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 7.2 5.8 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR 5.1 4.1 China Construction Bank Corporation* 5.0 2.8 Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.* 3.7 1.9 China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.* 3.6 0.8 AIA Group Limited 3.4 2.8 CNOOC Limited 2.5 0.9 LARGAN Precision Co., Ltd. 2.0 0.5 Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearings Ltd. 2.0 1.1 Sub­Total 42.0 26.5 * Denotes China A­share holding Sector (as at 31/12/16) Fund Bmark Fund Bmark Fund Bmark Large Cap Mid Cap Small Cap 62 Stocks 10 Stocks 0 Stocks Total number of stocks in the Fund’s portfolio: 72 A On 01/03/01 the benchmark of the Fund was changed from 25% TWII, 20% BNPPCI, 50% MSCI HK, 5% HSBC to MSCI Golden Dragon Index (Total). On 13/04/12 the benchmark was changed to 80% MSCI Golden Dragon Index, 20% CSI 300 Index. On 01/10/13 the Fund’s benchmark was changed to a net, rather than gross, basis. Formerly JF China Region Fund, Inc., the Fund name was changed on 06/12/13. B Actual leverage represents the excess amount above shareholders’ funds of total assets less cash/cash equivalents, expressed as a percentage of shareholders’ funds. If the amount calculated is negative, this represents a net cash position. Fund % 31.4% 29.0% 12.2% 8.6% 3.0% 3.0% 2.7% 2.5% 1.9% 1.4% 4.3% 100% Financials Information Technology Consumer Discretionary Industrials Consumer Staples Health Care Utilities Energy Telecommunication Services Materials Liquidity Total Active % -3.5% 1.5% 3.5% 0.3% 0.0% 1.0% -1.1% -1.0% -2.7% -2.3% 4.3% Share price USD 15.58 NAV per share USD 16.88 Discount (-) / Premium Current -7.7! Shares in issue 6,447,637 Fund code Bloomberg JFC US ISIN US46614T1079 Sedol 2471392

Fund information Portfolio (as at 31/12/16) Fund % Active % -0.6% 17.6% Hong Kong 19.4% China - ‘A’ Shares 1.7% 15.4% Taiwan -4.6% 12.2% China - Hong Kong ‘H’ -4.9% 12.1% China - Hong Kong ‘P Chip’ 2.8% 11.3% China - Hong Kong ‘Red Chip’ 3.1% 7.7% China - Others -1.7% 0.0% China - ‘B’ Shares -0.1% 4.3% Net Liquidity 4.3% 100% Total Portfolio review (as at 31/12/16) Greater China equities fell in December as worries about the RMB spurred by post­election strength in the USD combined with a fixed income rout in China to pressure markets. The MSCI China Index fell the most given the aforementioned factors. Onshore China equities fared even worse, as regulators moved to limit the scale of insurance company investments in equities. The MSCI Hong Kong Index dropped, as local rates gapped up and mainland regulators implemented a number of measures intended to stem capital outflows into both Hong Kong and Macau. The technology­heavy MSCI Taiwan Index corrected as local worries grew about a potential glut of China smartphones. Market outlook (as at 31/12/16) We anticipate a further tightening of financial conditions in China in response to pressure on the currency, as authorities attempt to buy time for an easing in the dollar rally. While a change in benchmark rates is still improbable, market­implied rates are rising both due to a sell­off in bond markets as well as banks guiding borrowers into longer­duration instruments. Combined with the continued tightening of measures aimed at overheating in the residential property market, China may be flirting with a growth slow­down that could reverse the rally in industrial and commodity equities. We have increased positions in companies that benefit from a structural rise/normalization in rates. Further information Investment Adviser: JF International Management Inc. Website: www.jpmchinaregionfund.com Administration: Lucy Dina +44 (0)20 7742 3735

Full portfolio holdings (as at 31/12/16) Values Sum of Traded Sum of Holding Market Value (Base) Weight Financials 38,911,424 CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP COMMON STOCK HKD 1 PING AN INSURANCE GROUP CO OF CHINA LTD COMMON CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CO LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 1 AIA GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 0 HONG KONG EXCHANGES & CLEARING LTD COMMON STOCK CHEUNG KONG PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD BOC HONG KONG HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 0 POLY REAL ESTATE GROUP CO LTD COMMON STOCK CNY 1 E.SUN FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD COMMON STOCK TWD 10 WHARF HOLDINGS LTD/THE COMMON STOCK HKD 0 CHINA TAIPING INSURANCE HOLDINGS CO LTD COMMON CHINA LIFE INSURANCE CO LTD/TAIWAN COMMON STOCK DAH SING BANKING GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 0 CHINA RESOURCES LAND LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 0.1 SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 0 INDUSTRIAL BANK CO LTD COMMON STOCK CNY 1 HUATAI SECURITIES CO LTD COMMON STOCK CNY 1 POSTAL SAVINGS BANK OF CHINA CO LTD COMMON STOCK 6,143,607 5.0 4,594,261 3.7 4,434,518 3.6 4,214,488 3.4 2,463,638 2.0 2,271,878 1.8 2,132,826 1.7 1,791,514 1.4 1,632,259 1.3 1,283,016 1.0 1,273,067 1.0 1,242,063 1.0 1,190,157 1.0 904,105 0.7 872,010 0.7 850,256 0.7 840,765 0.7 776,997 0.6 Information Technology 35,948,222 29.0 TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 0.00002 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD COMMON ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD ADR USD 0.000025 LARGAN PRECISION CO LTD COMMON STOCK TWD 10 AAC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK HKD HANGZHOU HIKVISION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD WANGSU SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO LTD COMMON STOCK ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING INC COMMON SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORP ADR USD 0.01 GOERTEK INC COMMON STOCK CNY 1 WISTRON NEWEB CORP COMMON STOCK TWD 10 HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES INC ADR USD 0.6 9,229,971 7.5 8,875,682 7.2 6,260,853 5.1 2,469,515 2.0 1,944,200 1.6 1,467,658 1.2 1,301,320 1.0 1,234,468 1.0 985,748 0.8 896,021 0.7 819,862 0.6 462,924 0.4 Consumer Discretionary 15,168,495 12.2 WYNN MACAU LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 0.001 JD.COM INC ADR USD 0.00002 NEXTEER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 0.1 HANGZHOU ROBAM APPLIANCES CO LTD COMMON STOCK CNY CHINA CYTS TOURS HOLDING CO LTD COMMON STOCK CNY 1 TECHTRONIC INDUSTRIES CO LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 0 IMAX CHINA HOLDING INC COMMON STOCK HKD 0.0001 CTRIP.COM INTERNATIONAL LTD ADR USD 0.01 BRILLIANCE CHINA AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS LTD COMMON REGINA MIRACLE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD COMMON SAMSONITE INTERNATIONAL SA COMMON STOCK HKD 0.01 CHOW SANG SANG HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL LTD COMMON CAFE DE CORAL HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 0.1 CHONGQING CHANGAN AUTOMOBILE CO LTD COMMON STOCK ALPHA GROUP COMMON STOCK CNY 1 PACIFIC TEXTILES HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD SAIC MOTOR CORP LTD COMMON STOCK CNY 1 CHINA HARMONY NEW ENERGY AUTO HOLDING LTD COMMON 1,819,213 1.5 1,485,696 1.2 1,433,181 1.2 1,060,922 0.9 1,023,832 0.8 905,216 0.7 869,818 0.7 868,000 0.7 867,677 0.7 822,562 0.7 712,102 0.6 681,514 0.5 596,763 0.5 560,671 0.4 535,448 0.4 452,787 0.4 283,445 0.2 189,647 0.1

Full portfolio holdings (cont’d) Values Sum of Traded Sum of Holding Market Value (Base) Weight Industrials 10,606,380 8.6 CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 1 1,858,998 1.5 HAN'S LASER TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY GROUP CO LTD 1,294,972 1.0 CHINA EVERBRIGHT INTERNATIONAL LTD COMMON STOCK 1,216,283 1.0 BEIJING ORIGINWATER TECHNOLOGY CO LTD COMMON STOCK 1,090,901 0.9 CHINA CONCH VENTURE HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 936,966 0.8 BOC AVIATION LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 829,361 0.7 SPRING AIRLINES CO LTD COMMON STOCK CNY 1 785,230 0.6 SHUN TAK HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 0 779,687 0.6 LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY CO LTD COMMON STOCK 776,055 0.6 AVIC AVIATION ENGINE CORP PLC COMMON STOCK CNY 1 563,456 0.5 GUOXUAN HIGH­TECH CO LTD COMMON STOCK CNY 1 474,471 0.4 Liquidity 5,303,837 4.3 Net Liquidity 5,303,837 4.3 Health Care 3,738,630 3.0 SINO BIOPHARMACEUTICAL LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 0.025 1,389,908 1.1 CHINA RESOURCES PHOENIX HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO LTD 1,264,546 1.0 JIANGSU HENGRUI MEDICINE CO LTD COMMON STOCK CNY 1 1,084,176 0.9 Consumer Staples 3,718,394 3.0 KWEICHOW MOUTAI CO LTD COMMON STOCK CNY 1.0 1,422,283 1.1 PRESIDENT CHAIN STORE CORP COMMON STOCK TWD 10 1,361,817 1.1 WH GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 0.0001 934,294 0.8 Utilities 3,374,713 2.7 CHINA RESOURCES GAS GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 0.1 1,669,895 1.3 CGN POWER CO LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 1 1,091,301 0.9 BEIJING ENTERPRISES WATER GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK 613,517 0.5 Energy 3,077,181 2.5 CNOOC LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 0 3,077,181 2.5 Telecommunication Services 2,300,950 1.9 CHINA TELECOM CORP LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 1 2,300,950 1.9 Materials 1,711,867 1.4 KANGDE XIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL GROUP CO LTD COMMON 1,284,348 1.0 ALUMINUM CORP OF CHINA LTD COMMON STOCK HKD 1 427,520 0.3 Grand Total 123,860,094 100.0 Source: J.P. 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