**Exhibit      4.36**

**EFFECTIVE      AS OF THE 6th DAY OF MARCH 2007**

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**THE      GLOBAL SOURCES**

**SHARE      GRANT AWARD PLAN**

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**CONTENTS**

| **Section**               | **Heading**                                                                            |
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| 1.                        | Name                of the Plan                                                        |
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| 2.                        | Purpose                of the Plan                                                     |
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| 3.                        | Shares                Subject to the Plan                                              |
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| 4.                        | Grants                to Eligible Persons                                              |
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| 5.                        | Non-transferability                                                                    |
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| 6.                        | Adjustments                                                                            |
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| 7.                        | Vesting                of Shares                                                       |
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| 8.                        | Plan                Duration                                                           |
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| 9.                        | Administration                                                                         |
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| 10.                       | Terminating                Transactions                                                |
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| 11.                       | Government                Regulations                                                  |
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| 12.                       | Costs                and Expenses                                                      |
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| 13.                       | Amendment                or Termination of the Plan                                    |
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| 14.                       | Effective                Date of the Plan                                              |
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| 15.                       | Limitation                of Liability                                                 |
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| 16.                       | Governing                Law and Jurisdiction                                          |
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| 17.                       | Status                of the Plan                                                      |
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| Annex                     | Form                of Share Award Certificate                                         |
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| Schedule                1 | Certain                Other Conditions Relating to the Award of                Shares |

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**THE      GLOBAL SOURCES**

**SHARE      GRANT AWARD PLAN**

**1.     **
**Name      of the Plan**

| 1.1 | This                equity compensation plan shall be known as “The Global Sources Share Grant                Award Plan” (hereinafter referred to as the                **“Plan”**). |
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| 1.2 | This                Plan is made pursuant to The Global Sources Equity Compensation (2007)                Master Plan (the **“Master Plan”**), and constitutes a                supplementary or subsidiary document to (and shall form an integral                part                of and be read in conjunction with) the Master                Plan. |
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**2.     **
**Purpose      of the Plan**

**“Shares”**
**“Company”**
**“Trust”**

**3.     **
**Shares      Subject to the Plan**

| 3.1 | The                Trust has been established pursuant to a Declaration of Trust dated                28                November 2006 (**“Trust Document”**) by Appleby Trust                (Bermuda) Limited (the **“Trustee”**), and the trusts set out                therein have been accepted by the                Trustee. |
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| 3.2 | All                Awarded Shares (as defined in Section 4.3) awarded to a Grantee (as                defined in Section 4.2) shall be issued and allotted by the Company                to the                Trustee (which Awarded Shares so issued and allotted shall form part                of                the Trust property to be held by the Trustee as trustee of the Trust),                and                shall be eligible for the subsequent transfer (and shall be subsequently                transferred) by the Trustee to the respective Grantee pursuant to                this                Plan, subject to and in accordance with the vesting rules and other                applicable provisions of this Plan. |
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| 3.3 | A                plan committee (the **“Plan Committee”**) has been                constituted to (amongst other things) determine the award and allocation                of the grant of Shares and other benefits to the Grantees, with such                powers, functions, rights, responsibilities and terms of reference                as are                provided for, and/or contemplated, by the Master Plan and/or the                Trust                Document. |
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**4.     **
**Grants      to Eligible Persons**

| 4.1 | In                this Plan:- |
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|   | **“Eligible                Person”** shall mean any person who is a Global Sources Team Member                on or after the Commencement Date (as defined in Section 14.1)                hereof; |
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**“Global      Sources Group”**

**“Global      Sources Network”**

**“Global      Sources Team Member”**

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**“Other      Relevant Entity”**

| 4.2 | Each                Eligible Person shall be eligible to be receive awards of Shares                under the                Plan. The Plan Committee shall select and determine (in its sole                and                absolute discretion) which Eligible Persons shall receive awards                of Shares                (the persons receiving such awards of Shares being hereinafter referred                to                collectively as the **“Grantees”** and individually as a                **“Grantee”**). |
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| 4.3 | The                number of Shares to be awarded to a Grantee (**“Awarded                Shares”**) shall be determined by the Plan Committee (in its sole                and absolute discretion) at the time of the award. Such Awarded Shares                shall vest in accordance with the provisions of Section                7. |
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**5.     **
**Non-transferability**

| 5.1 | Any                Shares awarded under the Plan shall be non-transferable except in                accordance with the provisions of Section 7.1(a)(ii) hereof and/or                paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 hereto. |
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**6.     **
**Adjustments**

| 6.1 | If                the outstanding Shares then subject to the Plan are changed into                or                exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or securities,                as a                result of one or more reorganisations, recapitalisations, stock splits,                reverse stock splits, stock dividends and the like, appropriate                adjustments shall be made in the number and/or type of the outstanding                Shares as shall be directed by the Plan Committee.  Any such                adjustment in outstanding Shares shall be made in order to preserve,                but                not to increase or decrease, the benefits to the Grantees existing                immediately prior to the event giving rise to such                adjustment. |
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**7.     **
**Vesting      of Shares**

| 7.1 | Shares                awarded under the Plan shall vest in the Grantee in accordance with                such                vesting schedule as may be determined by the Plan Committee at the                time                the Shares are awarded, subject to the                following: |
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|   | (a) | In                the case of every Share awarded                hereunder: |
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| (i)   | if,                before all the Awarded Shares are vested in accordance with the applicable                vesting schedule, a Grantee ceases to be a Global Sources Team Member,                for                any reason other than death, then all Awarded Shares which have not                yet                vested at the time of such cessation and which are held by the Trustee                for                the Grantee shall be forfeited to the Trust, in which event all such                forfeited Shares shall be available for further grant under the Plan;                or |
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| (ii)   | if,                before all the Awarded Shares are vested in accordance with the applicable                vesting Schedule, a Grantee shall die, then all Awarded Shares which                have                not yet vested at the time of death shall immediately vest, and the                person                or persons to whom the Grantee’s rights to the Awarded Shares shall have                lawfully passed, whether by will, by the applicable laws of succession                or                otherwise, shall be entitled to receive such Awarded                Shares. |
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|   | (b) | All                Awarded Shares, when vested and issued to a Grantee, shall rank *pari                passu* in all respects with other Shares of the Company of the same                class, including the right for the holder thereof to receive dividends                (if                any); provided however that (for the avoidance of doubt), unless                and until                Awarded Shares are actually vested and issued to a Grantee, the Grantee                shall not be entitled to receive any dividends thereon or to have                any                voting rights therein. |
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|   | (c) | Once                Shares are awarded to a Grantee, the terms of vesting cannot be varied                to                the detriment of the Grantee without the written consent of such                Grantee. |
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|   | (d) | Where,                in accordance with the applicable vesting schedule, any fractional                number                of Shares results from the percentage calculation of Awarded Shares                which                are to vest from time to time, such number shall be rounded up to                the next                whole Share. |
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|   | (e) | The                rights to Awarded Shares acquired by a Grantee under the Plan shall                not be                transferable, except in accordance with the provisions of Section                7.1(a)(ii) hereof or paragraph 1 of Schedule 1                hereto. |
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**8.     **
**Plan      Duration**

| 8.1 | This                Plan shall commence with effect from the Commencement Date (as defined                in                Section 14.1) and shall terminate                upon:- |
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|   | (a) | the                expiration or termination of the Master Plan;                or |
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|   | (b) | the                termination of this Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section                10.1                or Section 13.1 hereof, |
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|   | whichever                is the earliest to occur. |
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| 8.2 | Shares                may not be awarded after the Plan is terminated, provided that (for                the                avoidance of doubt) if the terms of any award made prior to the                termination date of the Plan provide for the vesting of Shares thereunder                to occur upon or after such termination date, then such award and                the                vesting of Shares thereunder shall not be prejudiced by the termination                of                the Plan. |
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**9.     **
**Administration**

| 9.1 | The                Plan shall be managed and administered by the Trustee, subject always                to                the directions of the Plan Committee as provided under the Trust                Document. |
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| 9.2 | The                interpretation and construction by the Plan Committee of any of the                provisions of the Plan or of any Grants awarded hereunder shall be                final                and binding upon Grantees and their respective                successors. |
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| 9.3 | The                Plan Committee may, from time to time, adopt further rules and regulations                for carrying out the Plan and, subject to the provisions of the Plan                and                the directions and approval of the Plan Committee, the Trustee may                issue a                certificate in the form set out in the Annex to the Plan or such                other                form or forms of the instruments evidencing Shares awarded under                the Plan                as may be prescribed and approved by the Plan                Committee. |
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| 9.4 | Subject                to the provisions of the Plan, the Plan Committee shall have full                and                final authority (in its sole and absolute                discretion):- |
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|   | (a) | to                determine (from amongst Eligible Persons) the Grantees to be awarded                Shares; |
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|   | (b) | to                determine the number of Shares to be                awarded; |
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|   | (c) | to                determine the terms of award, including any vesting                provisions; |
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|   | (d) | to                determine such other terms and provisions of award as it may authorise                at                the time when each Share is awarded (each of which terms and provisions                may be different for each award);                and |
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|   | (e) | (subject                to Section 7.1(c) above) to amend the terms of any existing award                to                accelerate the time or times at which Shares awarded under the Plan,                or                any part thereof, shall become vested, or in any other respect which                shall                not adversely affect the rights of the Grantee of such award of                Shares. |
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| 9.5 | The                Trustee, the Plan Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company                and the                Company shall not be liable for any action taken, or any determination                made, in good faith, in connection with the                Plan. |
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| 9.6 | The                Company or its Board of Directors may delegate any of its powers,                rights,                duties and/or responsibilities under the Plan to the Plan Committee,                who                may discharge the same with the authority and in the place and stead                of                the Company or its Board of Directors (as the case may                be). |
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**10.     **
**Terminating      Transactions**

| 10.1 | Upon                the occurrence of a Terminating Transaction, as hereinafter defined,                the                Plan shall terminate.  Upon the happening of a Terminating                Transaction and the corresponding termination of the Plan, any Awarded                Shares which have not yet vested (at the time of the Terminating                Transaction and the corresponding termination of the Plan) shall*ipso                facto* become vested in the respective                Grantees. |
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| 10.2 | **“Terminating                Transaction”** shall mean such transaction or proceedings,                resulting (whether at the time of, or upon the conclusion of, such                transaction or proceedings) in the liquidation of the Company, as                the Plan                Committee shall in its sole and absolute discretion                determine. |
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**11.           Government      Regulations**

| 11.1 | The                Trustee shall not issue any Awarded Shares upon the vesting thereof,                unless and until all licences, permissions and authorisations required                to                be granted by the Government of Bermuda, or by any authority or agency                thereof, shall have been duly                received. |
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| **12.** | **Costs                and Expenses** |
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| 12.1 | All                costs and expenses with respect to the adoption of the Plan and in                connection with the registration of Shares shall be borne by the                Company;                provided, however, that (except as otherwise specifically provided                in the                Plan or in any agreement between the Company and a Grantee), the                Company                shall not be obliged to pay or be otherwise responsible for any costs                or                expenses (including but not limited to any legal fees) incurred by                any                Grantee, or any brokerage, service or other fees, charges, costs                or                expenses due or payable, or any taxes which may be due or payable,                upon or                in connection with any award of Shares or any Awarded Shares, and/or                the                vesting or issuance of Awarded Shares, and/or the holding or transfer                of                any Awarded Shares by any Grantee. |
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| 12.2 | All                Shares awarded to a Grantee shall be denominated in United States                Dollars                only, and any currency exchange gains and/or losses relating to such                Awarded Shares during the vesting period shall be borne solely by                the                Grantee concerned. |
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| **13.** | **Amendment                or Termination of the                Plan** |
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| 13.1 | The                Plan Committee (acting in its sole and absolute discretion) may alter,                amend, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided however that, except                as                otherwise provided in the Plan, no such action shall deprive any                Grantee,                without his/her consent, of any of his/her rights under an award                of Shares                already made to the Grantee pursuant to the                Plan. |
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| 13.2 | No                amendment of this Plan shall increase the duties and/or responsibilities                of the Trustee without its consent. |
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**14.     **
**Effective      Date of the Plan**

| 14.1 | This                Plan shall be deemed to commence with effect from 6 March 2007                (**“Commencement                Date”**). |
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**15.           Limitation      of Liability**

| 15.1 | No                member of the Board of Directors of the Company or the Plan Committee,                or                any person authorised to act on their behalf, shall be personally                liable                for any action, determination or interpretation taken or made in                good                faith with respect to the Plan, and all members of the Board of Directors                of the Company or the Plan Committee, and each and any person authorised                to act on their behalf, shall, to the extent permitted by law, be                fully                indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action,                determination or interpretation. |
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| **16.** | **Governing                Law and Jurisdiction** |
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| 16.1 | This                Plan shall be governed by and interpreted and construed in accordance                with                the laws of Bermuda; and the Company, the Trustee, the Plan Committee                (and                its members) and each Grantee, hereby irrevocably submits to the                exclusive                jurisdiction of the courts of                Bermuda. |
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**17.           Status      of the Plan**

| 17.1 | This                Plan shall be subject and subordinate to the Master Plan, and in                the event                of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Plan                and                the provisions of the Master Plan, the provisions of the Master Plan                shall                prevail (but only to the extent of such conflict or                inconsistency). |
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**ANNEX      – FORM OF SHARE AWARD CERTIFICATE**

**THIS      DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND SHOULD BE KEPT IN A SAFE PLACE**

**GLOBAL      SOURCES LTD.**

**   SHARE      AWARD CERTIFICATE**

**THE      GLOBAL SOURCES SHARE GRANT AWARD PLAN**

**THIS      IS TO CERTIFY**

| Grantee:  Name:                |   |   |                                            |
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| Address:                                 |   |   |                                            |
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| Date                of Award:            |   |   |                                            |
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| Vesting                Dates and amounts |   |   |                                            |
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| Number                of Shares:         |   |   |                                            |
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|                                     |   |   | For                and on behalf of the Trustee |
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** SCHEDULE      1**

**CERTAIN      OTHER CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE AWARD OF SHARES**

| 1.   | The                Grantee can direct the Trustee to transfer the Awarded Shares, upon                the                vesting thereof, to the Grantee or to such person as the Grantee                directs. |
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| 2.   | No                loans shall be made to a Grantee against the award of Shares under                this                Plan. |
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| 3.   | Awarded                Shares which have not yet vested under this Plan cannot be committed                as                collateral. |
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| 4.   | It                is the responsibility of the Grantee to ensure that he/she may participate                in this Plan under the laws of his/her                jurisdiction. |
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| 5.   | All                disputes regarding this Plan shall be referred to the Plan Committee                for                resolution, and its decision shall be final and                binding. |
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