EXHIBIT 10.2

                         STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
                    CHINA NETTV HOLDINGS, INC. AND XIURU XIE

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                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Option agreement made on July 5, 2003 between China NetTV Holdings Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of Nevada, with its principal
office located at Suite 930 - 789 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC V6C IH2,
here referred to as the Corporation, and Xiuru Xie, a consultant of the
Corporation or one or more of its subsidiaries, here referred to as the
Optionee.

                                    RECITALS

The Corporation desires, by affording the Optionee an opportunity to purchase
its common shares, as provided in this agreement, for services rendered in the
past.

In consideration of the matters described above, and of the mutual benefits and
obligations set forth in this agreement, the parties agree as follows:

                                   SECTION ONE
                                 GRANT OF OPTION

The Corporation irrevocably grants to the Optionee the right and option (the
Option), to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND (1,500,000) common shares (this number being subject to adjustment as
provided in Section Seven of this agreement) on the terms and conditions set for
in this agreement.

                                   SECTION TWO
                                 PURCHASE PRICE

The purchase price of the common shares covered by the Option shall be five
cents ($0.05) per share.

                                  SECTION THREE
                                 TERM OF OPTION

The Option may be exercised by the Optionee up until the expiry date of the
options of July 4, 2006.

                                  SECTION FOUR
                               NONTRANSFERABILITY

This Option shall not be transferable except to the Optionee's estate, and the
Option may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the
Optionee or his/her estate. More particularly (but without limiting the
generality of the foregoing), the Option may be not be assigned, transferred,
pledged or hypothecated in any way, shall not be assignable by operation of law,

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and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any
attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of
the option contrary to these provisions, and the levy of any execution,
attachment or similar process on the option, shall be null and void.

                                  SECTION FIVE
                                    OPTIONEE

Regardless of whether or not the Option shall be exercised, the Option
represents recognition and reward of the Optionee's past contribution to the
Corporation or one or more of its subsidiaries.

                                   SECTION SIX
                          CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE

If all or any portion of the option shall be exercised subsequent to any share
dividend, split-up, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, combination or
exchange of shares, separation, reorganization or liquidation occurring after
the date of this agreement, as a result of which shares of any class shall be
issued in respect of outstanding common shares, or common shares shall be
changed into the same or a different number of shares of the same or another
class or classes, the person or persons so exercising the Option shall receive
the aggregate number and class of shares which, if common shares (as authorized
at the date of this agreement) had been purchased at the date of this agreement
for the same aggregate price (on the basis of the price per share set forth in
Section Two of this agreement) and had not been disposed of, such person or
persons would be holding, at the time of such exercise, as a result of such
purchase and all such share dividends, split-ups, recapitalizations, mergers,
consolidations, combinations or exchanges of shares, separations,
reorganizations or liquidations; provided, however, that no fractional share be
issued on any such exercise, and the aggregate price paid shall be appropriately
reduced on account of any fractional share not issued.

                                  SECTION SEVEN
                           METHOD OF EXERCISING OPTION

Subject to the terms and conditions of this option agreement, this Option may be
exercised by written notice to the Corporation, mailed or personally delivered
to the Corporation at the following address: Suite 830 - 789 West Pender Street,
Vancouver, B.C. V6C IH2. Such notice shall state the election to exercise the
Option and the number of shares in respect of which it is being exercised, and
shall be signed by the person or persons so exercising the Option. The notice
shall either: (a) be accompanied by payment of the full purchase price of the
shares, in which event the corporation shall deliver a certificate or
certificates representing the shares as soon as practicable after the notice
shall be received; or (b) fix a date (not less than five (5) nor more than ten
(10) business days from the date such notice is to be received by the

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corporation) for the payment of the full purchase price of the shares against
delivery of a certificate or certificates representing the shares. Payment of
the purchase price shall, in either case, be made by cheque payable to the order
of the Corporation. The certificate or certificates for the shares as to which
the Option shall have been exercised shall be registered in the name of the
Optionee and another person jointly, with right of survivorship, and shall be
delivered as provided above to or on the written order of the person or persons
exercising the Option. All shares that shall be purchased on the exercise of the
option as provided in this agreement shall be fully paid and nonassessable. Any
unexercised portion shall stay with the Optionee.


                                  SECTION EIGHT
                                   SUBSIDIARY

As used in this agreement, the term "subsidiary" shall mean any present or
future Corporation that would be a "subsidiary corporation" of the Corporation,
as that term is defined in Section 424 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.


                                  SECTION NINE
                                   SIGNATURES



For the Company: China NetTV Holdings Inc.       Attest:




/s/ Jie Yang                                     /s/ Maurice Tsakok
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Jie Yang, Director & Vice President              Maurice Tsakok, Secretary



For the Optionee



/s/ Xiuru Xie
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Xiuru Xie