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                                                                   Exhibit 10.19

                           Dated 26/th/ September 2003
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                                  WANG XIU LING


                                       and


                                   SHENG YONG


                                       and


                       ADVANCED INTERNET SERVICES LIMITED


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                               NOVATION AGREEMENT

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THIS NOVATION AGREEMENT is made as of 26/th/ September 2003

BETWEEN

(1)  WANG XIU LING, holder of the passport of People's Republic of China
     numbered PCHN143637106and whose correspondence address is Room 3-101, Floor
     7, Wushengdongli, Chaoyang District, Beijing ("WXL");

(2)  SHENG YONG, holder of People's Republic of China Identity Card
     numbered110108197508120016 and whose correspondence address is at Room 6,
     Unit 1, Jiwei Dormitory, 9 Huangchenggen Nanjie Street, Xicheng District,
     Beijing ("SY"); and

(3)  ADVANCED INTERNET SERVICES LIMITED, a private company incorporated in Hong
     Kong (under company number 687366) with limited liability and its
     registered office is at 48/th/ Floor, The Center, 99 Queen's Road Central,
     Hong Kong ("AIS"),

     (each a "Party" and collectively "Parties").

WHEREAS

(A)  Pursuant to a Loan Agreement dated 25/th/ November 2002 and made between,
     inter alia, WXL and AIS ("Original Agreement"), AIS has granted a loan of a
     principal amount of RMB136,032,781 to WXL subject to the terms and
     conditions therein.

(B)  The Parties have agreed to enter into this Agreement for the purpose of
     novating and transferring part of the obligations and liabilities in
     respect of WXL (in particular, the obligation to repay a sum of
     RMB30,309,834 being part of the principal loan of RMB136,032,781 granted by
     AIS to WXL) under the Original Agreement to SY, subject to the terms and
     conditions set out in this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED as follows:

1.   INTERPRETATION

1.1  In this Agreement, the following expressions shall have the following
     meanings:-

     "Effective Date" means 26/th/ September 2003.

     "Novated Agreement" means the Original Agreement as novated and amended by
     this Agreement.

1.2  Terms defined in the Original Agreement shall have the same meaning when
     used in this Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

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2.   NOVATION

2.1  Subject to Clause 2.4 hereof, AIS hereby releases WXL with effect from the
     Effective Date from satisfaction of part of the liabilities (and in
     particular, a sum of RMB30,309,834 ("Novated Loan") being part of the total
     principal loan of RMB136,032,781 ("Loan")) assumed by her under the
     Original Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, WXL remains liable for
     repayment and satisfaction of and all obligations and liabilities relating
     to the remaining balance of the Loan in the sum of RMB105,722,947 under the
     Original Agreement.

2.2  AIS and SY hereby respectively agree to perform obligations and to assume
     liabilities towards the other under the Original Agreement on terms and
     subject to conditions identical to those upon unless otherwise indicated
     herein, and subject to which, corresponding obligations and liabilities (in
     respect of the Novated Loan) specified in Clause 2.1 above fall to be
     performed and satisfied under the Original Agreement and also subject to
     Clause 2.4 hereof.

2.3  WXL hereby novates and transfers all her obligations and liabilities in
     respect of the Novated Loan, in and under the Original Agreement to SY,
     such novation and transfer shall take effect on and from the Effective
     Date.

2.4  Notwithstanding anything contained in Clauses 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 hereof, it
     is agreed between the Parties that WXL shall remain liable for all
     breaches, non-compliance and/or non-performance of the Original Agreement
     in respect of the Novated Loan on the part of WXL prior to the date of this
     Agreement and shall be held solely liable for all demands, claims, losses,
     damages, costs and expenses incurred by AIS and/or SY as a result of or
     incidental to the aforesaid breaches, non-compliance and non-performance
     and shall indemnify SY and/or AIS and hold SY and/or AIS indemnified from
     all such demands, claims, losses, damages, costs and expenses.

2.5  With effect from the Effective Date, AIS, WXL and SY agree that the
     provisions of the Original Agreement as novated and amended by this
     Agreement shall be identical to those in existence prior to the execution
     hereof, save insofar as the same have been novated and amended hereby.

3.   CONTINUING PROVISIONS

     Save as provided for herein, the Novated Agreement and all provisions
     thereof will continue in full force and effect as the legal, valid and
     binding obligations of each of AIS, WXL and SY, enforceable in accordance
     with its terms.

4.   MISCELLANEOUS

4.1  If a provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or
     unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that will not affect:

     (a)  the legality, validity or enforceability in that jurisdiction of any
          other provision of this Agreement; or

     (b)  the legality, validity or enforceability in any other jurisdiction of
          that or any other provision of this Agreement.

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4.2  This Agreement shall be subject to, governed by and construed in accordance
     with the laws of Hong Kong, the Special Administrative Region of the
     People's Republic of China ("Hong Kong") and the parties hereby irrevocably
     agrees to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Hong
     Kong.

4.3  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by any
     party hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be
     an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and
     the same document.

IN WITNESS whereof this Agreement shall be deemed to have been executed on the
date first above written.


Signed by                    )
WANG XIU LING                )
in the presence of           )
                             )


Signed by                    )
SHENG YONG                   )
in the presence of           )


Signed by                    )
                             )
for and on behalf of         )
ADVANCED INTERNET SERVICES   )
LIMITED                      )
in the presence of           )


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