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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.1

NO.                                           __________________________________
                                              AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
                                              (EACH AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE
                                              REPRESENTS 10 DEPOSITED SHARES)

                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
                           AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
                              FOR ORDINARY SHARES,
                       PAR VALUE U.S.$0.0001 PER SHARE, OF
                                  LINKTONE LTD.
               (INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS)

                  The Bank of New York as depositary (hereinafter called the
"Depositary"), hereby certifies that___________ , or registered assigns IS THE
OWNER OF

                           AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES

representing deposited ordinary shares (herein called Shares) of Linktone Ltd.,
incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (herein called the Company).
At the date hereof, each American Depositary Share represents 10 Shares which
are either deposited or subject to deposit under the Deposit Agreement referred
to below at the principal Hong Kong office of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited (herein called the Custodian). The Depositary's Corporate
Trust Office is located at a different address than its principal executive
office. Its Corporate Trust Office is located at 101 Barclay Street, New York,
N.Y. 10286, and its principal executive office is located at One Wall Street,
New York, N.Y. 10286.

               THE DEPOSITARY'S CORPORATE TRUST OFFICE ADDRESS IS
                    101 BARCLAY STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10286

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1.       THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT.

         This American Depositary Receipt is one of an issue (herein called
Receipts), all issued and to be issued upon the terms and conditions set forth
in the deposit agreement, dated as of ____ , 2004 (the "Deposit Agreement"), by
and among the Company, the Depositary, and all Owners and Beneficial Owners from
time to time of Receipts issued thereunder, each of whom by accepting a Receipt
agrees to become a party thereto and become bound by all the terms and
conditions thereof. The Deposit Agreement sets forth the rights of Owners and
Beneficial Owners of the Receipts and the rights and duties of the Depositary in
respect of the Shares deposited thereunder and any and all other securities,
property and cash from time to time received in respect of such Shares and held
thereunder (such Shares, securities, property, and cash are herein called
Deposited Securities). Copies of the Deposit Agreement are on file at the
Depositary's Corporate Trust Office in New York City and at the office of the
Custodian.

         The statements made on the face and reverse of this Receipt are
summaries of certain provisions of the Deposit Agreement and are qualified by
and subject to the detailed provisions of the Deposit Agreement, to which
reference is hereby made. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Deposit Agreement.

2.       SURRENDER OF RECEIPTS AND WITHDRAWAL OF SHARES.

         Upon surrender at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary of this
Receipt, and upon payment of the fee of the Depositary provided in this Receipt,
and subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, the Owner
hereof is entitled to delivery, to him or upon his order, of the amount of
Deposited Securities at the time represented by the American Depositary Shares
for which this Receipt is issued. Delivery of such Deposited Securities may be
made by the delivery of (a) certificates for Shares in the name of the Owner
hereof or as ordered by him or by certificates properly endorsed or accompanied
by proper instruments of transfer to such Owner or as ordered by him and (b) any
other securities, property and cash to which such Owner is then entitled in
respect of this Receipt to such Owner or as ordered by him. Such delivery will
be made at the option of the Owner hereof, either at the office of the Custodian
or at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary, provided that the forwarding
of certificates for Shares or other Deposited Securities for such delivery at
the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary shall be at the risk and expense of
the Owner hereof. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Deposit Agreement
or this Receipt, the surrender of outstanding Receipts and withdrawal of
Deposited Securities may be suspended only for (i) temporary delays caused by
closing the transfer books of the Depositary or the Company or the deposit of
Shares in connection with voting at a shareholders' meeting, or the payment of
dividends, (ii) the payment of fees, taxes and similar charges, and (iii)
compliance with any U.S. or foreign laws or governmental regulations relating to
the Receipts or to the withdrawal of the Deposited Securities.

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3.       TRANSFERS, SPLIT-UPS, AND COMBINATIONS OF RECEIPTS.

         The transfer of this Receipt is registrable on the books of the
Depositary at its Corporate Trust Office by the Owner hereof in person or by a
duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Receipt properly endorsed for
transfer or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer and funds sufficient
to pay any applicable transfer taxes and the expenses of the Depositary and upon
compliance with such regulations, if any, as the Depositary may establish for
such purpose. This Receipt may be split into other such Receipts, or may be
combined with other such Receipts into one Receipt, evidencing the same
aggregate number of American Depositary Shares as the Receipt or Receipts
surrendered. As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery,
registration of transfer, split-up, combination, or surrender of any Receipt or
withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, the Depositary, the Custodian, or
Registrar may require payment from the depositor of Shares or the presenter of
the Receipt of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any tax, stamp duty or other
governmental charge and any stock transfer or registration fee with respect
thereto (including any such tax or charge and fee with respect to Shares being
deposited or withdrawn) and payment of any applicable fees as provided in this
Receipt, may require the production of proof satisfactory to it as to the
identity and genuineness of any signature and may also require compliance with
any regulations the Depositary may establish consistent with the provisions of
the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt.

         The delivery of Receipts against deposits of Shares generally or
against deposits of particular Shares may be suspended, or the transfer of
Receipts in particular instances may be refused, or the registration of transfer
of outstanding Receipts generally may be suspended, during any period when the
transfer books of the Depositary are closed as provided in Section 5.1 of the
Deposit Agreement, or if any such action is deemed necessary or advisable by the
Depositary or the Company at any time or from time to time because of any
requirement of law or of any government or governmental body or commission, or
under any provision of the Deposit Agreement or this Receipt, or for any other
reason, subject to Article (25) hereof. Without limitation of the foregoing, the
Depositary shall not knowingly accept for deposit under the Deposit Agreement
any Shares required to be registered under the provisions of the Securities Act
for public sale in the United States, unless a registration statement is in
effect as to such Shares.

         The Depositary will use reasonable efforts to comply with the written
instructions of the Company not to accept for deposit under the Deposit
Agreement any Shares identified in such instructions at such times and under
such circumstances as may reasonably be specified in such instructions in order
to facilitate the Company's compliance with applicable United States securities
laws.

4.       LIABILITY OF OWNER FOR TAXES.

         If any tax or other governmental charge shall become payable with
respect to any Receipt or any Deposited Securities represented hereby, such tax
or other governmental

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charge shall be payable by the Owner hereof to the Depositary. The Depositary
may refuse to effect any transfer of this Receipt or any withdrawal of Deposited
Securities represented by American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt
until such payment is made, and may withhold any dividends or other
distributions, or may sell for the account of the Owner hereof any part or all
of the Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares
evidenced by this Receipt, and may apply such dividends or other distributions
or the proceeds of any such sale in payment of such tax or other governmental
charge and the Owner hereof shall remain liable for any deficiency.

5.       WARRANTIES OF DEPOSITORS.

         Every person depositing Shares under the Deposit Agreement shall be
deemed thereby to represent and warrant that such Shares and each certificate
therefor, if applicable, are validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and were
not issued in violation of any pre-emptive rights of the holders of outstanding
Shares and that the person making such deposit is duly authorized so to do.
Every such person shall also be deemed to represent that the Shares are not, and
American Depositary Shares representing the Shares would not be, Restricted
Securities. All representations and warranties deemed made under Section 3.3 of
the Deposit Agreement shall survive the deposit of Shares and delivery or
surrender of Receipts.

6.       FILING PROOFS, CERTIFICATES, AND OTHER INFORMATION.

         Any person presenting Shares for deposit or any Owner or Beneficial
Owner of a Receipt may be required from time to time to file with the Depositary
or the Custodian such proof of citizenship or residence, exchange control
approval, or such information relating to the registration on the books of the
Company or the Foreign Registrar, if applicable, to execute such certificates
and to make such representations and warranties, as the Depositary may deem
necessary or proper. The Depositary may withhold the delivery or registration of
transfer of any Receipt or the distribution of any dividend or sale or
distribution of rights or of the proceeds thereof or the delivery of any
Deposited Securities until such proof or other information is filed or such
certificates are executed or such representations and warranties made. If
requested in writing, the Depositary shall, as promptly as practicable, provide
the Company, at the expense of the Company, with copies of any such proofs,
certificates or other information it receives pursuant to this Article, unless
prohibited by applicable law. No Share shall be accepted for deposit unless
accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the Depositary that any necessary
approval has been granted by any governmental body the Cayman Islands or in Hong
Kong which is then performing the function of the regulation of currency
exchange.

7.       CHARGES OF DEPOSITARY.

         The Company agrees to pay the fees, reasonable expenses and
out-of-pocket charges of the Depositary and those of any Registrar only in
accordance with agreements in writing entered into between the Depositary and
the Company from time to time. The Depositary shall present its statement for
such charges and expenses to the Company once

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every three months. The charges and expenses of the Custodian are for the sole
account of the Depositary.

         The following charges shall be incurred by any party depositing or
withdrawing Shares or by any party surrendering Receipts or to whom Receipts are
issued (including, without limitation, issuance pursuant to a stock dividend or
stock split declared by the Company or an exchange of stock regarding the
Receipts or Deposited Securities or a distribution of Receipts pursuant to
Section 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement), or by Owners, as applicable: (1) taxes,
stamp duty and other governmental charges, (2) such registration fees as may
from time to time be in effect for the registration of transfers of Shares
generally on the Share register of the Company or Foreign Registrar and
applicable to transfers of Shares to or from the name of the Depositary or its
nominee or the Custodian or its nominee on the making of deposits or withdrawals
under the Deposit Agreement, (3) such cable, telex and facsimile transmission
expenses as are expressly provided in the Deposit Agreement, (4) such expenses
as are incurred by the Depositary in the conversion of foreign currency pursuant
to Section 4.5 of the Deposit Agreement, (5) a fee of $5.00 or less per 100
American Depositary Shares (or portion thereof) for the execution and delivery
of Receipts pursuant to Section 2.3, 4.3 or 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement and the
surrender of Receipts pursuant to Section 2.5 or 6.2 of the Deposit Agreement,
(6) a fee of $.02 or less per American Depositary Share (or portion thereof) for
any cash distribution made pursuant to the Deposit Agreement, including, but not
limited to Sections 4.1 through 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, (7) a fee for the
distribution of securities pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Deposit Agreement,
such fee being in an amount equal to the fee for the execution and delivery of
American Depositary Shares referred to above which would have been charged as a
result of the deposit of such securities (for purposes of this clause 7 treating
all such securities as if they were Shares) but which securities are instead
distributed by the Depositary to Owners, (8) a fee of $.02 or less per American
Depositary Share (or portion thereof) for depositary services, which will accrue
on the last day of each calendar year and which will be payable as provided in
clause (9) below; provided, however, that no fee will be assessed under this
clause (8) to the extent a fee of $.02 was charged pursuant to clause (6) above
during that calendar year and (9) any other charge payable by the Depositary,
any of the Depositary's agents, including the Custodian, or the agents of the
Depositary's agents in connection with the servicing of Shares or other
Deposited Securities (which charge shall be assessed against Owners as of the
date or dates set by the Depositary in accordance with Section 4.6 of the
Deposit Agreement and shall be payable at the sole discretion of the Depositary
by billing such Owners for such charge or by deducting such charge from one or
more cash dividends or other cash distributions).

         The Depositary, subject to Section 2.9 of the Deposit Agreement and
Article 8 hereof, may own and deal in any class of securities of the Company and
its affiliates and in Receipts.

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8.       PRE-RELEASE OF RECEIPTS.

                  The Depositary may deliver Receipts against the delivery by
the Company (or any agent of the Company recording Share ownership) of evidence
of rights to receive Shares from the Company (or any such agent). No such
issuance of Receipts will be deemed a "Pre-Release" that is subject to the
restrictions of the following paragraph.

                  Unless requested in writing by the Company to cease doing so,
the Depositary may, notwithstanding Section 2.3 of the Deposit Agreement,
execute and deliver Receipts prior to the receipt of Shares pursuant to Section
2.2 of the Deposit Agreement (a "Pre-Release"). The Depositary may, pursuant to
Section 2.5 of the Deposit Agreement, deliver Shares upon the receipt and
cancellation of Receipts which have been Pre-Released, whether or not such
cancellation is prior to the termination of such Pre-Release or the Depositary
knows that such Receipt has been Pre-Released. The Depositary may receive
Receipts in lieu of Shares in satisfaction of a Pre-Release. Each Pre-Release
will be (a) preceded or accompanied by a written representation and agreement
from the person to whom Receipts or Shares are to be delivered, that such person
(the "Pre-Releasee"), or its customer, (i) owns the Shares or Receipts to be
remitted, as the case may be, (ii) assigns all beneficial rights, title and
interest in such Shares or Receipts, as the case may be, to the Depositary in
its capacity as such and for the benefit of the Owners and (iii) will not take
any action with respect to such Shares or Receipts, as the case may be, that is
inconsistent with the transfer of beneficial ownership (including, without the
consent of the Depositary, disposing of such Shares or Receipts, as the case may
be), other than in satisfaction of such Pre-Release, (b) at all times fully
collateralized with cash, U.S. government securities or such other collateral as
the Depositary determines, in good faith, will provide substantially similar
liquidity and security, (c) terminable by the Depositary on not more than five
(5) business days notice and (d) subject to such further indemnities and credit
regulations as the Depositary deems appropriate. The number of Shares not
deposited but represented by American Depositary Shares which are outstanding at
any time as a result of Pre-Release Releases will not normally exceed thirty
percent (30%) of the Shares deposited under the Deposit Agreement; provided,
however, that the Depositary reserves the right to disregard such limit from
time to time as it deems reasonably appropriate, and may, with the prior written
consent of the Company, change such limit for purposes of general application.
The Depositary will also set Dollar limits with respect to Pre-Release
transactions to be entered into hereunder with any particular Pre-Releasee on a
case-by-case basis as the Depositary deems appropriate. For purposes of enabling
the Depositary to fulfill its obligations to the Owners under the Deposit
Agreement, the collateral referred to in clause (b) above shall be held by the
Depositary as security for the performance of the Pre-Releasee's obligations to
the Depositary in connection with a Pre-Release transaction, including the
Pre-Releasee's obligation to deliver Shares or Receipts upon termination of a
Pre-Release transaction (and shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, constitute
Deposited Securities thereunder).

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                  The Depositary may retain for its own account any compensation
received by it in connection with the foregoing.

9.       TITLE TO RECEIPTS.

         It is a condition of this Receipt and every successive Owner and
Beneficial Owner of this Receipt by accepting or holding the same consents and
agrees, that title to this Receipt when properly endorsed or accompanied by
proper instruments of transfer, is transferable by delivery with the same effect
as in the case of a negotiable instrument; under the laws of New York; provided,
however, that the Depositary, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, may
treat the person in whose name this Receipt is registered on the books of the
Depositary as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of determining the
person entitled to distribution of dividends or other distributions or to any
notice provided for in the Deposit Agreement and for all other purposes.

10.      VALIDITY OF RECEIPT.

         This Receipt shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Deposit
Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless this Receipt shall
have been executed by the Depositary by the manual signature of a duly
authorized signatory of the Depositary; provided, however, that such signature
may be a facsimile if a Registrar for the Receipts shall have been appointed,
and such Receipts are countersigned by the manual or facsimile signature of a
duly authorized officer of the Registrar.

11.      REPORTS; INSPECTION OF TRANSFER BOOKS.

         The Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, accordingly, files certain reports with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (hereinafter called the "Commission").

         Such reports and communications will be available for inspection and
copying at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission located
at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.

         The Depositary will make available for inspection by Owners of Receipts
at its Corporate Trust Office, as promptly as practicable after receipt, any
reports and communications, including any proxy soliciting material, received
from the Company which are both (a) received by the Depositary as the holder of
the Deposited Securities and (b) made generally available to the holders of such
Deposited Securities by the Company. The Depositary shall also send to the
Owners of Receipts copies of such reports when furnished by the Company pursuant
to the Deposit Agreement. Any such reports and communications, including any
such proxy soliciting material, furnished to the Depositary by the Company shall
be furnished in English to the extent such materials are required to be
translated into English pursuant to any regulation of the Commission.

         The Depositary shall keep books at its Corporate Trust Office for the
registration of Receipts and transfers of Receipts which at all reasonable times
shall be open for

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inspection by the Owners and the Company, provided that such inspection shall
not be for the purpose of communicating with Owners of Receipts in the interest
of a business or object other than the business of the Company or a matter
related to the Deposit Agreement or the Receipts.

12.      DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.

         Whenever the Depositary shall receive any cash dividend or other cash
distribution on any Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall, if at the time
of receipt thereof any amounts received in a foreign currency can in the
judgment of the Depositary be converted on a reasonable basis into United States
dollars transferable to the United States, and subject to the Deposit Agreement,
convert, as promptly as practicable, such dividend or distribution into Dollars
and shall distribute, as promptly as practicable, the amount thus received (net
of the fees and expenses of the Depositary as provided in the Deposit Agreement,
if applicable) to the Owners of Receipts entitled thereto, provided, however,
that in the event that the Company or the Depositary shall be required to
withhold and does withhold from such cash dividend or such other cash
distribution in respect of any Deposited Securities an amount on account of
taxes, the amount distributed to the Owners of the Receipts evidencing American
Depositary Shares representing such Deposited Securities shall be reduced
accordingly.

         Subject to the provisions of Sections 4.11 and 5.9 of the Deposit
Agreement, whenever the Depositary shall receive any distribution other than a
distribution described in Sections 4.1, 4.3 or 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, the
Depositary shall, subject to all applicable laws, cause the securities or
property received by it to be distributed to the Owners of Receipts entitled
thereto, after deduction or upon payment of any fees and expenses of the
Depositary or any taxes or other governmental charges, in any manner that the
Depositary may deem equitable and practicable for accomplishing such
distribution; provided, however, that if in the opinion of the Depositary such
distribution cannot be made proportionately among the Owners of Receipts
entitled thereto, or if for any other reason the Depositary deems such
distribution not to be feasible, the Depositary may, after Consultation with the
Company, adopt such method as it may deem equitable and practicable for the
purpose of effecting such distribution, including, but not limited to, the
public or private sale of the securities or property thus received, or any part
thereof, and the net proceeds of any such sale (net of the fees of the
Depositary as provided in Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement) shall be
distributed by the Depositary to the Owners of Receipts entitled thereto as in
the case of a distribution received in cash. The Depositary may refuse to effect
any distribution of securities under Section 4.2 of the Deposit Agreement unless
it has received an opinion of United States counsel for the Company that is
satisfactory to the Depositary that the distribution does not require
registration under the Securities Act.

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         If any distribution upon any Deposited Securities consists of a
dividend in, or free distribution of, Shares, the Depositary may, and shall if
the Company shall so request in writing, distribute to the Owners of outstanding
Receipts entitled thereto, additional Receipts evidencing an aggregate number of
American Depositary Shares representing the amount of Shares received as such
dividend or free distribution, subject to the terms and conditions of the
Deposit Agreement with respect to the deposit of Shares and the issuance of
American Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts, including the withholding of
any tax or other governmental charge as provided in Section 4.11 of the Deposit
Agreement and the payment of the fees and expenses of the Depositary as provided
in Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement. In lieu of delivering Receipts for
fractional American Depositary Shares in any such case, the Depositary shall use
reasonable efforts to sell the amount of Shares represented by the aggregate of
such fractions and distribute any net proceeds to the Owners entitled to them,
all in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth in the Deposit
Agreement. If additional Receipts are not so distributed, each American
Depositary Share shall thenceforth also represent the additional Shares
distributed upon the Deposited Securities represented thereby.

         The Company or its agent will remit to the appropriate governmental
agencies in the Cayman Islands and the People's Republic of China all amounts
withheld and owing to such agencies. The Depositary will forward to the Company
or its agent such information from its records as the Company may reasonably
request to enable the Company or its agent to file necessary reports with
governmental agencies, and the Depositary or the Company or its agent may file
any such reports necessary to obtain benefits under the applicable tax treaties
for the Owners of Receipts. In the event that the Depositary determines that any
distribution in property (including Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) is
subject to any tax or other governmental charge which the Depositary is
obligated to withhold, the Depositary may by public or private sale dispose of
all or a portion of such property (including Shares and rights to subscribe
therefor) in such amounts and in such manner as the Depositary deems necessary
and practicable to pay any such taxes or charges and the Depositary shall
distribute the net proceeds of any such sale after deduction of such taxes or
charges to the Owners of Receipts entitled thereto.

13.      CONVERSION OF FOREIGN CURRENCY.

         Whenever the Depositary or the Custodian shall receive foreign
currency, by way of dividends or other distributions or the net proceeds from
the sale of securities, property or rights, and if at the time of the receipt
thereof the foreign currency so received can in the judgment of the Depositary
be converted on a reasonable basis into Dollars and the resulting Dollars
transferred to the United States, the Depositary shall, as promptly as
practicable, convert or cause to be converted, by sale or in any other manner
that it may determine, such foreign currency into Dollars, and such Dollars
shall be distributed, as promptly as practicable, to the Owners entitled thereto
or, if the Depositary shall have distributed any warrants or other instruments
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Dollars, then to the holders of such warrants and/or instruments upon surrender
thereof for cancellation. Such distribution may be made upon an averaged or
other practicable basis without regard to any distinctions among Owners on
account of exchange restrictions, the date of delivery of any Receipt or
otherwise and shall be net of any expenses of conversion into Dollars incurred
by the Depositary as provided in Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement.

         If such conversion or distribution can be effected only with the
approval or license of any government or agency thereof, the Depositary shall
file such application for approval or license, if any, as it may deem desirable.
The Company shall not be obligated to make any such filings.

         If at any time the Depositary shall determine that in its judgment any
foreign currency received by the Depositary or the Custodian is not convertible
on a reasonable basis into Dollars transferable to the United States, or if any
approval or license of any government or agency thereof which is required for
such conversion is denied or in the opinion of the Depositary is not obtainable
without excessively burdensome or otherwise unreasonable efforts, or if any such
approval or license is not obtained within a reasonable period as determined by
the Depositary, or if there are foreign exchange controls in place that prohibit
such conversion, the Depositary may distribute the foreign currency (or an
appropriate document evidencing the right to receive such foreign currency)
received by the Depositary to, or in its discretion may hold such foreign
currency uninvested and without liability for interest thereon for the
respective accounts of, the Owners entitled to receive the same.

         If any such conversion of foreign currency, in whole or in part, cannot
be effected for distribution to some of the Owners entitled thereto, the
Depositary may in its discretion make such conversion and distribution in
Dollars to the extent permissible to the Owners entitled thereto and may
distribute the balance of the foreign currency received by the Depositary to, or
hold such balance uninvested and without liability for interest thereon for the
respective accounts of, the Owners entitled thereto.

14.      RIGHTS.

         In the event that the Company shall offer or cause to be offered to the
holders of any Deposited Securities any rights to subscribe for additional
Shares or any rights of any other nature, the Depositary, after Consultation
with the Company, shall have discretion as to the procedure to be followed in
making such rights available to any Owners to them or in disposing of such
rights on behalf of any Owners otherwise entitled to them and making the net
proceeds available to such Owners or, if by the terms of such rights offering or
for any other reason, the Depositary may not either make such rights available
to any Owners or dispose of such rights and make the net proceeds available to
such Owners, then the Depositary shall allow the rights to lapse. If at the time
of the offering of any rights the Depositary determines in its discretion (after
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Company) that it is lawful and feasible to make such rights available to all
Owners or to certain Owners but not to other Owners, the Depositary may
distribute, to any Owner to whom it determines the distribution to be lawful and
feasible, in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares held by such
Owner, warrants or other instruments therefor in such form as it deems
appropriate.

         In circumstances in which rights would otherwise not be distributed, if
an Owner of Receipts requests the distribution of warrants or other instruments
in order to exercise the rights allocable to the American Depositary Shares of
such Owner under the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary will make such rights
available to such Owner upon written notice from the Company to the Depositary
that (a) the Company has elected in its sole discretion to permit such rights to
be exercised and (b) such Owner has executed such documents as the Company has
determined in its sole discretion are reasonably required under applicable law.

         If the Depositary has distributed warrants or other instruments for
rights to all or certain Owners, then upon instruction from such an Owner
pursuant to such warrants or other instruments to the Depositary from such Owner
to exercise such rights, upon payment by such Owner to the Depositary for the
account of such Owner of an amount equal to the purchase price of the Shares to
be received upon the exercise of the rights, and upon payment of the fees and
expenses of the Depositary and any other charges as set forth in such warrants
or other instruments, the Depositary shall, on behalf of such Owner, exercise
the rights and purchase the Shares, and the Company shall cause the Shares so
purchased to be delivered to the Depositary on behalf of such Owner. As agent
for such Owner, the Depositary will cause the Shares so purchased to be
deposited pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Deposit Agreement, and shall, pursuant
to Section 2.3 of the Deposit Agreement, execute and deliver Receipts to such
Owner. In the case of a distribution pursuant to the second paragraph of this
Article, such Receipts shall be legended in accordance with applicable U.S.
laws, and shall be subject to the appropriate restrictions on sale, deposit,
cancellation and transfer under such laws.

         If the Depositary determines in its discretion that it is not lawful
and feasible to make such rights available to all or certain Owners, it may sell
the rights, warrants or other instruments in proportion to the number of
American Depositary Shares held by the Owners to whom it has determined it may
not lawfully or feasibly make such rights available, and allocate the net
proceeds of such sales (net of the fees and expenses of the Depositary as
provided in Section 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement and all taxes and governmental
charges payable in connection with such rights and subject to the terms and
conditions of the Deposit Agreement) for the account of such Owners otherwise
entitled to such rights, warrants or other instruments, upon an averaged or
other practical basis without regard to any distinctions among such Owners
because of exchange restrictions or the date of delivery of any Receipt or
otherwise.

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         The Depositary will not offer rights to Owners unless both the rights
and the securities to which such rights relate are either exempt from
registration under the Securities Act with respect to a distribution to Owners
or are registered under the provisions of the Securities Act; provided, however,
that nothing in the Deposit Agreement shall create any obligation on the part of
the Company to file a registration statement with respect to such rights or
underlying securities or to endeavor to have such a registration statement
declared effective. If an Owner of Receipts requests distribution of warrants or
other instruments, notwithstanding that there has been no such registration
under the Securities Act, the Depositary shall not effect such distribution
unless it has received an opinion from recognized counsel in the United States
for the Company upon which the Depositary may rely that such distribution to
such Owner is exempt from such registration; provided, however, that the Company
shall have no obligation to cause its counsel to issue such opinion at the
request of such Owner.

         The Depositary shall not be responsible for any reasonable failure to
determine that it may be lawful or feasible to make such rights available to
Owners in general or any Owner in particular.

15.      RECORD DATES.

         Whenever any cash dividend or other cash distribution shall become
payable or any distribution other than cash shall be made, or whenever rights
shall be issued with respect to the Deposited Securities, or whenever for any
reason the Depositary causes a change in the number of Shares that are
represented by each American Depositary Share, or whenever the Depositary shall
receive notice of any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited
Securities, or whenever the Depositary shall find it necessary or convenient,
the Depositary shall fix a record date, which date shall be the same date, to
the extent practicable, as the record date for the Deposited Securities or if
different, as close thereto as practicable (a) for the determination of the
Owners of Receipts who shall be (i) entitled to receive such dividend,
distribution or rights or the net proceeds of the sale thereof or (ii) entitled
to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting, (b)
on or after which each American Depositary Share will represent the changed
number of Shares or (c) for any other matter, subject to the provisions of the
Deposit Agreement.

16.      VOTING OF DEPOSITED SECURITIES.

                  Upon receipt of notice of any meeting of holders of Shares or
other Deposited Securities, if requested in writing by the Company the
Depositary shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, mail to the Owners a
notice, the form of which notice shall be in the discretion of the Depositary
and shall contain (a) such information as is contained in such notice of
meeting, and (b) a statement that the Owners as of the close of business on a
specified record date will be entitled, subject to any applicable provision of
Hong Kong and Cayman Islands law and of the Memorandum and Articles of
Association of the Company, to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the
voting rights, if any,

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pertaining to the amount of Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by
their respective American Depositary Shares and (c) a statement as to the manner
in which such instructions may be given, including an express indication that
such instructions may be given or deemed given in accordance with the last
sentence of this paragraph if no instruction is received, to the Depositary to
give a discretionary proxy to a person designated to the Company. Upon the
written request of an Owner of a Receipt on such record date, received on or
before the date established by the Depositary for such purpose (the "Instruction
Date"), the Depositary shall endeavor, in so far as practicable, to vote or
cause to be voted the amount of Shares or other Deposited Securities represented
by the American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt in accordance with
the instructions set forth in such request. The Depositary shall not vote or
attempt to exercise the right to vote that attaches to such Shares or other
Deposited Securities other than in accordance with such instructions or deemed
instructions. If (i) the Company made a request to the Depositary as
contemplated by the first sentence of this paragraph and complied with the
following paragraph and (ii) no instructions are received by the Depositary from
an Owner with respect to any of the Deposited Securities represented by the
American Depositary Shares evidenced by such Owner's Receipts on or before the
Instruction Date, the Depositary shall deem such Owner to have instructed the
Depositary to give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company
with respect to such Deposited Securities and the Depositary shall give a
discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company to vote such Deposited
Securities; provided, however, that no such instruction shall be deemed given
and no such discretionary proxy shall be given with respect to any matter as to
which the Company informs the Depositary (and the Company agrees to provide such
information as promptly as practicable in writing, if applicable) that (x) the
Company does not wish such proxy given, (y) the Company is aware that
substantial opposition exists or (z) such matter materially and adversely
affects the rights of holders of Shares; provided, however, that the Company
will not have any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner resulting from such
notification.

                  In order to give Owners a reasonable opportunity to instruct
the Depositary as to the exercise of voting rights relating to Deposited
Securities, if the Company requests the Depositary to act under the preceding
paragraph, the Company shall give the Depositary notice of any such meeting not
less than 45 days prior to the meeting date.

         There can be no assurance that Owners generally or any Owner in
particular will receive the notice described in the first paragraph of Section
4.7 of the Deposit Agreement sufficiently prior to the Instruction Date to
ensure that the Depositary will vote the Shares or Deposited Securities in
accordance with the provisions of that paragraph.

17.      CHANGES AFFECTING DEPOSITED SECURITIES.

         In circumstances where the provisions of Section 4.3 of the Deposit
Agreement do not apply, upon any change in nominal value, change in par value,
split-up, consolidation

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or any other reclassification of Deposited Securities, or upon any
recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or sale of assets
affecting the Company or to which it is a party, any securities which shall be
received by the Depositary or a Custodian in exchange for or in conversion of or
in respect of Deposited Securities shall be treated as new Deposited Securities
under the Deposit Agreement, and American Depositary Shares shall thenceforth
represent, in addition to the existing Deposited Securities, if any, the new
Deposited Securities so received in exchange or conversion, unless additional
Receipts are delivered pursuant to the following sentence. In any such case the
Depositary may, and shall at the Company's request, execute and deliver
additional Receipts as in the case of a dividend in Shares, or call for the
surrender of outstanding Receipts to be exchanged for new Receipts specifically
describing such new Deposited Securities. Upon the occurrence of any change,
conversion, exchange or other event covered by Section 4.8 of the Deposit
Agreement, the Depositary shall give notice thereof in writing to all Owners if
it affects holdings of American Depositary Shares.

18.      LIABILITY OF THE COMPANY AND DEPOSITARY.

         Neither the Depositary nor the Company nor any of their respective
directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates shall incur any liability
to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of any Receipt, if by reason of any provision
of any present or future law or regulation of the United States, the People's
Republic of China or any other country, or of any governmental or regulatory
authority or stock exchange, or by reason of any provision, present or future,
of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, or by reason of
any provision of any securities issued or distributed by the Company, or any
Offering or distribution thereof or by reason of any act of God or war or
terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the
Company shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from, or be subject to any
civil or criminal penalty on account of, doing or performing any act or thing
which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement or Deposited Securities it is
provided shall be done or performed; nor shall the Depositary or the Company or
any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates
incur any liability to any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Receipt by reason of
any non-performance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act
or thing which by the terms of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall or may
be done or performed, or by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise,
any discretion provided for in the Deposit Agreement. Where, by the terms of a
distribution pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 of the Deposit Agreement, or
an offering or distribution pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Deposit Agreement, or
for any other reason, such distribution or offering may not be made available to
Owners of Receipts, and the Depositary may not dispose of such distribution or
offering on behalf of such Owners and make the net proceeds available to such
Owners, then the Depositary shall not make such distribution or offering, and
shall allow any rights, if applicable, to lapse in each such case without
liability to the Company or the Depositary.

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         Neither the Company nor the Depositary nor any of their directors,
officers, employees, agents or affiliates assumes any obligation or shall be
subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Owners or Beneficial
Owners of Receipts, except that the Company and the Depositary agree to perform
their obligations specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement without
negligence or bad faith. The Depositary shall not be subject to any liability
with respect to the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities. Neither the
Depositary nor the Company shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute
or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited
Securities or in respect of the Receipts that in its opinion may involve it in
expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expenses
and liability shall be furnished as often as may be required, and the Custodian
shall not be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings,
the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the
Depositary nor the Company shall be liable for any action or nonaction by it in
reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any
person presenting Shares for deposit, any Owner or Beneficial Owner of a
Receipt, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to
give such advice or information. The Depositary shall not be liable for any acts
or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a
previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with any matter
arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that
in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises the
Depositary performed its obligations without negligence or bad faith while it
acted as Depositary. The Depositary shall not be responsible for any failure to
carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the
manner in which any such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote, provided
that any such action or nonaction is in good faith. No disclaimer of liability
under the Securities Act is intended by any provision of the Deposit Agreement.

19.      RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF THE DEPOSITARY.

         The Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary under the Deposit
Agreement by written notice of its election so to do delivered to the Company,
such resignation to take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary
and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement. The
Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company by 90 days prior written
notice of such removal, which shall become effective upon the later to occur of
the (i) 90th day after delivery of the notice to the Depositary or (ii) the
appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as
provided in the Deposit Agreement. Whenever the Depositary in its discretion
determines that it is in the best interest of the Owners of Receipts to do so,
it may appoint a substitute or additional custodian or custodians.

20.      AMENDMENT.

         The form of the Receipts and any provisions of the Deposit Agreement
may at any time and from time to time be amended by agreement between the
Company and the Depositary without the consent of Owners and Beneficial Owners
in any respect which

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they may deem necessary or desirable. Any amendment which shall impose or
increase any fees or charges (other than taxes and other governmental charges,
registration fees, cable, telex or facsimile transmission costs, delivery costs
or other such expenses), or which shall otherwise prejudice any substantial
existing right of Owners of Receipts, shall, however, not become effective as to
outstanding Receipts until the expiration of 30 days after notice of such
amendment shall have been given to the Owners of outstanding Receipts. Every
Owner of a Receipt at the time any amendment so becomes effective shall be
deemed, by continuing to hold such Receipt, to consent and agree to such
amendment and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement as amended thereby. In no
event shall any amendment impair the right of the Owner of any Receipt to
surrender such Receipt and receive therefor the Deposited Securities represented
thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law.

21.      TERMINATION OF DEPOSIT AGREEMENT.

         The Depositary shall at any time at the direction of the Company
terminate the Deposit Agreement by mailing notice of such termination to the
Owners of all Receipts then outstanding at least 90 days prior to the date fixed
in such notice for such termination. The Depositary may likewise terminate the
Deposit Agreement by mailing notice of such termination to the Company and the
Owners of all Receipts then outstanding if at any time 90 days shall have
expired after the Depositary shall have delivered to the Company a written
notice of its election to resign and a successor depositary shall not have been
appointed and accepted its appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement. On
and after the date of termination, the Owner of a Receipt will, upon (a)
surrender of such Receipt at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary, (b)
payment of the fee of the Depositary for the surrender of Receipts referred to
in Section 2.5 of the Deposit Agreement and (c) payment of any applicable taxes
or governmental charges, be entitled to delivery, to him or upon his order, of
the amount of Deposited Securities represented by the American Depositary Shares
evidenced by such Receipt. If any Receipts shall remain outstanding after the
date of termination, the Depositary thereafter shall discontinue the
registration of transfers of Receipts, shall suspend the distribution of
dividends to the Owners thereof, and shall not give any further notices or
perform any further acts under the Deposit Agreement, except that the Depositary
shall continue to collect dividends and other distributions pertaining to
Deposited Securities, shall sell rights and other property as provided in the
Deposit Agreement, and shall continue to deliver Deposited Securities, together
with any dividends or other distributions received with respect thereto and the
net proceeds of the sale of any rights or other property, in exchange for
Receipts surrendered to the Depositary (after deducting, in each case, the fee
of the Depositary for the surrender of a Receipt, any expenses for the account
of the Owner of such Receipt in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Deposit Agreement and any applicable taxes or governmental charges). At any time
after the expiration of one year from the date of termination, the Depositary
may sell the Deposited Securities then held under the Deposit Agreement and may
thereafter hold uninvested the net proceeds of any such sale, together with any
other cash then held by it

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thereunder, unsegregated and without liability for interest, for the pro rata
benefit of the Owners of Receipts which have not theretofore been surrendered,
such Owners thereupon becoming general creditors of the Depositary with respect
to such net proceeds. After making such sale, the Depositary shall be discharged
from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement, except for its obligations to
the Company under Section 5.8 of the Deposit Agreement and to account for such
net proceeds and other cash (after deducting, in each case, the fee of the
Depositary for the surrender of a Receipt, any expenses for the account of the
Owner of such Receipt in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Deposit
Agreement, and any applicable taxes or governmental charges). Upon the
termination of the Deposit Agreement, the Company shall be discharged from all
obligations under the Deposit Agreement except for its obligations to the
Depositary under Sections 5.8 and 5.9 of the Deposit Agreement.

22.      DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS.

         Notwithstanding any other provision of this Deposit Agreement, each
Owner and Beneficial Owner agrees to comply with requests from the Company
pursuant to applicable law or the Memorandum and Articles of Association to
provide information, inter alia, as to the capacity in which such Owner or
Beneficial Owner owns American Depositary Shares (and Shares as the case may be)
and regarding the identity of any other person(s) interested in such American
Depositary Shares (and Shares, as the case may be) and the nature of such
interest and various other matters, whether or not they are Owners or Beneficial
Owners at the time of such request. The Depositary agrees to use its reasonable
efforts to forward, upon the reasonable written request of the Company and at
the expense of the Company, any such written request from the Company to the
Owners and to forward, as promptly as practicable, to the Company any such
responses to such requests received by the Depositary. If the Company requests
information from the Depositary, the Custodian or the nominee of either, as the
registered owner of the Shares, the obligations of the Depositary, Custodian or
such nominee, as the case may be, shall be limited to disclosing to the Company
the information contained in the register.

23.      SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; APPOINTMENT OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF
         PROCESS.

         The Company has (i) irrevocably designated and appointed CT Corporation
System, 111 Eighth Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10011, in the State of
New York, as the Company's authorized agent upon which process may be served in
any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Shares or Deposited
Securities, the American Depositary Shares, the Receipts or this Agreement, (ii)
consents and submits to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court in the
State of New York in which any such suit or proceeding may be instituted, and
(iii) agrees that service of process upon said authorized agent shall be deemed
in every respect effective service of process upon the Company in any such suit
or proceeding. The Company agrees to deliver, upon the execution and delivery of
the Deposit Agreement, a written acceptance by such agent of its appointment as
such agent. The Company further agrees to take any and all action,

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including the filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be
necessary to continue such designation and appointment in full force and effect
for so long as any American Depositary Shares or Receipts remain outstanding or
the Deposit Agreement remains in force. In the event the Company fails to
continue such designation and appointment in full force and effect, the Company
hereby waives personal service of process upon it and consents that any such
service of process may be made by certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested, directed to the Company at its address last specified for notices
hereunder, and service so made shall be deemed completed five (5) days after the
same shall have been so mailed.

24.      ARBITRATION.

         In the event the Depositary is advised that a judgment of a court in
the United States court may not be recognized, the following provisions shall
apply:

         (i)      Any controversy, claim or cause of action brought by any party
or parties hereto against any other party or parties hereto arising out of or
relating to the Deposit Agreement shall be settled by arbitration in accordance
with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association,
and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any
court having jurisdiction thereof.

         (ii)     The place of the arbitration shall be the City of New York,
State of New York, United States of America, and the language of the arbitration
shall be English.

         (iii)    The number of arbitrators shall be three, each of whom shall
be disinterested in the dispute or controversy, shall have no connection with
any party thereto, and shall be an attorney experienced in international
securities transactions. Each party shall appoint one arbitrator and the two
arbitrators shall select a third arbitrator who shall serve as chairperson of
the tribunal. If a dispute, controversy or cause of action shall involve more
than two parties, the parties shall attempt to align themselves in two sides
(i.e., claimant and respondent), each of which shall appoint one arbitrator as
if there were only two parties to such dispute, controversy or cause of action.
If either or both parties fail to select an arbitrator, or if such alignment (in
the event there is more than two parties) shall not have occurred, within sixty
(60) calendar days after the initiating party serves the arbitration demand or
the two arbitrators fail to select a third arbitrator within sixty (60) calendar
days of the selection of the second arbitrator, the American Arbitration
Association shall appoint the arbitrator or arbitrators in accordance with its
rules. The parties and the American Arbitration Association may appoint the
arbitrators from among the nationals of any country, whether or not a party is a
national of that country.

         (iv)     The arbitrators shall have no authority to award damages not
measured by the prevailing party's actual damages and shall have no authority to
award any consequential, special or punitive damages, and may not, in any event,
make any ruling,

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finding or award that does not conform to the terms and conditions of the
Deposit Agreement.

         In the event any third-party action or proceeding is instituted against
the Depositary relating to or arising from any act or failure to act by the
Company, the Company hereby submits to the personal jurisdiction of the court or
administrative agency in which such action or proceeding is brought.

25.      COMPLIANCE WITH UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAWS.

         Notwithstanding anything in the Deposit Agreement to the contrary, the
Company and the Depositary each agrees that it will not exercise any rights it
has under the Deposit Agreement to prevent the withdrawal or delivery of
Deposited Securities in a manner which would violate United States securities
laws, including, but not limited to, Section I.A.(1) of the General Instructions
to the Form F-6 Registration Statement, as amended from time to time, under the
Securities Act.

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                                                                     Exhibit 4.2

                                 [LINKTONE LOGO]
NO ______                                                         ______ SHARES

                                  LINKTONE LTD.
         INCORPORATED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

                                 ORDINARY SHARES

                               This Certifies that

       is the owner of _____ fully paid and nonassessable Ordinary Shares,
                       par value US$0.0001 per share, of

                                  LINKTONE LTD.

     (the "Company"), transferable only on the stock transfer books of the
    Company by the holder of record hereof, in person or by his or her duly
       authorized attorney or legal representative, upon the surrender of
                      this Certificate properly endorsed.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate to be executed
     by the signature of its duly authorized officers and has caused its
     corporate seal to be hereunto affixed.

Dated:                        [LINKTONE LTD SEAL GRAPHIC]

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Secretary                              Chairman

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