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Highland Ridge, Inc. - Exhibit 10.9 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

Exhibit 10.9

No. 

 

 

 

Labor Contract 

(full time) 
 

 

 

Party A: Anhui Tec Tower Ltd. 
Party B: Debin Chen 

 

 

Made by Department of Labour and Social Security of Anhui
Province 

Contract Notes 

1. Employers and workers should guarantee to provide real and
effective information related to signing and fulfilment of the labor contract
(‘contract’ hereinafter)to the other party. 

2. If the term of the contract is more than three months while
less than one year, the probation period shall not exceed one month; if the
contract is for more than one year while less than three years, the probation
period shall not exceed two months; if the contract is of fixed-term and more
than three years, or of no fixed term, the probation period shall not exceed six
months. 

If the term of the contract is to complete a certain task or
less than three months, there shall not stipulate a probation period. 

The probation period is included in the contract period. If the
contract only stipulates a probation period, there should no probation period
and the stipulated time is the term of the contract. 

The salary of the employee in probation period shall not be
less than the lowest level of the same job post or not less than 80 percent of
the agreed contract salary, which shall not be less than the local minimum wage.

3. When the employee proposes or agrees to renew or enter into
a contract, if one of the following circumstances exists, a non-fixed term
contract should be entered into by the employer and employee, except for the
employee proposes a fixed term contract: 
(a) The employee has continuously
worked for employer for no less than ten years; 
(b) When the employer
implements the labor contract system for the first time or the re-establishment
of state-owned enterprise leads to restructure labor contracts, the employee has
continuously worked for employer for no less than ten years and has less than
ten years left over from the mandatory retirement age. 
(c)The employee has
consecutively signed fixed-term contract twice with employer, and he does not
have the same situatuons of Article 39 and the 1st and 2nd
item of Article 40, Labor Contract Law, he would renew the contract. 

4. Except for agreed period of service and competitive
restrictions, the employer shall not contract liquidated damages borne by
employee. 

	Party
      A(Employer)              
      Name: Anhui Tec Tower Ltd. 
	               
                         
                 Address: Anhui Jinde New
      Bridge Industrial Park 
	               
                         
                 Labor and employment registration
      certificate No.: ________ 
	               
                         
                 Legal representative (People in
      charge): Chun Lu 
	               
                         
                 Tel.:0563-8023488 
	Party
      B(Employee):            
      Name Debin Chen Gender Male 
	               
                         
                 Date of Birth March
      12th,1971 Highest Degree Bachelor
  
	               
                         
                 Registered permanent residence
      Shenzhen 
	               
                         
                 ID Card No.
      320831197103123818 
	               
                         
                 Current residential address
      Wuhan Wuchang Wanke City Garden C4-302 
	               
                         
                 Mailing Address: Wuhan
      Wuchang Wanke City Garden C4-302 
	               
                         
                 Tel.:13603077047
  

This Contract is signed on a basis of equality, voluntariness,
consensus and good faith by and between both parties in accordance to the Labor
Law of the People's Republic of China and the Labor Contract Law of the People's
Republic of China and other regulations. 

I Term of Contract 

1) Choose 1 as the way to give contract term 

1 Fixed term: The term of this contract shall commence on
1st September,2009, and shall continue until
31st Augustt,2013.
Among which, probation period from dd mm yy to dd mm yy.

2. Non fixed term: The term of this contract shall commence on
dd mm yy. Among which, probation period from dd mm yy to dd mm
yy. 

3. To complete a certain task as contract term, commencing on
dd mm yy until the completion of tasks only. The completion is marked by
_______. 

II Job description and workplace 

2) Party B agrees to hold the position of _____located in _____
according to Party A’s requirement. 

3) Party B shall timely finish the quantity of work defined by
Party A and reach the required standards. 

III Working hours and vacations 

4) Party B’s position is in ____ working schedule system 

1. Standard work schedule system: Party B’s daily working time
is not more than eight hours, not more than 40 hours per week. 

2. Integrated work schedule system: In the cycle of caculating
intergrated working time, the average daily working hours and average weekly
working hours do not exceed the statutory standard working hours. 

3. Irregular working system 

The jobs implementing integrated work schedule system or
irregular working system shall be subject to approval of labor administrative
department. 

5) Due to work requirements, Party A can extend working hours
after consultation with union and Party B, generally not more than 1 hour a day;
If there is a need for special reasons to extend the working hours, in the
condition of keeping Party B in good health, the extended working hours per day
shall not exceed 3 hours, and not more than 36 hours per month. 

6) Party A shall ensure that Party B enjoy all the rights of
holidays and vacations under the State regulations during the contract period.

III Labor remuneration 

7) In accordance with national, provincial relevant
regulations, and its own economic benefit and production and management
features, Party A can establish its own salary distribution system. Party A
shall determine Party B’s salary level according to the distribution system,
Party B’s postion and skill level ,and Party B’s performance. 

8) Party B’s salary during probation period is RMB ______per
month. 

When Party B’s probation expires, Party A shall determine Party
B’s salary in accordance with its own salary distribution system through the way
of ____: 1. Hourly rate. Party B’s salary is RMB _____/ month, with performance
pay (bonuses) and other kind of things paid according to Party A’s salary
distribution system and Party B’s contribution. 

2. Piece rate. Party A shall establish a scientific and
rational labor standards, each piece is priced at RMB ______. 

3. Other ways_______RMB 800,000 annual salary

9) Party A shall pay Party B’s labor remuneration monthly in
monetary form, the monthly pay day is ____. 

10) Within the period of this contract, Party B's salary
adjustment shall be determined in accordance with the salary distribution system
and employer’s collective contract. 

11) If Party A arrage Party B to extend the working hours, or
to work on off days or statutory holidays, Party A should rearrange Party B’s
rest time or pay the overtime wages according to the relevant law. 

VI Social insurance and welfare benefits 

12) In the duration of contract, both parties must participate
in social insurance in accordance with the relevant national and provincial
provisions, and pay social insurance premiums in full and on time, in which the
part which should be paid by Party B under the law shall be withhleld and
remitted by Party A from the payment of Party B’s salary. 

13) If Party B suffers from occupational diseases or injuries
at work, his remuneration and benefits shall be determined according to
national, provincial relevant regulations. 

14) If Party B is ill or injuriies out of work, his
remuneration and benefits shall be determined according to national, provincial
and employer’s collective contract relevant regulations. 

15)If Party B dies related with work, or dies related with
illness or non-work reasons, his remuneration and benefits shall be determined
according to national, provincial relevant regulations. 

16) Party B’s other benefits shall be determined according to
national, provincial and employer’s collective contract relevant regulations.

V Labor protection, working conditions and occupational hazards

17) Party A shall faithfully fulfill the obligation of
disclosure to the Party B as to potential occupational hazards of the job, and
Party B shall perform labor safety and health education to prevent accidents in
the labor process and to reduce occupational hazards. 

18) Party A should strictly implement national and provincial
regulations of labor safety, labor protection, occupational health and other
regulations, and provide Party B with safe and healthy labor conditions and necessary labor protection
supplies which comply with national requirements to protect the safety and
health of Party B. 

19) Party B must be in strict compliance with safety operating
procedures in the process of work. Party B have the right to refuse the
directives against regulations and forced risk-taking operations from the
management staff of Party A. 

20) Party B should provide protection to Party A according to
the special protection regualtions of the state on women and minor workers.
Party A shall carry out regular occupational health examinations on Party B
arranged in contact with occupational hazard operations by Party A. 

VI Fulfilment and changes of the contract 

21) Both parties should fully implement their respective
obligations in accordance with this contract and law. 

22) Upon Party A and Party B’s mutual agreement, the agreed
part in this contract can be changed in written form. 

VII Discharge and termination of the contract 

23) The termination of this contract between Party A and Party
B and the financial compensation payments shall be implemented in accordance
with reugulations of Labor Contract Law and other relevant provisions. 

24) Party A shall issue Party B the evidence of termination of
the contract when both parties terminate the contract, and Party A also have to
handle the transfer of Party B’s archive and social insurance relationship
within 15 days. 

Party B shall handle work handover according to agreed
arrangement by both parties. If Party A needs to pay economic compensation to
Party B in accordance with the relevant provisions of the contract, Party A
should handle the payment during work handover. VIII Disputes 25) If a dispute
arises when Party A and Party B carry out this contract, both parties should try
to settle it through consultations; If the agreement can not be reached, they
can apply for mediation, arbitration or litigation. 

IX Others 

26) Other agreed items 

According to the post characteristics and company’s salary
distribution system, this employee’s salary is determined by the fixed salary
plus evaluation. This employee's annual pay is eight hundred thousand Chinese
Yuan, in which the fixed amount is five hundred thousand Chinese Yuan and the
evaluation amount is three hundred thousand Chinese Yuan. The evaluation amount
is paid upon the annual business completion of the employee. 

Upon agreement, both parties agree to modify the contract
signed on dd mm yy: 

	Part A(Seal) 	Party B (Signature) 
	  	  
	Legal or authorized Representative 	  
	(Signature and Seal) 	  
	Date: dd mm yy 	Date: dd mm yy 
	Labor Contract Renewal Section 	  

27) During the contract period, Party B should promptly informs
Party A of its changes of residential address, contact telephone number, mailing
address and so on. 

28) The unaddressed matters relating to this contract shall be
handled in accordance with national, provincial and other relevant regulations.
During the contract period, if part of this contract disagrees with the
national, provincial new requirements, the related matters should be handled
according to the new provisions. 

29) The contract is in duplicate, Party A and Party B each have
one copy. 

30) The contract is the basis to establish a labor relation and
deal with labor disputes, which should be kept properly by both parties. 

	Part A(Seal) /s/ Anhui Tec Tower Ltd.	Party B (Signature) /s/ Debin
      Chen
	                          
      Anhui Tec Tower Ltd.	                                       
      Debin Chen
	Legal or authorized Representative 	  
	(Signature and Seal) 	  
	Date: 1st September 2009	Date: 1st September
2009
	/s/ Chun Lu	 
	      Chun Lu	 

Labor Contract Change Section

The previous signed contract between Party A and Party B has
expired on dd mm yy. Both parties will renew the contract with mutual
consent. 

1.Fixed term: The term of this contract shall commence on dd
mm yy, and shall continue until dd mm yy. 

2.Non fixed term: The term of this contract shall commence on
dd mm yy. 

3.To complete a certain task as contract term, commencing on
dd mm yy until the completion of tasks only. The completion is marked by
_______. 

Other agreed items between both parties:_______

 

	Part A(Seal) 	Party B (Signature) 
	  	  
	Legal or authorized Representative 	  
	(Signature and Seal) 	  
	Date: dd mm yy 	Date: dd mm yyHighland Ridge, Inc. - Exhibit 10.11 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

Exhibit 10.11 

Contract No.: 

Technology Transfer (Patent
Exploitation License) Contract

Title of the Project: A NewValve Spring Disassembly
Device 

Transferee (Party A): Anhui Tec
Tower Ltd [安徽泰科铁塔有限公司]

Transferor (Party B): Anhui University of Technology and Science
[安徽工程科技学院]

Date of Contract/Signing: June 25, 2009 

Place of Contract/Signing: Anhui University of
Technology and Science 

Term of Validity: Five Years 

Filling Instruction 

	1. 	
               
      This Contract is amended based on the sample technology transfer contract
      (patent exploitation license) printed and circulated by the Ministry of
      Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, and is
      recommended to the contracted parties for reference.

	 	 
	2. 	
               
      This Contract note is applicable for the contract signed under the
      condition that transferor (patentee or authorizer) allows patent
      exploitation by transferee within prescribed field with payment delivered
      by the latter for the patent usage.

	 	 
	3. 	
               
      List relevant parties as Transfer or Transferee (page enhancement) in the
      contract in accordance with their respective roles in case more than two
      participants involved.

	 	 
	4. 	
      The Parties may amend this Contract in respect of any
      unsolved matter. Any amendment and supplemental agreement to this Contract
      shall constitute an integral part of this Contract.

	 	 
	5. 	
               
      The Parties shall mark out “None” for the relevant terms which require no
      filling as agreed.

Technology Transfer (Patent
Exploitation License) Contract

Transferee (Party A): Anhui Tec Tower Ltd 

Business Address: Xinqiao
Industry Zone, Jingde County, Anhui Province 

Legal Representative: LU Chun
[陆淳]

Project Coordinator: LI Jun 
[李军]

Contact Information: Xinqiao
Industry Zone, Jingde County, Anhui Province 

Contact Address: Xinqiao Industry
Zone, Jingde County, Anhui Province 

Tel: (86 563) 802 3488
Fax: (86 563) 802 3488 

Email: tec2007@163.com

Transferor (Party B): Anhui University of Technology
and Science 

Business Address: No.8, East Zheshan Road, Wuhu City,
Anhui Province 

Legal Representative: GAN Hong
[干洪]

Project Coordinator: GAO Hong
[高洪]

Contact Information: _________________

Contact Address: Department of Mechanics, Anhui
University of Technology and Science, No.8 East Zheshan Road, Wuhu City,
Anhui Province 

Tel: (86 553) 286 5606 Fax:
  (86 553) 287 1252

Email: gaohong0706@sina.com 

This Contract stipulates that Party B allows Party A to exploit
its proprietary utility model patent “A New-model Valve Spring
Tool” through exclusive license (exclusive license, sole license,
common license, cross license, sub-license), and Party A to be assigned
exploitation of the patent. Based on the justice and willingness and in
compliance with the “Contract Law of the People's Republic of China”, after
friendly negotiation both parties reached below agreement and shall abide:

Article 1 Contracted Patent Right of Exclusive License:

	 	1. 	
      Utility Model Patent (Patent for Invention,
      Utility Model Patent, Design Patent)

	 	2. 	
      Inventor/ Designer: GAO
      Hong

	 	3. 	
      Patentee: Anhui University of Technology and
      Science

	 	4. 	
      Date issued: 17 June, 2009

	 	5. 	
      Patent No.: ZL200820185653.1

	 	6. 	
      Duration of Patent: Ten Years

	 	7. 	
      Patent annuities paid up until 17 June,
  2010

Article 2 General situations of the patent exploitation
or licensing by Party B before this Contract enters into effect: exploitation of
the patent by Party B (time, place, mode, and scope): 

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Article 3 Party B permits the patent exploitation by Party
  A through means as well as within the scope and duration as below:

	 	1. 	
      Mode for Exploitation: Exclusive License

	 	2. 	
      Scope for Exploitation: In the Industry

	 	3. 	
      Duration for Exploitation: Five
  Years

Article 4 Party B shall provide below technology materials
  to guarantee the effectiveness of the patent exploitation by Party A:

	 	1. 	
      Technology materials for the patent
      exploitation

	 	2. 	
      xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Article 5 Time, Place and Means for Technology Materials
Delivery by Party B:

	 	1. 	
      Time for Delivery:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

	 	2. 	
      Place for Delivery:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

	 	3. 	
      Means for Delivery:
  xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Article 6 Party B shall provide below technology services
  and guidance to guarantee the effectiveness of the patent exploitation by Party
  A:

	 	1. 	
      Content of Technology Service and Guidance:
      xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

	 	2. 	
      Methods for Technology Service and Guidance:
      xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Article 7 The Parties reach the following standards and
methods for acceptance checks in terms of the patent exploitation and know-how
transfer as well as technology service and guidance providing by Party B:

	 	1. 	
      xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

	 	2. 	
      xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Article 8 Amount of Patent Royalty and Payment:

	 	1. 	
      Total Amount of Patent Royalty: RMB 3,000 in
      cash

	 	 	 	 
	 	2. 	
      Party A shall deliver single payment (single
      payment, payment by installment, payment of royalties) to Party B.
      Specified payment means and time are as below:

	 	 	 	 
	 		(1) 	
      xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

	 	 	 	 
	 		(2) 	
      xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Business Bank/ Bank Address/ Bank
Account of Party B: 

Business Bank:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Bank Address: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Bank Account: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Article 9 Party B shall guarantee its patent licensing
not to infringe the legal rights and interests of any third party. In case a
third party files a lawsuit against Party A over the patent infringement, Party
B shall xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. 

Article 10 Party B shall maintain the validity of this
  patent right within the duration of this Contract, and is subject to pay penal
  sum or compensation to Party A when held responsible for any termination of
  the patent right.

Party B shall compensate Party A on conditions that the patent
is nullified by the relevant state administrative department for patent; Party B
may not return the prepaid patent royalty to Party A, however. 

Article 11 All disputes arising out of performance of,
or relating to this contract, shall be settled amicably through friendly
negotiation; if failed, the Parties shall adopt the approach of
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: 

	 	1. 	
      Submit to xxxxx arbitration committee for
      arbitration

	 	2. 	
      File a lawsuit to the People's Court in accordance with
      laws

Article 12 This Contract is executed in
quintuplicate, and of equal legal effect. 

Article 13 This Contract shall take into effect upon
signing and sealing of the Parties. 

Party A: Anhui Tec Tower Ltd (Seal) 

Legal Representative/ Entrusted Agent: _/s/ Lu
Chun______________
(Signature) 
                                                                                 
Lu Chun 

Year_2009__Month_6__Date_25__ 

Party B: Anhui University of Technology and Science
(Seal) 

Legal Representative/ Entrusted Agent: _/s/ Gan
Hong____________ (Signature)

                                                                                 
Gan Hong

Year_2009__Month_6__Date_25__

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