Sales and Purchase Contract

Exhibit 10.8

Sales and Purchase Contract

Ref. No: HT-2005-12004  

Date: 28^th December, 2005

Venue : Shenyang, PRC    

This contract is signed between:

Party A		: I.R.E. Corporation Limited
		(Now Known As “Sapphire Corporation Limited”)
		(hereinafter called Party A)
Address		: 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx #00-00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx 000000
Legal Representative : TEO Xxxxx Xxxx

Party B		: Silverstrand International Holdings Limited
		(hereinafter called Party B)
Address		: Xxxxxx X-X 00/X Xxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx XxxxXxxx
Legal Representative : WANG Xx Xxxx

1. Background of Transaction

Shenyang Xinchao Property Co. Ltd is a Sino-Foreign joint venture corporation with a registered initial capital of RMB 100 million. The purpose of the formation of the company is the development of a “Xita Project”, a real

estate development project. Party A is a foreign shareholder of this company with 30% share equity, i.e., XXX 00 million. Party A shall now transfer this share equity to Party B. After the transfer of such share equity, Party B shall become the foreign Partner of Shenyang Xinchao Property Co. Ltd. This contract is hereby signed between both Parties with a fair justification.

2. Price of Transaction

Both Parties agreed that the transaction is free.

3. Terms of Payment

After the transaction of the share equity, Party B becomes the foreign Partner of Shenyang Xinchao Property Co. Ltd, holding 30% share equity. Therefore, a XXX 00 million equity capital should be paid according to the “Shenyang Xinchao Property Co. Ltd. Contract” and “the Memorandum of Shenyang Xinchao Property Co. Ltd.”.

4. Force Majeure

Should any term of this contract is not performed by either Party owing to “Force Majeure” such as fire, flooding, earthquake, etc., both Parties shall negotiate, and hence, may delay the execution of the contract.

5. Arbitration

All disputes arising from the performance of, or relating to this Contract, shall be settled amicably through negotiation. In case no settlement can be reached through negotiation, the case shall then be submitted to the People’s Court of China for arbitration in accordance with its arbitration laws.

6. Others

Additional terms of this Contract shall be agreed upon by both Parties through negotiations. This contract is written in both Chinese and English. Both language versions are equally legitimate. This Contract is written in four originals; each Party holds two.

Signed by Party A, I.R.E. Corporation Limited

                          (Now Known As “Sapphire Corporation Limited”)

Representative: TEO Xxxxx Xxxx (authorized signature)

Signed by Party B, Silverstrand International Holdings Limited

Representative: WANG Xx Xxxx (authorized signature)