UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

~~Form~~FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 ~~UNDER~~

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of ~~January~~May 2016

Commission File Number: 000-53776

China Metro-Rural Holdings Limited

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Suite 2204, 22/F Sun Life Tower,

The Gateway, 15 Canton Road,

Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

(Address of principal executive ~~office~~offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ¨ No x¨

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The information included in ~~the~~this Report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the ~~registration~~following ~~statements~~Registration Statements on Form F-3: (File No. 333-171825 and File No. 333-184774).

~~Entry~~China ~~into~~Metro-Rural ~~Related~~Holdings ~~Party~~Limited ~~Loan~~announces ~~Agreements~~Plan for Going-Private

OnChina ~~January 20,~~Metro-Rural ~~2016,~~Holdings ~~the~~Limited ~~Company~~announces ~~entered into a HK$ loan agreement with one of~~ its ~~major~~plans ~~shareholders,~~for ~~under~~going-private ~~which~~or ~~the major shareholder extended an amount of HK$50,000,000 to the Company~~privatization. ~~The~~For ~~term~~more ~~of this loan is from January 20~~information, ~~2016~~please refer to ~~January 19,~~exhibit ~~2017~~99.1 ~~This loan was obtained by the Company in order to repay maturing interest and for daily working capital and bears an~~furnished ~~interest rate of 15% per annum with interest payable semi-annually~~herewith.

~~The~~1 terms of this HK$ loan agreement (the “Affiliate Transaction”) was reviewed by the Company’s Audit Committee which determined that the Affiliate Transaction was in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole and our the Company’s Board and the Audit Committee each approved the Affiliate Transaction on January 20, 2016.

~~SIGNATURES~~SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 20, 2016		CHINA METRO-RURAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
	By	/s/ Sio Kam Seng
		Sio Kam Seng Executive Director and Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer


CHINA METRO-RURAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

By:		/s/ Sio Kam Seng
Name:		Sio Kam Seng
Title:		Executive Director and Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 20, 2016

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number		Description

Exhibit 99.1		Press release dated May 20, 2016 regarding plan for going-private or privatization.

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