I, Ronald E. Robison, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of Morgan
Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain
 any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
 a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were
 made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
 this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included
 in this report, and the financial statements on which the
financial information is based, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes
 in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are
required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant
 as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible
 for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
 (as defined in the 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for
 the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
 that material information relating to the registrant, including
its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within
 those entities, particularly during the period in which this report
 is being prepared;

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure
 controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to
the filing date of this report (the Evaluation Date); and

c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as
 of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and
the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons
 performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrants ability to
record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified
for the registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants
 internal controls; and

6. The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated
in this report whether or not there were significant changes in
 internal controls or in other factors that could significantly
affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent
 evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date:  February 27, 2003

/S/ Ronald E. Robison																			___________________________
		Principal Executive Officer