UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                  FORM 8-K

                               Current Report
                   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):   October 24, 2005


                     ADVANCED BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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           (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 
        Delaware                    0-13337                  22-2497491        
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 (State of Incorporation)        (Commission File         (IRS Employer
                                  Number)                  Identification No.)


             136-14 Northern Blvd., Suite 8E, Flushing, NY 11354
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                  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                (718) 359-6866     
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                        Registrant's Telephone Number
                                   


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Item 5.02 Departure of Director; Election of Director

     On October 24, 2005 Ming Liu submitted his resignation from his
position as a member of the Board of Directors and as Corporate Secretary
for Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. 

     On October 24, 2005 the Board of Directors elected Hongjun Si to serve
as a member of the Board of Directors.  Mr. Si is the Chief Technology
Officer of Advanced Battery's subsidiary, Heilongjiang ZhongQiang Power-Tech
Co., Ltd.


                                  SIGNATURES
                    
     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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                        ADVANCED BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


Dated: October 25, 2005                 By: /s/ Zhiguo Fu 
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                                        Zhiguo Fu
                                        Chief Executive Officer