{"id":"court_ctb_1212_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":1212,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2022-12-07","title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION | -------------------------------------------","summary_zh":"聘请专业机构动议 —— Ho Wan Kwok 破产案（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo），CTB 22-50073 ECF #1212（2022-12-07提交）。第11章受托人 Luc A. Despins 依据《美国破产法》第363(b)条提出动议，申请自2022年11月23日起正式聘请 Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC（EOCS）对「Lady May」号游艇进行检查与评估，并提交了 Dexter White 的支持声明。","summary_en":"Motion to Retain Professional — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB 22-50073, ECF No. 1212 (filed Dec. 7, 2022). Chapter 11 Trustee Luc A. Despins moved pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section 363(b) for entry of an order authorizing the retention and employment of Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC (EOCS) effective November 23, 2022 to provide inspection services for the Lady May yacht.","body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| ------------------------------------------------------  | x           |                         |\n|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|\n| In re:                                                  | :<br>:      | Chapter 11              |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,1                                   | :<br>:      | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n| Debtors.                                                | :<br>:<br>: | (Jointly Administered)  |\n| ------------------------------------------------------x |             |                         |\n\n# **CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE'S MOTION, PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY CODE SECTION 363(b), TO RETAIN ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC TO INSPECT LADY MAY YACHT**\n\nMr. Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as the Chapter 11 Trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the above-captioned chapter 11 case (the \"Chapter 11 Case\") of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), hereby files this Motion (the \"Motion\") for the entry of an order, substantially in the form attached hereto as **Exhibit C**, authorizing the Trustee to retain and employ Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC (\"EOCS\") pursuant to the letter agreement dated December 7, 2022 (the \"Engagement Agreement\"),2 by and between the Trustee and EOCS, to provide inspection services with respect to the Lady May yacht (the \"Lady May\"), effective as of November 23, 2022. In support of this Motion, the Trustee also submits the declaration (the \"White Declaration\") of Dexter White (\"Mr. White\") annexed hereto as **Exhibit B**, and further represents as follows:\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595), Genever Holdings LLC (last four digits of tax identification number: 8202) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee, Genever Holdings LLC, and the Genever Holdings Corporation is Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok (solely for purposes of notices and communications).\n\n<sup>2</sup> A true and correct copy of the Engagement Agreement is attached hereto as **Exhibit A**.\n\n### **JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND STATUTORY BASIS**\n\n1. The Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334 and the *Standing Order of Reference* from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (as amended). This is a core proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157(b).\n\n2. Venue in this District is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409.\n\n3. The statutory basis for the relief requested in this Motion is section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.\n\n### **RELIEF REQUESTED**\n\n4. By this Motion, pursuant to section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Trustee requests the entry of an order, substantially in the form of **Exhibit C** (the \"Proposed Order\") attached hereto, authorizing the Trustee to retain and employ EOCS to provide the Trustee with inspection services with respect to the Lady May.\n\n### **BACKGROUND**\n\n### **A. Lady May and Stipulated Order**\n\n5. On February 3, 2021, the New York County Clerk of Court entered a judgment against the Debtor in the amount of \\$116,402,019.57 (the \"Judgment\") in the litigation styled *Pac. All. Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. v. Kwok*, Index No. 652077/2017 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 9, 2022), before Justice Ostrager in the New York Supreme Court.3 To ensure satisfaction of the Judgment, Justice Ostrager issued multiple orders restraining the Debtor's interest in the Lady May.\n\n<sup>3</sup> Judgment, *Pac. All. Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. v. Kwok*, Index No. 652077/2017 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 3, 2021) (the \"New York Action\"), NYSCEF Doc. No. 716.\n\n6. On February 9, 2022, in connection with the Debtor's moving of, and continuous failure to return, the Lady May, Justice Ostrager issued a final contempt order ordering the Debtor to remit \\$134,000,000 to PAX by February 16, 2022.4\n\n## **B. Chapter 11 Case**\n\n7. On February 15, 2022 (the \"Petition Date\"), the Debtor filed with the Court a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. On March 21, 2022, the United States Trustee appointed an Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the \"Committee\") in the Debtor's Chapter 11 Case.\n\n8. On March 1, 2022, PAX moved for relief from the automatic stay, to institute further proceedings to enforce Justice Ostrager's Final Contempt Order and compel the return of the Lady May from foreign waters.5 On April 11, 2022, HK USA consented to the entry of an order compelling the return of the Lady May to the jurisdiction of this Court,6 and on April 29, 2022, the Court entered its *Stipulated Order Compelling HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC to Transport and Deliver that Certain Yacht, the \"Lady May\"* (the\n\n## \"Stipulated Order\").\n\n9. In accordance with the Stipulated Order and to secure its obligation to deliver the Lady May to the navigable waters of Connecticut, HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC's (\"HK USA\") deposited \\$37 million (the \"Escrow Funds\") with U.S. Bank\n\n<sup>4</sup> Decision and Order on Motion at 4, 10, *Pac. All. Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. v. Kwok*, Index No. 652077/2017 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 9, 2022), NYSCEF Doc. No. 1181 (the \"Final Contempt Order\").\n\n<sup>5</sup> *Motion of Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. for Entry of an Order Confirming the Inapplicability of the Automatic Stay or, in the Alternative, Relief from the Automatic Stay Pursuant to Section 362(d)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code*, ECF No. 57.\n\n<sup>6</sup> *Statement of HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC Regarding Motion of Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. for Entry of an Order Confirming the Inapplicability of the Automatic Stay or, in the Alternative, Relief from the Automatic Stay Pursuant to Section 362(d)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code*, ECF No. 203.\n\nNational Association.7 The Stipulated Order also requires HK USA \"at its sole expense . . . to restore the Lady May to good working order.\"8\n\n10. On July 8, 2022, the Court entered an order [Docket No. 523] granting the appointment of Luc A. Despins as the Trustee in the Chapter 11 Case.\n\n11. On September 23, 2022, HK USA filed its *Motion for Order Establishing a Repair Reserve for the Lady May* [Docket No. 728] (the \"Repair Reserve Motion\") which sought, among other things, to establish a repair reserve of funds to return the Lady May to good working order.\n\n12. On October 7, 2022, the Court entered the *Consent Order Granting HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC's Motion for Order Establishing Repair Reserve for the Lady May* [Docket No. 930] (the \"Repair Reserve Order\") granting the Repair Reserve Motion, and establishing a repair reserve equaling \\$4 million (the \"Repair Reserve Amount\"). The Repair Reserve Order requires the Trustee to hold the Repair Reserve Amount in escrow \"solely for the purpose of securing the completion of the service, maintenance, and repairs required to be performed to restore the Lady May to good working order in accordance with the Stipulated Order.\"9\n\n13. The Repair Reserve Order also provides the Trustee with the right, after receiving a certification from HK USA certifying that the required repairs to the Lady May have been completed, to \"timely inspect the Lady May to confirm the completion of the corresponding Required Repairs (each, the 'Trustee Inspection,' and, the final Trustee Inspection after the\n\n<sup>7</sup> Stipulated Order at ¶¶ 1, 3, 11.\n\n<sup>8</sup> *Id.* at 11.\n\n<sup>9</sup> Repair Reserve Order ¶ i.\n\ncompletion of all Required Repairs, the 'Final Trustee Inspection').\"10 Finally, the Repair Reserve Order states that \"[a]ny costs associated with a Trustee Inspection shall be borne by the Debtor's estate.\"11\n\n14. In connection with the Trustee's obligation to secure the completion of the repairs required to restore the Lady May to good working order, and the Trustee's right to perform an inspection the Lady May, the Trustee requires a third party with the relevant expertise to inspect the Lady May.\n\n## **EOCS' QUALIFICATIONS**\n\n15. EOCS's services include engineering, design-build processes, program management, operations performance and assessments, facility assessments, improvements and certification, nuclear engineering and compliance, incident investigation, and marine surveys. Mr. White, President and CEO of EOCS, has spent the last four decades as a shipbuilder and operating engineer, leading teams to resolve operational problems, through root-cause analysis, mapping, and developing design and operational changes. Mr. White has participated in and overseen the testing for seaworthiness, certification, and delivery of hundreds of sea vessels, including 50 U.S. Navy submarines. He hold a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Shipyard Management from the University of New Haven, and has held a United States Coast Guard Master Captain's License. Mr. White is also a member of the Association of Certified Marine Surveyors, the International Association of Marine Investigators, the Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, and the American Society of Naval Engineers.\n\n<sup>10</sup> *Id.* ¶ ix.\n\n<sup>11</sup> *Id.*\n\n16. Additionally, EOCS and Mr. White are already familiar with the Lady May, as they performed an inspection of the Lady May on July 13, 2022 on behalf of PAX as called for in the Stipulated Order.12 Thus, EOCS and Mr. White are particularly well qualified to conduct the necessary inspections of the Lady May.\n\n## **SCOPE OF SERVICES13**\n\n17. Subject to approval by the Court, the Trustee proposes to retain EOCS to provide Mr. White to perform an inspection of the Lady May in connection with the Trustee's rights and obligations under the Repair Reserve Order (the \"Inspection Services\"). As part of the Inspection Services, Mr. White may, among other things, conduct a visual inspection of the Lady May's engine room, midship hold, anchor locker, tender stowage, galley and crew quarters, owner and guest accommodations, salon, dining room, bar, bridge, decks, and freeboard above the waterline. The Inspection Services may also include:\n\n- a) preparing and analyzing expert reports;\n- b) participating in meetings and telephone consultations;\n- c) giving deposition testimony;\n- d) testifying in court; and\n- e) providing other services as specified by the Trustee.\n\n18. The Trustee submits that the foregoing Inspection Services are necessary to ensure the Lady May is in good working order in accordance with the Repair Reserve Order, so as to maximize the value of the estate.\n\n<sup>12</sup> Stipulated Order ¶ 11.\n\n<sup>13</sup> The following summary of the Engagement Agreement is qualified, in its entirety, by the terms of Engagement Agreement, attached hereto as **Exhibit A**.\n\n### **EOCS' DISINTERESTEDNESS**\n\n19. To the best of the Trustee's knowledge in reliance upon the White Declaration, and except as disclosed therein, neither Mr. White nor EOCS, nor any member or associate thereof, represents professionally, or has any connection with, the Trustee, the Debtor, his creditors,14 any other party-in-interest, their respective attorneys and accountants, the United States Trustee, or any person employed in the Office of the United States Trustee.\n\n### **TERMS OF RETENTION**\n\n20. As provided in the Repair Reserve Order, and in accordance with the terms of the Engagement Agreement, EOCS will be paid by the Debtor's estate for the services of Mr. White at the rate of \\$175 (USD) per hour, plus travel costs at the rate of \\$50 (USD) per hour.\n\n### **FEE PROCESS**\n\n21. The Trustee requests authorization that, in lieu of filing fee applications, the Trustee be authorized to file a notice with the Court attaching EOCS' invoices for the Inspection Services. Parties in interest will then have fourteen (14) days to object to such invoices. If no timely objections are filed with the Court, the Trustee is authorized to pay such invoices without further Court order. If any timely objections are filed, the Trustee may file a response to such objection(s) within seven (7) days thereafter, after which the Court will rule on the matter (the aforementioned process in connection with the EOCS invoices the \"EOCS Fee Protocol\"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the EOCS Fee Protocol shall only apply as long as fees for any consecutive three (3) month period do not exceed \\$30,000 and the aggregate amount of fees do not exceed \\$50,000. If EOCS' fees over any consecutive three (3) month period exceed \\$30,000, or the aggregate fees exceed \\$50,000, then EOCS will file a fee application with the Court.\n\n<sup>14</sup> As noted above and in the White Declaration, EOCS has previously inspected the Lady May on behalf of PAX as called for in the Stipulated Order.\n\n### **BASIS FOR RELIEF REQUESTED**\n\n22. The Trustee requests that the Court authorize and approve his entry into the Engagement Agreement pursuant to section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code. Under applicable case law in this and other circuits, if a debtor's or trustee's proposed use of its assets pursuant to section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code represents a reasonable business judgment on the part of the debtor, such use should be approved. *See, e.g.*, *Comm. of Equity Sec. Holders v. Lionel Corp. (In re Lionel Corp.)*, 722 F.2d 1063, 1070 (2d Cir. 1983) (\"The rule we adopt requires that a judge determining a § 363(b) application expressly find from the evidence presented before him at the hearing a good business reason to grant such an application.\"); *Comm. of Asbestos-Related Litigants v. Johns-Manville Corp. (In re Johns-Manville Corp.)*, 60 B.R. 612, 616 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1986) (\"Where the debtor articulates a reasonable basis for its business decisions (as distinct from a decision made arbitrarily or capriciously), courts will generally not entertain objections to the debtor's conduct\").\n\n23. The Trustee's payment of EOCS' fees (in accordance with the terms of the Engagement Agreement) is a sound exercise of the Trustee's business judgment. Mr. White has extensive experience inspecting yachts, and as discussed above is already familiar with the workings and condition of the Lady May. The Trustee believes that EOCS and Mr. White are the highly qualified to provide the inspection services contemplated under the Repair Reserve Order. In light of the foregoing, the Trustee believe that the retention of EOCS is appropriate and in the best interests of the Debtor's estate and his creditors.\n\n24. For all the reasons, the Trustee submits that the payment of EOCS' fees on the terms set forth in the Engagement Agreement is reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances.\n\n### **NOTICE**\n\n25. Notice of this Motion has been given to the United States Trustee, the Debtor, the Committee, and, by electronic filing utilizing the Court's electronic filing (\"CM/ECF\") system, to all appearing parties who utilize the CM/ECF system.\n\n## **NO PRIOR REQUEST**\n\n26. No prior request for the relief sought in the Motion has been made to this or any other Court.\n\n[*Remainder of page intentionally left blank.*]\n\nWHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, the Trustee requests that the Court enter the\n\nProposed Order, substantially in the form attached hereto are **Exhibit C**, granting the Motion and such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.\n\nDated: December 8, 2022 LUC A. DESPINS, New Haven, Connecticut CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE\n\nBy: /s/ Douglas S. Skalka\n\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616) Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 821-2000 dskalka@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n*and*\n\nNicholas A. Bassett (admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n *and*\n\nAvram E. Luft (admitted *pro hac vice*) Douglass Barron (admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 aviluft@paulhastings.com douglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n\n*Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee*\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1212 Filed 12/09/22 Entered 12/09/22 09:35:57 Page 11 of 34\n\n## **EXHIBIT A**\n\n**Engagement Agreement**\n\n-\n-\n-\n-\n\n-\n-\n- -\n\t-\n\t-\n\t-\n\n-\n-\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1212 Filed 12/09/22 Entered 12/09/22 09:35:57 Page 16 of 34\n\n## **EXHIBIT B**\n\n**White Declaration**\n\n# **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| ------------------------------------------------------  | x           |                         |\n|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|\n| In re:                                                  | :<br>:      | Chapter 11              |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,1                                   | :<br>:      | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n| Debtors.                                                | :<br>:<br>: | (Jointly Administered)  |\n| ------------------------------------------------------x |             |                         |\n\n# **DECLARATION OF DEXTER WHITE IN SUPPORT OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE'S MOTION, PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY CODE SECTION 363(b) TO RETAIN ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC TO INSPECT LADY MAY YACHT**\n\nI, Dexter White, under penalty of perjury, declare as follows:\n\n1. I am the President and CEO of Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC (\"EOCS\"), an engineering and operations consultancy based in Connecticut located at 16 Whitehall Pond Mystic, CT 06355. I make this declaration (the \"Declaration\") in support of the *Chapter 11 Trustee's Motion to Retain Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC to Inspect Lady May Yacht* (the \"Motion\"), in the chapter 11 case (the \"Chapter 11 Case\") of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\").\n\n2. I oversee the provision of EOCS's services, which include engineering, design-\n\nbuild processes, program management, operations performance and assessments, facility\n\nassessments, improvements and certification, nuclear engineering and compliance, incident\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595), Genever Holdings LLC (last four digits of tax identification number: 8202) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee, Genever Holdings LLC, and the Genever Holdings Corporation is Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok (solely for purposes of notices and communications).\n\ninvestigation, and marine surveys. I have spent the last four decades as a shipbuilder and operating engineer, leading teams to resolve operational problems, through root-cause analysis, mapping, and developing design and operational changes. I have participated in and overseen the testing for seaworthiness, certification, and delivery of hundreds of sea vessels, including 50 U.S. Navy submarines. I hold a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Shipyard Management from the University of New Haven, and have held a United States Coast Guard Master Captain's License. I am a member of the Association of Certified Marine Surveyors, the International Association of Marine Investigators, the Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, and the American Society of Naval Engineers.\n\n3. My company EOCS was retained by Mr. Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as the Chapter 11 Trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the Chapter 11 Case of the Debtor to assist in performing an inspection to assess the condition of the Lady May. Unless otherwise indicated below, I have personal knowledge of the matters set forth below, and if called as a witness, I could and would testify competently thereto.\n\n4. In connection with the Trustee's obligation to secure the completion of the repairs required to restore the Lady May to good working order, and the Trustee's right to perform an inspection of the Lady May, I have been retained by the Trustee to inspect the Lady May and advise the Court whether it has been restored to good working order.\n\n27. As part of my inspection of the Lady May, I will, among other things, conduct a visual inspection of the Lady May's engine room, midship hold, anchor locker, tender stowage, galley and crew quarters, owner and guest accommodations, salon, dining room, bar, bridge, decks, and freeboard above the waterline. Additionally, as part of my services for the Trustee, I may:\n\n- a) prepare and analyze expert reports;\n- b) participate in meetings and telephone consultations;\n- c) give deposition testimony;\n- d) testify in court; and\n- e) provide other services as specified by the Trustee.\n\n5. EOCS charges for my services at a rate of \\$175 (USD) per hour, plus travel costs at the rate of \\$50 (USD) per hour.\n\n6. To the best of my knowledge and belief after due inquiry, other than my previous work inspecting the Lady May on behalf of PAX, I have no connection with the Trustee, Debtor, his creditors, any other party-in-interest, their respective attorneys and accountants, the United States Trustee, or any person employed in the Office of the United States Trustee as have been identified to me by Paul Hastings LLP.\n\n7. I attach to this Declaration, as Schedule 1, a consolidated list of parties in interest in connection with the Chapter 11 Cases that has been produced by Paul Hastings LLP and provided to me before signing this Declaration that I am informed includes:\n\n- a. parties listed as creditors, executory contract counterparties, and codebtors on the Debtor's Schedules D, F, G, and H [Docket No. 78];\n- b. parties listed on the Debtor's Statement of Financial Affairs (\"SOFA\") [Docket No. 77], including (i) as recipients of payments within 90 days prior to the filing of the chapter 11 case (SOFA Part 3, Question 6); (ii) parties involved in litigation in which the Debtor is a party (SOFA Part 4, Question 9); and businesses owned by the Debtor (SOFA Part 11, Question 27).\n- c. parties and counsel filing notice of appearances in the Debtor's chapter 11 case;\n\nd. the Court and personnel of the office of the United States Trustee; and\n\ne. other parties in interest that I have become aware of as a result of the Trustee's ongoing investigation of the Debtor's assets.\n\n8. I maintain records of my current and former clients and, with respect to any engagement, adverse persons. Before signing this Declaration, I have checked against such records all of the names listed on Schedule 1 (collectively, the \"Interested Parties\").\n\n9. To the best of my knowledge and belief, other than my previous work inspecting the Lady May on behalf of PAX, I have no relationship or connection with the Interested Parties or with any other creditor of the Debtor.\n\n10. While I have made a diligent effort to ascertain the identity of any connections or potential conflicts with the Interested Parties, to the extent that any additional information comes to light, I will review, disclose, and resolve any conflict or adverse interests that may appear.\n\n11. Based on the foregoing, insofar as I have been able to ascertain based on the information currently available to me: (a) I have no connection with the Debtor, his creditors, the U.S. Trustee, any person employed in the office of the U.S. Trustee, or any other party with an actual or potential interest in the Chapter 11 Case or their respective attorneys or accountants; and (b) (i) I am not a creditor, equity security holder, or insider of the Debtor or his affiliates, (ii) I have not been, within two years before the Petition Date, a director, officer, or employee of the Debtor or his affiliates, and (iii) I have no interest materially adverse to the interests of the Debtor's estate or any class of creditors or equity security holders by reason of any direct or indirect relationship to, connection with, or interest in the Debtor, or for any other reason. Therefore, I understand from my discussions with Paul Hastings LLP that this means I am a\n\n\"disinterested person\" within the meaning of section 101(14) of the Bankruptcy Code, as\n\nmodified by section 1107(b).\n\nPursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the above statements are true and correct.\n\nDated: December 7, 2022, at Mystic, Connecticut\n\n*/s/*\n\nDexter White\n\n## **SCHEDULE 1**\n\n### **SCHEDULE OF PARTIES IN INTEREST**\n\n### **20 LARGEST UNSECURED CREDITORS**\n\nPACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY GOLDEN SPRING NEW YORK RUI MA CHENG JIAN WU JIAN SHE NING YE GUO BAOSHENG YAN LAN & WU ZHENG HONG QI QU NAN TONG SI JIAN JIAN GONG YAN ZHAO YUA HUA ZHUANG SHI LIEHONG ZHUANG/XIAO YAN ZHU WEICAN MENG/BOXUN INC. SAMUEL NUNBERG LAMP CAPITAL LLC JUN CHEN AKA JONATHAN HO YUE HUA ZHU SHI XIONG XIAN WEI YE HUIZEN WANG\n\n### **DEBTOR, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CERTAIN RELATED ENTITIES**\n\nHO WAN KWOK (A.K.A MILES GWOK, MILES GUO AND WENGUI GUO) HING CH NGOK/YUE QINGZHI QIANG GUO MEI GUO/MEI GUI HK INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS (USA) LIMITED, LLC BRAVO LUCK LIMITED GENEVER HOLDINGS CORPORATION GENEVER HOLDINGS LLC\n\n### **BANKRUPTCY JUDGE AND U.S. TRUSTEE PERSONNEL**\n\nHONORABLE JULIE A. MANNING WILLIAM HARRINGTON KIM L. MCCABE HOLLEY CLAIBORN JOSEPH H. FLAMINI ERIN HOGAN STEVEN MACKEY FRANK MARINO JENNIFER J. MOREY NICOLE NEELY SHARON WARNER JOHN GERVAIS\n\n**OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES**\n\n7 NOD HILL LLC, 7 STAR EAST NY LLC AAGV LIMITED ABRAMS FENSTERMAN, LLP ACA CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED ACA INVESTMENT FUND ACA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD. ACASS CANADA LTD. 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ZHANG WEI ZHENG WU (A/K/A BRUNO WA) ZHENGJUN DONG ZIBA LIMITED\n\n# **EXHIBIT C**\n\n**Proposed Order**\n\n## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| ------------------------------------------------------  | x           |                         |\n|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|\n| In re:                                                  | :<br>:      | Chapter 11              |\n| HO WAN KWOK, et al.,1                                   | :<br>:      | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n| Debtors.                                                | :<br>:<br>: | (Jointly Administered)  |\n| ------------------------------------------------------x |             |                         |\n\n# **ORDER GRANTING CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE'S MOTION TO RETAIN ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC TO INSPECT LADY MAY YACHT**\n\nUpon the motion (the \"Motion\")2 of the Trustee for the entry of an order authorizing the Trustee to retain EOCS, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Engagement Agreement, to authorize and approve, pursuant to section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Trustee's entry into the Engagement Agreement, all as more fully set forth in the Motion; and upon consideration of the White Declaration; and it appearing that this Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334 and the Standing Order of Reference from the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (as amended); and consideration of the Motion and the relief requested therein being a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b); and venue being proper in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409; and the Court having found that that it may enter a final order consistent with Article III of the United\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595), Genever Holdings LLC (last four digits of tax identification number: 8202) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee, Genever Holdings LLC, and the Genever Holdings Corporation is Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok (solely for purposes of notices and communications).\n\n<sup>2</sup> Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Motion.\n\nStates Constitution; and due and sufficient notice of the Motion having been given; and it appearing that no other or further notice need be provided; and the Court having found and determined that the legal and factual bases set forth in the Motion establish just cause for the relief granted herein; and it appearing that the relief requested by the Motion is in the best interest of the Debtor's estate and creditors; and upon all of the proceedings had before the Court and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefor, itis hereby ORDERED THAT:\n\n1. The Motion is granted as set forth herein.\n\n2. The Trustee is authorized to retain and employ EOCS effective as of November 23, 2022 on the terms set forth in the Motion and, the White Declaration.\n\n3. EOCS is authorized to perform those services described in the Motion.\n\n4. The Debtor's estate shall be responsible for EOCS' compensation and reimbursement of expenses in the Chapter 11 Case.\n\n5. In lieu of filing fee applications, the Trustee is authorized to file a notice with the Court attaching EOCS' invoices for the Inspection Services. Parties in interest shall then have fourteen (14) days to object to such invoices. If no timely objections are filed with the Court, the Trustee is authorized to pay such invoices without further Court order. If any timely objections are filed, the Trustee may file a response to such objection(s) within seven (7) days thereafter, after which the Court will rule on the matter (the aforementioned process in connection with the EOCS invoices, the \"EOCS Fee Protocol\"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the EOCS Fee Protocol shall only apply as long as fees for any consecutive three (3) month period do not exceed \\$30,000 and the aggregate amount of fees does not exceed \\$50,000. If EOCS' fees over any consecutive three (3) month period exceed \\$30,000, or the aggregate fees exceed \\$50,000, then EOCS shall file a fee application with the Court.\n\n6. Allowance of any compensation for EOCS shall be limited to the extent of services actually performed, and expenses actually incurred.\n\n7. Pursuant to section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Trustee's entry into the Engagement Agreement is hereby authorized and approved.\n\n8. The Trustee is authorized and empowered to take all actions necessary to effectuate the relief granted in this Order.\n\n9. The requirements of the Local Bankruptcy Rules are satisfied by the contents of the Motion.\n\n10. The terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry notwithstanding the possible applicability of Bankruptcy Rules 6004(g), 7062 or 9014.\n\n11. To the extent the Motion and the White Declaration are inconsistent with this Order, the terms of this Order shall govern.\n\n12. The terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry.\n\n13. This Court shall retain jurisdiction with respect to all matters arising from or related to the implementation, interpretation, and enforcement of this Order.\n\n## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n|                           | x |                            |\n|---------------------------|---|----------------------------|\n|                           | : |                            |\n| In re:                    | : | CHAPTER 11                 |\n|                           | : |                            |\n| 1<br>HO WAN KWOK, et al., | : | CASE NO. 22-50073<br>(JAM) |\n|                           | : |                            |\n| Debtors.                  | : | Jointly Administered       |\n|                           | x |                            |\n\n# **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nThe undersigned hereby certifies that on December 9, 2022 the foregoing Application was\n\nfiled electronically. Notice of this filing will be sent by e-mail to all parties by operation of the\n\nCourt's electronic filing system or by mail to anyone unable to accept electronic filing pursuant to\n\nthe Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the Court's system.\n\nDated: December 9, 2022 LUC A. DESPINS,\n\nNew Haven, Connecticut CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE\n\nBy: /s/Douglas S. Skalka Douglas S. Skalka (ct00616) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 821-2000 dskalka@npmlaw.com\n\n<sup>1</sup> The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595), Genever Holdings LLC (last four digits of tax identification number: 8202) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee, Genever Holdings LLC, and the Genever Holdings Corporation is Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok (solely for purposes of notices and communications).","body_zh":"美国康涅狄格联邦破产法院 布里奇波特分部\n\n------------------------------------------------------　x\n\n关于：　:\n:　第11章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，1　:\n:　案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。　:\n:\n:　（合并管理）\n\n第11章受托人根据《破产法》第363(b)条提出的动议，请求聘用 ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC 对 LADY MAY 游艇进行检查\n\nLuc A. Despins 先生以其作为上述第11章案件（以下简称“第11章案件”）中由法院指定的第11章受托人（以下简称“受托人”）的身份，就 Ho Wan Kwok（以下简称“债务人”）一案，特此提交本动议（以下简称“本动议”），请求作出一项实质上采用随附附件C所载形式的命令，授权受托人根据受托人与 Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC（以下简称“EOCS”）于 December 7, 2022 签订的协议函（以下简称“委托协议”）2，聘用并雇用 EOCS，自 November 23, 2022 起就 Lady May 游艇（以下简称“Lady May”）提供检查服务。为支持本动议，受托人还提交 Dexter White（以下简称“White 先生”）的声明（以下简称“White 声明”），该声明作为附件B附后，并进一步陈述如下：\n\n1 本第11章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（又名 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及众多其他化名）（税务识别号后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号后四位：8202）及 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 及 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166，收件人为 Luc A. Despins，作为 Ho Wan Kwok 遗产的受托人（仅为通知和通信之目的）。\n\n2 委托协议的真实、正确副本作为附件A附后。\n\n管辖权、审判地及法定依据\n\n1. 法院根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 和 1334，以及 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut（康涅狄格联邦地区法院）作出的移送常设命令（经修订），对本事项具有管辖权。本事项属于 28 U.S.C. § 157(b) 所指的核心程序。\n\n2. 根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 和 1409，本地区为适格审判地。\n\n3. 本动议所请求救济的法定依据为《破产法》第363(b)条。\n\n请求的救济\n\n4. 受托人通过本动议，根据《破产法》第363(b)条，请求作出一项实质上采用随附附件C所载形式的命令（以下简称“拟议命令”），授权受托人聘用并雇用 EOCS，就 Lady May 向受托人提供检查服务。\n\n背景\n\nA. Lady May 及约定命令\n\n5. On February 3, 2021，New York County Clerk of Court（纽约县法院书记官）在由 New York Supreme Court（纽约州最高法院）Ostrager 法官审理的案件 Pac. All. Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.（太平洋联盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙） v. Kwok, Index No. 652077/2017 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 9, 2022) 中，对债务人登记金额为 $116,402,019.57 的判决（以下简称“判决”）。3 为确保判决得到履行，Ostrager 法官作出多项命令，限制债务人对 Lady May 的权益。\n\n3 Judgment, Pac. All. Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. v. Kwok, Index No. 652077/2017 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 3, 2021)（以下简称“纽约诉讼”）, NYSCEF Doc. No. 716。\n\n6. On February 9, 2022，就债务人移走 Lady May 及持续未能将其返还一事，Ostrager 法官作出最终藐视法庭命令，责令债务人于 February 16, 2022 前向 PAX 支付 $134,000,000。4\n\nB. 第11章案件\n\n7. On February 15, 2022（以下简称“申请日”），债务人向法院提交了根据《破产法》第11章请求救济的自愿申请。On March 21, 2022，United States Trustee（美国受托人）在债务人的第11章案件中指定了无担保债权人正式委员会（以下简称“委员会”）。\n\n8. On March 1, 2022，PAX 提出解除自动中止的动议，以启动进一步程序执行 Ostrager 法官的最终藐视法庭命令，并强制将 Lady May 从外国水域返还。5 On April 11, 2022，HK USA（美国香港国际基金投资有限公司）同意作出一项命令，强制将 Lady May 返还至本法院管辖范围内，6 而 On April 29, 2022，法院作出其《强制 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC 运送并交付该游艇“Lady May”的约定命令》（以下简称“约定命令”）。\n\n9. 根据约定命令，并为担保其将 Lady May 交付至康涅狄格州可通航水域的义务，HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC（以下简称“HK USA”）向 U.S. Bank National Association（美国合众银行全国协会）存入 $37 million（以下简称“托管资金”）。7 约定命令还要求 HK USA“自负全部费用……将 Lady May 恢复至良好工作状态。”8\n\n10. On July 8, 2022，法院作出命令 [Docket No. 523]，批准在第11章案件中指定 Luc A. Despins 为受托人。\n\n11. On September 23, 2022，HK USA 提交其《关于为 Lady May 设立维修准备金的命令动议》[Docket No. 728]（以下简称“维修准备金动议”），该动议请求的事项包括设立维修资金准备金，以将 Lady May 恢复至良好工作状态。\n\n12. On October 7, 2022，法院作出《同意准许 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC 关于为 Lady May 设立维修准备金的命令动议的命令》[Docket No. 930]（以下简称“维修准备金命令”），准许维修准备金动议，并设立金额为 $4 million 的维修准备金（以下简称“维修准备金额”）。维修准备金命令要求受托人将维修准备金额托管，“仅用于担保按照约定命令，为将 Lady May 恢复至良好工作状态而必须完成的服务、维护和维修工作。”9\n\n13. 维修准备金命令还规定，受托人在收到 HK USA 出具的证明 Lady May 所需维修已经完成的证明后，有权“及时检查 Lady May，以确认相应所需维修工作的完成情况（每次均称为‘受托人检查’，以及在所有所需维修工作完成后进行的最终受托人检查，称为‘最终受托人检查’）。”10 最后，维修准备金命令规定，“[与任何受托人检查相关的任何费用应由债务人遗产承担。”11\n\n14. 就受托人担保完成将 Lady May 恢复至良好工作状态所需维修的义务，以及受托人对 Lady May 进行检查的权利而言，受托人需要一名具备相关专业知识的第三方对 Lady May 进行检查。\n\nEOCS 的资格\n\n15. EOCS 的服务包括工程、设计建造流程、项目管理、运营绩效和评估、设施评估、改进和认证、核工程和合规、事故调查以及海事勘测。White 先生为 EOCS 的总裁兼首席执行官，在过去四十年间一直担任造船商和运营工程师，领导团队通过根本原因分析、制图以及制定设计和运营变更来解决运营问题。White 先生曾参与并监督数百艘海船的适航性、认证和交付测试，其中包括 50 艘 U.S. Navy（美国海军）潜艇。他拥有 University of New Haven（纽黑文大学）工商管理和船厂管理学士学位，并曾持有 United States Coast Guard（美国海岸警卫队）船长执照。White 先生还是 Association of Certified Marine Surveyors（认证海事检验师协会）、International Association of Marine Investigators（国际海事调查员协会）、Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers（造船师与海洋工程师协会）及 American Society of Naval Engineers（美国海军工程师协会）的成员。\n\n10 Id. ¶ ix。\n\n11 Id。\n\n16. 此外，EOCS 和 White 先生已熟悉 Lady May，因为他们曾代表 PAX 于 July 13, 2022 按照约定命令的要求对 Lady May 进行检查。12 因此，EOCS 和 White 先生尤其有资格对 Lady May 进行必要检查。\n\n服务范围13\n\n17. 经法院批准后，受托人拟聘用 EOCS，由 White 先生就受托人在维修准备金命令下的权利和义务对 Lady May 进行检查（以下简称“检查服务”）。作为检查服务的一部分，White 先生可进行的工作包括对 Lady May 的机舱、中部船舱、锚链舱、小艇存放处、厨房和船员舱、船东和宾客住宿区、沙龙、餐厅、酒吧、驾驶台、甲板以及水线以上干舷进行目视检查。检查服务还可包括：\n\na) 编制和分析专家报告；\n\nb) 参加会议和电话咨询；\n\nc) 提供证言笔录证词；\n\nd) 在法庭作证；以及\n\ne) 按受托人指定提供其他服务。\n\n18. 受托人主张，上述检查服务对于确保 Lady May 按照维修准备金命令处于良好工作状态是必要的，从而最大化遗产价值。\n\n12 Stipulated Order ¶ 11。\n\n13 以下对委托协议的概述全部以作为附件A附后的委托协议条款为准。\n\nEOCS 的无利害关系性\n\n19. 据受托人所知，并依据 White 声明，除其中披露者外，White 先生、EOCS 及其任何成员或关联人，均未专业性地代表受托人、债务人、其债权人，14 任何其他利害关系方、其各自律师和会计师、美国受托人，或任何受雇于美国受托人办公室的人员，亦与其不存在任何关联。\n\n聘用条款\n\n20. 如维修准备金命令所规定，并根据委托协议条款，债务人遗产将按每小时 $175 (USD) 的费率支付 White 先生的服务费用，另按每小时 $50 (USD) 的费率支付差旅费用。\n\n费用程序\n\n21. 受托人请求授权，以受托人向法院提交通知并附上EOCS（Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC，工程运营与认证服务有限责任公司）就检验服务开具的发票的方式，代替提交费用申请。利害关系方随后将有十四（14）日时间对该等发票提出异议。如未及时向法院提交异议，受托人获授权无需进一步法院命令即可支付该等发票。如及时提交任何异议，受托人可在其后七（7）日内对该等异议提交答复，之后法院将就该事项作出裁定（上述与EOCS发票有关的程序称为“EOCS费用程序”）。尽管有上述规定，EOCS费用程序仅在任何连续三（3）个月期间的费用不超过\\$30,000且费用总额不超过\\$50,000的情况下适用。如果EOCS在任何连续三（3）个月期间的费用超过\\$30,000，或费用总额超过\\$50,000，则EOCS将向法院提交费用申请。\n\n14 如上文及White Declaration（怀特声明）所述，EOCS此前曾按照Stipulated Order（约定命令）的要求代表PAX检验Lady May（“Lady May”游艇）。\n\n请求救济的依据\n\n22. 受托人请求法院根据《破产法》第363(b)条授权并批准其订立委任协议。根据本巡回区及其他巡回区适用的判例法，如债务人或受托人根据《破产法》第363(b)条拟议使用其资产体现了债务人的合理商业判断，则应当批准该等使用。参见，例如，Comm. of Equity Sec. Holders v. Lionel Corp. (In re Lionel Corp.), 722 F.2d 1063, 1070 (2d Cir. 1983)（“我们采纳的规则要求，法官在审理§ 363(b)申请时，应根据庭审中向其提交的证据明确认定，准许该申请具有良好的商业理由。”）；Comm. of Asbestos-Related Litigants v. Johns-Manville Corp. (In re Johns-Manville Corp.), 60 B.R. 612, 616 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1986)（“如债务人为其商业决定阐明合理依据（而非任意或反复无常作出的决定），法院通常不会受理对债务人行为的异议。”）。\n\n23. 受托人支付EOCS的费用（依照委任协议的条款）是对受托人商业判断的合理行使。White先生在检验游艇方面具有丰富经验，并且如上所述，已熟悉Lady May的运作状况及状况。受托人认为，EOCS及White先生具备很高资质，能够提供维修准备金命令所设想的检验服务。鉴于上述情况，受托人认为，聘用EOCS是适当的，且符合债务人财产及其债权人的最佳利益。\n\n24. 基于上述所有理由，受托人主张，按照委任协议规定的条款支付EOCS费用，在该等情形下是合理且适当的。\n\n通知\n\n25. 本动议的通知已送达United States Trustee（美国受托人）、债务人、委员会，以及通过使用法院电子提交（“CM/ECF”）系统进行电子提交的方式送达所有使用CM/ECF系统的出庭当事人。\n\n此前未提出请求\n\n26. 此前未向本院或任何其他法院提出过本动议所请求的救济。\n\n[本页其余部分故意留白。]\n\n因此，基于上述理由，受托人请求法院作出\n\n拟议命令，其形式与作为附件C随附于本文件的拟议命令基本相同，准许本动议及法院认为公正和适当的其他及进一步救济。\n\n日期：December 8, 2022                    LUC A. DESPINS（卢克·A·德斯平斯），New Haven, Connecticut                    第11章受托人\n\n签署人：/s/ Douglas S. Skalka\n\nDouglas S. Skalka（道格拉斯·S·斯卡尔卡）(ct00616)\nPatrick R. Linsey（帕特里克·R·林赛）(ct29437)\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.（纽伯特、佩佩与蒙蒂思律师事务所）\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 821-2000\ndskalka@npmlaw.com\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n以及\n\nNicholas A. Bassett（尼古拉斯·A·巴塞特）(admitted pro hac vice)\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP（保罗·黑斯廷斯律师事务所）\n2050 M Street NW\nWashington, D.C., 20036\n(202) 551-1902\nnicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n以及\n\nAvram E. Luft（阿夫拉姆·E·卢夫特）(admitted pro hac vice)\nDouglass Barron（道格拉斯·巴伦）(admitted pro hac vice)\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP（保罗·黑斯廷斯律师事务所）\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, New York 10166\n(212) 318-6079\naviluft@paulhastings.com\ndouglassbarron@paulhastings.com\n\n第11章受托人律师\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1212 Filed 12/09/22 Entered 12/09/22 09:35:57 Page 11 of 34\n\n附件A\n\n委任协议\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1212 Filed 12/09/22 Entered 12/09/22 09:35:57 Page 16 of 34\n\n附件B\n\nWhite Declaration（怀特声明）\n\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（康涅狄格地区美国破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\n------------------------------------------------------　x\n\n关于：　：\n：　第11章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等人，1　：\n：　案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。　：\n：\n：　（联合管理）\n\nDEXTER WHITE（德克斯特·怀特）支持第11章受托人根据《破产法》第363(b)条聘用ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC（工程运营与认证服务有限责任公司）检验LADY MAY游艇之动议的声明\n\n本人，Dexter White（德克斯特·怀特），在伪证处罚的约束下，声明如下：\n\n1. 本人系Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC（“EOCS”）的总裁兼首席执行官，该公司是一家位于Connecticut（康涅狄格州）的工程和运营咨询公司，地址为16 Whitehall Pond Mystic, CT 06355。本人作出本声明（以下简称“声明”），以支持第11章受托人聘用Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC检验Lady May游艇之动议（以下简称“动议”）；该动议涉及Ho Wan Kwok（以下简称“债务人”）的第11章案件（以下简称“第11章案件”）。\n\n2. 本人监督EOCS服务的提供，该等服务包括工程、设计—\n\n建造流程、项目管理、运营绩效和评估、设施\n\n评估、改进和认证、核工程和合规、事故\n\n调查以及海事勘验。本人在过去四十年中一直担任造船商及运营工程师，带领团队通过根本原因分析、制图以及制定设计和运营变更，解决运营问题。本人曾参与并监督数百艘海船的适航性测试、认证和交付，包括50艘U.S. Navy（美国海军）潜艇。本人拥有University of New Haven（纽黑文大学）工商管理和船厂管理学士学位，并曾持有United States Coast Guard（美国海岸警卫队）船长执照。本人是Association of Certified Marine Surveyors（认证海事勘验师协会）、International Association of Marine Investigators（国际海事调查员协会）、Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers（造船师与海洋工程师协会）以及American Society of Naval Engineers（美国海军工程师协会）的成员。\n\n3. 本人的公司EOCS受Luc A. Despins先生以债务人第11章案件中获任命的第11章受托人（以下简称“受托人”）身份聘用，以协助实施检验，评估Lady May的状况。除非下文另有说明，本人对下述事项具有亲身了解；如被传唤作为证人，本人能够并将就此作出胜任的证言。\n\n4. 就受托人确保完成使Lady May恢复良好工作状态所需维修的义务，以及受托人对Lady May进行检验的权利而言，受托人已聘用本人检验Lady May，并向法院说明其是否已恢复良好工作状态。\n\n4. 作为本人对Lady May检验的一部分，本人将进行的工作包括对Lady May的机舱、中部货舱、锚链舱、小艇存放处、厨房和船员舱、船东和宾客住宿区、沙龙、餐厅、酒吧、驾驶台、甲板及水线以上干舷进行目视检验。此外，作为本人为受托人提供服务的一部分，本人可以：\n\na) 编制和分析专家报告；\n\nb) 参加会议和电话咨询；\n\nc) 提供证言笔录；\n\nd) 出庭作证；以及\n\ne) 提供受托人指定的其他服务。\n\n5. EOCS就本人的服务按每小时\\$175 (USD)收费，另按每小时\\$50 (USD)收取差旅费用。\n\n6. 在经适当调查后，据本人所知及所信，除本人此前代表PAX检验Lady May的工作外，本人与受托人、债务人、其债权人、任何其他利害关系方、其各自的律师和会计师、United States Trustee，或United States Trustee办公室中由Paul Hastings LLP向本人确认的任何受雇人员，均不存在任何关联。\n\n7. 本人将一份与第11章案件有关的利害关系方汇总名单作为附表1附于本声明；该名单由Paul Hastings LLP制作，并在本人签署本声明前提供给本人。本人获悉，该名单包括：\n\na. 债务人附表D、F、G和H中列为债权人、待履行合同相对方及共同债务人的各方[Docket No. 78]；\n\nb. 债务人财务状况说明书（“SOFA”）[Docket No. 77]中列明的各方，包括：(i) 在第11章案件提交前90日内收取付款的人员（SOFA第3部分，第6问）；(ii) 债务人作为一方当事人所涉诉讼中的各方（SOFA第4部分，第9问）；以及债务人拥有的企业（SOFA第11部分，第27问）。\n\nc. 在债务人的第11章案件中提交出庭通知的各方及律师；\n\nd. 法院及United States Trustee办公室的人员；以及\n\ne. 因受托人对债务人资产进行持续调查而本人知悉的其他利害关系方。\n\n8. 本人保存本人现有及过往客户的记录，以及就任何委任而言不利方的记录。在签署本声明前，本人已根据该等记录核查附表1所列的全部姓名（统称“利害关系方”）。\n\n9. 据本人所知及所信，除本人此前代表PAX检验Lady May的工作外，本人与利害关系方或债务人的任何其他债权人均不存在任何关系或关联。\n\n10. 尽管本人已尽力查明与利害关系方存在的任何关联或潜在冲突的身份，但如发现任何其他信息，本人将审查、披露并解决任何可能出现的冲突或不利利益。\n\n11. 基于上述情况，且在本人能够根据目前可获得的信息查明的范围内：(a) 本人与债务人、其债权人、U.S. Trustee、U.S. Trustee办公室中任何受雇人员，或在第11章案件中拥有实际或潜在利益的任何其他方，或其各自的律师或会计师，均不存在任何关联；以及(b)(i) 本人不是债务人或其关联方的债权人、股权证券持有人或内部人，(ii) 在请愿日之前两年内，本人未曾担任债务人或其关联方的董事、高级职员或雇员，且(iii) 本人因与债务人的任何直接或间接关系、关联或利益，或因任何其他原因，对债务人财产或任何类别债权人或股权证券持有人的利益不存在实质性不利利益。因此，本人从与Paul Hastings LLP的讨论中理解，这意味着本人是一名\n\n《破产法典》第101(14)条所称的“无利害关系人”，并经第1107(b)条修正。\n\n根据28 U.S.C. § 1746，本人谨在伪证罪处罚的约束下声明，上述陈述真实、正确。\n\n日期：December 7, 2022，地点：Mystic, Connecticut\n\n/s/\n\nDexter White\n附表1\n利害关系人名单\n20名最大无担保债权人\n\nPACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY GOLDEN SPRING NEW YORK RUI MA CHENG JIAN WU JIAN SHE NING YE GUO BAOSHENG YAN LAN & WU ZHENG HONG QI QU NAN TONG SI JIAN JIAN GONG YAN ZHAO YUA HUA ZHUANG SHI LIEHONG ZHUANG/XIAO YAN ZHU WEICAN MENG/BOXUN INC. 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Despins，作为 Ho Wan Kwok 财产的受托人（仅为通知和通信之目的）。\n\n2 本文所用但未定义的大写术语，应具有该动议中赋予其的含义。\n\n1. 该动议按本裁定所述予以准许。\n\n2. 授权受托人自 November 23, 2022 起，按照该动议及 White 声明所载条款聘用 EOCS。\n\n3. 授权 EOCS 提供该动议所述服务。\n\n4. 债务人财产应负责支付 EOCS 在第11章案件中的报酬及费用偿还。\n\n5. 受托人获授权以向本院提交通知并附上 EOCS 就检验服务出具的发票的方式，代替提交费用申请。利害关系人随后应有十四（14）日对该等发票提出异议。如未及时向本院提交异议，受托人获授权无需本院进一步命令即可支付该等发票。如及时提交任何异议，受托人可于其后七（7）日内对该等异议提交答复，之后本院将就该事项作出裁决（上述与 EOCS 发票有关的程序，下称“EOCS 费用程序”）。尽管有前述规定，EOCS 费用程序仅在任何连续三（3）个月期间的费用不超过 $30,000，且费用总额不超过 $50,000 的情况下适用。如 EOCS 在任何连续三（3）个月期间的费用超过 $30,000，或费用总额超过 $50,000，则 EOCS 应向本院提交费用申请。\n\n6. 对 EOCS 的任何报酬批准，应限于实际提供的服务及实际发生的费用。\n\n7. 根据《破产法典》第363(b)条，现授权并批准受托人订立该委聘协议。\n\n8. 授权并赋予受托人采取一切必要行动以落实本裁定所准许的救济之权力。\n\n9. 该动议的内容已满足当地破产规则的要求。\n\n10. 尽管 Bankruptcy Rules 6004(g)、7062 或 9014 可能适用，本裁定的条款和条件应在作出后立即生效并可执行。\n\n11. 如本动议及 White Declaration（怀特声明）与本裁定不一致，以本裁定的条款为准。\n\n12. 本裁定的条款和条件自录入之日起立即生效并可执行。\n\n13. 对于因实施、解释和执行本裁定而产生或与之相关的所有事项，本法院保留管辖权。\n\n美国康涅狄格州联邦破产法院布里奇波特分院\n\nx\n\n关于：　：　第11章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等，　：　案号：22-50073\n(JAM)\n\n债务人。　：　合并管理\nx\n送达证明\n\n下列签署人特此证明，前述申请已于 December 9, 2022 以电子方式提交。\n\n本次提交的通知将通过法院电子提交系统以电子邮件发送给所有当事人，或根据电子提交通知以邮寄方式发送给任何无法接受电子提交者。当事人可通过法院系统查阅本次提交。\n\n日期：December 9, 2022　LUC A. 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