{"id":"court_ctb_1255_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":1255,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":null,"title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION In re:","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\nIn re:\n\nHO WAN KWOK, *et al.*\n\nDebtors.\n\nChapter 11\n\nCase No: 22-50073 (JAM)\n\nRe: ECF Nos. 299 and 728 and 930\n\n## **CONSENT ORDER MODIFYING CONSENT ORDER GRANTING HK INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS (USA) LIMITED, LLC'S MOTION FOR ORDER ESTABLISHING REPAIR RESERVE FOR THE LADY MAY**\n\n Upon the *Motion to Modify Consent Order Granting HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC's Motion for Order Establishing Repair Reserve for the Lady May* (ECF No. 1216, the \"Motion\") filed by HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC (\"HK USA\"), which seeks a modification of this Court's *Consent Order Granting HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC's Motion for Order Establishing Repair Reserve for the Lady May* (ECF No. 930, as modified, the \"Consent Order\") to authorize and direct the Trustee<sup>1</sup> to pay from the Repair Reserve certain operating expenses (the \"Operating Expenses\") for the Lady May; the Court having scheduled a hearing (the \"Hearing\") for January 3, 2023, at 3:30 pm to consider the relief requested by the Motion and any objections thereto; upon further written consent by the Trustee, Ho Wan Kwok, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P., Rui Ma, and Zheng Wu (collectively, the \"Consenting Parties\") to the entry of this Order to (i) release funds in the amount of \\$158,334.28 from the Repair Reserve to pay for unpaid Operating Expenses through November 30, 2022, and (ii) release\n\n<sup>1</sup> Unless expressly defined otherwise, this Order incorporates by reference the definitions of capitalized terms set forth in the Consent Order.\n\nfunds in the amount of \\$140,224 for Operating Expenses that HK USA reasonably projects will be incurred in December 2022 delivered to counsel for HK USA; and upon consideration of the Motion and the relief requested therein appearing to this Court to be necessary and appropriate to provide sufficient funds for the Lady May's Operating Expenses that have been and will be incurred before the Hearing, ensuring that crew salaries and other necessary expenses (such as shore power, internet connectivity, and dockage fees) are paid; due and sufficient notice having been given under the particular circumstances; and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefore, it is hereby:\n\n**ORDERED** that the Consent Order is hereby modified to authorize and direct the Trustee to promptly release \\$298,558.28 (representing \\$158,334.28 for unpaid Operating Expenses through November 30, 2022, plus \\$140,224 in Operating Expenses that HK USA reasonably projects will be incurred in December 2022) from the Repair Reserve to Yachtzoo, the yacht management company for the Lady May;\n\n**ORDERED** that all parties reserve all rights to object to the Motion on or before 4:00 pm on January 2, 2023, including as it relates to the payment of any Operating Expenses for the period after December 31, 2022 from the Repair Reserve, and nothing in this Order or the Consenting Parties' consent to the entry of this Order shall be construed as the Consenting Parties consenting to the relief sought in the Motion;<sup>2</sup>\n\n**ORDERED** that, except as modified herein, the provisions of the Consent Order remains in effect, including but not limited to the handling of any Repair Reserve Excess; and it is finally\n\n<sup>2</sup> For the avoidance of doubt, it is the Trustee's position that, under the Consent Order, the Trustee is under no obligation to release funds from the Repair Reserve to pay Operating Expenses and that, to the extent HK USA desires to use funds in the Repair Reserve to pay Operating Expenses, it must request a release of any Repair Reserve Excess in accordance with the Consent Order after the conclusion of the hearing on the *Application for Prejudgment Remedy* [Adv. Proc. ECF No. 37].\n\n**ORDERED** that the Hearing will proceed as scheduled, subject to further order of this Court.\n\nDated at Bridgeport, Connecticut this 20th day of December, 2022.","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格区破产法院布里奇波特分院）\n\n案由：\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等\n\n债务人。\n\n第11章\n\n案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n\n涉及：ECF Nos. 299、728 及 930\n修改准许 HK INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS (USA) LIMITED, LLC 设立 LADY MAY 号维修准备金动议之同意裁定的同意裁定\n\n鉴于 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC（“HK USA”）提交了《关于修改准许 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC 设立 Lady May 号维修准备金动议之同意裁定的动议》（ECF No. 1216，“动议”），该动议请求修改本法院的《准许 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC 设立 Lady May 号维修准备金动议之同意裁定》（ECF No. 930，经修改后为“同意裁定”），以授权并指示受托人1从维修准备金中支付 Lady May 号的若干运营费用（“运营费用”）；本法院已安排于 2023年1月3日 下午 3:30 举行听证会（“听证会”），以审议动议所请求的救济及针对该动议的任何异议；鉴于受托人、Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）、Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors（无担保债权人官方委员会）、Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.（太盟亚洲机会基金有限公司）、Rui Ma（马蕊）以及 Zheng Wu（吴征）（统称“同意方”）进一步书面同意作出本裁定，以 (i) 从维修准备金中释放金额为 $158,334.28 的资金，用于支付截至 2022年11月30日 未付的运营费用，以及 (ii) 释放\n\n1 除非另有明确定义，本裁定通过引用并入同意裁定中所载的大写术语定义。\n\n金额为 $140,224 的资金用于 HK USA 合理预计将于 2022年12月 发生的运营费用并交付给 HK USA 的律师；且在审议动议后，本法院认为其中所请求的救济对于为 Lady May 号在听证会前已经发生和将要发生的运营费用提供充足资金是必要且适当的，以确保船员工资和其他必要费用（如岸电、互联网连接和停泊费）得到支付；在特定情况下已给予适当且充分的通知；经审慎研议并具备充分理由，特此：\n\n裁定：同意裁定特此予以修改，以授权并指示受托人立即从维修准备金中向 Lady May 号的游艇管理公司 Yachtzoo 释放 $298,558.28（代表截至 2022年11月30日 未付的运营费用 $158,334.28，加上 HK USA 合理预计将于 2022年12月 发生的运营费用 $140,224）；\n\n裁定：所有当事人均保留在 2023年1月2日 下午 4:00 或之前对动议提出异议的一切权利，包括与从维修准备金中支付 2022年12月31日 之后期间的任何运营费用相关的权利，且本裁定中的任何内容或同意方对作出本裁定的同意，均不得解释为同意方同意动议中所寻求的救济；2\n\n裁定：除本裁定修改的内容外，同意裁定的各项规定继续有效，包括但不限于对任何维修准备金超额部分的处理；最后\n\n2 为免生疑义，受托人的立场是：根据同意裁定，受托人没有义务从维修准备金中释放资金以支付运营费用；且在 HK USA 希望使用维修准备金中的资金支付运营费用的范围内，其必须在判决前救济申请 [Adv. Proc. ECF No. 37] 的听证会结束后，根据同意裁定请求释放任何维修准备金超额部分。\n\n裁定：听证会将按计划进行，但须遵守本法院的进一步命令。\n\n2022年12月20日 订于康涅狄格州布里奇波特。","key_entities":["Je","Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok"],"ecf_references":[{"doc_number":37,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":930,"court":"CTB"},{"doc_number":1216,"court":"CTB"}],"word_count":646,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:25:43"}