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x |\n\n## **MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE, PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY CODE SECTION 363(b), TO EXPAND SCOPE OF RETENTION OF ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC TO INCLUDE CONSULTATION SERVICES RELATED TO OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE LADY MAY**\n\nLuc A. Despins, in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the chapter 11 case (the \"Chapter 11 Case\") of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), respectfully submits this motion (the \"Motion\") for entry of an order, substantially in the form attached hereto as **Exhibit 1** (the \"Proposed Order\"), pursuant to section 363(b) of title 11 of the United States Code (the \"Bankruptcy Code\"), expanding, effective as of March 15, 2023, the scope of the retention of Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC (\"EOCS\") to provide consultation services related to the operation and maintenance of the Lady May in accordance with the letter agreement, dated as of March 15, 2023 (the \"Updated Engagement Agreement\"),2 and granting related relief. For the avoidance of doubt, except as modified by the Proposed\n\n1 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 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\n2 A true and correct copy of the Updated Engagement Agreement is attached hereto as **Exhibit 2**.\n\nOrder, all aspects of the original order granting the retention of EOCS [Docket No. 1285] (the \"Original EOCS Retention Order\") will remain in full force and effect. In support of this Motion, the Trustee also submits the supplemental declaration (the \"Second White Declaration\") of Dexter White (\"Mr. White\") annexed hereto as **Exhibit 3**, and further states as follows:\n\n## **PRELIMINARY STATEMENT3**\n\n1. As the Court is aware, the Lady May is a complex, multi-million dollar piece of machinery that requires professional expertise to operate and maintain. While the Trustee has requested authorization to enter into a yacht management agreement with Yachtzoo Sarl (\"Yachtzoo\") [Docket No. 1637], the Trustee requires the expertise of EOCS and Mr. White to ensure a smooth operational transition of the Lady May from its prior owner (HK USA) to the Trustee.4\n\n2. In the lead-up to the Court's Partial SJ Order on March 27, 2023, the Trustee sought and received the advice of EOCS and Mr. White with respect to various time-sensitive operational issues related to the Lady May—at a time that the Trustee could not yet consult with Yachtzoo (because they were still the yacht manager for HK USA). For example, EOCS and Mr. White advised the Trustee on seeking replacement P&I insurance coverage—which, as the Court will recall, was about to expire on March 28, 2023 under HK USA's prior ownership, without the prospect of an extension or renewal—as well as other matters related to the operation and maintenance of the Lady May.\n\n3 Capitalized terms used but not defined in the Preliminary Statement have the meanings ascribed to them later in this Motion.\n\n4 As the Trustee previewed it in its March 23, 2023 motion to modify the repair reserve order [Docket No. 1588], he intended, by separate motion, to request court authorization to fund, out of the \\$500,000, the fees and expenses of EOCS to assist the Trustee with seeking insurance and transitioning operations of the Lady May to the Trustee. The Trustee again previewed this request in his motion seeking authorization to enter into, and perform under, among other things, a yacht management agreement with Yachtzoo [Docket No. 1637].\n\n3. The Trustee submits that EOCS and Mr. White are ideally situated to assist the Trustee in this process, as they are already familiar with the Lady May, having previously conducted two inspections of the Lady May. The Trustee is also informed that, to date, EOCS and Mr. White have spent approximately 10-12 hours assisting the Trustee in this process.5 For the avoidance of doubt, if the relief requested in this Motion is granted, EOCS and Mr. White will continue to comply with the fee procedures previously approved by this Court in the Original EOCS Retention Order.\n\n4. Finally, to be clear, the Trustee will monitor the services to be provided by EOCS to ensure that they do not duplicate services to be provided by Yachtzoo. However, the Trustee does not expect that, going forward, a significant amount of hours will be required by EOCS and Mr. White with respect to transitioning maintenance and operation of the Lady May to the Trustee.\n\n### **JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND STATUTORY BASIS**\n\n5. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (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. This is a core proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157(b).\n\n6. Venue in this District is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409.\n\n7. The statutory basis for the relief sought in this Motion is section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.\n\n5 EOCS will submit a formal invoice in due course and in accordance with the procedures in the Original EOCS Retention Order.\n\n## **RELIEF REQUESTED**\n\n8. The Trustee respectfully requests that the Court enter an order expanding, effective as of March 15, 2023, the scope of the Trustee's retention of EOCS to include consulting services related to the operation and maintenance of the Lady May.\n\n9. The Trustee further requests that the Court authorize the Trustee to pay the fees and expenses on account of such services (to the extent allowed in accordance with the procedures set forth in paragraph 5 of the Original EOCS Retention Order) solely out of the \\$500,000 made available from the Repair Reserve (as defined in 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\")) pursuant to this Court's order, dated March 28, 2023 [Docket No. 1608].\n\n## **BACKGROUND**\n\n### **I. Prior Retention of EOCS**\n\n10. On December 9, 2022, the Trustee filed his motion to retain and employ EOCS to provide the Trustee with inspection services with respect to the Lady May (the \"Original EOCS Retention Application\") [Docket No. 1212]. On January 4, 2023, the Court entered the Original EOCS Retention Order. 6\n\n### **II. Ownership of the Lady May**\n\n11. On April 11, 2022, HK International Funds (USA) Limited, LLC (\"HK USA\") initiated an adversary proceeding by filing a Complaint [Docket No. 1, in Adv. Proc. No. 22-\n\n6 Also on January 4, 2023, pursuant to the Original EOCS Retention Order, the Trustee filed a notice attaching EOCS' invoice for the inspection of the Initial Work, as defined in 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\"). While, on January 18, 2023, HK USA and Mei Guo filed a limited objection to that invoice, they withdrew their objection on January 23, 2023.\n\n5003] against the Debtor and Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P., asserting that HK USA is the owner of the Lady May.\n\n12. On September 23, 2022, the Trustee filed his *Answer and Counterclaims* [Docket No. 36 in Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003] (the \"Answer and Counterclaims\"). The Trustee's First Counterclaim sought a ruling pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 541 and 542 declaring that the Lady May is property of the Debtor's chapter 11 estate to be administered by the Trustee and ordering the surrender of the Lady May to the Trustee.\n\n13. On March 19, 2023, the Trustee filed his motion for partial summary judgment [Docket No. 146 in Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003] (the \"Partial SJ Motion\") and supporting materials, seeking summary judgment on the First Counterclaim. *See also* Docket Nos. 147, 148, and 150 in Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003.\n\n14. A hearing on the Partial SJ Motion was held on March 27, 2023. At the conclusion of the hearing, for the reasons stated on the record and further set forth in the Court's *Supplemental Memorandum of Decision in Support of Oral Ruling Granting Motion for Partial Summary Judgment* [Docket No. 177 in Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003], the Court issued an oral ruling granting the Partial SJ Motion. Also on March 27, 2023, the Court entered its order granting the Partial SJ Motion [Docket No. 172 in Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003] (the \"Partial SJ Order\"), finding, among other things, that the Lady May is the property of the Debtor's estate.7\n\n## **EOCS' QUALIFICATIONS**\n\n15. For a detailed description of EOCS's qualifications the Trustee refers to, and incorporates by reference, the Original EOCS Retention Application. In addition, the Trustee notes that EOCS and Mr. White are already familiar with the Lady May, as they performed not\n\n7 *See* Partial SJ Order ¶ 2.\n\nonly an inspection of the Lady May on July 13, 2022 on behalf of Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P., but also an inspection for the Trustee in December 2022 in accordance with the Repair Reserve Order.\n\n### **CONSULTATION SERVICES**\n\n16. By this Motion, the Trustee proposes, subject to approval of the Court, that EOCS's retention be expanded to include consultation services regarding the operation and maintenance of the Lady May, including in connection with transitioning operations from its prior owner (HK USA) to the Trustee (the \"Consultation Services\"). In particular, the Consultation Services include assessing the operational condition of the vessel and subsystems, evaluating defects and deficiencies, estimating cost of emerging repairs, review of service records, insurance requirements, system certification documents, providing advice and guidance for haul-out and long term lay-up, afloat concerns during long term port stay, and other services related to vessels and hull and machinery and/or as specified by the Trustee.\n\n17. The Trustee submits that the foregoing Consultation Services are necessary to ensure a smooth operational transition of the Lady May to the Trustee.\n\n#### **EOCS' DISINTERESTEDNESS**\n\n18. To the best of the Trustee's knowledge in reliance upon the Second 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,8 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\n8 As noted in the Second White Declaration, EOCS has previously inspected the Lady May on behalf of PAX as called for in the *Stipulated Order Compelling HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC to Transport and Deliver that Certain Yacht, the \"Lady May* [Docket No. 299].\n\n### **TERMS OF RETENTION**\n\n19. In accordance with the terms of the Updated Engagement Agreement, EOCS will be paid by the Debtor's estate for the services of Mr. White at the rate of \\$200 (USD) per hour, plus travel costs at the rate of \\$75 (USD) per hour.9\n\n## **FEE PROCESS**\n\n20. The Trustee proposes that the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Consultation Services will be subject to the same procedures previously approved by this Court in the Original EOCS Retention Order. Specifically, in lieu of filing fee applications, the Trustee would be authorized to file a notice with the Court attaching EOCS' invoices for the Consultation 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#### **BASIS FOR RELIEF**\n\n21. Section 363(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code provides in pertinent part, that \"[t]he trustee, after notice and a hearing, may use, sell or lease, other than in the ordinary course of\n\n9 These hourly rates reflects a \\$25 increase over the rates under the original engagement letter.\n\nbusiness, property of the estate.\" Under section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, courts require only that the trustee \"show a sound business purpose justifies such actions.\" *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\n22. In addition, a chapter 11 trustee has a \"statutory duty to protect and preserve property of the estate for the purpose of maximizing a distribution to creditors.\" *In re Ngan Gung Rest*., 254 B.R. 566, 570 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2000) (citing 11 U.S.C. § 1106(a)). As the Court has determined that the Lady May is property of the Debtor's estate, the Trustee is obligated to properly maintain, preserve, and protect the Lady May pending an eventual sale for the benefit of this estate.\n\n23. The proper maintenance of the Lady May hinges upon a smooth operational transition of the Lady May from HK USA to the Trustee. Managing this transition requires a third party with the maritime expertise. The Trustee submits that EOCS is ideally situated to assist the Trustee in transitioning the operation of the Lady May under the circumstances, including because it previously conducted two inspections of the Lady May and is thus already familiar with the yacht and its operation.\n\n24. The Trustee's entry into the Updated Engagement Agreement is a sound exercise of the Trustee's business judgment. The Trustee believes that EOCS and Mr. White are qualified\n\nto provide the necessary services to assist the Trustee in preserving and protecting the Lady May for the benefit of the Debtor's estate. Indeed, prior to the Partial SJ Order, EOCS advised the Trustee on seeking replacement P&I insurance coverage (which, as the Court will recall, was about to expire on March 28, 2023 under HK USA's prior ownership) as well as other matters related to the operation and maintenance of the Lady May.\n\n25. The Trustee further submits that, given this Court's prior order authorizing the use of \\$500,000 from the Repair Reserve to fund operating, maintenance, and related expenses for the Lady May, it is only appropriate to also authorize the payment of EOCS's fees and expenses (to be extent allowed) in connection with providing the Consultation Services solely from those funds.\n\n26. Finally, the Trustee requests a waiver of the fourteen-day stay requirements under Bankruptcy Rule 6004(h), such that the Proposed Order be effective immediately upon entry thereof. For all the reasons set forth above, any delays in maintaining and preserving the Lady May could adversely affect the Lady May and the value that could ultimately recovered in an eventual sale.\n\n## [*Remainder of page intentionally left blank.*]\n\nWHEREFORE, the Trustee respectfully requests entry of the Proposed Order granting\n\nthe relief requested herein and such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and\n\nproper.\n\nNew Haven, Connecticut\n\n### Dated: April 14, 2023 LUC A. DESPINS, CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE\n\nBy: */s/ Patrick R. Linsey*\n\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616) Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 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*) G. Alexander Bongartz (admitted *pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 aviluft@paulhastings.com alexbongartz@paulhastings.com\n\n*Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee*\n\n# **Exhibit 1**\n\n**Proposed Order**\n\n## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| -----------------------------------------------------------
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: | Jointly Administered | | |\n| | : | | | |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x | | | |\n\n## **ORDER GRANTING CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE'S MOTION TO EXPAND SCOPE OF RETENTION OF ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC TO INCLUDE CONSULTATION SERVICES RELATED TO OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE LADY MAY**\n\nUpon the motion (the \"Motion\")2 of Luc Despins, in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), requesting entry of an order authorizing the Trustee to expand, effective as of March 15, 2023, the scope of the retention of Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC (\"EOCS\") pursuant to the Updated Engagement Agreement to include consultation services relating to the operation and maintenance of the Lady May, all as further detailed in the Motion; and the Court having reviewed the Motion and having considered the statements of counsel before the Court at a hearing (the \"Hearing\"); and the Court having found that (a) the Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334; (b) this is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b); (c) venue is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409; and (d) good and\n\n1 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 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\n2 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Motion.\n\nsufficient notice of the Motion having been given; and no other or further notice being required; 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, as modified by the terms of this Order is in the best interest of the Debtors' estates and creditors; and upon all of the proceedings had before the Court and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefor, it is hereby\n\n### ORDERED THAT:\n\n1. The Motion is GRANTED as set forth herein.\n\n2. The Trustee's retention of EOCS is hereby expanded, effective as of March 15, 2023, to include the Consultation Services, in accordance with the Updated Engagement Agreement.\n\n3. Pursuant to section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, the Trustee's entry into the Updated Engagement Agreement is hereby authorized and approved.\n\n4. Except as modified by this Order, the terms of the Original EOCS Retention Order shall remain in full force and effect.\n\n5. The allowance and payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Consultation Services is subject to the procedures in paragraph 5 of the Original EOCS Retention Order. To the extent allowed in accordance with such procedures, the Trustee is authorized to pay such fees and expenses solely out of the \\$500,000 from the Repair Reserve previously authorized by this Court [Docket No. 1608] to fund operational, maintenance, and other expenses for the Lady May.\n\n6. Allowance of any compensation for EOCS shall be limited to the extent of services actually performed and expenses actually incurred.\n\n7. Any dispute arising out of the Trustee's retention of EOCS shall be resolved by this Court.\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. To the extent the Motion or the Updated Engagement Letter are inconsistent with this Order, the terms of this Order shall govern.\n\n11. 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\n12. This Court retains exclusive jurisdiction with respect to all matters arising from or related to the implementation, interpretation, and enforcement of this Order.\n\n# **Exhibit 2**\n\n**Updated Engagement Agreement**\n\nMarch 15, 2023\n\nDexter White Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC PO Box 67 Mystic, Connecticut 06355\n\n## **Re:** *Retention Agreement Regarding Services in Connection With In re Ho Wan Kwok*\n\nDear Mr. White:\n\nThis letter confirms that Luc Despins, in his capacity as chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\" or \"Client\") for the estate of Ho Wan Kwok a/k/a Wengui Guo a/k/a Miles Guo (the \"Debtor\"), has retained, effective as of March 15, 2023, you and your team to provide expert services relating to his role as Trustee in connection with the existing bankruptcy case captioned *In re Ho Wan Kwok*, subject to such retention being approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (the \"Bankruptcy Court\"). The terms of our retention of you are set forth below.\n\n- 1. Independent Contractor. You agree to provide your services in the Action as an independent contractor and that you are not an employee of Paul Hastings LLP or Client. You and any of your agents or representatives will work only at the request of and as directed by the Trustee.\n- 2. Services. Your services are needed to assist the Trustee, on a confidential and privileged basis, in performing an inspection to assess the condition of the Lady May (IMO 1012355). These services may also include preparing and analyzing expert reports, participating in meetings and telephone consultations, giving deposition testimony, testifying in court, assessing the operational condition of the vessel and subsystems, evaluating defects and deficiencies, estimating cost of emerging repairs, review of service records, insurance requirements, system certification documents, providing advice and guidance for haul-out and long term lay-up, afloat concerns during long term port stay and other services related to vessels and hull and machinery and/or as specified by the Trustee.\n- 3. Termination. The Trustee or you may terminate this Agreement without cause at any time by provision and receipt of prior written notice to the other party, by confirmed fax or mail. If this Agreement is terminated by the Trustee without cause, you will be compensated by the Trustee for all services and expenses incurred as a result of this Agreement up to the date of termination.\n- 4. Payment Arrangement. You will be compensated for your services at your standard rate of \\$200/hour plus travel costs at \\$75/hour. You will also be reimbursed for your\n\nreasonable expenses incurred in the rendering of services, provided such expenses have been incurred at the request or direction, and with the prior approval, of the Trustee. You will prepare a detailed monthly invoice for your fees and expenses and will send it directly to Client, as follows:\n\nLuc Despins lucdespins@paulhastings.com Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Chapter 11 Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok\n\nBy executing this letter, Client agrees to pay the amounts incurred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the order of the Bankruptcy Court order approving your retention.\n\n- 5. Confidentiality/Privilege/Proprietary Information. You acknowledge and agree that all information, data, property and case-specific experience obtained or created, prepared or developed by you pursuant to this Agreement (a) is \"confidential and privileged information,\" (b) will be maintained in confidence and not disclosed to any third person, (c) is the property and work product of Client (and you have no rights to or interest in it) and (d) is intended to be within the privilege accorded attorney-client privileged communications and/or attorney work product, provided that, this provision does not apply to the extent required by law or as necessary to discharge your services as an expert witness (e.g., in giving deposition testimony or testifying in court). You will not act in any manner, or take any position, to the contrary.\n- 6. Scope of and Restrictions on Engagement. Client agrees that you may be engaged by other parties without the need for consent from Client, nor any obligation to advise Client of such engagements, provided that during the pendency of this specific matter, you agree not to accept any other engagement which would result in you working in a position directly adverse to Client in this specific matter.\n- 7. Miscellaneous.\n\n- (a) Assignment. You agree not to assign this Agreement or subcontract the work to be performed under it, except as might be agreed upon by you and the Trustee.\n- (b) Authority. You warrant that you have the authority to enter into this Agreement and to make the commitments contained in it.\n- (c) Choice of Law. The construction of this Agreement will be governed by Connecticut law, and any dispute, claim or controversy respecting this Agreement, its meaning, or the performance of Client or you under it, including but not limited to the enforcement or alleged infringement, interference or breach of any related right or obligation of any of the parties will be governed thereby.\n-\n-\n-\n\n# **Exhibit 3**\n\n**Supplemental White Declaration**\n\n## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| -----------------------------------------------------------
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: | (Jointly Administered) | | |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x | | | |\n\n## **SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF DEXTER WHITE IN SUPPORT OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE'S MOTION, PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY CODE SECTION 363(b), TO EXPAND SCOPE OF RETENTION OF ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC TO INCLUDE CONSULTATION SERVICES RELATED TO OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE LADY MAY**\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,\n\nLLC (\"EOCS\"), an engineering and operations consultancy based in Connecticut located at 16\n\nWhitehall Pond Mystic, CT 06355. I make this declaration (the \"Supplemental Declaration\") in\n\nsupport of the *Chapter 11 Trustee's Motion, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section 363(b), to*\n\n*Expand Retention of Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC to Include*\n\n*Consultation Services Related to the Operation and Maintenance of the Lady May* (the\n\n\"Motion\"), in the chapter 11 case (the \"Chapter 11 Case\") of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\").\n\n2. This Declaration supplements my prior declaration submitted in support of the\n\n*Chapter 11 Trustee's Motion, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section 363(b), to Retain*\n\n1 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*Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC to Inspect Lady May Yacht* [Docket No. 1212].\n\n3. To the best of my knowledge and belief after due inquiry, other than my previous work inspecting the Lady May on behalf of Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. (\"PAX\"), I have no connection with the Trustee, Debtor, his creditors, any other party-ininterest, 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\n4. 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- d. 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\n5. 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\n6. 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\n7. 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\n8. 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 \"disinterested person\" within the meaning of section 101(14) of the Bankruptcy Code, as modified 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: April 14, 2023, at Mystic, Connecticut\n\nDexter White\n\n## **SCHEDULE 1**\n\n#### **SCHEDULE OF PARTIES IN INTEREST – IN RE KWOK**\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. 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WEN LIN WENCONG WANG WENG WHITECROFT SHORE LIMITED WHITMAN BREED ABBOTT & MORGAN LLC WILLIAM BRADLEY WENDEL WILLIAM GERTZ WILLIAM JE (JE KIN MING) WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER LLP WORLD CENTURY LIMITED, WORLDWIDE OPPORTUNITY HOLDINGS LIMITED WU ZHENG XIAO YAN ZHU\n\nXIAODAN WANG XINGYU YAN XIQUI (\"BOB\") FU YA LI YACHTZOO SARL YAN GAO YAN HUANG YANG LAN YANKWITT LLP YANPING WANG YAZ QINGUA YELIANG XIA YI LI YING LIU YOUTUBE, LLC YUE HUA ZHU SHI YUNXIA WU YVETTE WANG ZEICHNER ELLMAN & KRAUSE LLP ZEISLER & ZEISLER, P.C. ZHANG WEI ZHENG WU (A/K/A BRUNO WA) ZHENGJUN DONG ZHIZHE \"FRANK\" DONG ZIBA LIMITED\n\n## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x | |\n|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|\n| In re: | :
: | Chapter 11 |\n| HO WAN KWOK et al., | :
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: | Jointly Administered |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x | |\n\n## **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nThe undersigned hereby certifies that on April 14, 2023, the foregoing Motion, and all declarations, exhibits and attachments thereto, was electronically filed. Notice of this filing was sent by e-mail to all parties to the above-captioned chapter 11 case by operation of the Court's electronic filing (\"CM/ECF\") system or by mail to anyone unable to accept electronic filing as indicated on the Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF system.\n\nDated: April 14, 2023\n\nNew Haven, Connecticut By: */s/ Patrick R. Linsey* Douglas S. Skalka (ct00616) Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 dskalka@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n*Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee*\n\n1 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 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院\n\nx\n\n：第11章\n\n案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n：合并管理\n\nx\n第11章受托人根据《破产法》第363(b)条提出的动议，请求扩大对 Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC（工程运营和认证服务有限责任公司）的聘用范围，以包括与 Lady May 的运营和维护有关的咨询服务\n\nLuc A. Despins 以 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）的第11章案件（“第11章案件”）中获任命的第11章受托人（“受托人”）身份，谨此提出本动议（“本动议”），请求根据《美国法典》第11编（“《破产法》”）第363(b)条作出一项实质上采用随附附件1（“拟议命令”）形式的命令，自 March 15, 2023 起扩大对 Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC（“EOCS”）的聘用范围，使其根据日期为 March 15, 2023 的委聘协议（“更新后委聘协议”）2 提供与 Lady May 的运营和维护有关的咨询服务，并给予相关救济。为免生疑，除非经拟议命令修改，准予聘用 EOCS 的原命令 [Docket No. 1285]（“原 EOCS 聘用命令”）的所有方面将继续完全有效。在支持本动议时，受托人还提交作为附件3随附的 Dexter White（“White 先生”）的补充声明（“第二份 White 声明”），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（郭文贵）（亦称 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及众多其他别名）（税务识别号码后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号码后四位：8202）和 Genever Holdings Corporation。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 和 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 财产的受托人（仅为通知和通信之目的）。\n\n2 更新后委聘协议的真实、准确副本作为附件2随附于本动议。\n\n初步陈述3\n\n1. 如本院所知，Lady May 是一项复杂、价值数百万美元的机械设备，需要专业知识方可运营和维护。尽管受托人已请求获准与 Yachtzoo Sarl（“Yachtzoo”）订立游艇管理协议 [Docket No. 1637]，受托人仍需要 EOCS 和 White 先生的专业知识，以确保 Lady May 从其先前所有人（HK USA）向受托人平稳过渡运营。4\n\n2. 在本院于 March 27, 2023 作出部分简易判决裁定之前，受托人就与 Lady May 有关的各种具有时间紧迫性的运营问题寻求并获得了 EOCS 和 White 先生的意见——当时受托人尚不能咨询 Yachtzoo（因为其仍为 HK USA 的游艇管理人）。例如，EOCS 和 White 先生就寻求替代性 P&I 保险保障向受托人提供意见——如本院将会记得，该保险保障在 HK USA 先前所有权期间即将于 March 28, 2023 到期，且没有延长或续保的可能——并就与 Lady May 的运营和维护有关的其他事项提供意见。\n\n3 本初步陈述中使用但未定义的大写术语，具有本动议后文赋予其的含义。\n\n4 正如受托人在其 March 23, 2023 修改维修准备金命令的动议 [Docket No. 1588] 中所预告的，其拟通过单独动议请求本院授权从 $500,000 中支付 EOCS 的费用和开支，以协助受托人寻求保险并将 Lady May 的运营过渡至受托人。受托人还在其请求授权订立并履行（其中包括）与 Yachtzoo 的游艇管理协议的动议中再次预告了该请求 [Docket No. 1637]。\n\n3. 受托人陈述，EOCS 和 White 先生处于理想位置以协助受托人完成该程序，因为其已熟悉 Lady May，此前已对 Lady May 进行了两次检查。受托人还获悉，截至目前，EOCS 和 White 先生已在该程序中协助受托人大约 10-12 小时。5 为免生疑，如准予本动议所请求的救济，EOCS 和 White 先生将继续遵守本院此前在原 EOCS 聘用命令中批准的费用程序。\n\n4. 最后，为明确起见，受托人将监督 EOCS 所提供的服务，以确保其不与 Yachtzoo 将提供的服务重复。然而，受托人预计，今后 EOCS 和 White 先生就将 Lady May 的维护和运营过渡至受托人一事无需投入大量工时。\n\n管辖权、审判地及法定依据\n\n5. 美国康涅狄格联邦破产法院（“本院”）根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334 以及美国康涅狄格联邦地区法院的移送常设命令，对本事项具有管辖权。本事项属于 28 U.S.C. § 157(b) 所称的核心程序。\n\n6. 根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409，本地区为适当审判地。\n\n7. 本动议所请求救济的法定依据为《破产法》第363(b)条。\n\n5 EOCS 将在适当时候并依照原 EOCS 聘用命令中的程序提交正式发票。\n\n请求的救济\n\n8. 受托人谨请求本院作出命令，自 March 15, 2023 起扩大受托人对 EOCS 的聘用范围，以包括与 Lady May 的运营和维护有关的咨询服务。\n\n9. 受托人进一步请求本院授权受托人仅从根据本院日期为 March 28, 2023 的命令 [Docket No. 1608]、由维修准备金（定义见《准予 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC 请求作出设立 Lady May 维修准备金命令之动议的同意命令》 [Docket No. 930]（“维修准备金命令”））提供的 $500,000 中，支付此类服务的费用和开支（以符合原 EOCS 聘用命令第5段所载程序而获准的范围为限）。\n\n背景\n\nI. 先前对 EOCS 的聘用\n\n10. On December 9, 2022，受托人提交动议，请求聘用 EOCS 就 Lady May 向受托人提供检查服务（“原 EOCS 聘用申请”）[Docket No. 1212]。On January 4, 2023，本院作出原 EOCS 聘用命令。6\n\nII. Lady May 的所有权\n\n11. On April 11, 2022，HK International Funds (USA) Limited, LLC（“HK USA”）通过提交起诉状 [Docket No. 1, in Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003] 对债务人及 Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. 提起对抗程序，主张 HK USA 为 Lady May 的所有人。\n\n12. On September 23, 2022，受托人提交其答辩及反诉 [Docket No. 36 in Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003]（“答辩及反诉”）。受托人的第一项反诉请求根据 11 U.S.C. §§ 541 and 542 作出裁定，宣告 Lady May 属于债务人的第11章财产，应由受托人管理，并命令将 Lady May 交付给受托人。\n\n13. On March 19, 2023，受托人提交其部分简易判决动议 [Docket No. 146 in Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003]（“部分简易判决动议”）及支持材料，请求就第一项反诉作出简易判决。另见 Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003 中的 Docket Nos. 147、148 和 150。\n\n14. 部分简易判决动议的听证会于 March 27, 2023 举行。听证会结束时，基于记录中陈述的理由及本院《支持口头裁定准予部分简易判决动议的补充决定备忘录》[Docket No. 177 in Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003] 中进一步阐述的理由，本院作出口头裁定，准予部分简易判决动议。同于 March 27, 2023，本院作出准予部分简易判决动议的命令 [Docket No. 172 in Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003]（“部分简易判决裁定”），其中认定，除其他事项外，Lady May 属于债务人财产。7\n\nEOCS 的资格\n\n15. 关于 EOCS 资格的详细说明，受托人援引并通过引用纳入原 EOCS 聘用申请。此外，受托人指出，EOCS 和 White 先生已熟悉 Lady May，因为其不仅曾于 July 13, 2022 代表 Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. 对 Lady May 进行了检查，也曾于 December 2022 根据维修准备金命令为受托人进行检查。\n\n6 同于 January 4, 2023，根据原 EOCS 聘用命令，受托人提交通知，附上 EOCS 就初始工作检查所开具的发票；初始工作定义见《准予 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC 请求作出设立 Lady May 维修准备金命令之动议的同意命令》 [Docket No. 930]（“维修准备金命令”）。尽管 On January 18, 2023，HK USA 和 Mei Guo 对该发票提出有限异议，但其于 January 23, 2023 撤回了异议。\n\n7 见部分简易判决裁定 ¶ 2。\n\n咨询服务\n\n16. 受托人通过本动议提议，在本院批准的前提下，扩大对 EOCS 的聘用范围，以包括有关 Lady May 运营和维护的咨询服务，包括与将运营从其先前所有人（HK USA）过渡至受托人有关的服务（“咨询服务”）。具体而言，咨询服务包括评估船舶及其子系统的运营状况，评估缺陷和不足，估算新出现维修事项的成本，审查维护记录、保险要求、系统认证文件，就上坞和长期搁置提供建议和指导，就长期停泊期间的浮航问题提供建议，以及与船舶、船体和机械有关的其他服务，和/或受托人指定的其他服务。\n\n17. 受托人陈述，上述咨询服务对于确保 Lady May 向受托人平稳过渡运营是必要的。\n\nEOCS 的无利害关系性\n\n18. 据受托人所知，并依据第二份 White 声明，除其中披露者外，White 先生、EOCS 或其任何成员或关联人士，均未在专业上代表受托人、债务人、其债权人8、任何其他利害关系方、其各自的律师和会计师、美国受托人，或受雇于美国受托人办公室的任何人员，亦与其不存在任何关联。\n\n8 如第二份 White 声明所述，EOCS 此前曾代表 PAX 按照《强制 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC 运输并交付该特定游艇“Lady May”的约定命令》 [Docket No. 299] 的要求，对 Lady May 进行检查。\n\n聘用条款\n\n19. 根据更新后委聘协议的条款，EOCS 将就 White 先生提供的服务从债务人财产中按每小时 $200 (USD) 的费率获得报酬，另加按每小时 $75 (USD) 的费率计算的差旅费用。9\n\n费用程序\n\n20．受托人提议，与咨询服务有关而发生的费用和开支应遵循本院先前在原EOCS聘用命令中批准的相同程序。具体而言，受托人无需提交费用申请，而获授权向本院提交通知，并附上EOCS就咨询服务开具的发票。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，受托人可在其后七（7）日内就该等异议提交答复，之后本院将对此事项作出裁定（前述与EOCS发票有关的程序称为“EOCS费用程序”）。尽管有前述规定，EOCS费用程序仅在任一连续三（3）个月期间的费用不超过$30,000且费用总额不超过$50,000时适用。如EOCS在任一连续三（3）个月期间的费用超过$30,000，或费用总额超过$50,000，则EOCS将向本院提交费用申请。\n\n救济依据\n\n21．《破产法典》第363(b)(1)条的相关规定如下：“受托人在通知并举行听证后，可以在非正常营业过程中使用、出售或出租遗产财产。”\n\n9 该等小时费率较原委聘函项下的费率增加了$25。\n\n根据《破产法典》第363(b)条，法院仅要求受托人“证明合理的商业目的足以正当化该等行为。”参见，例如，Comm. of Equity Sec. Holders v. Lionel Corp. (In re Lionel Corp.), 722 F.2d 1063, 1070 (2d Cir. 1983)（“我们所采纳的规则要求，法官在裁定第363(b)条申请时，须根据听证会上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提出合理依据（有别于任意或反复无常作出的决定），法院通常不会受理针对债务人行为的异议。”）。\n\n22．此外，第11章受托人负有“保护和保存遗产财产的法定义务，以最大限度地向债权人进行分配。”In re Ngan Gung Rest., 254 B.R. 566, 570 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2000)（引用11 U.S.C. § 1106(a)）。鉴于本院已认定Lady May为债务人遗产的财产，受托人有义务在最终为该遗产利益出售之前，妥善维护、保存并保护Lady May。\n\n23．对Lady May的妥善维护取决于将Lady May的运营从HK USA平稳移交给受托人。管理该移交需要具备海事专业知识的第三方。受托人陈述，EOCS非常适合在此情况下协助受托人移交Lady May的运营，其中包括其此前已对Lady May进行了两次检查，因而已熟悉该游艇及其运营。\n\n24．受托人签订更新后的委聘协议，是对受托人商业判断的合理行使。受托人相信，EOCS及White先生具备资格，可提供必要服务，以协助受托人为债务人遗产的利益保存和保护Lady May。事实上，在部分简易判决命令之前，EOCS曾就寻求替代P&I保险保障向受托人提供建议（正如本院所记得的，在HK USA先前所有权期间，该保险保障将于March 28, 2023到期），并就与Lady May运营及维护有关的其他事项提供建议。\n\n25．受托人进一步陈述，鉴于本院先前命令授权使用维修准备金中的$500,000为Lady May的运营、维护及相关开支提供资金，因此也应当授权仅从该等资金中支付EOCS因提供咨询服务而产生的费用和开支（在获准范围内）。\n\n26．最后，受托人请求豁免《破产规则》6004(h)规定的十四日暂停要求，以使拟议命令在录入后立即生效。基于上述所有理由，在维护和保存Lady May方面的任何延误，均可能对Lady May以及最终出售时可能收回的价值产生不利影响。\n\n[本页其余部分有意留白。]\n\n因此，受托人谨请求录入拟议命令，准予本文所请求的救济，以及本院认为公正和适当的其他及进一步救济。\n\nNew Haven, Connecticut\n\n日期：April 14, 2023 LUC A. DESPINS（吕克·A.·德斯平斯），第11章受托人\n\n签署人：/s/ Patrick R. Linsey\n\nDouglas S. Skalka（道格拉斯·S.·斯卡尔卡）(ct00616)\nPatrick R. Linsey（帕特里克·R.·林西）(ct29437)\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.（纽伯特、佩佩与蒙蒂斯律师事务所）\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 781-2847\ndskalka@npmlaw.com\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n以及\n\nNicholas A. Bassett（尼古拉斯·A.·巴塞特）（获准临时出庭）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP（普衡律师事务所）\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）（获准临时出庭）\nG. Alexander Bongartz（G. 亚历山大·邦加茨）（获准临时出庭）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP（普衡律师事务所）\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, New York 10166\n(212) 318-6079\naviluft@paulhastings.com\nalexbongartz@paulhastings.com\n\n第11章受托人代理律师\n\n附件1\n\n拟议命令\n\n美国康涅狄格联邦破产法院\n布里奇波特分院\n\nx\n\n关于： ：\n 第11章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）等， ： 案号：22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。1 ：\n ： 合并管理\n\nx\n\n准予第11章受托人关于扩大聘用ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC的范围以纳入与LADY MAY运营和维护有关的咨询服务之动议的命令\n\n兹就Luc Despins（吕克·德斯平斯）以其作为在Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（“债务人”）第11章案件中获任命的第11章受托人（“受托人”）身份提出的动议（“动议”）2，要求录入命令，授权受托人自March 15, 2023起，根据更新后的委聘协议扩大对Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC（工程运营与认证服务有限责任公司，“EOCS”）的聘用范围，以纳入与Lady May运营和维护有关的咨询服务，所有详情均载于动议；且本院已审阅该动议，并已考虑律师在听证会（“听证会”）上向本院作出的陈述；且本院已认定：(a) 本院依据28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334对本事项具有管辖权；(b) 本事项依据28 U.S.C. § 157(b)属于核心程序；(c) 依据28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409，审判地适格；以及(d) 已就该动议发出充分且适当的通知；且无需其他或进一步通知；且本院已认定并决定，动议中所述的法律和事实依据构成准予本文救济的正当理由；且动议所请求的救济，经本命令条款修改后，看来符合债务人遗产和债权人的最佳利益；且在本院面前已进行的全部程序以及经适当审议并显示具有充分理由后，特此\n\n命令如下：\n\n1．动议按本文规定予以准许。\n\n2．受托人对EOCS的聘用范围特此扩大，自March 15, 2023起生效，以按照更新后的委聘协议纳入咨询服务。\n\n3．根据《破产法典》第363(b)条，受托人签订更新后的委聘协议特此获得授权和批准。\n\n4．除经本命令修改外，原EOCS聘用命令的条款继续完全有效。\n\n5．与咨询服务有关而发生的费用和开支的核准及支付，受原EOCS聘用命令第5段规定程序的约束。在依照该等程序获准的范围内，受托人获授权仅从本院先前授权用于为Lady May的运营、维护及其他开支提供资金的维修准备金中的$500,000 [Docket No. 1608] 中支付该等费用和开支。\n\n6．对EOCS的任何报酬核准，应限于实际提供的服务和实际发生的开支范围内。\n\n7．因受托人聘用EOCS而产生的任何争议，应由本院解决。\n\n8．受托人获授权并有权采取一切必要行动，以实现本命令准予的救济。\n\n9．动议的内容已满足当地破产规则的要求。\n\n10．如动议或更新后的委聘函与本命令不一致，应以本命令条款为准。\n\n11．尽管《破产规则》6004(g)、7062或9014可能适用，本命令的条款和条件应于其录入时立即生效并可执行。\n\n12．本院保留对因实施、解释和执行本命令而产生或与之有关的一切事项的专属管辖权。\n\n附件2\n\n更新后的委聘协议\n\nMarch 15, 2023\n\nDexter White（德克斯特·怀特）\nEngineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC（工程运营与认证服务有限责任公司）\nPO Box 67\nMystic, Connecticut 06355\n\n事由：关于In re Ho Wan Kwok一案相关服务的聘用协议\n\n尊敬的White先生：\n\n本函确认，Luc Despins（吕克·德斯平斯）以其作为Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵），又名Wengui Guo（郭文贵），又名Miles Guo（郭文贵）（“债务人”）遗产的第11章受托人（“受托人”或“客户”）身份，自March 15, 2023起，已聘用您及您的团队，就其在现有题为In re Ho Wan Kwok的破产案件中担任受托人的职责提供专家服务，但该聘用须经United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格联邦破产法院）（“破产法院”）批准。我们聘用您的条款如下。\n\n1. 独立承包人。您同意以独立承包人的身份在本案中提供服务，且您并非 Paul Hastings LLP（保罗·黑斯廷斯律师事务所）或客户的雇员。您及您的任何代理人或代表仅应根据受托人的要求并按照其指示开展工作。\n\n2. 服务。需要您的服务，以协助受托人以保密及受特权保护的方式进行检查，从而评估 Lady May（IMO 1012355）的状况。该等服务还可能包括编制和分析专家报告、参加会议和电话咨询、提供证词记录程序中的证言、出庭作证、评估船舶及其子系统的运行状况、评估缺陷和不足、估算新出现维修项目的费用、审查维修记录、保险要求和系统认证文件，就船舶上坞及长期停航提供意见和指导，就长期靠港期间的漂浮状态问题提供意见和指导，以及与船舶、船体和机械有关的其他服务和/或受托人指定的其他服务。\n\n3. 终止。受托人或您可随时通过经确认的传真或邮件向另一方发出并由其收到事先书面通知，无因终止本协议。如受托人无因终止本协议，受托人将就截至终止之日因本协议而产生的所有服务和费用向您支付报酬。\n\n4. 付款安排。您将按您的标准费率 $200/hour 获得服务报酬，另加按 $75/hour 计算的差旅费用。对于您在提供服务过程中产生的合理费用，亦将向您予以偿还，但该等费用须系应受托人的要求或指示，并经受托人事先批准而产生。您将按月编制载明您的费用和开支的详细发票，并将其直接发送给客户，具体如下：\n\nLuc Despins lucdespins@paulhastings.com Paul Hastings LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Chapter 11 Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）\n\n签署本函即表示，客户同意按照本协议条款以及破产法院批准聘用您的裁定，支付所产生的款项。\n\n5. 保密/特权/专有信息。您确认并同意，您根据本协议取得、创作、准备或开发的所有信息、数据、财产及案件特定经验，(a) 均为“保密及受特权保护的信息”；(b) 将予以保密，且不得向任何第三人披露；(c) 均为客户的财产和工作成果（且您对此不享有任何权利或权益）；以及 (d) 拟纳入律师—客户特权通信和/或律师工作成果所赋予的特权范围；但本条规定不适用于法律要求的范围，或作为专家证人履行您的服务所必需的范围（例如，在提供证词记录程序中的证言或出庭作证时）。您不得以任何与此相反的方式行事，或采取任何与此相反的立场。\n\n6. 聘用范围及限制。客户同意，您可受其他方聘用，无须取得客户同意，亦无义务告知客户该等聘用；但在本特定事项审理期间，您同意不接受任何会导致您在本特定事项中直接与客户处于对立立场的其他聘用。\n\n7. 其他规定。\n\n(a) 转让。您同意不转让本协议，亦不将本协议项下应履行的工作分包，除非经您与受托人同意。\n\n(b) 授权。您保证您有权订立本协议并作出其中载明的承诺。\n\n(c) 法律选择。本协议的解释应受康涅狄格州法律管辖；与本协议、其含义，或客户或您履行本协议有关的任何争议、请求或纠纷，包括但不限于对任何一方任何相关权利或义务的执行，或被指称的侵害、干扰或违反，均应受该法律管辖。\n\n附件 3\n\nWhite 补充声明\n美国破产法院康涅狄格地区布里奇波特分院\n\nx\n\n关于： ：\n： 第 11 章\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵），\n等人， ：\n： 案件编号 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。 ：\n：\n： （合并管理）\n----------------------------------------------------------- x\nDEXTER WHITE（德克斯特·怀特）支持第 11 章受托人依据《破产法》第 363(b) 条提出的动议，即扩大对 ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC（工程运营与认证服务有限责任公司）的聘用范围，以纳入与 LADY MAY 的运营和维护相关的咨询服务的补充声明\n\n本人 Dexter White，在伪证罪处罚的约束下，声明如下：\n\n1. 本人是 Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC（“EOCS”）的总裁兼首席执行官，该公司是一家位于康涅狄格州的工程及运营咨询公司，地址为 16 Whitehall Pond Mystic, CT 06355。本人作出本声明（“补充声明”），以支持第 11 章受托人依据《破产法》第 363(b) 条提出的动议，即扩大对 Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC 的聘用范围，以纳入与 Lady May 的运营和维护相关的咨询服务（“动议”）；该动议系在 Ho Wan Kwok（“债务人”）的第 11 章案件（“第 11 章案件”）中提出。\n\n2. 本声明补充本人先前为支持第 11 章受托人依据《破产法》第 363(b) 条提出的、聘用 Engineering Operations and Certification Services, LLC 对 Lady May Yacht 进行检查的动议而提交的声明 [Docket No. 1212]。\n\n3. 经适当调查后，据本人所知及所信，除本人此前代表 Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.（“PAX”）对 Lady May 进行检查的工作外，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、美国受托人，或 Paul Hastings LLP 向本人确认的任何受雇于美国受托人办公室的人员，均不存在任何关联关系。\n\n4. 本人将一份与第 11 章案件有关的利害关系方合并名单作为附件 1 附于本声明之后。该名单由 Paul Hastings LLP 编制，并在本人签署本声明前提供给本人；据告知，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] 中列出的各方，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) 债务人作为当事方的诉讼所涉各方（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. 在债务人第 11 章案件中提交出庭通知的各方及其律师；\n\nd. 法院及美国受托人办公室人员；以及\n\ne. 因受托人正在对债务人资产进行调查而为本人所知悉的其他利害关系方。\n\n5. 本人保存本人现有及前客户的记录，以及就任何聘用而言的不利方记录。在签署本声明前，本人已将附件 1 所列全部姓名与该等记录进行核对（统称“利害关系方”）。\n\n6. 据本人所知及所信，除本人此前代表 PAX 对 Lady May 进行检查的工作外，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\n7. 尽管本人已尽力查明与利害关系方之间的任何关联或潜在利益冲突，但如发现任何额外信息，本人将审查、披露并解决可能出现的任何冲突或不利利益。\n\n8. 基于前述情况，并以本人能够根据目前可获得的信息查明的范围为限：(a) 本人与债务人、其债权人、美国受托人、美国受托人办公室的任何雇员，或对第 11 章案件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；且 (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) 在申请日之前两年内，本人未曾担任债务人或其关联方的董事、高管或雇员，且 (iii) 本人并未因与债务人之间的任何直接或间接关系、关联或利益，或因任何其他原因，而拥有与债务人财产、任何类别债权人或股权证券持有人利益实质性相冲突的利益。因此，本人从与 Paul Hastings LLP 的讨论中了解到，这意味着本人属于经第 1107(b) 条修正的《破产法》第 101(14) 条所称的“无利害关系人”。\n\n根据 28 U.S.C. § 1746，本人在伪证罪处罚的约束下声明，上述陈述真实、正确。\n\n日期：April 14, 2023，地点：Mystic, Connecticut\n\nDexter White\n附件 1\n关于 KWOK 的利害关系方名单\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. SAMUEL NUNBERG LAMP CAPITAL LLC JUN CHEN AKA JONATHAN HO YUE HUA ZHU SHI XIONG XIAN WEI YE HUIZEN WANG\n\n债务人、家庭成员及某些关联实体\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破产法官及美国受托人员工\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其他利害关系方\n\n7 NOD HILL LLC（7 Nod Hill有限责任公司） 7 STAR EAST NY LLC（纽约东7 Star有限责任公司） AAGV LIMITED（AAGV有限公司） ABRAMS FENSTERMAN, LLP（艾布拉姆斯·芬斯特曼律师事务所） ACA CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED（ACA资本集团有限公司） ACA INVESTMENT FUND（ACA投资基金） ACA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD.（ACA投资管理有限公司） ACASS CANADA LTD.（加拿大ACASS有限公司） ACE DECADE HOLDINGS LIMITED（王牌十年控股有限公司） AI GROUP HOLDINGS INC.（AI集团控股公司） AIG PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY（AIG财产保险公司） AKERMAN LLP（阿克曼律师事务所） ALEX HADJICHARALAMBOUS（亚历克斯·哈吉查拉兰布斯） ALFA GLOBAL VENTURES LIMITED（阿尔法全球创投有限公司） ALFONSO GLOBAL LIMITED（阿方索全球有限公司） ALLIED CAPITAL GLOBAL LIMITED（联合资本全球有限公司） ALPINE FIDUCIARIES SA（阿尔卑斯信托股份公司） AMAZON WEB SERVICES LLC（亚马逊网络服务有限责任公司） AMAZON.COM INC.（亚马逊公司） AN HONG（安洪） ANDREW SULNER/FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINATIONS, LLC（安德鲁·萨尔纳／法庭文件检验有限责任公司） ANTHONY DIBATTISTA（安东尼·迪巴蒂斯塔） ANTON DEVELOPMENT LIMITED（安东发展有限公司） APPLE INC.（苹果公司） APSLEY YACHTS LIMITED（阿普斯利游艇有限公司） ARETHUSA FORSYTH（阿瑞图莎·福赛思） ARI CASPER（阿里·卡斯珀） ASSETS SINO LIMITED（华夏资产有限公司） AUSPICIOUS COAST LIMITED（吉祥海岸有限公司） BAIQIAO TANG A/K/A TANG BAIQIAO（唐柏桥，又名唐百桥） BAKER HOSTETLER LLP（贝克·霍斯特勒律师事务所） BANK OF AMERICA（美国银行） BANK OF CHINA – NEW YORK BRANCH AND/OR BANK OF CHINA LIMITED（中国银行—纽约分行和／或中国银行股份有限公司） BARCLAYS BANK PLC（巴克莱银行公众有限公司） BEIJING BI HAI GE LIN YUAN LIN LU HUA, LTD.（北京碧海格林园林绿化有限公司） BEIJING CHENG JIAN WU JIAN SHE GROUP, LTD.（北京城建五建设集团有限公司） BEIJING FU LE HONG MA JIAN ZHU ZHUANG SHI GONG CHENG, LTD.（北京富乐红马建筑装饰工程有限公司） BEIJING PANGU INVESTMENT CO.（北京盘古投资公司） BEIJING ZENITH HOLDINGS CO.（北京泽尼思控股公司） BEIJING ZHONG XIAN WEI YE STAINLESS DECORATION CENTER（北京中显伟业不锈钢装饰中心） BERKELEY ROWE（伯克利·罗） BERNARDO ENRIQUEZ（贝尔纳多·恩里克斯） BINGSHANG JIAO（焦冰商） BLUE CAPITAL（蓝色资本） BNY MELLON, N.A.（纽约梅隆银行，全国协会） BOIES SCHILLER（博伊斯·席勒律师事务所） BOOMING SAIL NEW YORK LLC（纽约兴帆有限责任公司） BOXUN INC.（博讯公司） BRANCH（布兰奇） BRENT PETRO INC.（布伦特石油公司） BROWN HARRIS STEVENS（布朗·哈里斯·史蒂文斯） BROWN RUDNICK, LLP（布朗·鲁德尼克律师事务所） BSA STRATEGIC FUND I（BSA战略基金一号） BURNETTE SHUTT AND MCDANIEL PA（伯内特·舒特和麦克丹尼尔专业协会） CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL LLP（卡希尔·戈登与林德尔律师事务所）\n\nCAPITAL ONE BANK（第一资本银行） CAPITAL ONE, NA（第一资本，全国协会） CHAO-CHIH CHIU（邱昭志） CHARMOY & CHARMOY LLC（查莫伊与查莫伊有限责任公司） CHASE BANK（大通银行） CHENGLONG WANG（王成龙） CHIESA SHAHINIAN & GIANTOMASI PC（基耶萨·沙希尼安与贾恩托马西专业公司） CHINA GOLDEN SPRING GROUP (HONG KONG) LIMITED（中国金泉集团〈香港〉有限公司） CHONG SHEN（沈冲） RAPHANELLA CHRISTODOULOS G. VASSILIADES & CO. LLC（拉法内拉·克里斯托杜洛斯·G·瓦西利亚德斯与公司有限责任公司） CHUANG XIN LTD.（创新有限公司） CITIBANK（花旗银行） CLARK HILL PLC（克拉克·希尔公众有限公司） CLAYMAN & ROSENBERG LLP（克莱曼与罗森伯格律师事务所） CLAYMAN ROSENBERG KIRSHNER & LINDER LLP（克莱曼·罗森伯格·基什纳与林德尔律师事务所） COHN BIRNBAUM & SHEA P.C.（科恩·伯恩鲍姆与谢伊专业公司） COUNSEL PRESS INC.（律师出版社） CRANE ADVISORY GROUP LLC（克兰顾问集团有限责任公司） CREATIVE APEX INVESTMENTS LIMITED（创意巅峰投资有限公司） CRYSTAL BREEZE INVESTMENTS LIMITED（水晶微风投资有限公司） CUI ZHU LI（崔竹丽） DANIEL PODHASKIE（丹尼尔·波德哈斯基） DANIEL S. ALTER（丹尼尔·S·奥尔特） DANYU LIN（林丹玉） DAVID FALLON（大卫·法伦） DAWN STATE LIMITED（黎明州有限公司） DBS BANK LTD.（星展银行有限公司） DELTEC BANK & TRUST LIMITED（德尔泰克银行与信托有限公司） DIME COMMUNITY BANK（迪姆社区银行） DING G. WANG A/K/A DINGGANG WANG（王定刚，又名王定刚） DONGNA FANG（方东娜） DWF LLP（DWF律师事务所） EASTERN PROFIT CORPORATION LIMITED（东方利润有限公司） EDUARDO EURNEKIAN（爱德华多·尤尔内基安） EHSAN MASUD（埃桑·马苏德） ELITE WELL GLOBAL LIMITED（精英环球有限公司） ELLIOTT KWOK LEVINE & JAROSLAW LLP（艾略特·郭·莱文与雅罗斯拉夫律师事务所） EMILE P DE NEREE（埃米尔·P·德内雷） EMPIRE GROWTH HOLDINGS（帝国成长控股） ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC（工程运营与认证服务有限责任公司） EPIQ CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING, LLC（Epiq企业重组有限责任公司） ERIC GOLDSMITH MD, LLC（埃里克·戈德史密斯医学博士有限责任公司） FAN BINGBING（范冰冰） FIONA YU（余菲奥娜） FIRST ABU DHABI BANK（第一阿布扎比银行） FIRST REPUBLIC BANK（第一共和银行） FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO（波多黎各第一银行） FORBES HARE（福布斯·黑尔） FREEDOM MEDIA VENTURES LTD（自由媒体创投有限公司） FUNGWAN TRADING INC.（丰运贸易公司） G CLUB OPERATIONS LLC（G俱乐部运营有限责任公司） G CLUB US OPERATIONS INC.（G俱乐部美国运营公司） G CLUB US OPERATIONS LLC（G俱乐部美国运营有限责任公司） G FASHION LLC（G时尚有限责任公司） G FASHION US OPERATIONS INC.（G时尚美国运营公司） G LIVE, LLC（G直播有限责任公司）\n\nG NEWS LLC（G新闻有限责任公司）, G TRANSLATORS PTY LTD（G翻译私人有限公司） GANFER SHORE LEEDS & ZAUDERER（甘弗·肖尔·利兹与扎德勒律师事务所） GAO BINGCHEN（高炳臣） GBROADCAST, LLC（G广播有限责任公司） G-CLUB（G俱乐部） G-CLUB INVESTMENTS LIMITED（G俱乐部投资有限公司） G-EDU INC.（G教育公司） GETTR USA（GETTR美国） GFASHION MEDIA GROUP INC.（G时尚媒体集团公司） GFNY, INC（GFNY公司） GINNEL ASSOCIATES, INC. (D/B/A GINNEL REAL ESTATE)（金内尔联合公司，以金内尔房地产名义营业） GLENN MELLOR（格伦·梅勒） GLOBALIST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED（全球主义者国际有限公司） GMUSIC（G音乐）, GNEWS LLC（G新闻有限责任公司）, GNEWS MEDIA GROUP INC.（G新闻媒体集团公司）, GOLDFARB & HUCK ROTH RIOJAS, PLLC（戈德法布与赫克·罗斯·里奥哈斯专业有限责任公司） GPOSTS LLC（G帖子有限责任公司） GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP（格林伯格·特劳里格律师事务所） GREENWICH LAND LLC（格林尼治土地有限责任公司） G-TRANSLATORS PTY LTD（G翻译私人有限公司） GTV MEDIA GROUP, INC.（GTV媒体集团公司）, GUO LIJIE（郭丽杰） GUO MEDIA（郭媒体） GUO WENOUN（郭文藕） GUO WENPING（郭文平） GUY PETRILLO（盖伊·彼得里洛） HAIHONG WANG（王海红） HAILING SHENG（盛海玲） HAMILTON CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC（汉密尔顿资本控股公司） HAMILTON M&A FUND SP（汉密尔顿并购基金SP） HAMILTON OPPORTUNITY FUND SPC（汉密尔顿机会基金SPC） HAN CHUNGUANG（韩春光） HAO HAIDONG（郝海东） HARCUS PARKER LTD.（哈克斯·帕克有限公司） HARNEY WESTWOOD AND RIEGELS LP（哈尼·韦斯特伍德与里格尔斯有限合伙企业） HCHK PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC.（HCHK物业管理公司） HCHK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.（HCHK技术公司） HCHK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC（HCHK技术有限责任公司） HE BEI YUE HUA ZHUANG SHI GONG CHENG LTD.（河北悦华装饰工程有限公司） HEAD WIN GROUP LIMITED（海德温集团有限公司） HELEN MANIS（海伦·马尼斯） HENAN YUDA（河南裕达） HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS NEW YORK LLP（赫伯特·史密斯·富礼新纽约律师事务所） HERO GRAND LIMITED（英雄宏大有限公司） HHS CAPITAL INC.（HHS资本公司） HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK（希伯尼亚国民银行） HIMALAYA EMBASSY（喜马拉雅大使馆） HIMALAYA EXCHANGE（喜马拉雅交易所） HIMALAYA FEDERAL RESERVE（喜马拉雅联邦储备） HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL CLEARING LTD.（喜马拉雅国际清算有限公司） HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL GROUP LTD（喜马拉雅国际金融集团有限公司） HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS LTD.（喜马拉雅国际支付有限公司） HIMALAYA INTERNATIONAL RESERVES LTD.（喜马拉雅国际储备有限公司） HIMALAYA INVESTMENT LLC（喜马拉雅投资有限责任公司）\n\nHIMALAYA NEW WORLD INC.（喜马拉雅新世界公司） HIMALAYA SUPERVISORY ORGANIZATION（喜马拉雅监管组织） HIMALAYA VENTURES LLC（喜马拉雅创投有限责任公司） HING CH NGOK（吴兴志） HODGSON RUSS（霍奇森·拉斯律师事务所） HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS LIMITED（香港国际基金投资有限公司） HONG QI QU JIAN SHE GROUP, LTD.（红旗渠建设集团有限公司） HONG ZENG（曾红） HSBC（汇丰银行） HSBC BANK USA（汇丰美国银行） HUDSON DIAMOND HOLDING INC.（哈德逊钻石控股公司） HUDSON DIAMOND HOLDING LLC（哈德逊钻石控股有限责任公司） HUDSON DIAMOND LLC（哈德逊钻石有限责任公司） HUDSON DIAMOND NY LLC（纽约哈德逊钻石有限责任公司） HUK TRADING INC.（HUK贸易公司） INFINITE INCREASE LIMITED（无限增长有限公司） INFINITUM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED（无限发展有限公司） INFINITY TREASURY MANAGEMENT INC.（无限财务管理公司） INSIGHT CAPITAL（洞察资本） INSIGHT PHOENIX FUND（洞察凤凰基金） ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK（纽约以色列贴现银行） IVEY, BARNUM & O'MARA LLC（艾维·巴纳姆与奥马拉有限责任公司） JACK S. LIPSON（杰克·S·利普森） JAMES PIZZARUSO（詹姆斯·皮扎鲁索） JANOVER LLC（贾诺弗有限责任公司） JASON MILLER（杰森·米勒） JENNER & BLOCK LLP（詹纳与布洛克律师事务所） JENNIFER MERCURIO（詹妮弗·梅库里奥） JESSE BROWN（杰西·布朗） JESSICA MASTROGIOVANNI（杰西卡·马斯特罗焦万尼） JIA LI WANG（王佳丽） JIA YANG LI（李佳阳） JIAMEI LU（陆佳美） JIAMING LIU（刘佳明） JIAN FAN（范建） JIANG SU PROVINCE JIAN GONG GROUP LTD BEIJING BRANCH（江苏省建工集团有限公司北京分公司） JIANG YUNFU（蒋云福） BE JIANHU YI（贝建虎一） JIANSHENGXIE AND JIEFU ZHENG（简生谢和杰夫·郑） JING GENG（耿静） JOHN S LAU（刘约翰） JONATHAN YOUNG（乔纳森·杨） JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.（摩根大通银行，全国协会） JUMBO CENTURY LIMITED（巨世纪有限公司） JUN LIU（刘军） JUNE SHI（施琼） KAIXIN HONG（洪凯欣） KARIN MAISTRELLO（卡琳·迈斯特雷洛） KATHLEEN SLOANE（凯瑟琳·斯隆） KERCSMAR FELTUS & COLLINS PLLC（克斯马尔·费尔图斯与柯林斯专业有限责任公司） KEYI ZIKLIE（凯伊·齐克利） KUI CHENG（程奎） KYLE BASS（凯尔·巴斯） LALIVE SA（拉利夫股份公司） LAO JIANG（老姜） LAW FIRM OF CALLARI PARTNERS, LLC（卡拉里合伙人律师事务所有限责任公司）\n\nLAW OFFICE OF RICHARD E. SIGNORELLI（理查德·E·西尼奥雷利律师事务所） LAWALL & MITCHELL, LLC（劳沃尔与米切尔有限责任公司） LAZARE POTTER GIACOVAS & MOYLE（拉扎尔·波特·贾科瓦斯与莫伊尔律师事务所） LEADING SHINE LIMITED（领耀有限公司） LEADING SHINE NY LTD（纽约领耀有限公司） LEE CHU（李初） LEE VARTAN（李·瓦尔坦） LEXINGTON PROPERTY AND STAFFING INC.（列克星敦房地产与人力公司） LIBERTY JET MANAGEMENT（自由喷气机管理公司） LIEHONG ZHUANG（庄烈宏） LIHONG \"SARA\" WEI LAFRENZ（拉弗伦茨·魏丽红“萨拉”） LIHONG WEI LAFRENZ (AKA SARA WEI)（拉弗伦茨·魏丽红，又名萨拉·魏） LINDA HE CHEUNG（何张琳达） LOGAN CHENG (F/K/A SHUIYAN CHENG)（程洛根，原名程水燕） LONG GATE LIMITED（长门有限公司） M&T BANK（M&T银行） MACARON LIMITED（马卡龙有限公司） MACDONALD MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY (D/B/A M & T BANK)（麦克唐纳制造商与贸易商信托公司，以M&T银行名义营业） MAR-A-LAGO（海湖庄园） MARCUM LLP（马库姆律师事务所） MARTHA JEFFERY（玛莎·杰弗里） MARY DOWDLE (A/K/A MUFFIN DOWDLE)（玛丽·道德尔，又名玛芬·道德尔） MARY JIANG（蒋玛丽） MAUNAKAI CAPITAL（莫纳凯资本） MAX KRASNER（马克斯·克拉斯纳） MAYWIND TRADING LLC（美风贸易有限责任公司） MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER, LLP（麦克尔罗伊·多伊奇·马尔瓦尼与卡彭特律师事务所） MEDICAL SUPPLY SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL LLC（国际医疗供应系统有限责任公司） MEDICI BANK INTERNATIONAL LLC（美第奇国际银行有限责任公司） MELISSA FRANCIS（梅丽莎·弗朗西斯） MELISSA MENDEZ（梅丽莎·门德斯） MERCANTILE BANK INTERNATIONAL CORP.（国际商业银行公司） MERCANTILE GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.（商业全球控股公司） METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK AND/OR METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP.（大都会商业银行和／或大都会银行控股公司） MILES GUO（郭文贵） MILES GWOK（郭文贵） MIN YANG（杨敏） MOA-FU（莫阿富） MORITT HOCK & HAMROFF（莫里特·霍克与哈姆罗夫律师事务所） MORVILLO ABRAMOWITZ GRAND IASON & ANELLO PC（莫维洛·阿布拉莫维茨·格兰德·伊阿森与阿内洛专业公司） MURTHA CULLINA LLP（默萨·库利纳律师事务所） NADEEM AKBAR（纳迪姆·阿克巴） NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED（澳大利亚国民银行有限公司） NEW DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT LIMITED（新动力发展有限公司） NEW FEDERAL STATE OF CHINA（新中国联邦） NEW TREASURE LLC（新财富有限责任公司） NEW YORK MOS HIMALAYA LLC（纽约MOS喜马拉雅有限责任公司） NEXT TYCOON INVESTMENTS LIMITED（下一巨富投资有限公司） NOBLE FAME GLOBAL LIMITED（贵名全球有限公司） NOVELTY HILL LTD.（新奇山有限公司） NRT NEW ENGLAND LLC (D/B/A COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE)（NRT新英格兰有限责任公司，以科德威尔银行住宅经纪名义营业） NYC DEPT OF FINANCE（纽约市财政局） O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP（欧麦尔文尼与迈尔斯律师事务所） O'NEAL WEBSTER（奥尼尔·韦伯斯特） OASIS TECH LTD（绿洲科技有限公司）\n\nOGIER（奥杰律师事务所） OPEN BANK（开放银行） PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P.（太平洋联盟亚洲机会基金有限合伙企业） PAUL WEISS（保罗·韦斯律师事务所） PETRILLO KLEIN & BOXER LLP（彼得里洛·克莱因与博克瑟律师事务所） PHILLIPS NIZER LLP（菲利普斯·尼泽律师事务所） PHOENIX CREW IC LIMITED（凤凰船员IC有限公司） PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP（博润·温斯洛普·肖·皮特曼律师事务所） PIXSHOW FILM INC.（像秀影视公司） PRIME TRUST LLC（普莱姆信托有限责任公司） PULLMAN & COMLEY, LLC（普尔曼与康利有限责任公司） QING \"SERENA\" CAI（蔡青“塞雷娜”） QIQHUA FAN（范琦华） QIU YU（邱宇） QU GUOJIAO（曲国娇） QUIJU JIA（贾琦菊） RAICH ENDE MALTER CO. 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Linsey Douglas S. Skalka（ct00616） Patrick R. Linsey（ct29437） NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.（纽伯特、佩佩与蒙蒂斯专业公司） 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 dskalka@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n第11章受托人律师\n\n1 本第11章案件中的债务人为 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）（亦称 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及众多其他别名）（税务识别号码末四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（Genever控股有限责任公司）（税务识别号码末四位：8202）及 Genever Holdings Corporation（Genever控股公司）。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 和 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP（保罗·黑斯廷斯律师事务所）, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins（吕克·A·德斯平斯），作为 Ho Wan Kwok 遗产的受托人（仅为通知和通信之目的）。","key_entities":["Kwok","Guo","Je","Ho Wan Kwok","Himalaya","Despins","Paul Hastings","Miles Guo","Luc Despins","HCHK","Yanping Wang","William Je","GTV","Saraca","Himalaya Exchange","GETTR","RICO","CIPA"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":7235,"status":"published","published_at":null,"created_at":null,"updated_at":"2026-08-23 20:12:13"}