{"id":"court_ctb_1744_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":1744,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2023-05-02","title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION | -------------------------------------------","summary_zh":"授权动议 —— Ho Wan Kwok 破产案（郭文贵 / Guo Wengui / Miles Guo），CTB 22-50073 ECF #1744（2023-05-02立案）。第 11 章受托人 Luc A. Despins 依据《破产法典》第 363(b) 条动议，申请授权与 Yachtzoo 及 FDS 签署管理和船员协议补充条款、聘请船长、对 Lady May II 游艇进行调试维保，并从 500,000 美元的维修准备金中支付运营费用。","summary_en":"Motion for Authorization — In re Ho Wan Kwok (Miles Guo / Guo Wengui), CTB 22-50073 ECF #1744 (filed 2023-05-02). Chapter 11 Trustee Luc A. Despins moved pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 363(b) for authority to execute addenda with Yachtzoo and FDS, hire a captain, perform commissioning maintenance, and pay operating costs for the Lady May II yacht from the $500,000 repair reserve.","body_en":"### **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x      |                         |\n|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------|\n| In re:                                                      | :<br>: | Chapter 11              |\n| 1                                                           | :      |                         |\n| HO WAN KWOK,<br>et al.,                                     | :<br>: | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |\n| Debtors.                                                    | :<br>: | (Jointly Administered)  |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | x      |                         |\n\n# **MOTION OF CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE, PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY CODE SECTION 363(b), FOR ENTRY OF ORDER AUTHORIZING (I) ENTRY INTO, AND PERFORMANCE UNDER, ADDENDA TO MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND CREW PROVISION AGREEMENT; (II) EMPLOYMENT OF CAPTAIN FOR LADY MAY II; (III) ENTRY INTO, AND PERFORMANCE UNDER, WORK ORDER RELATED TO COMMISSIONING OF LADY MAY II; AND (IV) PAYMENT OF LADY MAY II MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL COSTS FROM PORTION OF REPAIR RESERVE**\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 A** (the \"Proposed Order\"), authorizing: (i) the Trustee's entry into, and performance under, (a) the addendum, dated May 2, 2023, to the Management Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as **Exhibit B** (the \"Lady May II Management Addendum\"), with Yachtzoo Sarl (\"Yachtzoo\") and (b) the addendum, dated May 3, 2023, to the Crew Provision Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as **Exhibit C** (the \"Lady May II Crew Addendum\"), with\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\nFDS46 Crew Series LLC (\"FDS\"), in each case to cover services with respect to the Lady May II yacht; (ii) employment of a captain for the Lady May II in accordance with the Crew Provision Agreement; (iii) the Trustee's entry into, and performance under, the Marine Service Work Authorization, dated May 3, 2023, a copy of which is attached hereto as **Exhibit D** (the \"Work Order\"), to commission the Lady May II and perform related seasonal maintenance; and (iv) payment of maintenance and operational costs for the Lady May II out of the \\$500,000 from the repair reserve (the \"Repair Reserve\") previously authorized by order of this Court, dated March 28, 2023 [Docket No. 1608], to fund yacht-related expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, by this Motion the Trustee also seeks authorization to pay the reasonable operational expenses incurred in the ordinary course of maintaining and operating the Lady May II, in accordance with the Management Agreement (as amended by the Lady May II Management Addendum) and the Crew Provision Agreement (as amended by the Lady May II Crew Addendum). In support of this Motion, the Trustee respectfully states as follows:\n\n### **PRELIMINARY STATEMENT**<sup>2</sup>\n\n1. To date, the relief sought by the Trustee with respect to the two Lady May Yachts has principally focused on the Lady May. Among other things, to ensure the proper maintenance and operation of the Lady May, the Court has authorized the Trustee to enter into, and perform under, the Management Agreement with Yachtzoo, the Crew Provision Agreement with FDS, a dockage agreement with the Bridgeport marina, and a dockage agreement with SHM Newport Shipyard, LLC (\"SHM\") in Newport, Rhode Island. In addition, the Court has authorized the Trustee to move the Lady May to the navigable waters of Rhode Island—and the Trustee will\n\n<sup>2</sup> Capitalized terms not defined in the Preliminary Statement shall have the meaning ascribed to them later in the Motion.\n\nseek, in the near future, authorization to transfer the Lady May into the foreign trade zone in Newport, Rhode Island. The Trustee has also retained, with the Court's approval, Edmiston and Company Limited (\"Edmiston\") as sales broker for the Lady May and Lady May II.\n\n2. Now, by this Motion, the Trustee seeks relief concerning the operation and maintenance of the Lady May II, as part of the Trustee's efforts to prepare the Lady May II for an eventual sale. As an initial step in that process, the Trustee seeks authorization to enter into, and perform under, (a) the Lady May II Management Addendum with Yachtzoo and (b) the Lady May II Crew Addendum with FDS. These two addenda simply add the Lady May II to the existing Management Agreement and the Crew Provision Agreement, respectively. Under the Management Agreement (as amended by the Lady May II Management Addendum), Yachtzoo will provide the same type of services with respect to the Lady May II as it already does with respect to the Lady May, including technical services, compliance services, financial services, and human resources related to the crew. Adding the Lady May II to the Management Agreement is necessary to avoid the risk that the Lady May II falls into disrepair by not being properly maintained and operated, which could substantially decrease the prospect of a sale. Importantly, Yachtzoo will *not* charge an additional monthly service fee for adding the Lady May II to the Management Agreement.<sup>3</sup>\n\n3. Moreover, the Crew Addendum is necessary to hire a captain for the Lady May II. After conferring with Edmiston and the captain for the Lady May, the Trustee has determined that the Lady May and Lady May II should not share the same captain, as this would not only slow down preparing the two yachts for sale, but also interfere with marketing the two yachts\n\n<sup>3</sup> To be clear, in connection with the Management Agreement, the Trustee will necessarily incur various operational expenses for the Lady May II. By this Motion, the Trustee is seeking authorization to pay the reasonable operational expenses incurred in the ordinary course of maintaining and operating the Lady May II.\n\nconcurrently (e.g., without two separate captains it would not be possible to schedule concurrent viewings and sea trials by potential buyers). To be clear, the only additional crew member to be hired would be a captain for the Lady May II.<sup>4</sup>\n\n4. In this regard, at the recommendation of Edmiston, the Trustee has selected Mr. William Burke to serve as the captain for the Lady May II, on a part-time basis. As detailed further below, Mr. Burke has substantial maritime experience, particularly navigating tender boats. In any event, Mr. Burke will not be allowed to use the Lady May II without the Trustee's prior written approval (which may be by email). Mr. Burke would be hired by FDS and receive a daily fee of \\$300. The Trustee anticipates that Mr. Burke will work 2 to 3 days per week, such that his weekly salary would likely range from \\$600 to \\$900. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee is not himself hiring a captain; instead, the captain would be hired by FDS (a nondebtor). Nevertheless, out of an abundance of caution, and in the interest of full transparency, the Trustee is seeking this Court's authorization to have Mr. Burke employed as the captain for the Lady May II.\n\n5. Furthermore, the Trustee requests authorization to enter into the Work Order to commission the Lady May II (including performing seasonal maintenance), *i.e.*, prepare the Lady May II for her return into the water, all as detailed in the estimate attached to the Work Order. These services would be performed at the Safe Harbor Post Road facility in Mamaroneck, New York, which is also where the Lady May II is currently dry-docked. Edmiston and the captain of the Lady May have advised the Trustee that these services are necessary for the Lady May II to be safely returned to the water. The estimated cost of commissioning the Lady May II is\n\n<sup>4</sup> With the addition of a captain for the Lady May II, the combined crew for the two yachts would increase to a total of six members, which increases the monthly fee under the Crew Provision Agreement from \\$910 to \\$1,240.\n\napproximately \\$10,300. In addition, the Safe Harbor Post Road facility has agreed to waive all storage fees for the month of May, while the Lady May II is being commissioned, which is expected to take 1 to 2 weeks. The Trustee estimates that this fee waiver will result in approximately \\$2,000 in savings.\n\n6. Finally, the Trustee requests permission to fund the cost of operating and maintaining the Lady May II—including the salary of the new captain for the Lady May II and the cost of commissioning the Lady May II—from the \\$500,000 out of the Repair Reserve that the Court previously authorized to fund the operation and maintenance of the Lady May. As the Court is aware, the cash balance in the trustee account (separate from the Repair Reserve) is *de minimis*. If the Trustee cannot pay the costs required to operate and maintain the Lady May II, there is a significant likelihood that the value of the Lady May II will decrease resulting in less consideration from a potential buyer upon sale (assuming there would even be a sale) for the estate. As noted, the \\$500,000 has already been authorized to pay Lady May-related operating expenses. The Trustee is merely requesting that this authorization be expanded to also include the comparatively modest amount of operating and maintenance expenses for the Lady May II. Neither HK USA nor Mei Guo should have an issue with this request including because they previously took the position that they did not disclose the existence of the Lady May II because they \"viewed the asset of the Lady May II as part of the same asset [*i.e.*, the Lady May].\" 5\n\n7. The relief requested herein is reasonable and necessary for an effective and efficient sale of the Lady May II and is in the best interest of the estate. For the avoidance of\n\n<sup>5</sup> *See* March 30, 2023 H'g Tr. at 24:16-17. Relevant excerpts of the March 30, 2023 hearing transcript are attached hereto as **Exhibit E**.\n\ndoubt, at this time, the Trustee is not seeking authorization to move the Lady May II to Newport Rhode Island, but reserves his right to (and likely will) seek such authorization. 6\n\n### **VENUE, JURISDICTION, AND STATUTORY BASIS**\n\n8. 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.\n\n9. This is a core proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157(b).\n\n10. Venue in this District is proper pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409.\n\n11. The statutory bases for the relief sought in this Motion is section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.\n\n### **BACKGROUND**\n\n#### **A. Status of Lady May and Lady May II**\n\n12. 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- 5003] against the Debtor and Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. (\"PAX\"), asserting that HK USA is the owner of the Lady May.\n\n13. On April 29, 2022, the Court entered, in the main Chapter 11 Case, a *Stipulated Order Compelling HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC to Transport and Deliver that Certain Yacht, the \"Lady May\"* [Docket No. 299] (the \"Stipulated Order\") setting forth the terms and conditions regarding the return of the Lady May to the navigable waters of Connecticut. In accordance with the Stipulated Order, HK USA deposited \\$37,000,000 (the\n\n<sup>6</sup> The Trustee is evaluating, in consultation with Edmiston, whether it is advisable to move the Lady May II into a foreign-trade zone.\n\n\"Escrowed Funds\") into an escrow account with U.S. Bank National Association. The Lady May was returned to the navigable waters of Connecticut in early July 2022.\n\n14. 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 (the \"First Counterclaim\") to be administered by the Trustee and ordering the surrender of the Lady May to the Trustee.\n\n15. 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\n16. 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\n17. On March 31, 2023, after the Trustee's discovery of HK USA's ownership of the Lady May II (together with the Lady May, the \"Lady May Yachts\"), the Court entered an amendment to the Partial SJ Order [Docket No. 183 in Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003], finding that the Lady May II is also property of the estate.\n\n<sup>7</sup> *See* Partial PJ Order ¶ 2.\n\n18. The Lady May II is currently stored ashore at the Safe Harbor Post Road marina (\"Safe Harbor Post Road\") located at 155 East Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York.\n\n19. On April 24, 2023, the Trustee filed the *Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section 363(b), for Entry of Order Authorizing (I) Moving Lady May to Navigable Waters of Rhode Island and (II) Entry Into, and Performance Under, Newport Dockage Agreement* [Docket No. 1696] (the \"Motion to Relocate\"). On April 27, 2023, the Court granted and the Motion to Relocate, authorizing, among other things, the Lady May's transfer to the Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard located in Newport, Rhode Island. *See* Docket No. 1718.\n\n#### **B. Repair Reserve**\n\n20. On August 11, 2022, HK USA filed its *Motion for Order Establishing Repair Reserve for the Lady May* [Docket No. 728] (the \"Repair Reserve Motion\"), seeking to establish a Repair Reserve to pay for certain repairs necessary to return the Lady May to good working order.\n\n21. On October 7, 2022, upon the consent of the Trustee, HK USA, PAX, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, and creditors Rui Ma and Zheng Wu, the Court entered an order granting the Repair Reserve Motion, with certain modifications [Docket No. 920].\n\n22. On March 23, 2023, the Trustee filed the *Emergency Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee for Entry of Order Modifying Repair Reserve Order* [Docket No. 1588] (the \"Motion to Modify\"), to allow up to \\$500,000 in operating, maintenance, and related expenses for the Lady May to be funded out of the Repair Reserve.\n\n8\n\n23. On March 28, 2023, the Court granted the Motion to Modify and the relief requested therein, allowing up to \\$500,000 be used from the Repair Reserve for maintenance and related expenses for the Lady May. *See* Docket No. 1608.\n\n#### **C. Operation and Maintenance of Lady May and Lady May II**\n\n24. On April 5, 2023, in order to operate and maintain the Lady May, the Trustee filed the *Motion of Chapter 11 Trustee, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section 363(b), for Entry of Order Authorizing Trustee to Enter Into, and Perform Under, Certain Postpetition Agreements Relating to Maintenance and Operation of the Lady May* [Docket No. 1637] (the \"Yacht Maintenance Motion\") for entry of an order to authorize entry into, and performance under, the Management Agreement with Yachtzoo, a dock space license agreement with the Bridgeport marina (the \"Bridgeport Dockage Agreement\"), and the Crew Provision Agreement with FDS.\n\n25. On April 12, 2023, the Court entered an order granting the relief sought in the Yacht Maintenance Motion authorizing the Trustee to enter into, and perform under, the Management Agreement, the Crew Provision Agreement, and the Bridgeport Dockage Agreement. *See* Docket No. 1662.\n\n26. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, Yachtzoo provides various services required to maintain the Lady May, including technical services, compliance services, financial services, and human resources related to the crew. For the services provided under the Management Agreement, Yachtzoo charges a monthly management fee of \\$6,550.15. In addition, as part of its financial services, Yachtzoo processes payments of operational expenses—including crew salaries, insurance premiums, and materials and supplies for the yacht—that the Trustee may become obligated to pay as part of maintaining and operating the\n\n9\n\nLady May. The precise amount of these expenses varies from month to month (and will depend on when certain payments, such as insurance premiums, come due).\n\n27. Under the Crew Provision Agreement, FDS provides a range of services related to the crew for the Lady May, including engagement of the Lady May crew, supervision of such personnel, and payroll administration. For the services provided under the Crew Provision Agreement, FDS charges a monthly payroll fee of \\$910 for a crew of 0-5 members and \\$1,274 for a crew of 6-8 members.\n\n28. On April 18, 2023, the Trustee filed the *Application of Trustee, Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Sections 327(a) and 328, Bankruptcy Rules 2014(a) and 2016, and Local Rule 2014-1, for Entry of Order Authorizing Employment and Retention of Edmiston and Company Limited as Broker for Sale of Lady May and Lady May II* [Docket No. 1675] (the \"Broker Retention Application\"), seeking an order authorizing the retention of Edmiston as broker to sell the Lady May Yachts for the benefit of the Debtor's estate.\n\n29. On April 27, 2023, the Court approved the Broker Retention Application [Docket No. 1717], authorizing the retention of Edmiston as sale broker for the Lady May Yachts.\n\n30. On May 2, 2023, subject to obtaining bankruptcy court approval, the Trustee executed the Lady May II Management Addendum with Yachtzoo, which amends the Management Agreement to add the Lady May II to the Management Agreement. Importantly, there will be no increased or additional management fee for adding the Lady May II to the Management Agreement.<sup>8</sup> Moreover, as with the Management Agreement, the Lady May II Management Addendum includes certain provisions requested by the Trustee, and agreed to by\n\n<sup>8</sup> Of course, costs and expenses that result from maintaining the Lady May II would be charged in the ordinary course of business. But, again, the management fee will not be incrementally increased from the addition of the Lady May II to the Management Agreement.\n\nYachtzoo, including providing that this Court has exclusive jurisdiction over any claim or disputed arising out of the Lady May II Management Addendum.\n\n31. On May 3, 2023, subject to obtaining bankruptcy court approval, the Trustee executed the Lady May II Crew Addendum, which amends the Crew Provision Agreement to add the Lady May II to the Crew Provision Agreement. Because of the addition of a captain for the Lady May II, the combined crew for the two yachts will increase to six members, such that the monthly fee under the Crew Provision Agreement will increase from \\$910 to \\$1,240. As with the Crew Provision Agreement, the Lady May II Crew Addendum includes certain provisions requested by the Trustee, and agreed to by Yachtzoo, including providing that this Court has exclusive jurisdiction over any claim or disputed arising out of the Lady May II Crew Addendum.\n\n32. The proposed captain for the Lady May II is Mr. William Burke. Mr. Burke has extensive experience navigating tender boats in the Newport area. In fact, from 2010 to 2020, he owned a business that specialized in operating and chartering tender boats in the Newport area. In total, Mr. Burke's experience includes navigating vessels over more than 160,000 miles of Ocean water. Mr. Burke also has extensive other maritime experience, including owning a business that provided regatta and event support in Newport, including supplying rescue and medical support to participating teams.\n\n33. On May 3, 2023, subject to obtaining bankruptcy court approval, the Trustee entered into the Work Order with Safe Harbor Post Road to commission the Lady May II, *i.e.*, perform maintenance and related work to prepare the Lady May II for her return into the water. The services to be provided include, but are not limited to, the following: commission engines, charge batteries, check all lights, check fresh water system, and check salt water system. These\n\n11\n\nservices will be performed at Safe Harbor Post Road in Mamaroneck, New York (where the Lady May II is currently dry-docked), and are expected to take approximately two weeks to complete. As part of the Work Order, Safe Harbor Post Road has agreed to waive all storage fees.\n\n34. As with the other agreements, the Trustee has requested, and the counterparty to the Work Order (*i.e.*, SHM Post Road, LLC) has agreed, to make certain modifications to their standard terms, including (a) providing that this Court has exclusive jurisdiction over any claim or disputed arising out of the Lady May II Crew Addendum and (b) requiring SHM Post Road, LLC to obtain approval of this Court before exercising any rights to liquidate any lien that may be imposed as a result of non-payment.\n\n#### **BASIS FOR RELIEF**\n\n35. The Trustee requests that the Court authorize and approve the Motion pursuant to section 363(b) of title 11 of the United States Code (the \"Bankruptcy Code\"). 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 business, 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.\n\nS.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.\"). In addition, a chapter 11 trustee has a \"statutory duty to\n\nprotect 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)).\n\n36. As with the Lady May, the Trustee is obligated to preserve and protect the Lady May II as property of the estate pending an eventual sale for the benefit of the estate. To that end, the Lady May II must be properly managed and operated. The Management Addendum ensures this by adding the Lady May II to the existing Management Agreement with Yachtzoo. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, Yachtzoo provides various services required to maintain the Lady May, including technical services, compliance services, financial services, and human resources related to the crew. Through the Lady May II Management Addendum, these services will be extended to the Lady May II. Importantly, Yachtzoo will not seek an increase in its management fee for adding the Lady May II to the Management Agreement.\n\n37. Moreover, the Lady May II Crew Addendum is necessary for the Trustee to have FDS employ a captain for the Lady May II. After conferring with Edmiston and the captain for the Lady May, the Trustee has determined that the Lady May and Lady May II should not share the same captain, as this would interfere with preparing the two yachts for sale and with marketing the two yachts concurrently (e.g., without two separate captains it would not be possible to schedule concurrent viewings and sea trials by potential buyers). To be clear, the Trustee does not intend to add any other crew members for the Lady May II. By adding a captain for the Lady May II, the crew for the two Lady May Yachts will increase to a combined six members, such that the monthly fee under the Crew Provision Agreement increases from \\$910 to \\$1,240.\n\n13\n\n38. The captain for the Lady May II will be compensated on a day-to-day basis and the Trustee anticipates the captain will be on the Lady May II approximately 2-3 days per week. After conferring with Edmiston, the Trustee determined to select Mr. Burke as the captain for the Lady May II. Mr. Burke comes highly recommended by Edmiston, and he has extensive experience operating tender boats, including as a result of having owned a business in the Newport area for a ten-year period, during which time he operated and chartered numerous tender boats. In any event, Mr. Burke will not be allowed to use the Lady May II without the Trustee's prior written approval (which may be by email).\n\n39. Further, the Lady May II must be prepared to be returned to the water, as it is currently dry-docked at the Safe Harbor Post Road facility in Mamaroneck, New York. This requires certain seasonal maintenance and commissioning services, which will be performed at the Safe Harbor Post Road facility. Critically, Safe Harbor Post Road has agreed to waive its monthly fee for storing the Lady May II during the commission and seasonal maintenance, which will save the estate approximately \\$2,000. The Trustee consulted with Edmiston and the captain of the Lady May, who both advised the Trustee that the services in the Work Order are necessary for the Lady May II to operate adequately in the water.\n\n40. Finally, as the Court is aware, at this time, the cash balance in the trustee account (separate from the Repair Reserve) is *de minimis* and would most likely not be sufficient to cover the maintenance and operational costs associated with the Lady May II. However, the Court authorized the Trustee to use up to \\$500,000 from the Repair Reserve for payment of maintenance and operating costs for the Lady May. The Trustee believes these funds should also be made available to cover maintenance and operational costs associated with the Lady May II. Without the ability to pay the costs associated with maintenance and operation of the Lady May\n\n14\n\nII, there is a chance the Trustee will not be able to sell the Lady May II at maximum value and the estate will suffer. Accordingly, the Trustee requests to be authorized to use the \\$500,000 in funds from the Repair Reserve to also pay for maintenance and operational costs for the Lady May II.\n\n41. Neither HK USA nor Mei Guo should have an issue with this request. For one, by this Motion, the Trustee is not seeking authorization to increase the amount beyond \\$500,000. And second, HK USA and Mei Guo previously took the position that they did not disclose the existence of the Lady May II because they \"viewed the asset of the Lady May II as part of the same asset [*i.e.*, the Lady May].\"<sup>9</sup> In their view, \"it was the same asset.\"<sup>10</sup> Based on these prior statements, HK USA and Mei Guo should not now be allowed to argue that operational expenses for the Lady May II are not encompassed within the operational expenses for the Lady May.\n\n#### **NO PRIOR REQUEST**\n\n42. The Trustee has not previously sought the relief requested herein from this or any other court.\n\n#### **CONCLUSION**\n\n43. For all these reasons, the Trustee requests entry of an order authorizing (i) entry into, and performance under, the Lady May II Management Addendum and the Lady May II Crew Addendum; (ii) employment of a captain for the Lady May II; (iii) entry into, and performance under, the Work Order; and (iv) funding operating and maintenance costs for the Lady May II out of the \\$500,000 from the Repair Reserve previously authorized by order of this Court.\n\n<sup>9</sup> *See* March 30, 2023 H'g Tr. at 24:16-17.\n\n<sup>10</sup> *See id.* at 25:10.\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\nDated: May 3, 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\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 17 of 38\n\n## **Exhibit A**\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>: | (Jointly Administered)  |\n| ------------------------------------------------------x | :      |                         |\n\n# **ORDER, PURSUANT TO BANKRUPTCY CODE SECTION 363(b), AUTHORIZING (I) ENTRY INTO, AND PERFORMANCE UNDER, ADDENDA TO MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND CREW PROVISION AGREEMENT; (II) EMPLOYMENT OF CAPTAIN FOR LADY MAY II; (III) ENTRY INTO, AND PERFORMANCE UNDER, WORK ORDER RELATED TO COMMISSIONING OF LADY MAY II; AND (IV) PAYMENT OF LADY MAY II MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL COSTS FROM PORTION OF REPAIR RESERVE**\n\nUpon the motion (the \"Motion\"),2 filed Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee (the \"Trustee\") appointed in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), pursuant to section 363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, requesting entry of an order authorizing: (i) the Trustee's entry into, and performance under, the Lady May II Management Addendum and the Lady May II Crew Addendum; (ii) employment of a captain for the Lady May II in accordance with the Crew Provision Agreement; (iii) the Trustee's entry into, and performance under, the Work Order; and (iv) payment of maintenance and operational costs for the Lady May II out of the \\$500,000 from the Repair Reserve previously authorized by this Court, all as further\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\ndetailed in the Motion; 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 sufficient 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 ORDERED THAT:\n\n1. The Motion is GRANTED as set forth herein.\n\n2. The Trustee is authorized to enter into, and perform under, the Management Addendum and Crew Addendum, including payment of the reasonable operational expenses incurred in the ordinary course of maintaining and operating the Lady May II, in accordance with the Management Agreement (as amended by the Lady May II Management Addendum) and the Crew Provision Agreement (as amended by the Lady May II Crew Addendum).\n\n3. The Trustee is authorized to instruct FDS to employ Mr. William Burke as the captain for the Lady May II in accordance with the Crew Provision Agreement (as amended by the Lady May II Crew Addendum). Mr. Burke shall not use the Lady May II without the Trustee's prior written approval (which may be by email).\n\n4. The Trustee is authorized to enter into, and perform under, the Work Order, including any payment of fees and expenses that come due thereunder.\n\n5. The Trustee is authorized to pay all operating and maintenance costs associated with the Lady May II, including those under the Work Order, the Management Agreement (as amended by the Lady May II Management Addendum), and the Crew Provision Agreement (as\n\n2\n\namended by the Lady May II Crew Addendum) from the \\$500,000 out of the Repair Reserve previously authorized by order of the Court [Docket No. 1608] to fund yacht-related expenses.\n\n6. The Trustee is authorized and empowered to take all actions necessary to effectuate the relief granted in this Order.\n\n7. The terms and conditions of this Order shall be immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry.\n\n8. 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 B**\n\n**Lady May II Management Addendum**\n\n# ADDENDUM I - APPROVED CHANGES\n\nThe following amendments to the Yacht Management Agreement between Luc A Despins. as the chapter I I trustee for the estate of Ho Wan Kwok, and YACHTZOO Sarl, dated 28th March 2023 (the \"Yacht Management Agreement\") have been agreed and approved between both parties:\n\n| 3.a The Yacht           |                 |                   |                |\n|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|\n| Name:                   | Lady May II     | Flag State:       | Cayman Islands |\n| Official Number:        | 746230          | Load line length: | 14.95m         |\n| Beam:                   | 4.20m           | Draft:            | 0,56m          |\n| Classification Society: | N/A             | GT:               | 7,43           |\n| Registration:           | Pieasure vessel |                   |                |\n\nPART I Addition of section 3.a with reference to Lady May II as follows:\n\nThe Effective Date of this Addendum is March 31, 2023.\n\nThis Addendum is subject to approval of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (the \"Bankruptcy Court\"), in which the chapter I I case of Ho Wan Kwok, Case No. 22-50073, is pending.\n\nFor the avoidance of doubt, as it relates to the Lady May 11, Owner shall not be liable to the Manager or any of its employees or agents or managers with respect to any events that occurred prior to the Effective Date of this Addendum.\n\nFurthermore, Mr. Luc A. Despins is party to this Addendum solely in his capacity as the chapter || trustee for the estate of Ho Wan Kwok, and not in his personal capacity. Accordingly, no claim whatsoever may be asserted by Manager or any of its employees or agents or managers against Mr. Luc A. Despins in his personal capacity or Paul Hastings LLP.\n\nThe Bankruptcy Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim or dispute in respect of or arising out of this Addendum which cannot be settled amicably between the parties within reasonable time.\n\nAll other details remain the same as per Yacht Management Agreement.\n\nCLIENT: Luc A. Despins, as the chapter I I trustee for the estate of Ho Wan Kwok\n\nPosition: Chapter II Trustee\n\nMay 2, 202\n\nMANAGEMENT COMPANY: YACHTZOO Sarl\n\nAuthorised Signatory\n\nPosition: Managing Partner Date: 02 May 2023\n\n230101 YZ Management Agreement\n\n# **Exhibit C**\n\n**Lady May II Crew Addendum**\n\n# Addendum Number 1\n\nTHIS ADDENDUM (the \"Addendum\") is made to the Crew Provision Agreement\") dated 6th April 2023 between:\n\nLUC A DESPINS. AS THE CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK of c/o Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166 (the \"Owner/operator\") and FDS46 CREW SERIES LLC of Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajettake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960 (the \"Employer\")\n\nAnd shall become effective as of 28th April 2023\n\nThe parties above hereby agree as follows:\n\n- · Owner/operator is also the owner/operator of the Vessel Lady May, registered in the Cayman Islands under official number 745195.\n- · The services detailed in the Agreement shall be extended to also cover any crew employed on the Vessel Lady May II, registered in the Cayman Islands under official number 746230.\n- · Mr. Luc A. Despins is party to this Addendum solely in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee for the estate of Ho Wan Kwok, and not in his personal capacity. Accordingly, no claim whatsoever may be asserted by Employer against Mr. Luc A. Despins in his personal capacity or Paul Hastings LLP.\n- · For the avoidance of doubt, as it relates to the Lady May II, Owner/operator shall not have any liability to Employer for any events that occurred prior to the effective date of this Addendum. The Employer should also not be held liable for any claims brought by any crew member working onboard Lady May II prior to the effective date of this Addendum.\n- · This Addendum is subject to approval of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut in which court the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok, Case No. 22-50073, is pending.\n- · Each party submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.\n\nAll other terms, clauses and conditions remain unchanged.\n\nSIGNED by LUC A. DESPINS, AS THE CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK\n\nLuc Despins\n\nSIGNED for and on behalf of FDS46 CREW SERIES LLC\n\nMarilena Stylianou Acting on behalf of Bridport Ventures Limited, Director\n\n# Addendum Number 1\n\n**THIS ADDENDUM** (the \"Addendum\") is made to the Crew Provision Agreement (the \"Agreement\") dated 3 rd May 2023 between:\n\n**LUC A DESPINS, AS THE CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK** of c/o Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166 (the \"Owner/operator\") and **FDS46 CREW SERIES LLC** of Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960 (the \"Employer\")\n\nAnd shall become effective as of 28th April 2023\n\nThe parties above hereby agree as follows:\n\n- Owner/operator is also the owner/operator of the Vessel Lady May, registered in the Cayman Islands under official number 745195.\n- The services detailed in the Agreement shall be extended to also cover any crew employed on the Vessel Lady May II, registered in the Cayman Islands under official number 746230.\n- Mr. Luc A. Despins is party to this Addendum solely in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee for the estate of Ho Wan Kwok, and not in his personal capacity. Accordingly, no claim whatsoever may be asserted by Employer against Mr. Luc A. Despins in his personal capacity or Paul Hastings LLP.\n- For the avoidance of doubt, as it relates to the Lady May II, Owner/operator shall not have any liability to Employer for any events that occurred prior to the effective date of this Addendum. The Employer should also not be held liable for any claims brought by any crew member working onboard Lady May II prior to the effective date of this Addendum.\n- This Addendum is subject to approval of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut in which court the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok, Case No. 22-50073, is pending.\n- Each party submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut.\n\nAll other terms, clauses and conditions remain unchanged.\n\n### SIGNED by **LUC A. DESPINS, AS THE CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE FOR THE ESTATE OF HO WAN KWOK**\n\nLuc Despins\n\nSIGNED for and on behalf of **FDS46 CREW SERIES LLC**\n\nMarilena Stylianou Acting on behalf of **Bridport Ventures Limited,** Director Case 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 26 of 38\n\n# **Exhibit D**\n\n**Work Order**\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 27 of 38\n\n![](_page_26_Picture_1.jpeg)\n\n1 1 1 1 1\n\n155 E BOSTON POST RD | MAMARONECK, NY 10543 914 698 0295 · BYY COM\n\n|                   | Luc A. Despins, as the chapter II trustice for the estate |                    |                      |  |\n|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|--|\n| Customer Name     | of Ho Wan Kwok                                            | Vessel Name        | Lady May II          |  |\n| Street Address    | c/o Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue                    | Make & Model       | Windy Scandinavia AB |  |\n| City, State & Zip | New York, New York 10166                                  | Year & Length      | 2011, 52 feet        |  |\n| Phone             | ( 212 318 6001                                            | Hull Number        | 746230               |  |\n| Email Address     | lucdespins@paulhastings.com                               | Registration       | 746230               |  |\n| Marina Location   | Mamaroneck, New York                                      | Key Location/Combo |                      |  |\n\nNOTE: A DEPOSIT EQUAL TO 50% OF THE ESTIMATED CHARGES WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE WORK BEGINS.\n\n#### SERVICE REOUESTED\n\nSee attached Repair Estimate.\n\nI authorize the above repair work to be dong with the necessary materials, and hereby grant your employees permission to operate the boatimotor(s) for the purpose of testing, diagnosis and/or inspection. I represent that the Vessel is seaworthy and safe to be worked on by the Marina's employees, unless specifically stated above. I and the Vessel will be liable to the Marina for injuries attributable to any causes not that were not reasonably foreseable by nature of the work involved. I hereby stipulate and agges that any and all services provided by the to federal martime and state liens against the Vessel for the period of time that a debt is owed under this contract. THE VESSEL AND ITS CONTENTS MAY BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION FOR THE SATISFACTION OF THESE LIENS under applicable fectral and statutes. ALL payments are due at the time of completion of all services performed. I understand that I am required to provide proof of the vessel's state registration or federal documentation upon request.\n\nWhen service has been completed, I will be sent an invoice for the full anount. If payment is not received within 14 days of the invoice date, I understand Marina will charge my credit card on the. I understand that my boat will not be released without full payment of the charges due. An interest chan 1.5% monthly (or such lower maximum rate allowed by law) will be applied to any balance greater than thirty (30) days past due. I understand that claims for adjustment on any bill must be requested within 10 days of bill receipt, after which time no adjustments will be made. I acknowledge that withholding payment is not an acceptable form of dispute resolution. In the event that I and Marina are unable to agree on the anount due for work performed or services rendered, such disagreement shall be settled as follows: Any complaint about the quality, adequacy or totality of work performed shall obligate the Marina to correcting of such validly demonstrated defects at no additional cost to me. Any claim of unreasonable charges shall entitled written and itemized accounting of the charges. In the Vessel has left the Marina, I accept full financial responsibility for returning it the Marina for complaints to be assessed and repairs, if any, to be made. If work is performed by another company to repair an alleged inadequacy of the Marina's work, excluding repairs that are immediately necessary to the Vessel and its crew, that work shall indisputably release the Marina from any obligation to correct or discount the work initially performental fee will be added to the total bill.\n\nMay 3, 2023 SIGNATURE\n\nPRINT NAME: Luc A. Despins, as chapter 11 trustee for estate of Ho Wan Kwok\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 28 of 38\n\n![](_page_27_Picture_1.jpeg)\n\nSAFE HARBOR POST ROAD -\n\nApril 25th 2023\n\nYachtzoo LLC\n\n8000 SW 117th Ave. Suite 204\n\nCatarineau & Givens, PA\n\n619.547.6657\n\nC/O Dirk Johnson\n\ndaj@edmiston.com\n\n#### Repair Estimate\n\n- 1) Replace drive belts 3x\n- 2) Replace crank case filter 3x\n- 3) Replace air filter 3x\n- 4) Replace IPS fluid\n- 5) Replace IPS filter 3x\n- 6) Replace engine anodes\n- 7) Remove and install hull zincs\n- 8) Inspect clamps on engine hoses\n- 9) Replace belt tensioner 3x\n- 10) Service raw water pumps 24 hrs. labor:\n\n\\$3,312.00\n\n#### Parts:\n\n| 1)  Engine drive belts 3x:                           |            | \\$298.20   |\n|------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|\n| 2)  Supercharger belt 3x                             |            | \\$296.70   |\n| 3) Crank case filter 3x                              |            | \\$601.35   |\n| 4)  Raw water pump impeller 3x                       |            | \\$359.97   |\n| 5)  Engine anodes                                    |            | \\$167.88   |\n| 6) Air filter insert 3x                              |            | \\$338.97   |\n| 7) IPS filter and insert.3x                          |            | \\$285.00   |\n| 8) Belt tensioner 2x                                 |            | \\$1,376.10 |\n| 9) Miscellaneous, screws, wipes, gasket maker, ties. |            | \\$150.00   |\n|                                                      |            |            |\n| Total Parts:                                         | \\$3.874.17 |            |\n\n| Total Parts and labor | \\$7,186.17 |\n|-----------------------|------------|\n\n155 East Post Road | Mamaroneck, NY 10543 | 914.698.0295\n\n![](_page_28_Picture_1.jpeg)\n\nSAFE HARBOR POST ROAD -\n\nCommissioning:\n\nCommission engines, fresh water system, salt water systems, charge batteries, check all light, sea trial boat.\n\n| 16hrs labor x \\$138PH | \\$2,208.00     |\n|-----------------------|----------------|\n|                       |                |\n| Estimated repairs-    | \\$7,186.17     |\n| Commissioning-        | \\$2,208.00     |\n| Total:                | \\$9,394.17     |\n| NY Sales tax 8.375%   | \\$786.76       |\n| + Compliance fee 2%   | \\$187.88<br>14 |\n| + Shipping            | \\$ Unknown     |\n| Total:                | \\$10,368.81    |\n\nThank you,\n\nSafe Harbor Post Road\n\n914-698-0295 / prb@shmarinas.com\n\n#### Rider to Marine Service Work Authorization, executed on May 3, 2023, by Luc A. Despins, as the Chapter 11 Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok\n\nCapitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Marine Service Work Authorization, executed on May 2, 2023, with respect to the Lady May II (the \"Work Order\").\n\n- 1. The Work Order, including this Rider, is subject to approval of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut (the \"Bankruptcy Court\"), in which court the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok, Case No. 22-50073 (the \"Chapter 11 Case\"), is pending.\n- 2. Mr. Luc A. Despins warrants and represents that he is the chapter 11 trustee for the estate of Ho Wan Kwok and, upon approval by the Bankruptcy Court, is fully authorized to enter into the Work Order on behalf of the estate of Ho Wan Kwok. Mr. Luc A. Despins is party to the Work Order solely in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee for the estate of Ho Wan Kwok, and not in his personal capacity. Accordingly, any claims against Mr. Luc A. Despins shall be in his capacity as trustee. No claim whatsoever may be asserted by SHM Post Road, LLC (\"Safe Harbor\") against Mr. Luc A. Despins in his personal capacity or Paul Hastings LLP.\n- 3. The Bankruptcy Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any claim or dispute in respect of or arising out of the Work Order.\n- 4. Any bankruptcy stay applicable to the assets of the estate of Ho Wan Kwok shall not apply to, limit, or otherwise prevent Safe Harbor from imposing and perfecting a lien for nonpayment of fees owed under the Work Order. Safe Harbor agrees to give three business days advance notice to the Bankruptcy Court in the event such a lien is being imposed, and Safe Harbor agrees to obtain approval of the Bankruptcy Court before exercising any rights to liquidate that lien.\n\nCustomer By: \\_\n\nName: Luc A. Despins, as chapter 11 trustee for the estate of Ho Wan Kwok\n\nSHM Rost Road, LLC By: Nam Title: 2023 Date:\n\n# **Exhibit E**\n\n**Excerpts of March 30, 2023 Hearing Transcript**\n\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION In Re \\* Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) \\* HO WAN KWOK and GENEVER \\* HOLDINGS CORPORATION, \\* \\* Debtor. \\* HK INTERNATIONAL FUNDS Adv. Proc. No. 22-05003 INVESTMENTS (USA) LIMITED, \\* \\* Bridgeport, Connecticut Plaintiff, \\* March 30, 2023 \\* v. \\* \\* LUC A. DESPINS, \\* \\* Defendant. \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* TRANSCRIPT OF STATUS CONFERENCE BEFORE THE HONORABLE JULIE A. MANNING UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE APPEARANCES: For the Debtor and AARON ROMNEY, ESQ. Plaintiff, HK Zeisler & Zeisler, PC International and 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor Mei Guo: Bridgeport, CT 06604 For the Plaintiff, MELISSA F. WERNICK, ESQ. HK International and Chiesa Shahinian & Mei Guo: Giantomasi, PC One Boland Drive West Orange, NJ 07052 Proceedings recorded by electronic sound recording, transcript produced by transcription service. **Fiore Reporting and Transcription Service, Inc. 4 Research Drive, Suite 402**\n\n **Shelton, Connecticut 06484 (203)929-9992**\n\nAPPEARANCES: (Cont'd.) For the Defendant, AVRAM EMMANUEL LUFT, ESQ. Luc A. Despins, Chapter 11 NICHOLAS BASSETT, ESQ. Trustee: Paul Hastings, LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 DOUGLAS S. SKALKA, ESQ. Neubert Pepe & Monteith, PC 195 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510 Chapter 11 Trustee: LUC A. DESPINS, ESQ. Paul Hastings, LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 For the Creditor, Pacific STUART SARNOFF, ESQ. Alliance Asia Opportunity PETER FRIEDMAN, ESQ. Fund L.P.: O'Melveny & Myers LLP Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 ANNECCA H. SMITH, ESQ. Robinson & Cole 28 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103 For the Creditors Committee: IRVE GOLDMAN, ESQ. Pullman & Comley 850 Main Street Bridgeport, CT 06601 For the U.S. Trustee: HOLLEY L. CLAIBORN, ESQ. Office of the United States Trustee The Giaimo Federal Building 150 Court Street, Room 302 New Haven, CT 06510 For Logan Cheng, Creditor: JAY M. WOLMAN, ESQ. Randazza Legal Group, PLLC 100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor Hartford, CT 06103\n\n2\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 34 of 38\n\n|    | Ho Wan Kwok/HK v Despins - March 30 2023<br>23                 |\n|----|----------------------------------------------------------------|\n| 1  | that state as -- unequivocally that the only asset of HK USA   |\n| 2  | is the Lady May.<br>And that's what your client swore to under |\n| 3  | penalty of perjury.                                            |\n| 4  | And Attorney Vartan's letter that was sent on the              |\n| 5  | 27th, where we gave him time to -- additional time, the        |\n| 6  | Court provided additional time to provide that information     |\n| 7  | to the Trustee says the only asset of HK USA is the Lady       |\n| 8  | May.<br>So unless you can show me documents that --            |\n| 9  | MR. ROMNEY:<br>I would like to answer your question            |\n| 10 | --                                                             |\n| 11 | THE COURT:<br>-- unless you can show me documents              |\n| 12 | that show this registration that was produced, that show       |\n| 13 | this registration that -- of the Lady May II in the name of    |\n| 14 | HK USA that were produced to the Trustee and his counsel,      |\n| 15 | then I think you've got a problem.                             |\n| 16 | But you also have a problem because of what your               |\n| 17 | client has sworn to in declarations, and apparently            |\n| 18 | testified to at a 2004 examination, and what Mr. Vartan has    |\n| 19 | represented in a written letter to the Trustee in compliance   |\n| 20 | with an order of this court, in purported compliance with an   |\n| 21 | order of this court.                                           |\n| 22 | So I think you need to answer those questions.                 |\n| 23 | I don't -- it doesn't matter to me if the Lady May             |\n| 24 | II services the Lady May because the Lady May II is a          |\n| 25 | separate vessel.<br>Even if it is the tender or whatever it    |\n|    |                                                                |\n\nHo Wan Kwok/HK v Despins - March 30 2023 24 is, it doesn't matter. It's a separate vessel that needs to be insured, that has a different registration and apparently is registered in the name of HK USA. Okay? No one seems to be quarreling about that right now. Do you disagree that it's registered in the name of HK USA, the Lady May II? MR. ROMNEY: I do not, Your Honor. And I would like to answer your other questions as well if I can have an opportunity to do so. THE COURT: You absolutely shall have the opportunity. Go right ahead. MR. ROMNEY: Thank you. So, again, speaking as for my understanding, as well as Attorney Vartan's, because I've discussed this issue with him, I also reviewed his letter, the reality is, and I apologize that neither of us are boating experts, we viewed the asset of the Lady May II as part of the same asset. If that's technically incorrect, we stand corrected. But to the Trustee's point, there was no intent to conceal anything. And based on our position that we had essentially viewed this as one in the same asset. While I believe there would need to be an amendment to the summary judgment order, for the same reasons there was no malicious intent, no intent to deceive, and this would have been resolved with a phone call or an Case 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 35 of 38\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 36 of 38\n\nHo Wan Kwok/HK v Despins - March 30 2023 25 email, while we disagree with the Court's summary judgment motion, and we do reserve our rights to appeal it, that is a separate issue from the fact that for the same reasons that we believe disclosing the Lady May was substantively disclosing the Lady May II, and we believe that everyone knew of it, we would consent that the Court's summary judgment order applies. And I believe that for technical reasons we'd need a modification where it applies to the Lady May II. It's the exact same issue. In our view, it was the same asset. I apologize if we were technically incorrect. There was no intent to deceive. And I'm sitting here telling the Court, and I would have told the Trustee or his -- and his counsel, if they had picked up the phone or emailed me, that we can resolve the issue of the Lady May II through that. THE COURT: Well, Mr. Romney, your office has consistently said throughout these proceedings that the Trustee needs to file papers. The Trustee started this whole process off by trying to enter into agreements with you on behalf of Mr. Kwok and HK USA and Mei Guo. And you have stood here, as have other of your colleagues, and said is there a motion pending? Because I'm not going to address that unless there's a motion pending?\n\nHo Wan Kwok/HK v Despins - March 30 2023 26 And so you can't take that position now. Number one. Number two, I don't know how anyone in their -- in a reasonable review of what an asset is could think that the Lady May II is part of the Lady May. If it was, then it should be sitting on the side of it over at the dock here in Bridgeport and it's not. And apparently the only testimony with regard to the Lady May II, apparently, and if someone shows me something different, I will review it, is that your client, Ms. Wernick and Mr. Romney, your client, Ms. Guo, testified that it was owned by her brother. So why would you then think that was part of the Lady May if that's what your client testified to in a deposition? MR. DESPINS: Your Honor, if I may jump in for two seconds? Case 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 37 of 38\n\n We will take Mr. Romney's concession. We will submit an amended order clarifying that the summary judgment applies to both. The consequences of what they did, we can deal with that later. But we can amend that order and say that we own the Lady May II as well.\n\n You know, it's like the bank robber with a bag of money saying look at me, I'm giving you the money back. Yeah. I'll take the money back. I'll take the bag. We'll deal with the rest --\n\nTHE COURT: Is it insured though --\n\n### **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n| -----------------------------------------------------------<br>x |             |                         |  |  |\n|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------|--|--|\n| In re:                                                           | :<br>:      | Chapter 11              |  |  |\n| 1<br>HO WAN KWOK,<br>et al.,                                     | :<br>:      | Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) |  |  |\n| Debtors.                                                         | :<br>:<br>: | (Jointly Administered)  |  |  |\n| -----------------------------------------------------------      | x           |                         |  |  |\n\n### **CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE**\n\nThe undersigned hereby certifies that on May 3, 2023, the foregoing Motion 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: May 3, 2023 New York, New York\n\n> 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\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":"美国康涅狄格州联邦破产法院 布里奇波特分庭\n\n-----------------------------------------------------------　x\n\n关于：　:\n:　第11章\n1　:\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵），\n等，　:\n:　案号 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。　:\n:　（合并管理）\n-----------------------------------------------------------　x\n\n第11章受托人依据《破产法》第363(b)条提出的动议，请求作出命令，授权：(I) 签订并履行《管理协议》和《船员提供协议》的补充协议；(II) 聘用 LADY MAY II 的船长；(III) 签订并履行与 LADY MAY II 启用作业有关的工作订单；以及 (IV) 从维修准备金的一部分中支付 LADY MAY II 的维护和运营费用\n\nLuc A. Despins（卢克·A·德斯平斯）以其作为 HO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）（“债务人”）第11章案件（“第11章案件”）中获任命的第11章受托人（“受托人”）的身份，谨此提出本动议（“本动议”），请求作出一项命令，其形式基本与随附作为附件A的命令草案（“拟议命令”）一致，授权：(i) 受托人签订并履行：(a) 与 Yachtzoo Sarl（“Yachtzoo”）订立的、日期为 May 2, 2023 的《管理协议》补充协议，其副本随附作为附件B（“Lady May II 管理补充协议”）；以及 (b) 与\n\n1　这些第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，以及其他众多别名）（税务识别号码后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（Genever Holdings有限责任公司）（税务识别号码后四位：8202）以及 Genever Holdings Corporation（Genever Holdings公司）。受托人、Genever Holdings LLC 和 Genever Holdings Corporation 的邮寄地址为 Paul Hastings LLP（保尔·黑斯廷斯律师事务所），200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166，转交 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\nFDS46 Crew Series LLC（“FDS”）订立的、日期为 May 3, 2023 的《船员提供协议》补充协议，其副本随附作为附件C（“Lady May II 船员补充协议”）；在每种情况下，均为涵盖与 Lady May II 游艇有关的服务；(ii) 根据《船员提供协议》聘用 Lady May II 的船长；(iii) 受托人签订并履行日期为 May 3, 2023 的《海事服务工作授权书》，其副本随附作为附件D（“工作订单”），以启用 Lady May II 并进行相关季节性维护；以及 (iv) 从本院于 March 28, 2023 作出的命令 [Docket No. 1608] 先前授权用于支付游艇相关费用的维修准备金（“维修准备金”）中的 \\$500,000，支付 Lady May II 的维护和运营费用。为免生疑义，受托人还通过本动议请求授权，依照《管理协议》（经 Lady May II 管理补充协议修订）和《船员提供协议》（经 Lady May II 船员补充协议修订），支付在 Lady May II 的日常维护和运营过程中发生的合理运营费用。为支持本动议，受托人谨陈述如下：\n\n初步陈述2\n\n1. 截至目前，受托人就两艘 Lady May 游艇请求的救济，主要集中于 Lady May。除其他事项外，为确保 Lady May 得到适当维护和运营，本院已授权受托人与 Yachtzoo 签订并履行《管理协议》、与 FDS 签订并履行《船员提供协议》、与 Bridgeport marina（布里奇波特码头）签订并履行泊位协议，以及与位于 Rhode Island（罗得岛州）Newport（纽波特）的 SHM Newport Shipyard, LLC（“SHM”）签订并履行泊位协议。此外，本院已授权受托人将 Lady May 移至 Rhode Island 的通航水域——且受托人将\n\n2　初步陈述中未定义的大写术语，具有本动议后文赋予该等术语的含义。\n\n在不久的将来请求授权将 Lady May 转入 Rhode Island 的对外贸易区。经本院批准，受托人还聘请 Edmiston and Company Limited（“Edmiston”）担任 Lady May 和 Lady May II 的销售经纪人。\n\n2. 现受托人通过本动议，就 Lady May II 的运营和维护请求救济，作为受托人为最终出售 Lady May II 作准备所作努力的一部分。作为该程序的初步步骤，受托人请求授权与：(a) Yachtzoo 签订并履行 Lady May II 管理补充协议；以及 (b) FDS 签订并履行 Lady May II 船员补充协议。这两份补充协议仅分别将 Lady May II 加入现有的《管理协议》和《船员提供协议》。根据《管理协议》（经 Lady May II 管理补充协议修订），Yachtzoo 将就 Lady May II 提供其已就 Lady May 提供的同类服务，包括技术服务、合规服务、财务服务以及与船员有关的人力资源服务。将 Lady May II 加入《管理协议》对于避免 Lady May II 因未得到适当维护和运营而失修的风险是必要的，否则可能大幅降低出售的可能性。重要的是，Yachtzoo 不会因将 Lady May II 加入《管理协议》而收取额外的月度服务费。3\n\n3. 此外，船员补充协议对于为 Lady May II 聘用一名船长是必要的。在与 Edmiston 及 Lady May 的船长商议后，受托人确定 Lady May 和 Lady May II 不应共用同一名船长，因为这不仅会减慢为出售两艘游艇所作准备，还会妨碍同时营销两艘游艇\n\n3　为明确起见，与《管理协议》有关，受托人将必然发生 Lady May II 的各项运营费用。受托人通过本动议请求授权，支付在 Lady May II 日常维护和运营过程中发生的合理运营费用。\n\n（例如，若无两名不同的船长，则无法安排潜在买家同时看船和试航）。为明确起见，唯一将被额外聘用的船员将是 Lady May II 的一名船长。4\n\n4. 就此而言，根据 Edmiston 的推荐，受托人已选定 William Burke 先生以兼职方式担任 Lady May II 的船长。如后文进一步详述，Burke 先生具有丰富的航海经验，尤其是在操纵小艇方面。无论如何，未经受托人事先书面批准（可通过电子邮件作出），Burke 先生不得使用 Lady May II。Burke 先生将由 FDS 聘用，并获得每日 \\$300 的报酬。受托人预计 Burke 先生每周将工作 2 至 3 天，因此其周薪可能在 \\$600 至 \\$900 之间。为免生疑义，受托人本人并非聘用一名船长；相反，该船长将由 FDS（非债务人）聘用。尽管如此，出于审慎考虑并为充分透明起见，受托人请求本院授权聘用 Burke 先生担任 Lady May II 的船长。\n\n5. 此外，受托人请求授权签订工作订单，以启用 Lady May II（包括进行季节性维护），即为 Lady May II 重新下水作准备，具体均如工作订单所附估算中详述。这些服务将在位于 New York（纽约州）Mamaroneck（马马罗内克）的 Safe Harbor Post Road 设施进行，Lady May II 目前亦停泊于该处的旱坞。Edmiston 和 Lady May 的船长已告知受托人，这些服务是 Lady May II 安全重新下水所必需的。启用 Lady May II 的估计费用为\n\n4　随着为 Lady May II 增加一名船长，两艘游艇的合计船员人数将增加至共六名成员，这将使《船员提供协议》项下的月费从 \\$910 增加至 \\$1,240。\n\n约 \\$10,300。此外，Safe Harbor Post Road 设施已同意免除 May 的全部存放费用，期间 Lady May II 将进行启用作业，预计需时 1 至 2 周。受托人估计，此项费用减免将节省约 \\$2,000。\n\n6. 最后，受托人请求准许从本院先前授权用于支付 Lady May 运营和维护费用的维修准备金中的 \\$500,000，支付运营和维护 Lady May II 的费用——包括 Lady May II 新船长的薪酬和启用 Lady May II 的费用。本院知悉，受托人账户中的现金余额（与维修准备金分开）微乎其微。若受托人无法支付运营和维护 Lady May II 所需的费用，Lady May II 的价值很可能下降，从而导致潜在买家在出售时为破产财产提供较少的对价（假定甚至会有出售）。如前所述，\\$500,000 已获授权用于支付与 Lady May 有关的运营费用。受托人仅请求将该授权扩大至亦包括 Lady May II 相对较少的运营和维护费用。HK USA 或 Mei Guo 均不应对该请求提出异议，亦因为其先前采取的立场是，其未披露 Lady May II 的存在，是因为其“将 Lady May II 的资产视为同一资产［即 Lady May］的一部分。”5\n\n7. 本文请求的救济对于有效率且有效地出售 Lady May II 是合理且必要的，并且符合破产财产的最佳利益。为免生\n\n5　见 March 30, 2023 H'g Tr. at 24:16-17。March 30, 2023 听证会记录的相关摘录随附作为附件E。\n\n疑义，目前受托人并未请求授权将 Lady May II 移至 Newport Rhode Island，但保留请求该等授权的权利（且很可能将提出该等请求）。6\n\n审判地、管辖权及法定依据\n\n8. United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut（康涅狄格州联邦破产法院）（“本院”）根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334 以及 United States District Court for the District of Connecticut（康涅狄格州联邦地区法院）作出的移送常设命令，对本事项具有管辖权。\n\n9. 本案属于 28 U.S.C. § 157(b) 所称的核心程序。\n\n10. 根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409，本地区为适格审判地。\n\n11. 本动议所请求救济的法定依据为《破产法》第 363(b) 条。\n\n背景\n\nA. Lady May 和 Lady May II 的状态\n\n12. On April 11, 2022，HK International Funds (USA) Limited, LLC（“HK USA”）通过提交诉状 [Docket No. 1, in Adv. Proc. No. 22- 5003]，对债务人及 Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.（“PAX”）提起对抗程序，主张 HK USA 为 Lady May 的所有人。\n\n13. On April 29, 2022，本院在主第11章案件中作出《命令 HK International Funds Investments (USA) Limited, LLC 运输并交付该特定游艇“Lady May”的经协议命令》[Docket No. 299]（“经协议命令”），载明有关将 Lady May 送返 Connecticut 通航水域的条款和条件。根据经协议命令，HK USA 向 U.S. Bank National Association（美国合众银行全国协会）的托管账户存入 \\$37,000,000（“托管资金”）。Lady May 于 July 2022 初被送返 Connecticut 的通航水域。\n\n14. 2022年9月23日，受托人提交了其《答辩及反诉》[Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003 中的 Docket No. 36]（以下简称“答辩及反诉”）。受托人的第一项反诉请求法院依据 11 U.S.C. §§ 541 and 542 作出裁定，宣告 Lady May 号为债务人第11章破产财产（以下简称“第一项反诉”），由受托人管理，并命令将 Lady May 号交付给受托人。\n\n15. 2023年3月19日，受托人提交了其部分简易判决动议[Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003 中的 Docket No. 146]（以下简称“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\n16. 法院于2023年3月27日就部分简易判决动议举行了听证会。听证会结束时，基于记录中陈述的理由，以及法院《关于支持口头裁定准许部分简易判决动议的补充决定备忘录》[Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003 中的 Docket No. 177]中进一步阐述的理由，法院作出口头裁定，准许部分简易判决动议。同于2023年3月27日，法院录入了准许部分简易判决动议的命令[Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003 中的 Docket No. 172]（以下简称“部分简易判决命令”），其中认定，除其他事项外，Lady May 号属于债务人破产财产。7\n\n17. 2023年3月31日，在受托人发现 HK USA 持有 Lady May II 号的所有权后，法院对部分简易判决命令作出修订[Adv. Proc. No. 22-5003 中的 Docket No. 183]，认定 Lady May II 号亦属于破产财产（Lady May II 号与 Lady May 号合称“Lady May 游艇”）。\n\n7 见部分简易判决命令第 2 段。\n\n18. Lady May II 号目前停放在位于纽约州马马罗内克东波士顿邮政路155号的 Safe Harbor Post Road（Safe Harbor Post Road）码头岸上。\n\n19. 2023年4月24日，受托人提交了《第11章受托人根据《破产法典》第363(b)条请求录入命令以授权：(I) 将 Lady May 号移至罗得岛州可航行水域；及 (II) 签订并履行 Newport 停泊协议的动议》[Docket No. 1696]（以下简称“迁移动议”）。2023年4月27日，法院准许了迁移动议，授权包括将 Lady May 号转移至位于罗得岛州纽波特的 Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard。见 Docket No. 1718。\n\nB. 维修准备金\n\n20. 2022年8月11日，HK USA 提交了其《关于为 Lady May 号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”），请求设立维修准备金，以支付使 Lady May 号恢复良好运行状态所必需的某些维修费用。\n\n21. 2022年10月7日，经受托人、HK USA、PAX、无担保债权人官方委员会以及债权人 Rui Ma（马蕊）和 Zheng Wu（吴征）同意，法院录入了一项准许维修准备金动议并作出若干修改的命令[Docket No. 920]。\n\n22. 2023年3月23日，受托人提交了《第11章受托人请求录入修改维修准备金命令的紧急动议》[Docket No. 1588]（以下简称“修改动议”），以允许从维修准备金中拨付最多 $500,000，用于 Lady May 号的运营、维护及相关费用。\n\n23. 2023年3月28日，法院准许了修改动议及其中请求的救济，允许从维修准备金中使用最多 $500,000 用于 Lady May 号的维护及相关费用。见 Docket No. 1608。\n\nC. Lady May 号和 Lady May II 号的运营与维护\n\n24. 2023年4月5日，为运营和维护 Lady May 号，受托人提交了《第11章受托人根据《破产法典》第363(b)条请求录入命令以授权受托人签订并履行有关 Lady May 号维护和运营的若干破产申请后协议的动议》[Docket No. 1637]（以下简称“游艇维护动议”），请求录入一项命令，授权签订并履行与 Yachtzoo（Yachtzoo）订立的管理协议、与 Bridgeport 码头订立的泊位许可协议（以下简称“Bridgeport 停泊协议”），以及与 FDS（FDS）订立的船员提供协议。\n\n25. 2023年4月12日，法院录入了一项准许游艇维护动议所请求救济的命令，授权受托人签订并履行管理协议、船员提供协议和 Bridgeport 停泊协议。见 Docket No. 1662。\n\n26. 根据管理协议，Yachtzoo 提供维护 Lady May 号所需的多项服务，包括技术服务、合规服务、财务服务及与船员相关的人力资源服务。就管理协议项下提供的服务，Yachtzoo 收取每月 $6,550.15 的管理费。此外，作为其财务服务的一部分，Yachtzoo 处理运营费用的付款，包括船员薪酬、保险费以及游艇的材料和物资费用，受托人可能因维护和运营 Lady May 号而有义务支付该等费用。这些费用的具体金额每月不同（并将取决于某些付款，例如保险费，何时到期）。\n\n27. 根据船员提供协议，FDS 提供与 Lady May 号船员有关的一系列服务，包括聘用 Lady May 号船员、监督该等人员及薪酬管理。就船员提供协议项下提供的服务，FDS 对0至5名船员收取每月 $910 的薪酬服务费，对6至8名船员收取每月 $1,274 的薪酬服务费。\n\n28. 2023年4月18日，受托人提交了《受托人根据《破产法典》第327(a)和328条、《破产程序规则》第2014(a)和2016条及地方法规则第2014-1条请求录入命令以授权聘用及留任 Edmiston and Company Limited（Edmiston and Company Limited）作为出售 Lady May 号和 Lady May II 号的经纪人的申请》[Docket No. 1675]（以下简称“经纪人留任申请”），请求作出命令，授权留任 Edmiston 作为经纪人，为债务人破产财产的利益出售 Lady May 游艇。\n\n29. 2023年4月27日，法院批准了经纪人留任申请[Docket No. 1717]，授权留任 Edmiston 作为 Lady May 游艇的销售经纪人。\n\n30. 2023年5月2日，在取得破产法院批准的前提下，受托人与 Yachtzoo 签署了 Lady May II 管理补充协议，该补充协议修订管理协议，以将 Lady May II 号加入管理协议。重要的是，将 Lady May II 号加入管理协议不会导致管理费增加或产生额外管理费。8 此外，与管理协议一样，Lady May II 管理补充协议包含受托人要求并经 Yachtzoo 同意的若干条款，包括规定本法院对因 Lady May II 管理补充协议而产生的任何请求或争议享有专属管辖权。\n\n8 当然，因维护 Lady May II 号而产生的成本和费用将按照正常业务过程收取。但同样，因将 Lady May II 号加入管理协议，管理费不会相应增加。\n\n31. 2023年5月3日，在取得破产法院批准的前提下，受托人签署了 Lady May II 船员补充协议，该补充协议修订船员提供协议，以将 Lady May II 号加入船员提供协议。由于增加了一名 Lady May II 号船长，两艘游艇的合计船员将增加至六名，因此船员提供协议项下的月费将从 $910 增至 $1,240。与船员提供协议一样，Lady May II 船员补充协议包含受托人要求并经 Yachtzoo 同意的若干条款，包括规定本法院对因 Lady May II 船员补充协议而产生的任何请求或争议享有专属管辖权。\n\n32. Lady May II 号拟任船长为 William Burke 先生。Burke 先生在纽波特地区驾驶接驳艇方面拥有丰富经验。事实上，2010年至2020年期间，他拥有一家专门从事纽波特地区接驳艇运营和租赁的企业。Burke 先生累计拥有在海洋水域驾驶船舶超过160,000英里的经验。Burke 先生还拥有丰富的其他海事经验，包括拥有一家在纽波特提供帆船赛和活动支持的企业，其中包括向参赛队伍提供救援和医疗支持。\n\n33. 2023年5月3日，在取得破产法院批准的前提下，受托人与 Safe Harbor Post Road 签订了工作订单，以启用 Lady May II 号，即进行维护及相关工作，为 Lady May II 号重新下水作准备。将提供的服务包括但不限于：启用发动机、给电池充电、检查所有灯具、检查淡水系统及检查海水系统。该等服务将在纽约州马马罗内克的 Safe Harbor Post Road 进行（Lady May II 号目前在此干船坞停放），预计约需两周完成。作为工作订单的一部分，Safe Harbor Post Road 已同意免除所有存放费。\n\n34. 与其他协议一样，受托人已要求工作订单的相对方，即 SHM Post Road, LLC（SHM Post Road, LLC），并且该相对方已同意，对其标准条款作出若干修改，包括：(a) 规定本法院对因 Lady May II 船员补充协议而产生的任何请求或争议享有专属管辖权；及 (b) 要求 SHM Post Road, LLC 在行使任何因未付款而可能设定的留置权的变现权利之前，获得本法院批准。\n\n救济依据\n\n35. 受托人请求法院根据《美国法典》第11编第363(b)条（以下简称“破产法典”）授权并批准本动议。破产法典第363(b)(1)条相关部分规定：“受托人经通知及听证后，可以在正常业务过程之外使用、出售或出租破产财产。”根据破产法典第363(b)条，法院仅要求受托人“证明正当的商业目的足以使该等行为具有正当性”。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，法官在审理第 § 363(b) 条申请时，应根据听证会上提交给其的证据明确认定，准许该等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)（“债务人如阐明其商业决定具有合理依据（而非任意或专断作出的决定），法院通常不会受理对债务人行为的异议。”）。此外，第11章受托人负有“保护和保存破产财产以最大化向债权人分配”的法定义务。In re Ngan Gung Rest., 254 B.R. 566, 570 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2000)（引用 11 U.S.C. § 1106(a)）。\n\n36. 与 Lady May（“梅夫人”号）相同，受托人有义务在最终为遗产利益出售之前，保存并保护 Lady May II（“梅夫人 II”号）作为遗产财产。为此，必须对 Lady May II 进行适当管理和运营。管理补充协议通过将 Lady May II 加入与 Yachtzoo（Yachtzoo公司）现有的管理协议，确保实现这一点。根据管理协议，Yachtzoo提供维持 Lady May 所需的各类服务，包括技术服务、合规服务、财务服务以及与船员相关的人力资源服务。通过 Lady May II 管理补充协议，该等服务将扩展至 Lady May II。重要的是，Yachtzoo不会因将 Lady May II 加入管理协议而寻求提高其管理费。\n\n37. 此外，Lady May II 船员补充协议对于受托人安排 FDS 雇用一名 Lady May II 船长是必要的。在与 Edmiston（埃德米斯顿）及 Lady May 的船长协商后，受托人已确定，Lady May 和 Lady May II 不应共用同一名船长，因为这将妨碍为出售两艘游艇作准备，以及同时营销两艘游艇（例如，如无两名独立船长，则无法安排潜在买家同时看船和进行海试）。为明确起见，受托人无意为 Lady May II 增加任何其他船员。通过为 Lady May II 增加一名船长，两艘 Lady May 游艇的船员总数将增至六人，因此，船员配备协议项下的月费将从 $910 增至 $1,240。\n\n38. Lady May II 的船长将按日获得报酬，受托人预计该船长每周将在 Lady May II 上工作约 2-3 天。在与 Edmiston 协商后，受托人决定选择 Burke 先生担任 Lady May II 的船长。Burke 先生获 Edmiston 高度推荐，并且在操作附属艇方面拥有丰富经验，包括其曾在 Newport 地区经营一家企业长达十年，在此期间操作并出租了众多附属艇。无论如何，未经受托人事先书面批准（可通过电子邮件），Burke 先生不得使用 Lady May II。\n\n39. 此外，Lady May II 必须准备重新下水，因为其目前停放在纽约州马马罗内克 Safe Harbor Post Road（安全港邮政路）设施的干船坞内。这需要进行某些季节性维护和启用调试服务，该等服务将在 Safe Harbor Post Road 设施进行。关键的是，Safe Harbor Post Road 已同意免除在启用调试及季节性维护期间存放 Lady May II 的月费，这将为遗产节省约 $2,000。受托人咨询了 Edmiston 和 Lady May 的船长，两人均告知受托人，工作订单中所列服务对于 Lady May II 在水中充分运行是必要的。\n\n40. 最后，如法院所知，目前受托人账户中的现金余额（不包括维修准备金）微不足道，并且极可能不足以支付与 Lady May II 相关的维护和运营费用。然而，法院已授权受托人从维修准备金中使用最多 $500,000 支付 Lady May 的维护和运营费用。受托人认为，该等资金亦应可用于支付与 Lady May II 相关的维护和运营费用。如无法支付与 Lady May II 的维护和运营相关的费用，受托人可能无法以最大价值出售 Lady May II，遗产将遭受损失。因此，受托人请求获授权从维修准备金中使用 $500,000 的资金，亦用于支付 Lady May II 的维护和运营费用。\n\n41. HK USA（HK USA公司）和 Mei Guo（梅国）均不应对此请求有异议。其一，受托人并非通过本动议寻求授权将金额增加至超过 $500,000。其二，HK USA 和 Mei Guo 先前曾主张，其未披露 Lady May II 的存在，是因为其“将 Lady May II 资产视为同一资产[即 Lady May]的一部分。”9 依其观点，“该资产是同一资产。”10 基于这些先前陈述，不应允许 HK USA 和 Mei Guo 现在主张，Lady May II 的运营费用不包含在 Lady May 的运营费用之内。\n\n此前未提出请求\n\n42. 受托人此前未曾向本法院或任何其他法院寻求本文件所请求的救济。\n\n结论\n\n43. 基于上述所有理由，受托人请求法院作出命令，授权：(i) 签订并履行 Lady May II 管理补充协议和 Lady May II 船员补充协议；(ii) 雇用一名 Lady May II 船长；(iii) 签订并履行工作订单；以及 (iv) 从本法院先前授权的维修准备金中 $500,000 的资金支付 Lady May II 的运营和维护费用。\n\n9 见 2023年3月30日听证会记录，第24页第16-17行。\n\n10 见同上，第25页第10行。\n\n因此，受托人谨请求法院作出拟议命令，准许本文件所请求的救济，以及法院可能认为公正和适当的其他及进一步救济。\n\n康涅狄格州纽黑文\n\n日期：May 3, 2023　LUC A. DESPINS（卢克·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）　Patrick R. Linsey（帕特里克·R·林赛，ct29437）　NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.（诺伊伯特、佩佩与蒙蒂斯律师事务所）　195 Church Street, 13th Floor　New Haven, Connecticut 06510　(203) 781-2847　dskalka@npmlaw.com　plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n以及\n\nNicholas A. Bassett（尼古拉斯·A·巴塞特，获准临时出庭）　PAUL HASTINGS LLP（普衡律师事务所）　2050 M Street NW　Washington, D.C., 20036　(202) 551-1902　nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n以及\n\nAvram E. Luft（阿夫拉姆·E·卢夫特，获准临时出庭）　G. Alexander Bongartz（G. 亚历山大·邦加茨，获准临时出庭）　PAUL HASTINGS LLP　200 Park Avenue　New York, New York 10166　(212) 318-6079　aviluft@paulhastings.com　alexbongartz@paulhastings.com\n\n第11章受托人的代理律师\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 17 of 38\n\n附件 A\n\n拟议命令\n\n美国破产法院\n康涅狄格地区\n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:　Case No. 22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。　:\n:　（合并管理）\n------------------------------------------------------x　:\n\n命令：根据《破产法》第363(b)条，授权 (I) 签订并履行管理协议和船员配备协议的补充协议；(II) 雇用 LADY MAY II 船长；(III) 签订并履行与 LADY MAY II 启用调试相关的工作订单；以及 (IV) 从维修准备金的一部分中支付 LADY MAY II 的维护和运营费用\n\n兹因 Luc A. Despins 以其作为在 Ho Wan Kwok（“债务人”）第11章案件中获任命的第11章受托人（“受托人”）的身份，根据《破产法》第363(b)条提出的动议（“动议”），2 请求作出命令，授权：(i) 受托人签订并履行 Lady May II 管理补充协议和 Lady May II 船员补充协议；(ii) 根据船员配备协议雇用一名 Lady May II 船长；(iii) 受托人签订并履行工作订单；以及 (iv) 从本法院先前授权的维修准备金中 $500,000 的资金支付 Lady May II 的维护和运营费用，所有详情均在动议中进一步说明；且本法院已认定：(a) 本法院根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334 对本事项具有管辖权；(b) 根据 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)，本事项属于核心程序；(c) 根据 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409，审判地点适当；以及 (d) 已就该动议发出充分和适当的通知；且无需任何其他或进一步通知；本法院已认定并确定，动议中所载的法律和事实依据构成本文件所授予救济的正当理由；且动议请求的救济（经本命令条款修改）符合债务人遗产和债权人的最大利益；并且在本法院进行的一切程序之后，经适当审议并显现充分理由，现特此命令：\n\n1. 按本文件所述，准许该动议。\n\n2. 授权受托人签订并履行管理补充协议和船员补充协议，包括根据管理协议（经 Lady May II 管理补充协议修订）和船员配备协议（经 Lady May II 船员补充协议修订），支付在正常维护和运营 Lady May II 过程中发生的合理运营费用。\n\n3. 授权受托人指示 FDS 根据船员配备协议（经 Lady May II 船员补充协议修订）雇用 William Burke（威廉·伯克）先生担任 Lady May II 的船长。未经受托人事先书面批准（可通过电子邮件），Burke 先生不得使用 Lady May II。\n\n4. 授权受托人签订并履行工作订单，包括支付其项下到期的任何费用和支出。\n\n5. 授权受托人从本法院命令 [Docket No. 1608] 先前授权用于支付游艇相关费用的维修准备金中 $500,000 的资金，支付与 Lady May II 相关的全部运营和维护费用，包括工作订单、管理协议（经 Lady May II 管理补充协议修订）以及船员配备协议（经 Lady May II 船员补充协议修订）项下的费用。\n\n6. 授权并赋予受托人采取一切必要行动，以实现本命令所授予的救济。\n\n7. 本命令的条款和条件应于录入后立即生效并可执行。\n\n8. 对于因实施、解释和执行本命令而产生或与之相关的一切事项，本法院保留专属管辖权。\n\n附件 B\n\nLady May II 管理补充协议\n\n补充协议 I－批准的变更\n\nLuc A Despins 作为 Ho Wan Kwok 遗产的第11章受托人与 YACHTZOO Sarl（YACHTZOO有限责任公司）于 28th March 2023 签订的游艇管理协议（“游艇管理协议”），经双方同意并批准作出以下修订：\n\n3.a 游艇\n\n名称：Lady May II　船旗国：Cayman Islands（开曼群岛）\n官方编号：746230　载重线长度：14.95m\n型宽：4.20m　吃水：0,56m\n船级社：N/A　总吨位：7,43\n登记：游艇\n\n第一部分　增加第3.a节，就 Lady May II 作如下规定：\n\n本补充协议的生效日期为 March 31, 2023。\n\n本补充协议须经 United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut（康涅狄格地区美国破产法院）批准，Ho Wan Kwok 的第11章案件 Case No. 22-50073 正在该法院审理中。\n\n为免生疑义，就 Lady May II 而言，船东不应就本补充协议生效日期之前发生的任何事件，对管理人或其任何雇员、代理人或经理承担责任。\n\n此外，Luc A. Despins（卢克·A·德斯平斯）先生仅以 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）财产第11章受托人的身份作为本补充协议的一方，而非以其个人身份。因此，管理人或其任何雇员、代理人或经理不得以任何方式向 Luc A. Despins 先生个人或 Paul Hastings LLP（保罗·黑斯廷斯律师事务所）提出任何索赔。\n\n对于因本补充协议引起或与之相关，且双方无法在合理期限内友好解决的任何索赔或争议，破产法院应享有专属管辖权。\n\n所有其他细节均按《游艇管理协议》保持不变。\n\n客户：Luc A. Despins，作为 Ho Wan Kwok 财产第11章受托人\n\n职务：第11章受托人\n\n2023年5月2日\n\n管理公司：YACHTZOO Sarl（YACHTZOO有限责任公司）\n\n授权签署人\n\n职务：执行合伙人    日期：02 May 2023\n\n230101 YZ 管理协议\n附件C\n\nLady May II 船员补充协议\n补充协议编号1\n\n本补充协议（以下简称“补充协议”）系对 LUC A DESPINS，作为 Ho Wan Kwok 财产第11章受托人与 FDS46 CREW SERIES LLC（FDS46船员系列有限责任公司）于 6th April 2023 签订的《船员提供协议》的补充：\n\nLUC A DESPINS，作为 Ho Wan Kwok 财产第11章受托人，地址为 c/o Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166（以下简称“船东/运营人”）；以及 FDS46 CREW SERIES LLC，地址为 Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajettake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960（以下简称“雇主”）\n\n并应自 28th April 2023 起生效。\n\n上述各方特此同意如下：\n\n船东/运营人亦为船舶 Lady May 的船东/运营人，该船舶在 Cayman Islands（开曼群岛）以官方编号 745195 登记。\n\n协议中详述的服务应扩展至亦涵盖受雇于船舶 Lady May II 的任何船员，该船舶在 Cayman Islands 以官方编号 746230 登记。\n\nLuc A. Despins 先生仅以 Ho Wan Kwok 财产第11章受托人的身份作为本补充协议的一方，而非以其个人身份。因此，雇主不得以任何方式向 Luc A. Despins 先生个人或 Paul Hastings LLP 提出任何索赔。\n\n为免生疑义，就 Lady May II 而言，船东/运营人不应就本补充协议生效日期之前发生的任何事件对雇主承担任何责任。对于任何在本补充协议生效日期之前于 Lady May II 船上工作的船员提出的任何索赔，雇主亦不应承担责任。\n\n本补充协议须经 Ho Wan Kwok 的第11章案件正在审理中的 United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut（美国康涅狄格州联邦破产法院）批准，案号为 Case No. 22-50073。\n\n各方均接受 United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut 的专属管辖。\n\n所有其他条款、条项及条件保持不变。\n\n由 LUC A. DESPINS，作为 HO WAN KWOK 财产第11章受托人签署\n\nLuc Despins（卢克·德斯平斯）\n\n代表 FDS46 CREW SERIES LLC 签署\n\nMarilena Stylianou（玛丽莱娜·斯蒂利亚努），代表 Bridport Ventures Limited（布里德波特风险投资有限公司）行事，董事\n补充协议编号1\n\n本补充协议（以下简称“补充协议”）系对 LUC A DESPINS，作为 Ho Wan Kwok 财产第11章受托人与 FDS46 CREW SERIES LLC 于 3rd May 2023 签订的《船员提供协议》（以下简称“协议”）的补充：\n\nLUC A DESPINS，作为 Ho Wan Kwok 财产第11章受托人，地址为 c/o Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166（以下简称“船东/运营人”）；以及 FDS46 CREW SERIES LLC，地址为 Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960（以下简称“雇主”）\n\n并应自 28th April 2023 起生效。\n\n上述各方特此同意如下：\n\n船东/运营人亦为船舶 Lady May 的船东/运营人，该船舶在 Cayman Islands 以官方编号 745195 登记。\n\n协议中详述的服务应扩展至亦涵盖受雇于船舶 Lady May II 的任何船员，该船舶在 Cayman Islands 以官方编号 746230 登记。\n\nLuc A. Despins 先生仅以 Ho Wan Kwok 财产第11章受托人的身份作为本补充协议的一方，而非以其个人身份。因此，雇主不得以任何方式向 Luc A. Despins 先生个人或 Paul Hastings LLP 提出任何索赔。\n\n为免生疑义，就 Lady May II 而言，船东/运营人不应就本补充协议生效日期之前发生的任何事件对雇主承担任何责任。对于任何在本补充协议生效日期之前于 Lady May II 船上工作的船员提出的任何索赔，雇主亦不应承担责任。\n\n本补充协议须经 Ho Wan Kwok 的第11章案件正在审理中的 United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut 批准，案号为 Case No. 22-50073。\n\n各方均接受 United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut 的专属管辖。\n\n所有其他条款、条项及条件保持不变。\n\n由 LUC A. DESPINS，作为 HO WAN KWOK 财产第11章受托人签署\n\nLuc Despins\n\n代表 FDS46 CREW SERIES LLC 签署\n\nMarilena Stylianou，代表 Bridport Ventures Limited 行事，董事    Case 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 26 of 38\n附件D\n\n工作订单\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 27 of 38\n\n1 1 1 1 1\n\n155 E BOSTON POST RD    MAMARONECK, NY 10543 914 698 0295 · BYY COM\n\nLuc A. Despins，作为第11章受托人    客户名称    Ho Wan Kwok 财产    船舶名称    Lady May II\n街道地址    c/o Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue    品牌及型号    Windy Scandinavia AB（温迪斯堪的纳维亚股份公司）\n城市、州及邮政编码    New York, New York 10166    年份及长度    2011, 52 feet\n电话    ( 212 318 6001    船体编号    746230\n电子邮箱地址    lucdespins@paulhastings.com    登记编号    746230\n码头地点    Mamaroneck, New York    钥匙位置/密码组合\n\n注意：在开始工作前，须支付相当于预估费用50%的定金。\n要求的服务\n\n见所附维修估算。\n\n本人授权按上述内容使用必要材料进行维修工作，并特此准许贵方雇员为测试、诊断和/或检查之目的操作该船舶及发动机。本人声明，除非上文另有明确说明，该船舶适航，并可由码头雇员安全施工。对于因所涉工作性质而无法合理预见的任何原因所导致的伤害，本人及该船舶应对码头承担责任。本人特此约定并同意，码头提供的任何及全部服务，在本合同项下债务未清偿期间，均对该船舶享有联邦海事留置权及州法留置权。根据适用的联邦及州法律，该船舶及其内容物可能在公开拍卖中出售，以清偿该等留置权。所有款项均应于全部服务完成时到期支付。本人知悉，应要求，本人必须提供该船舶的州登记证明或联邦文件证明。\n\n服务完成后，将向本人发送全额发票。如未在发票日期后14日内收到付款，本人知悉码头将向本人的信用卡收费。本人知悉，如未全额支付应付款项，本人的船舶将不会获准放行。任何逾期超过三十（30）日的余额，均应按每月1.5%的利率（或法律允许的较低最高利率）计收利息。本人知悉，任何账单调整请求均须在收到账单后10日内提出，逾期不作任何调整。本人确认，拒付并非可接受的争议解决方式。如本人和码头无法就已完成工作或已提供服务的应付金额达成一致，该等争议应按如下方式解决：任何关于已完成工作质量、充分性或完整性的投诉，均应使码头有义务免费纠正经有效证明的缺陷。任何关于收费不合理的主张，均有权获得对收费的书面逐项说明。如船舶已离开码头，本人接受承担将其送回码头以评估投诉并进行维修（如有）的全部财务责任。如由其他公司进行工作以修复所称码头工作不足之处，但不包括对船舶及其船员立即必要的维修，则该等工作无可争议地解除码头纠正或减免费用其最初所完成工作的任何义务。总账单将加收管理费。\n\nMay 3, 2023    签名\n\n正楷姓名：Luc A. Despins，作为 Ho Wan Kwok 财产第11章受托人\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 28 of 38\n\nSAFE HARBOR POST ROAD（安全港邮政路）\n\nApril 25th 2023\n\nYachtzoo LLC（Yachtzoo有限责任公司）\n\n8000 SW 117th Ave. Suite 204\n\nCatarineau & Givens, PA（卡特里诺及吉文斯专业协会）\n\n619.547.6657\n\nC/O Dirk Johnson（德克·约翰逊）\n\ndaj@edmiston.com\n维修估算\n\n1）更换传动皮带 3x\n\n2）更换曲轴箱滤清器 3x\n\n3）更换空气滤清器 3x\n\n4）更换 IPS 液体\n\n5）更换 IPS 滤清器 3x\n\n6）更换发动机阳极\n\n7）拆卸并安装船体锌块\n\n8）检查发动机软管上的卡箍\n\n9）更换皮带张紧器 3x\n\n10）保养原水泵，24小时人工：\n\n\\$3,312.00\n零件：\n\n1）发动机传动皮带 3x：\\$298.20\n\n2）增压器皮带 3x    \\$296.70\n\n3）曲轴箱滤清器 3x    \\$601.35\n\n4）原水泵叶轮 3x    \\$359.97\n\n5）发动机阳极    \\$167.88\n\n6）空气滤芯 3x    \\$338.97\n\n7）IPS 滤清器及滤芯 3x    \\$285.00\n\n8）皮带张紧器 2x    \\$1,376.10\n\n9）杂项：螺丝、擦拭布、密封胶、扎带。    \\$150.00\n\n零件合计：\\$3.874.17\n\n零件及人工合计    \\$7,186.17\n\n155 East Post Road    Mamaroneck, NY 10543    914.698.0295\n\nSAFE HARBOR POST ROAD\n\n调试：\n\n调试发动机、淡水系统、海水系统，为电池充电，检查所有灯光，进行船舶试航。\n\n16小时人工 x \\$138PH    \\$2,208.00\n\n预估维修费用    \\$7,186.17\n调试费用    \\$2,208.00\n合计：\\$9,394.17\nNY 销售税 8.375%    \\$786.76\n加合规费 2%    \\$187.88\n\n加运费    \\$ Unknown\n合计：\\$10,368.81\n\n谢谢，\n\nSafe Harbor Post Road\n\n914-698-0295 / prb@shmarinas.com\n由 Luc A. Despins 作为 Ho Wan Kwok 财产第11章受托人于 May 3, 2023 签署的《海事服务工作授权书》附加条款\n\n本文件中使用但未定义的首字母大写术语，具有就 Lady May II 于 May 2, 2023 签署的《海事服务工作授权书》（以下简称“工作订单”）中所赋予的含义。\n\n1. 包括本附加条款在内的工作订单，须经 United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut（康涅狄格联邦破产法院）（“破产法院”）批准；Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵）的第11章案件，案号22-50073（“第11章案件”），目前正在该法院审理。\n\n2. Luc A. Despins（吕克·A·德斯潘）先生保证并声明，其为郭文贵财产的第11章受托人，并且在破产法院批准后，已获充分授权代表郭文贵财产订立该工作订单。吕克·A·德斯潘先生仅以郭文贵财产第11章受托人的身份作为该工作订单的一方，而非以其个人身份。因此，对吕克·A·德斯潘先生提出的任何请求，均应针对其受托人身份。SHM Post Road, LLC（“Safe Harbor”）不得以任何理由针对吕克·A·德斯潘先生的个人身份或 Paul Hastings LLP（博钦律师事务所）提出任何请求。\n\n3. 破产法院对有关该工作订单或因该工作订单产生的任何请求或争议享有专属管辖权。\n\n4. 适用于郭文贵财产资产的任何破产自动中止，不得适用于、限制或以其他方式阻止 Safe Harbor 就工作订单项下应付但未付的费用设定并完善留置权。如设定该等留置权，Safe Harbor 同意提前三个营业日通知破产法院，并同意在行使任何变现该留置权的权利之前取得破产法院批准。\n\n客户　签署人：\\_\n\n姓名：Luc A. Despins，作为郭文贵财产的第11章受托人\n\nSHM Post Road, LLC　签署人：姓名：职务：日期：\n\n附件E\n\n2023年3月30日听证会记录摘录\n\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION\n康涅狄格联邦破产法院\n布里奇波特分院\n\n关于　*　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　案号22-50073 (JAM)　*\n\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵）及 GENEVER\nHOLDINGS CORPORATION（Genever Holdings Corporation），　*\n\n债务人。　*\n\nHK INTERNATIONAL FUNDS　　　　　　　　　对抗程序案号22-05003\nINVESTMENTS (USA) LIMITED，　*\n\n原告，　*　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　康涅狄格州布里奇波特\n　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　2023年3月30日\n诉　*\n\nLUC A. DESPINS（吕克·A·德斯潘），　*\n\n被告。　*\n\n尊敬的 JULIE A. MANNING（朱莉·A·曼宁）美国破产法官主持的状态会议记录\n\n出庭人员：\n\n代表债务人及原告 HK International 和 Mei Guo：\n\nAARON ROMNEY（亚伦·罗姆尼）律师\nZeisler & Zeisler, PC\n10 Middle Street, 15th Floor\nBridgeport, CT 06604\n\n代表原告 HK International 和 Mei Guo：\n\nMELISSA F. WERNICK（梅丽莎·F·韦尼克）律师\nChiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, PC\nOne Boland Drive\nWest Orange, NJ 07052\n\n程序以电子录音方式记录，记录文本由速记服务机构制作。\n\nFiore Reporting and Transcription Service, Inc.\n4 Research Drive, Suite 402\nShelton, Connecticut 06484\n(203)929-9992\n\n出庭人员：（续）\n\n代表被告 Luc A. Despins、第11章受托人：\n\nAVRAM EMMANUEL LUFT（阿夫拉姆·伊曼纽尔·卢夫特）律师\nNICHOLAS BASSETT（尼古拉斯·巴塞特）律师\nPaul Hastings, LLP\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, NY 10166\n\nDOUGLAS S. SKALKA（道格拉斯·S·斯卡尔卡）律师\nNeubert Pepe & Monteith, PC\n195 Church Street\nNew Haven, CT 06510\n\n第11章受托人：\n\nLUC A. DESPINS（吕克·A·德斯潘）律师\nPaul Hastings, LLP\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, NY 10166\n\n代表债权人 Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P.：\n\nSTUART SARNOFF（斯图尔特·萨诺夫）律师\nPETER FRIEDMAN（彼得·弗里德曼）律师\nO'Melveny & Myers LLP\nTimes Square Tower\n7 Times Square\nNew York, NY 10036\n\nANNECCA H. SMITH（安妮卡·H·史密斯）律师\nRobinson & Cole\n28 Trumbull Street\nHartford, CT 06103\n\n代表债权人委员会：\n\nIRVE GOLDMAN（欧文·戈德曼）律师\nPullman & Comley\n850 Main Street\nBridgeport, CT 06601\n\n代表美国受托人：\n\nHOLLEY L. CLAIBORN（霍利·L·克莱伯恩）律师\nOffice of the United States Trustee\nThe Giaimo Federal Building\n150 Court Street, Room 302\nNew Haven, CT 06510\n\n代表债权人 Logan Cheng：\n\nJAY M. WOLMAN（杰伊·M·沃尔曼）律师\nRandazza Legal Group, PLLC\n100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor\nHartford, CT 06103\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 34 of 38\n\nHo Wan Kwok/HK v Despins - March 30 2023\n\n该等陈述明确无误地说明，HK USA 的唯一资产是 Lady May。这是你的当事人在伪证处罚下宣誓作出的陈述。\n\n律师 Vartan 于27日发出的信函中，我们给予了其时间——额外时间，法院给予了额外时间，以便向受托人提供该信息——其中称，HK USA 的唯一资产是 Lady May。\n\n因此，除非你能够向我出示文件——\n\nROMNEY先生：我希望回答您的问题——\n\n法院：——除非你能够向我出示向受托人及其律师提供的文件，表明所出示的该登记，即以 HK USA 名义登记的 Lady May II 的该登记，那么我认为你有麻烦。\n\n但你也有麻烦，因为你的当事人在声明中宣誓的内容、显然在2004审查中所作的证言，以及 Vartan 先生为遵守本法院命令、声称为遵守本法院命令而在书面信函中向受托人作出的陈述。\n\n因此，我认为你需要回答这些问题。\n\n我不——Lady May II 是否为 Lady May 提供服务，对我而言并不重要，因为 Lady May II 是一艘独立船舶。即使它是补给艇或无论它是什么，也无关紧要。它是一艘独立船舶，需要投保，具有不同的登记，并且显然以 HK USA 的名义登记。明白吗？目前似乎没有人对此提出异议。你是否不同意 Lady May II 登记在 HK USA 名下？\n\nROMNEY先生：我不同意，法官阁下。如果可以的话，我也希望回答您的其他问题。\n\n法院：你当然会有机会。请继续。\n\nROMNEY先生：谢谢。因此，再次说明，据我所理解，也据 Vartan 律师的理解——因为我已与他讨论过这个问题，也审阅过他的信——实际情况是，我为我们两人都不是船舶专家而道歉，我们将 Lady May II 资产视为同一资产的一部分。如果这在技术上不正确，我们接受纠正。但是，就受托人的观点而言，并无隐瞒任何事项的意图。基于我们的立场，即我们实质上将此视为同一资产，尽管我认为需要修改简易判决命令，但基于同样的理由，并无恶意意图，无欺骗意图，而且本可通过一次电话或一封电子邮件解决——\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 35 of 38\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 36 of 38\n\nHo Wan Kwok/HK v Despins - March 30 2023\n\n尽管我们不同意法院关于简易判决动议的裁定，并保留对其提出上诉的权利，但这与以下事实是不同的问题：出于同样的理由，我们认为披露 Lady May 在实质上即为披露 Lady May II，并且我们相信每个人都知道它的存在，我们同意法院的简易判决命令适用。我认为，出于技术原因，需要作出修改，以使其适用于 Lady May II。这是完全相同的问题。依我们看来，它是同一资产。如果我们在技术上不正确，我表示歉意。并无欺骗意图。我现在在此向法院说明，如果受托人或其——其律师当时打电话或发电子邮件给我，我也会告诉他们，我们可以通过该方式解决 Lady May II 的问题。\n\n法院：那么，Romney先生，在整个程序中，你的律师事务所一直表示受托人需要提交文件。受托人启动整个程序时，是试图代表 Kwok 先生、HK USA 和 Mei Guo 与您订立协议。而你，以及你的其他同事，都站在这里说，是否有一项待决动议？因为除非有一项待决动议，否则我不会处理该事项？\n\nHo Wan Kwok/HK v Despins - March 30 2023\n\n因此，你现在不能采取该立场。第一。第二，我不知道任何人在——在合理审查何为资产时，怎么会认为 Lady May II 是 Lady May 的一部分。如果是，那么它应当停泊在布里奇波特这里码头的旁边，但它并不在那里。显然，有关 Lady May II 的唯一证言——显然，如果有人向我出示不同的内容，我会审查——是你的当事人 Wernick 女士和 Romney 先生，你的当事人 Guo 女士作证称，它归她的兄弟所有。那么，如果这是你的当事人在证词录取中所作的证言，你为何会认为它是 Lady May 的一部分？\n\nDESPINS先生：法官阁下，如果我可以插话两秒钟？\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 1744 Filed 05/03/23 Entered 05/03/23 12:13:03 Page 37 of 38\n\n我们接受 Romney 先生的让步。我们将提交一项经修订命令，澄清简易判决适用于两者。他们所作行为的后果，我们可以稍后处理。但我们可以修改该命令，并说明我们也拥有 Lady May II。\n\n你知道，这就像拿着一袋钱的银行劫匪说：看着我，我把钱还给你。是的。我会把钱拿回来。我会拿那袋钱。其余的事情我们会处理——\n\n法院：不过，它投保了吗——\n\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION\n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，　：\n　　　：　案号22-50073 (JAM)\n债务人。　：\n　　　：\n　　　：　（合并管理）\n-----------------------------------------------------------　x\n\n送达证明\n\n下列签署人特此证明，前述动议已于 May 3, 2023 以电子方式提交。通过法院电子提交（“CM/ECF”）系统的运行，或如电子提交通知中所示通过邮寄方式，向上述标题第11章案件中所有无法接受电子提交的人员发送了本次提交通知。各方可通过法院的 CM/ECF 系统查阅该提交文件。\n\n日期：May 3, 2023\nNew York, New York\n\n签署人：/s/ Patrick R. Linsey\n\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616)\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437)\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 781-2847\ndskalka@npmlaw.com\nplinsey@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（亦称 Guo Wengui、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok，以及众多其他别名）（税务识别号码最后四位：9595）、Genever Holdings LLC（税务识别号码最后四位：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，转交 Luc A. Despins，作为郭文贵财产受托人（仅为通知和通信之目的）。","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Despins","Guo","Paul Hastings","Je","CIPA","Miles Guo","Luc Despins"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":9908,"status":"published","published_at":"2023-05-02 00:00:00","created_at":"2023-05-02","updated_at":"2026-08-23 20:56:29"}