{"id":"court_ctb_2032_59","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":2032,"sub_number":59,"doc_type":"EXHIBIT","filed_date":"2023-07-25","title":"Exhibit 59 ","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"# **Exhibit 59**\n\n\n\n*YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018*\n\n\n\n*Original File 248522.TXT Min-U-Script® with Word Index* Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 3 of 133\n\n 1 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 2 COUNTY OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------x 3 PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P., 4 Plaintiffs, 5 -against- 6 KWOK HO WAN, a/k/a KWOK HO, a/k/a GWO WEN GUI, a/k/a GUO WENGUI, a/k/a GUO WEN-GUI, a/k/a WAN 7 GUE HAOYUN, a/k/a MILES KWOK, a/k/a HAOYUN GUY, 8 Defendants. 9 Index No.: 652077/2017 ------------------------------------------------x 10 11 7 Times Square New York, New York 12 October 11, 2018 13 10:15 a.m. 14 15 Videotaped Deposition of YAN PING WANG, 16 before Shari Cohen, a Notary Public of the State 17 of New York. 18 19 20 21 22 23 ELLEN GRAUER COURT REPORTING CO., LLC 126 East 56th Street, 5th Floor 24 New York, New York 10022 212-750-6434 25 REF: 248522\n\n### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 4 of 133\n\n```\n 1 A P P E A R A N C E S:\n 2\n 3 O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP\n 4 Attorneys for Plaintiff\n 5 7 Times Square\n 6 New York, New York 10036\n 7 BY: EDWARD MOSS, ESQ.\n 8 STUART SANDOFF, ESQ.\n 9 LUK MIRE, ESQ.\n10 PHONE 212-728-5671\n11 EMAIL emoss@omm.com\n12\n13\n14 HODGSON RUSS\n15 Attorneys for Defendant\n16 605 Third Avenue\n17 New York, New York 10158\n18 BY: JILLIAN MARIE SEARLES, ESQ.\n19 PHONE 646-218-7591\n20 EMAIL jsearles@hodgsonruss.com\n21\n22\n23 ALSO PRESENT:\n24 DAN MACOM, Videographer\n25\n```\nCase 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 5 of 133\n\n| 1 | | ------------------- I N D E X ------------------- | |\n|----|---------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------|\n| 2 | WITNESS | EXAMINATION BY | PAGE |\n| 3 | YAN PING WANG | MR. MOSS | 6 |\n| 4 | | | |\n| 5 | | | |\n| 6 | | ---------------- E X H I B I T S ---------------- | |\n| 7 | EXHIBIT | DESCRIPTION | FOR I.D. |\n| 8 | Exhibit 1 | Subpoena | 47 |\n| 9 | Exhibit 2 | Affidavit | 55 |\n| 10 | Exhibit 3 | Trademark | 58 |\n| 11 | Exhibit 4 | E-Mail | 63 |\n| 12 | Exhibit 5 | Defendant's Responses and | 81 |\n| 13 | | Objections to Plaintiff's | |\n| 14 | | Amended First Set of | |\n| 15 | | Interrogatories | |\n| 16 | Exhibit 6 | E-Mail | 93 |\n| 17 | Exhibit 7 | E-Mail | 97 |\n| 18 | Exhibit 8 | E-Mail | 105 |\n| 19 | Exhibit 9 | E-Mail | 110 |\n| 20 | | | |\n| 21 | | | |\n| 22 | | (EXHIBITS TO BE PRODUCED) | |\n| 23 | | | |\n| 24 | | | |\n| 25 | | | |\n\n| 1 | S T I P U L A T I O N S |\n|----|--------------------------------------------------|\n| | |\n| 2 | |\n| 3 | IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and |\n| 4 | between the attorneys for the respective parties |\n| 5 | herein, that the filing, and sealing of the |\n| 6 | within deposition be waived. |\n| 7 | IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that |\n| 8 | all objections, except as to the form of the |\n| 9 | question, shall be reserved to the time of the |\n| 10 | trial. |\n| 11 | IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that |\n| 12 | the within deposition may be sworn to and signed |\n| 13 | before any officer authorized to administer an |\n| 14 | oath with the same force and effect as if signed |\n| 15 | and sworn to before the Court. |\n| 16 | IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that |\n| 17 | a copy of the within deposition shall be |\n| 18 | furnished to counsel for the Defendant. |\n| 19 | |\n| 20 | |\n| 21 | -oOo |\n| 22 | |\n| 23 | |\n| 24 | |\n| | |\n| 25 | |\n\n### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 7 of 133\n\n| 1 | P R O C E E D I N G S |\n|----|----------------------------------------|\n| 2 | THE VIDEOGRAPHER: This is the |\n| 3 | videotaped deposition of Ms. Yan Ping |\n| 4 | Wang taken by the plaintiff in the |\n| 5 | matter of Pacific Alliance Asia |\n| 6 | Opportunity Fund L.P. versus Wan, et |\n| 7 | al. in the Supreme Court of the State |\n| 8 | of New York, the County of New York |\n| 9 | and the index number is 652077/2017. |\n| 10 | This deposition is being held |\n| 11 | at the offices of O'Melveny & Myers |\n| 12 | and today is October 11, 2018. |\n| 13 | My name is Dan Macom.
I'm |\n| 14 | from Ellen Grauer, a U.S. Legal |\n| 15 | Support Company.
Our court reporter |\n| 16 | today is Ms. Shari Cohen also with |\n| 17 | Ellen Grauer, a U.S. Legal Support |\n| 18 | Company. |\n| 19 | We are now on the record.
The |\n| 20 | time is 10:15 a.m.
I ask if all |\n| 21 | counsel can state their appearances |\n| 22 | for the record and after which our |\n| 23 | court reporter will swear in the |\n| 24 | witness. |\n| 25 | MR. MOSS: Edward Moss from |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 8 of 133\n\n| 1 | O'Melveny & Myers for plaintiff |\n|----|---------------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Pacific Alliance. |\n| 3 | MR. SARNOFF: Stuart Sarnoff, |\n| 4 | O'Melveny & Myers for plaintiff |\n| 5 | Pacific Alliance. |\n| 6 | MR. MIRE: David Luk Mire, |\n| 7 | O'Melveny & Myers for plaintiff |\n| 8 | Pacific Alliance. |\n| 9 | MS. SEARLES: Jillian Searles |\n| 10 | of Hodgson Ross for defendant Kwok Ho |\n| 11 | Wan. |\n| 12 | Y A N
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W A N G, called as a witness, |\n| 13 | having been duly sworn by the Notary |\n| 14 | Public, was examined and testified as |\n| 15 | follows: |\n| 16 | |\n| 17 | EXAMINATION BY |\n| 18 | MR. MOSS: |\n| 19 | Q.
Good morning. |\n| 20 | A.
Good morning. |\n| 21 | Q.
We met earlier.
My name is |\n| 22 | Edward Moss.
I'm with the law firm of |\n| 23 | O'Melveny & Myers and we are here |\n| 24 | representing the plaintiff Pacific Alliance |\n| 25 | in this lawsuit today.
I noticed Ms. Searles |\n\n7\n\n 1 WANG 2 said she was representing the defendant. Is 3 Ms. Searles also representing you as a 4 witness today? Is she your lawyer? 5 A. My lawyer who? 6 Q. Are you represented by a lawyer 7 here today? 8 A. Yes. 9 Q. Who is your lawyer? 10 A. Jillian. 11 Q. When did you engage Ms. 12 Searles? 13 A. I don't remember. Should be 14 January of this year, yes. 15 Q. In what connection? What is 16 the scope of her engagement with you? 17 A. Scope about this case I 18 believe, yeah. 19 Q. Who's paying her fees for her 20 representation of you personally? 21 A. For me personally, the company. 22 Q. Who is the company? 23 A. Golden Spring New York. 24 Q. Have you ever been deposed 25 before?\n\n#### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 10 of 133\n\n8\n\n 1 WANG 2 A. Yes. 3 Q. How many times? 4 A. This is the second time. 5 Q. What case were you deposed in 6 for the first time? 7 A. The first time is an 8 arbitration, yes. 9 Q. Who were the parties to the 10 arbitration? 11 A. The parties; what do you mean 12 parties? 13 Q. Who was suing who in the 14 arbitration, does that help? 15 A. It's about a -- not suit, it's 16 arbitration I believe, yeah. 17 Q. Who was complaining against 18 whom in the arbitration? 19 A. Okay, that is a law firm 20 complain to Mr. Kwok. 21 Q. Which law firm? 22 A. David Boies. 23 Q. When was that? 24 A. You mean my deposition? 25 Q. When did Boies Schiller begin\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 11 of 133\n\n9\n\n 1 WANG 2 the arbitration against Mr. Kwok? 3 A. Should be -- I don't remember 4 that clearly. In the beginning of this year. 5 Q. What was their complaint? 6 A. It's about their performance 7 and the legal fee I believe. 8 Q. Were they asking Mr. Kwok to 9 pay legal fees that he had not paid? 10 A. Yes. 11 Q. Was Mr. Kwok deposed in that 12 lawsuit -- in that arbitration do you know? 13 A. You mean himself? 14 Q. Yes. 15 A. Yes. 16 Q. Who deposed you, did David 17 Boies depose you? 18 A. Me, right, no, it's another law 19 firm I believe represent Boies Schiller. 20 Q. Who was the law firm? 21 A. I don't remember the name of 22 the law firm. 23 Q. How much was Boies Schiller 24 claiming was owed to them? 25 A. It's about like 400 or 500 --\n\n# Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 12 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|------------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | four or 500,000. |\n| 3 | Q.
Is that arbitration still on |\n| 4 | going? |\n| 5 | A.
It's finished I believe. |\n| 6 | Q.
Do you know what the result |\n| 7 | was? |\n| 8 | A.
I don't know yet.
The lawyers |\n| 9 | are handling it. |\n| 10 | Q.
Did the arbitration panel issue |\n| 11 | a decision do you know? |\n| 12 | A.
No, I don't know for that. |\n| 13 | Q.
Other than that deposition or |\n| 14 | that arbitration, you have not been deposed |\n| 15 | before other than today? |\n| 16 | A.
Correct. |\n| 17 | Q.
You understand you are |\n| 18 | testifying under oath? |\n| 19 | A.
Yes. |\n| 20 | Q.
And I'm sure you know, but I'll |\n| 21 | quickly go over what the rules are.
I'll be |\n| 22 | asking the questions, you will be answering |\n| 23 | the questions.
If you don't understand the |\n| 24 | question, sometimes I don't ask the best |\n| 25 | questions, please let me know and I'll try to |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 13 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|------------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | ask a better question.
If you do answer a |\n| 3 | question, I will assume that you understood |\n| 4 | the question and that you answered it to the |\n| 5 | best of your ability; is that fair? |\n| 6 | A.
Yes. |\n| 7 | Q.
Please give verbal answers, not |\n| 8 | shakes or nods of the head so the court |\n| 9 | reporter can take down your answers, do you |\n| 10 | understand that? |\n| 11 | A.
Yes. |\n| 12 | Q.
You are allowed to nod your |\n| 13 | head and say yes, that's fine, as long as |\n| 14 | there is a verbal answer included? |\n| 15 | A.
Yes. |\n| 16 | Q.
I will try my best to wait for |\n| 17 | you to finish your answer before I start my |\n| 18 | next question.
Please try to wait for me to |\n| 19 | finish my question before you start your |\n| 20 | answer so that the court reporter can have a |\n| 21 | clean record, okay? |\n| 22 | A.
Okay. |\n| 23 | Q.
Thank you.
Your counsel will |\n| 24 | make I'm sure objections.
Those objections |\n| 25 | are for the record and you are to please |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 14 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | answer my question even if there is an |\n| 3 | objection unless your counsel instructs you |\n| 4 | not to answer and you choose to follow that |\n| 5 | instruction, okay? |\n| 6 | A.
Yes. |\n| 7 | Q.
Are you taking any drugs or |\n| 8 | medication or anything else that would impair |\n| 9 | your ability to testify truthfully today? |\n| 10 | A.
No. |\n| 11 | Q.
Is there any other reason you |\n| 12 | cannot provide truthful testimony today? |\n| 13 | A.
No. |\n| 14 | Q.
Is English your first or second |\n| 15 | language? |\n| 16 | A.
Second. |\n| 17 | Q.
I'll represent that we have |\n| 18 | spoken to Ms. Searles about this and she told |\n| 19 | us that we did not need a translator here |\n| 20 | today, that you are comfortable doing this in |\n| 21 | English.
You are comfortable doing these |\n| 22 | proceedings in English? |\n| 23 | A.
Yes, I'll try my best. |\n| 24 | Q.
Do you believe you need a |\n| 25 | translator to proceed with this deposition? |\n\n# Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 15 of 133\n\n| 1 | | WANG |\n|----|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A. | I'm fine. |\n| 3 | Q. | You understand you're |\n| 4 | | testifying here both in your personal |\n| 5 | | capacity and also as a corporate |\n| 6 | | representative for Golden Spring New York? |\n| 7 | A. | Yes. |\n| 8 | Q. | Did you do anything to prepare |\n| 9 | for your deposition? | |\n| 10 | A. | Yes. |\n| 11 | Q. | Did you meet with counsel? |\n| 12 | A. | Yes. |\n| 13 | Q. | When did you meet with counsel? |\n| 14 | A. | Last week I believe, yeah. |\n| 15 | Q. | Was that Ms. Searles? |\n| 16 | A. | Yes. |\n| 17 | Q. | In person? |\n| 18 | A. | Yes. |\n| 19 | Q. | How long did you meet? |\n| 20 | A. | An hour, an hour-and-a-half. |\n| 21 | Q. | Was anyone else present in the |\n| 22 | | room besides you and Ms. Searles? |\n| 23 | A. | My other counsel Mr. Mark |\n| 24 | Harmon. | |\n| 25 | Q. | Mr. Harmon? |\n\n#### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 16 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A.
Yes, Mr. Harmon. |\n| 3 | Q.
Anyone else? |\n| 4 | A.
No. |\n| 5 | Q.
Did they show you documents |\n| 6 | during that session? |\n| 7 | A.
Yes. |\n| 8 | Q.
Did any of those documents |\n| 9 | refresh your recollection as to past events? |\n| 10 | A.
Sorry, what is question |\n| 11 | refresh? |\n| 12 | Q.
Did any of those documents make |\n| 13 | you remember something that you had known |\n| 14 | previously, but that you had forgotten? |\n| 15 | A.
No, I don't remember that. |\n| 16 | Q.
Did you review any documents on |\n| 17 | your own outside the meeting with counsel to |\n| 18 | prepare for the deposition? |\n| 19 | A.
No, I don't have time. |\n| 20 | Q.
Did you speak to anyone else |\n| 21 | besides counsel about your deposition here |\n| 22 | today? |\n| 23 | A.
Mr. Kwok. |\n| 24 | Q.
When did you speak to Mr. Kwok |\n| 25 | about your deposition? |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 17 of 133\n\n15\n\n 1 WANG 2 A. Last week. 3 Q. Was counsel present during that 4 conversation with Mr. Kwok? 5 A. No. 6 Q. Was that conversation with Mr. 7 Kwok in person or on the phone? 8 A. In person I remember. 9 Q. Was that conversation after Mr. 10 Kwok had been deposed? 11 A. When he was deposed. I don't 12 remember that clearly. It was a very casual 13 situation. 14 Q. What did you and Mr. Kwok 15 discuss about your deposition? 16 A. When I was told I will be 17 deposed then I told him. That's it. 18 Q. Did Mr. Kwok tell you anything 19 about the substance of his testimony? 20 A. No. 21 Q. Did you read the transcript of 22 Mr. Kwok's deposition? 23 A. No. 24 Q. Did you read the transcript of 25 Mr. Ullman's deposition?\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 18 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|---------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A.
No. |\n| 3 | Q.
Did you talk to anybody else |\n| 4 | besides counsel and Mr. Kwok about your |\n| 5 | deposition? |\n| 6 | A.
No. |\n| 7 | Q.
Today when you were sworn in |\n| 8 | you gave the name Yvette Wang, W-A-N-G; is |\n| 9 | that correct? |\n| 10 | A.
Yes. |\n| 11 | Q.
You also go by other names? |\n| 12 | A.
Yes. |\n| 13 | Q.
Is one of them Yan Ping Wang? |\n| 14 | A.
Yes. |\n| 15 | Q.
Is one of them Yvette Wong, |\n| 16 | W-O-N-G? |\n| 17 | A.
It's yes, that happen before. |\n| 18 | It's a mistake.
It's not mistake because |\n| 19 | Cantonese they pronounce my family name |\n| 20 | W-O-N-G and Mandarin is W-A-N-G. |\n| 21 | Q.
Understood.
How about Yvette |\n| 22 | Y-U or Y-U-E? |\n| 23 | A.
No, that's not my family name. |\n| 24 | Q.
Have you ever been associated |\n| 25 | with the name Yvette Yu? |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 19 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|--------------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A.
I use that name.
I use that |\n| 3 | Yue before, yes. |\n| 4 | Q.
You used the name Yvette Yue |\n| 5 | before? |\n| 6 | A.
No, I use that to register an |\n| 7 | e-mail, yeah. |\n| 8 | Q.
What is the significance of |\n| 9 | Yue? |\n| 10 | A.
Because I was hacked my e-mail |\n| 11 | before so I was thinking maybe use -- by the |\n| 12 | way Yue is my mom's name so I use my mom's |\n| 13 | name just to avoid to be hacked again. |\n| 14 | Q.
When were you hacked? |\n| 15 | A.
Last year. |\n| 16 | Q.
In the last year? |\n| 17 | A.
Yes. |\n| 18 | Q.
2018? |\n| 19 | A.
No, I believe 2017. |\n| 20 | Q.
When in 2017? |\n| 21 | A.
Start from May, April, May, |\n| 22 | yes.
I don't remember that clearly.
Should |\n| 23 | be April or May. |\n| 24 | Q.
Are you currently employed by |\n| 25 | Golden Spring? |\n\n### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 20 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A.
Yes. |\n| 3 | Q.
What is your title? |\n| 4 | A.
President. |\n| 5 | Q.
Are you also the CEO? |\n| 6 | A.
I think it's no difference the |\n| 7 | two names.
It's the same. |\n| 8 | Q.
When did you start working for |\n| 9 | Golden Spring? |\n| 10 | A.
February of this year. |\n| 11 | Q.
February of 2018? |\n| 12 | A.
Yes. |\n| 13 | Q.
I said Golden Spring.
I |\n| 14 | understand there is a Golden Spring Hong Kong |\n| 15 | and a Golden Spring New York; is that |\n| 16 | correct? |\n| 17 | A.
Yes. |\n| 18 | Q.
Can we agree for purposes of |\n| 19 | today at least that since you are here on |\n| 20 | behalf of the New York entity, that when I |\n| 21 | refer to Golden Spring, I mean New York and |\n| 22 | when I say Golden Spring Hong Kong, I mean |\n| 23 | Golden Spring Hong Kong? |\n| 24 | A.
Yes. |\n| 25 | Q.
When you answered the question |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 21 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | before about your current position, you |\n| 3 | understood that I meant Golden Spring New |\n| 4 | York? |\n| 5 | A.
I believe so, yes. |\n| 6 | Q.
How did it come to be that you |\n| 7 | were hired at Golden Spring in February of |\n| 8 | 2018? |\n| 9 | A.
How?
What is the question? I |\n| 10 | don't quite understand. |\n| 11 | Q.
How did you end up at Golden |\n| 12 | Spring? |\n| 13 | A.
I was instructed by China |\n| 14 | Golden Spring to handle this New York Golden |\n| 15 | Spring. |\n| 16 | Q.
When you say China Golden |\n| 17 | Spring, do you mean Hong Kong? |\n| 18 | A.
Yes. |\n| 19 | Q.
Were you prior to February 2018 |\n| 20 | an employee of Golden Spring Hong Kong? |\n| 21 | A.
Before 2018 February? |\n| 22 | Q.
Let me try again.
At any point |\n| 23 | were you an employee of Golden Spring Hong |\n| 24 | Kong? |\n| 25 | A.
Any point before Golden Spring |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 22 of 133\n\n| 1 | | WANG |\n|----|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | | New York it was Golden Spring Hong Kong, yes. |\n| 3 | Q. | When did you become an employee |\n| 4 | | of Golden Spring Hong Kong? |\n| 5 | A. | 2015. |\n| 6 | Q. | What was your title at Golden |\n| 7 | | Spring Hong Kong when you were hired in 2015? |\n| 8 | A. | I was a manager.
I was the |\n| 9 | manager, sorry. | |\n| 10 | Q. | What business is Golden Spring |\n| 11 | Hong Kong in? | |\n| 12 | A. | Family office. |\n| 13 | Q. | Whose family? |\n| 14 | A. | The Guo family. |\n| 15 | Q. | Mr. Kwok's family? |\n| 16 | A. | Yes. |\n| 17 | Q. | How did it come to be that you |\n| 18 | | started working at Golden Spring Hong Kong in |\n| 19 | 2015? | |\n| 20 | A. | How you mean the reason? |\n| 21 | Q. | How did you end up at Golden |\n| 22 | Spring Hong Kong? | |\n| 23 | A. | I came from Beijing in 2015 and |\n| 24 | | then the Guo family, the whole family, they |\n| 25 | | want me because of my language and background |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 23 of 133\n\n21\n\n 1 WANG 2 and education so they want me to handle the 3 Hong Kong company by then. 4 Q. You moved from Beijing to Hong 5 Kong in 2015? 6 A. Yes. 7 Q. When? 8 A. September 2015. 9 Q. How did you meet the Guo family 10 when you ended up in Hong Kong in September 11 of 2015? 12 A. I worked in Beijing at their 13 company's organization. 14 Q. When did you first start 15 working for Mr. Kwok's companies in Beijing? 16 A. You mean the Guo family company 17 in Beijing? 18 Q. Yes. 19 A. 2009. 20 Q. Before 2009 did you do any work 21 at all for the Guo family? 22 A. No. 23 Q. How did you meet the Guo family 24 and come to start working for them in 2009? 25 A. Wow, long time ago. I was\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 24 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | introduced to the Beijing company and then I |\n| 3 | was interviewed and then I was hired. |\n| 4 | Q.
Who introduced you? |\n| 5 | A.
I remember a friend, kind of |\n| 6 | like friend, yes, a friend of mine. |\n| 7 | Q.
What was your friend's name? |\n| 8 | A.
Should be Lucy. |\n| 9 | Q.
Lucy -- how did Lucy know the |\n| 10 | Guo family? |\n| 11 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 12 | Q.
You said you started working |\n| 13 | for the Beijing company in 2009.
Which |\n| 14 | company are you referring to? |\n| 15 | A.
Beijing Pangu. |\n| 16 | Q.
P-A-N-G-U? |\n| 17 | A.
Yes. |\n| 18 | Q.
What business is Beijing Pangu |\n| 19 | in? |\n| 20 | A.
It's a real estate development |\n| 21 | company. |\n| 22 | Q.
Who owns Beijing Pangu? |\n| 23 | A.
I heard it's Guo family. |\n| 24 | Q.
Mr. Kwok's family owns Beijing |\n| 25 | Pangu? |\n\n### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 25 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG | |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|--|\n| 2 | A.
Guo family, yes. | |\n| 3 | Q.
You say Guo family and I'm | |\n| 4 | saying Mr. Kwok's family.
Is there a | |\n| 5 | difference between those two to you? | |\n| 6 | A.
It should be same because Kwok | |\n| 7 | is the Cantonese interpretation of Guo so the | |\n| 8 | same words but different pronunciation. | |\n| 9 | Q.
Kwok K-W-O-K and Guo G-U-O are | |\n| 10 | the same? | |\n| 11 | A.
Yes. | |\n| 12 | Q.
When you are referring to the | |\n| 13 | Guo family owning Beijing Pangu, you mean Mr. | |\n| 14 | Kwok's family owns Beijing Pangu? | |\n| 15 | A.
Yes. | |\n| 16 | Q.
Mr. Kwok has an ownership | |\n| 17 | interest in Beijing Pangu? | |\n| 18 | A.
Ownership, no, I don't think | |\n| 19 | so. | |\n| 20 | Q.
Who in Mr. Kwok's family owns | |\n| 21 | Beijing Pangu? | |\n| 22 | A.
I don't know. | |\n| 23 | Q.
Do you know whether or not Mr. | |\n| 24 | Kwok owns part of Beijing Pangu? | |\n| 25 | A.
Himself? | |\n\n# Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 26 of 133\n\n24\n\n 1 WANG 2 Q. Yes. 3 A. No. 4 Q. How is it owned by the family? 5 A. I don't know. 6 Q. You don't know which family 7 members own it? 8 A. I don't know. 9 Q. Your testimony is that people 10 in Mr. Kwok's family other than Mr. Kwok own 11 Beijing Pangu? 12 A. Correct. 13 Q. You don't know who? 14 A. I don't know. 15 Q. How do you know Mr. Kwok 16 doesn't own it? 17 A. He told me. 18 Q. When did he tell you that? 19 A. When I started I believe. 20 Q. Who interviewed you when you 21 interviewed at Beijing Pangu? 22 A. The HR department. 23 Q. Did Mr. Kwok interview you? 24 A. No. 25 Q. Did Mr. Kwok have any\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 27 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | day-to-day responsibilities for Beijing |\n| 3 | Pangu? |\n| 4 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 5 | Q.
You worked there, right? |\n| 6 | A.
Yes. |\n| 7 | Q.
Did you come across Mr. Kwok |\n| 8 | when you worked there? |\n| 9 | A.
Yes, I met him in there. |\n| 10 | Q.
Did he have an office there? |\n| 11 | A.
No. |\n| 12 | Q.
In what context did you meet |\n| 13 | him there? |\n| 14 | A.
Like he came to the company, |\n| 15 | then I translate for him, then he left, then |\n| 16 | I kind of like stand by for him.
I was his |\n| 17 | translator by then. |\n| 18 | Q.
Was he an officer or employee |\n| 19 | of Beijing Pangu? |\n| 20 | A.
Sorry, what's the question? |\n| 21 | Q.
Was he an employee of Beijing |\n| 22 | Pangu? |\n| 23 | A.
No. |\n| 24 | Q.
Was he officer or director of |\n| 25 | Beijing Pangu? |\n\n#### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 28 of 133\n\n26\n\n 1 WANG 2 A. No. 3 Q. What was he doing there? 4 A. I was a translator and by then 5 I handle his like his foreigner guest then I 6 did translation for them and then when 7 there's no need, there is no foreigner 8 visiting him, then I was not needed so then I 9 went back to my office so I don't know what 10 is his activity, you know, without me being 11 there. 12 Q. So somebody would come to have 13 a business meeting with Mr. Kwok in English 14 and you would translate? 15 A. Yes, I translate. 16 Q. Did they discuss Beijing Pangu 17 business? 18 A. Not really, not really. 19 Q. What was discussed when you 20 would translate in those meetings? 21 A. Like design. I remember like 22 the furniture design or the house design, you 23 know, designer from other country. 24 Q. Furniture design for the 25 Beijing Pangu offices?\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 29 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A.
I don't know whether it's for |\n| 3 | Beijing Pangu, but design the furniture, that |\n| 4 | kind of stuff. |\n| 5 | Q.
Did you work for Beijing Pangu |\n| 6 | from 2009 all the way until you moved to Hong |\n| 7 | Kong in September 2015? |\n| 8 | A.
No, I took a break in the |\n| 9 | middle. |\n| 10 | Q.
When did you take a break? |\n| 11 | A.
2012. |\n| 12 | Q.
2012 until when? |\n| 13 | A.
Until 2015, beginning of 2015. |\n| 14 | Q.
You worked for Beijing Pangu |\n| 15 | from 2009 to 2012? |\n| 16 | A.
2009, yes. |\n| 17 | Q.
Generally what did you do when |\n| 18 | you worked there between 2009 and 2012? |\n| 19 | A.
Basically I was a translator. |\n| 20 | Q.
Did you do anything else |\n| 21 | besides that? |\n| 22 | A.
No. |\n| 23 | Q.
Did you do any personal work |\n| 24 | for Mr. Kwok other than translating between |\n| 25 | 2009 and 2012 when you were working for |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 30 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG | | |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|--|--|\n| 2 | Beijing Pangu? | | |\n| 3 | A.
No, mainly about translation, | | |\n| 4 | written, oral.
Oral written translation. | | |\n| 5 | Q.
Did you ever meet any other | | |\n| 6 | member of the Kwok or Guo family when you | | |\n| 7 | were working for Beijing Pangu? | | |\n| 8 | A.
Yes, I did. | | |\n| 9 | Q.
Which ones? | | |\n| 10 | A.
I remember like his brothers | | |\n| 11 | and his nephews a couple of them. | | |\n| 12 | Q.
Were they owners of Beijing | | |\n| 13 | Pangu? | | |\n| 14 | A.
I don't know. | | |\n| 15 | Q.
Who made decisions at Beijing | | |\n| 16 | Pangu? | | |\n| 17 | A.
What decisions? | | |\n| 18 | Q.
In terms of Beijing Pangu | | |\n| 19 | invested in real estate, right? | | |\n| 20 | A.
Yes. | | |\n| 21 | Q.
Beijing Pangu created -- it | | |\n| 22 | developed real estate in China, right? | | |\n| 23 | A.
Yes. | | |\n| 24 | Q.
Who were the business people | | |\n| 25 | who were making those decisions about what to | | |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 31 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | invest in and what to build? |\n| 3 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 4 | Q.
Did Mr. Kwok have any |\n| 5 | involvement in that? |\n| 6 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 7 | Q.
You just had an office and |\n| 8 | whenever they asked you to translate |\n| 9 | something you went into a room and |\n| 10 | translated; that was the extent of your job? |\n| 11 | A.
Yes. |\n| 12 | Q.
Why did you leave in 2012 to |\n| 13 | take a break? |\n| 14 | A.
I was pregnant and I give birth |\n| 15 | to my son. |\n| 16 | Q.
You took off between 2012 and |\n| 17 | 2015? |\n| 18 | A.
Beginning 2015, yes. |\n| 19 | Q.
Did you do any work for Mr. |\n| 20 | Kwok during that time? |\n| 21 | A.
No. |\n| 22 | Q.
Between 2009 and '12 when you |\n| 23 | were at Beijing Pangu, did you do any work |\n| 24 | for Mr. Kwok other than translating? |\n| 25 | A.
Translation.
Only translation. |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 32 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Q.
You said early 2015.
Did you |\n| 3 | go back to work at Beijing Pangu in early |\n| 4 | 2015? |\n| 5 | A.
No, I was off like only for my |\n| 6 | son. |\n| 7 | Q.
So did you have any other job |\n| 8 | after 2012 but before you moved to Hong Kong? |\n| 9 | A.
No. |\n| 10 | Q.
Then you moved to Hong Kong in |\n| 11 | 2015 to work in September of 2015 to work for |\n| 12 | Golden Spring Hong Kong? |\n| 13 | A.
Yes. |\n| 14 | Q.
Were you asked by someone to |\n| 15 | move to Hong Kong or did you move there for |\n| 16 | personal -- for your own reasons? |\n| 17 | A.
Company informed me I need to |\n| 18 | go to Hong Kong and help there. |\n| 19 | Q.
Which company? |\n| 20 | A.
The Beijing Pangu. |\n| 21 | Q.
Who informed you? |\n| 22 | A.
The HR department.
I don't |\n| 23 | remember who, but I was informed by HR. |\n| 24 | Q.
So Beijing Pangu's HR |\n| 25 | department informed you that they wanted you |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 33 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG | | |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|--|--|\n| 2 | to go to Hong Kong to work for Hong Kong | | |\n| 3 | Golden Spring? | | |\n| 4 | A.
They said they needed help by | | |\n| 5 | then because there is many English involved | | |\n| 6 | in there so I went there. | | |\n| 7 | Q.
But did they ask you to go work | | |\n| 8 | for Golden Spring Hong Kong specifically? | | |\n| 9 | A.
Yes. | | |\n| 10 | Q.
What did you understand the | | |\n| 11 | relationship to be between Beijing Pangu and | | |\n| 12 | Golden Spring Hong Kong? | | |\n| 13 | A.
You mean by understanding? | | |\n| 14 | Q.
Yeah. | | |\n| 15 | A.
They belong to the family, | | |\n| 16 | yeah. | | |\n| 17 | Q.
Mr. Kwok's family? | | |\n| 18 | A.
The Guo family. | | |\n| 19 | Q.
Both companies belong to Mr. | | |\n| 20 | Kwok's family; that was your understanding? | | |\n| 21 | A.
I don't know really the | | |\n| 22 | relationship, but that is my guess. | | |\n| 23 | Q.
Did you have any contact with | | |\n| 24 | Mr. Kwok between 2012 and 2015 when you were | | |\n| 25 | off from work? | | |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 34 of 133\n\n32\n\n 1 WANG 2 A. Yes, we did. 3 Q. What was the nature of that 4 contact? 5 A. Like hello, how are you. Then I 6 told him -- I send him my son's photo. He 7 said congratulations like social. 8 Q. Any business conversations? 9 A. No. 10 Q. With whom did you work at Hong 11 Kong Golden Spring when you got there in 12 September 2015? 13 A. You mean who is the leader or 14 who is my colleague by then? 15 Q. Let's start with who was the 16 leader? 17 A. The leader by then, there is no 18 general manager in there by then. 19 Q. Who was the most senior person 20 at Golden Spring Hong Kong? 21 A. Golden Spring Hong Kong they 22 have a financial manager by then and two or 23 three like secretary, assistant, yeah. 24 Q. By that time Mr. Kwok was 25 already in New York when you moved to Hong\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 35 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG | |\n|----|---------------------------------------------|--|\n| 2 | Kong to work for Golden Spring Hong Kong in | |\n| 3 | September 2015? | |\n| 4 | A.
Yes. | |\n| 5 | Q.
Who did you report to at Golden | |\n| 6 | Spring Hong Kong? | |\n| 7 | MS. SEARLES: I'm going to | |\n| 8 | object here.
I let you go through her | |\n| 9 | background to find out her employment | |\n| 10 | history, but Golden Spring Hong Kong | |\n| 11 | is not at all part of what we agreed | |\n| 12 | to do for attachment proceedings. | |\n| 13 | It's not part of what we've laid out | |\n| 14 | as the categories that we would allow | |\n| 15 | testimony to go into so I'm going to | |\n| 16 | direct her to not answer questions | |\n| 17 | about Golden Spring Hong Kong.
If you | |\n| 18 | have questions about the apartment or | |\n| 19 | any of the other things we've agreed | |\n| 20 | to, but just to continue to ask her | |\n| 21 | about a company that has nothing to do | |\n| 22 | with this case or the attachment | |\n| 23 | issues is just not relevant and it's | |\n| 24 | not what we agreed to. | |\n| 25 | MR. MOSS: When you say we, you | |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 36 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------|\n| 2 | mean it's not what you've unilaterally |\n| 3 | determined is the scope of discovery? |\n| 4 | MS. SEARLES: Yes and you and I |\n| 5 | have had multiple conversations and |\n| 6 | you were well aware that if you went |\n| 7 | out of these areas that we would |\n| 8 | object and we would direct not to |\n| 9 | answer so I'm just going forward with |\n| 10 | that. |\n| 11 | MR. MOSS: I'm certainly aware |\n| 12 | of your position on improper |\n| 13 | objections and instructions. |\n| 14 | Q.
Who did you report to at Golden |\n| 15 | Spring Hong Kong? |\n| 16 | MS. SEARLES: Same objection. |\n| 17 | MR. MOSS: You are instructing |\n| 18 | her not to answer? |\n| 19 | MS. SEARLES: Yes, I'm |\n| 20 | instructing you not to answer. |\n| 21 | Q.
What was your job at Golden |\n| 22 | Spring Hong Kong? |\n| 23 | MS. SEARLES: Same objection. |\n| 24 | I'm instructing you not to answer. |\n| 25 | Q.
Were you a translator at Golden |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 37 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Spring Hong Kong? |\n| 3 | MS. SEARLES: Same objection. |\n| 4 | Instructing you not to answer and I |\n| 5 | believe that was already asked and |\n| 6 | answered. |\n| 7 | Q.
Are you going to choose to |\n| 8 | follow your counsel's instructions? |\n| 9 | A.
Yes. |\n| 10 | Q.
You said in February of 2018 |\n| 11 | you came to work for Golden Spring New York? |\n| 12 | A.
Yes. |\n| 13 | Q.
Did somebody ask you to move to |\n| 14 | New York? |\n| 15 | A.
Golden Spring Hong Kong ask me. |\n| 16 | Q.
Who asked you? |\n| 17 | A.
The owner, director, owner. I |\n| 18 | don't know the precise name. |\n| 19 | Q.
Who was that person? |\n| 20 | A.
The family -- one of the family |\n| 21 | members. |\n| 22 | Q.
Which one? |\n| 23 | A.
I don't know his precise number |\n| 24 | because they have many people. Then the HR |\n| 25 | told me that I should go to New York to help. |\n\n#### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 38 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Q.
So you knew that that direction |\n| 3 | was coming from a family member of Mr. Kwok, |\n| 4 | you just don't know which family member? |\n| 5 | A.
Correct. |\n| 6 | Q.
Did they tell you why they |\n| 7 | wanted you to move to New York? |\n| 8 | A.
No. |\n| 9 | Q.
Did you ask? |\n| 10 | A.
I don't.
I didn't. |\n| 11 | Q.
They just asked you to move |\n| 12 | from Hong Kong to New York and you just said |\n| 13 | yes, sure, I'll go? |\n| 14 | A.
Yes. |\n| 15 | Q.
Did they tell you what your |\n| 16 | role was going to be at Golden Spring New |\n| 17 | York? |\n| 18 | A.
They said manage, still manage. |\n| 19 | Q.
Were you the manager at Golden |\n| 20 | Spring Hong Kong? |\n| 21 | A.
Yes. |\n| 22 | Q.
Was there anyone more senior to |\n| 23 | you? |\n| 24 | A.
Yes. |\n| 25 | Q.
Who were those people? |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 39 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A.
Senior than me, I never meet |\n| 3 | her. |\n| 4 | Q.
So there was one person more |\n| 5 | senior to you at Golden Spring Hong Kong, it |\n| 6 | was a female, but you never met her? |\n| 7 | A.
Correct. |\n| 8 | Q.
How many employees did Golden |\n| 9 | Spring Hong Kong have? |\n| 10 | MS. SEARLES: Objection. We are |\n| 11 | going back into the same area that we |\n| 12 | just discussed.
This has nothing to |\n| 13 | do with Golden Spring Hong Kong at all |\n| 14 | and I'm going to direct you not to |\n| 15 | answer. |\n| 16 | MR. MOSS: You don't have to |\n| 17 | make a speech every time. You can just |\n| 18 | instruct her if you want to get out of |\n| 19 | here faster. It's up to you. |\n| 20 | MS. SEARLES: I don't think I'm |\n| 21 | making a speech every time, but I |\n| 22 | clearly feel the need to repeat myself |\n| 23 | because we are going back into the |\n| 24 | exact same territory that I just |\n| 25 | discussed. |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 40 of 133\n\n38\n\n 1 WANG 2 MR. MOSS: That you 3 unilaterally think is outside the 4 scope and I don't. You're right. 5 Q. As manager of Golden Spring 6 Hong Kong, did you do anything other than 7 translate? 8 MS. SEARLES: Objection. 9 Directing you not to answer. 10 Q. Did you ever serve in any non 11 translator role in your jobs at Beijing Pangu 12 or Hong Kong Golden Spring? 13 A. What's that? 14 Q. Did you ever perform any job 15 other than translator at Beijing Pangu or 16 Hong Kong Golden Spring? 17 A. Beijing Pangu translator. 18 Q. How about Hong Kong Golden 19 Spring? 20 A. Yes. 21 Q. What were your duties and 22 responsibilities as the manager of Golden 23 Spring Hong Kong? 24 MS. SEARLES: Objection. I'll 25 direct the witness not to answer.\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 41 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Q.
What title did you get when you |\n| 3 | came to Golden Spring New York in February |\n| 4 | 2018? |\n| 5 | A.
Title, manager. |\n| 6 | Q.
What were the duties and |\n| 7 | responsibilities of you as manager?
What |\n| 8 | were your duties and responsibilities as |\n| 9 | manager? |\n| 10 | A.
Maintain like the office |\n| 11 | running. |\n| 12 | Q.
What did that involve? |\n| 13 | A.
Like build a team and then work |\n| 14 | together with the team, yeah. |\n| 15 | Q.
When was Golden Spring New York |\n| 16 | formed? |\n| 17 | A.
When, right? |\n| 18 | Q.
When? |\n| 19 | A.
2015. |\n| 20 | Q.
Before you got to Golden Spring |\n| 21 | New York in February of 2018, who worked for |\n| 22 | Golden Spring?
Did it have any employees |\n| 23 | before you got there? |\n| 24 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 25 | Q.
Can you identify one person who |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 42 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | worked at Golden Spring New York before |\n| 3 | February 2018? |\n| 4 | A.
I don't know them. |\n| 5 | Q.
You don't know if there are any |\n| 6 | people or you just can't name them? |\n| 7 | A.
I remember there was a driver I |\n| 8 | met, a chauffeur, a Korean gentleman, yes. |\n| 9 | Q.
You believe he was an employee |\n| 10 | of Golden Spring before February 2018? |\n| | |\n| 11 | A.
February 2018, that was he told |\n| 12 | me by then. |\n| 13 | Q.
You met a chauffeur who told |\n| 14 | you that he was an employee of Golden Spring |\n| 15 | New York? |\n| 16 | A.
Yes. |\n| 17 | Q.
When was that? |\n| 18 | A.
When I came to New York he pick |\n| 19 | me up in airport. |\n| 20 | Q.
So other than a chauffeur, you |\n| 21 | cannot identify any employees of Golden |\n| 22 | Spring New York who were employees before |\n| 23 | February of 2018? |\n| 24 | A.
Correct. |\n| 25 | Q.
You said your job was to build |\n\n### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 43 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | the team.
How many people did you hire? |\n| 3 | A.
Seven or eight. |\n| 4 | Q.
What business was Golden Spring |\n| 5 | New York in when you started working for it |\n| 6 | in February of 2018? |\n| 7 | A.
Family office. |\n| 8 | Q.
Mr. Kwok's family? |\n| 9 | A.
Guo family. |\n| 10 | Q.
Mr. Kwok is Mr. Guo, right? |\n| 11 | A.
Yes. |\n| 12 | Q.
So when I say Mr. Kwok's family |\n| 13 | and you say Guo family, I will ask you again |\n| 14 | is there a difference? |\n| 15 | A.
It's different. |\n| 16 | Q.
Why is it different? |\n| 17 | A.
Because Guo family I heard they |\n| 18 | have more than 100 family member and only -- |\n| 19 | I believe only Mr. Kwok he use Kwok so when I |\n| 20 | say Guo, that means the whole family, not his |\n| 21 | family.
Not his personal family. |\n| 22 | Q.
What do you mean it means the |\n| 23 | whole family and not his personal family? |\n| 24 | A.
The whole family including his |\n| 25 | brothers, like nephews, niece and the whole |\n\n#### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 44 of 133\n\n42\n\n 1 WANG 2 Guo G-U-O family and himself is Kwok. 3 Q. So during your whole time since 4 2009 working for this family, how many family 5 members have you met besides Mr. Kwok? 6 A. I don't remember. A lot. 7 Q. A lot? 8 A. Yeah. 9 Q. Can you name any of them? 10 A. Brothers, his brothers. 11 Q. Anyone else? 12 A. As I just said a niece and a 13 nephew, the family member in like single 14 family. 15 Q. Can you remember the name of 16 any person you met who was in the Guo family 17 besides Mr. Kwok? 18 A. I believe, for example, like 19 his elder brother number five and number six 20 elder brother, yeah. 21 Q. Do you have a name? 22 A. I'm a little bit confused. 23 Should be like Guo Wen Gui. 24 Q. Who is that? 25 A. He's either number five or\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 45 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-------------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | number six brother, yeah. |\n| 3 | Q.
What business -- so Golden |\n| 4 | Spring you said is a family office Golden |\n| 5 | Family New York.
Can you tell me more about |\n| 6 | what it does? |\n| 7 | A.
More.
What do you mean more? |\n| 8 | What do you want to know?
I don't understand |\n| 9 | this question. |\n| 10 | Q.
What does Golden Spring do? |\n| 11 | A.
Okay, like prepare for the new |\n| 12 | project and trying to work the project when |\n| 13 | it was in the very, very beginning. |\n| 14 | Q.
What types of projects? |\n| 15 | A.
Like website. |\n| 16 | Q.
What types of websites? |\n| 17 | A.
It's kind of like social media |\n| 18 | website. |\n| 19 | Q.
Is it Mr. Kwok's social media? |\n| 20 | A.
I don't understand. What do you |\n| 21 | mean Mr. Kwok's social media? |\n| 22 | Q.
Mr. Kwok has a YouTube channel? |\n| 23 | A.
Yes. |\n| 24 | Q.
Is that one of the projects |\n| 25 | that Golden Spring works on? |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 46 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A.
Not really. |\n| 3 | Q.
What do you mean not really? |\n| 4 | Can you answer it yes or no? |\n| 5 | A.
Yes. |\n| 6 | Q.
Golden Spring New York, one of |\n| 7 | its projects is Mr. Kwok's YouTube channel? |\n| 8 | A.
He has a YouTube channel that's |\n| 9 | a yes and he manage his YouTube by himself. |\n| 10 | Q.
So what social media and |\n| 11 | website projects does Golden Spring work on? |\n| 12 | A.
What social media, it's a |\n| 13 | social media platform that can let people |\n| 14 | communicate like post a photo or post radio |\n| 15 | of that. |\n| 16 | Q.
Golden Spring New York runs its |\n| 17 | own social media platform? |\n| 18 | A.
No. |\n| 19 | Q.
So what does it do?
I'm not |\n| 20 | understanding what it does? |\n| 21 | A.
Golden Spring help to start |\n| 22 | this social media platform. |\n| 23 | Q.
Golden Spring is currently in |\n| 24 | the process of developing a social media |\n| 25 | platform? |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 47 of 133\n\n45\n\n 1 WANG 2 A. Yes. 3 Q. Like a competitor to Facebook 4 or Instagram? 5 A. Yes. 6 Q. Any other business? 7 A. For now, no. 8 Q. Whose idea was it to come up 9 with the -- to start a social media platform? 10 A. I don't know. 11 Q. Is Mr. Kwok involved in this 12 project? 13 A. Involved, what do you mean 14 involved? 15 Q. Have you ever heard the word 16 involved before? 17 A. I know this word. If you say 18 involved that he has one of the user account 19 on this social media platform. 20 Q. The social media platform is 21 already up and running? 22 A. Yes. 23 Q. What's the platform's name? 24 A. It's called Guo.media, the 25 family name.\n\n#### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 48 of 133\n\n46\n\n 1 WANG 2 Q. Mr. Kwok's name Guo, right? 3 A. G-U-O, the family name. 4 Q. How many users does this 5 platform have? 6 A. A lot. 7 Q. Thousands? 8 A. I don't remember the precise 9 numbers. It changes like every day. 10 Q. What do you do as manager other 11 than build the team and supervise? 12 A. My job like if there is a bug 13 happen and we sit down with the engineer and 14 explain to them because I myself use it as 15 one of a user as well. 16 Q. Do you serve as an 17 administrator for the interests of Mr. Kwok? 18 A. You mean the paper say in 19 there? 20 Q. I'm asking you whether or not 21 you serve as an administrator for Mr. Kwok's 22 interests? 23 A. Yes. 24 Q. What does that mean? 25 A. Translator, assistant.\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 49 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|------------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Q.
Anything else? |\n| 3 | A.
No. |\n| 4 | MR. MOSS: Exhibit 1. |\n| 5 | (Exhibit 1, Subpoena, marked |\n| 6 | for Identification.) |\n| 7 | Q.
You have been handed Exhibit 1 |\n| 8 | which is a Subpoena to Golden Spring New York |\n| 9 | Ltd. dated July 13, 2018 served by my client |\n| 10 | and I'll direct -- take as long as you need |\n| 11 | to look at the document, but I'll direct your |\n| 12 | attention to page 4, Exhibit A which has a |\n| 13 | list of deposition topics.
Do you see that? |\n| 14 | A.
Yes. |\n| 15 | Q.
Have you ever seen this |\n| 16 | document before? |\n| 17 | A.
Let me read this. |\n| 18 | Q.
Sure. |\n| 19 | A.
Yes, I receive this. |\n| 20 | Q.
I want to go through the |\n| 21 | topics, the deposition topics and I just want |\n| 22 | to understand which ones you are here to |\n| 23 | testify about today? |\n| 24 | A.
Yes. |\n| 25 | Q.
Number one is the formation and |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 50 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | business purpose of Golden Spring New York |\n| 3 | Ltd.
Are you here to testify about that |\n| 4 | today? |\n| 5 | A.
Yes. |\n| 6 | Q.
Who formed Golden Spring New |\n| 7 | York? |\n| 8 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 9 | Q.
What did you do to prepare |\n| 10 | yourself to testify on the formation and |\n| 11 | business purpose of Golden Spring New York |\n| 12 | Ltd? |\n| 13 | A.
Sorry, what is the question, my |\n| 14 | preparation? |\n| 15 | Q.
What did you do to prepare |\n| 16 | yourself on topic one if you don't even know |\n| 17 | who formed the company? |\n| 18 | A.
Because the formation happen in |\n| 19 | 2015 and I was instructed to manage this |\n| 20 | office from beginning of this year so I don't |\n| 21 | know what happened before me. |\n| 22 | Q.
So my question is a little bit |\n| 23 | different.
You understand as a 30(b)(6) |\n| 24 | corporate representative that you have an |\n| 25 | obligation to educate yourself about the |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 51 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|------------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | topics on which you are here to testify.
Do |\n| 3 | you know that? |\n| 4 | A.
I don't know that. |\n| 5 | Q.
No one told you that? |\n| 6 | A.
I don't remember. |\n| 7 | Q.
You didn't do anything to |\n| 8 | educate yourself on the formation and |\n| 9 | business purpose of Golden Spring New York |\n| 10 | Ltd? |\n| 11 | MS. SEARLES: I'm going to |\n| 12 | object again because as you're well |\n| 13 | aware multiple of these topics are |\n| 14 | outside of the scope of what we've |\n| 15 | agreed to. |\n| 16 | MR. MOSS: Is this topic |\n| 17 | outside the scope of what you agreed |\n| 18 | to? |\n| 19 | MS. SEARLES: Yes, if you look |\n| 20 | back at our correspondence, this is |\n| 21 | one of the topics.
I've let you go |\n| 22 | into background, but this is not a |\n| 23 | topic that is listed. |\n| 24 | MR. MOSS: Okay. |\n| 25 | Q.
Number two, Ms. Wang, the |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 52 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|---------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | corporate and organization structure of |\n| 3 | Golden Spring New York Ltd. |\n| 4 | MR. MOSS: First I'll ask I |\n| 5 | guess, Ms. Searles, is this a topic |\n| 6 | that you think is in the scope of |\n| 7 | discovery? |\n| 8 | MS. SEARLES: Not in the scope |\n| 9 | of the attachment discovery. |\n| 10 | Q.
Ms. Wang, have you done |\n| 11 | anything to educate yourself about the |\n| 12 | corporate and organization structure of |\n| 13 | Golden Spring New York Ltd? |\n| 14 | MS. SEARLES: Objection. |\n| 15 | Direct the witness not to answer. |\n| 16 | Q.
Number three, the assets of |\n| 17 | Golden Spring New York including but not |\n| 18 | limited to the assets administered, owned, |\n| 19 | controlled, pledged or transferred, did you |\n| 20 | do anything to educate yourself on this |\n| 21 | topic? |\n| 22 | MS. SEARLES: Objection. Direct |\n| 23 | you not to answer.
This is outside |\n| 24 | the scope. |\n| 25 | Q.
Number four is Golden Spring |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 53 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-------------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | New York's relationship to Miles Kwok and any |\n| 3 | entities directly or indirectly controlled by |\n| 4 | him including but not limited to Geneva and |\n| 5 | Shiny Times and Beijing Pangu.
Did you do |\n| 6 | anything to educate yourself to testify on |\n| 7 | this topic number four? |\n| 8 | MS. SEARLES: Objection.
It's |\n| 9 | outside the scope. |\n| 10 | MR. MOSS: Are you directing |\n| 11 | her not to answer the question? |\n| 12 | MS. SEARLES: Directing her not |\n| 13 | to answer, yes. |\n| 14 | Q.
Number five we agreed is |\n| 15 | outside the scope so I'm not going to ask you |\n| 16 | about that.
Number six, the 2015 purchase of |\n| 17 | the residence.
Did you do anything to |\n| 18 | educate yourself on this topic? |\n| 19 | A.
No. |\n| 20 | Q.
You have no personal knowledge |\n| 21 | at all about the 2015 purchase of the |\n| 22 | residence because that happened in New York |\n| 23 | and you were on leave in Beijing at the time, |\n| 24 | right? |\n| 25 | A.
Yes. |\n\n#### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 54 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| | |\n| 2 | Q.
You didn't do anything to |\n| 3 | educate yourself on that, right? |\n| 4 | A.
No. |\n| 5 | Q.
Did anyone explain to you that |\n| 6 | you had a duty to do that as a 30(b)(6) |\n| 7 | witness? |\n| 8 | A.
I don't remember that. |\n| 9 | Q.
You don't remember anyone |\n| 10 | giving you that instruction? |\n| 11 | A.
No, I don't remember. |\n| 12 | Q.
Number seven, any efforts to |\n| 13 | sell or transfer the residence.
Did you do |\n| 14 | anything to educate yourself on that issue? |\n| 15 | A.
No. |\n| 16 | Q.
Do you have personal knowledge |\n| 17 | about efforts to sell or transfer the |\n| 18 | residence? |\n| 19 | A.
No. |\n| 20 | Q.
Number eight, any actual or |\n| 21 | potential pledge of the assets of Geneva |\n| 22 | Holdings, LLC or Geneva Holdings Corporation |\n| 23 | BVI including but not limited to any actual |\n| 24 | or potential pledge of the residence.
Did |\n| 25 | you do anything to educate yourself on topic |\n\n# Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 55 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | eight? |\n| 3 | A.
No. |\n| 4 | Q.
Do you have any personal |\n| 5 | knowledge about the issues in topic eight? |\n| 6 | A.
No. |\n| 7 | Q.
Number nine, the termination of |\n| 8 | any pledge of the assets of Geneva Holdings |\n| 9 | LLC or Geneva Holdings Corporation BVI |\n| 10 | including but not limited to any pledge of |\n| 11 | the residence.
Did you do anything to |\n| 12 | educate yourself on topic nine? |\n| 13 | A.
No. |\n| 14 | Q.
You have no personal knowledge |\n| 15 | about anything in topic nine, right? |\n| 16 | A.
No. |\n| 17 | Q.
You don't have any personal |\n| 18 | knowledge, correct? |\n| 19 | A.
No. |\n| 20 | Q.
I'm correct? |\n| 21 | A.
Sorry, you are correct. |\n| 22 | Q.
Thank you.
You see topic |\n| 23 | number ten the Affidavit of Yan Ping Wang |\n| 24 | submitted as president of Golden Spring in |\n| 25 | the above captioned action, do you see that? |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 56 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A.
Yes. |\n| 3 | Q.
I assume you have personal |\n| 4 | knowledge of the Affidavit because you |\n| 5 | submitted it, right? |\n| 6 | A.
Yes. |\n| 7 | Q.
You know you submitted the |\n| 8 | Affidavit, correct? |\n| 9 | A.
Yes. |\n| 10 | MR. MOSS: Now is a good time |\n| 11 | for a quick break; is that okay with |\n| 12 | you? |\n| 13 | THE WITNESS:
Yes. |\n| 14 | THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We are now |\n| 15 | off the record.
The time is 11:10 |\n| 16 | a.m. |\n| 17 | (Recess taken.) |\n| 18 | THE VIDEOGRAPHER: This is tape |\n| 19 | two of the deposition of Ms. Yan Ping |\n| 20 | Wang. We are now back on the record. |\n| 21 | The time is 11:22 a.m. |\n| 22 | Q.
Ms. Wang, do you know that |\n| 23 | Golden Spring was incorporated in March 2015 |\n| 24 | in Delaware and registered to do business in |\n| 25 | New York? |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 57 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-------------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A.
I heard about this. |\n| 3 | Q.
From who? |\n| 4 | A.
From the corporation attorney. |\n| 5 | Q.
I don't want to get into any -- |\n| 6 | I'm not going to ask you about conversations |\n| 7 | you had with Ms. Searles or Mr. Harmon and I |\n| 8 | also don't want to know about conversations |\n| 9 | you had with anyone who was acting as a |\n| 10 | lawyer for Golden Spring so just that's a |\n| 11 | privilege issue and I don't want to get into |\n| 12 | that, okay? |\n| 13 | A.
Okay. |\n| 14 | Q.
But thank you for testifying. |\n| 15 | If you want to move to strike it you can.
Do |\n| 16 | you understand that Mr. Kwok set up Golden |\n| 17 | Spring New York in April 2015 by transferring |\n| 18 | funds from one of his own accounts to a bank |\n| 19 | account in New York? |\n| 20 | A.
I don't know this. |\n| 21 | MR. MOSS: Exhibit 2. |\n| 22 | (Exhibit 2, Affidavit, marked |\n| 23 | for Identification.) |\n| 24 | Q.
You have been handed Exhibit 2. |\n| 25 | It's an Affidavit submitted in the Supreme |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 58 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-------------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Court of the State of New York in a case |\n| 3 | called Ace Decades Holdings Limited v. UBS |\n| 4 | and it's signed by Mr. Kwok.
Have you ever |\n| 5 | seen this document before? |\n| 6 | A.
No. |\n| 7 | Q.
I would like to direct your |\n| 8 | attention to page -- there are no page |\n| 9 | numbers.
To paragraph 36.
Do you see it |\n| 10 | says in April 2015 Mr. Wong, Ms. Fu and Ms. |\n| 11 | Lam assisted me with setting up Golden Spring |\n| 12 | New York by transferring funds from one of my |\n| 13 | accounts at UBS to Golden Spring New York's |\n| 14 | JP Morgan Chase Bank account in New York.
Do |\n| 15 | you see that? |\n| 16 | A.
Yes, I see that. |\n| 17 | Q.
If you take a look on the |\n| 18 | second to last page, do you see that there is |\n| 19 | a -- it says I swear the foregoing is true |\n| 20 | and correct and there is a signature of Kwok |\n| 21 | Ho Wan, it's on the Chinese version it says. |\n| 22 | Do you see that? |\n| 23 | A.
Which page? |\n| 24 | Q.
Yes, right there.
You see it |\n| 25 | says I swear that the foregoing is true and |\n\n# Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 59 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG | |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|--|\n| 2 | correct? | |\n| 3 | A.
Yes. | |\n| 4 | Q.
It says the signature of Kwok | |\n| 5 | Ho Wan is on the original version in Chinese, | |\n| 6 | do you see that? | |\n| 7 | A.
I see this page, yes. | |\n| 8 | Q.
Paragraph 36 about Mr. Kwok | |\n| 9 | setting up Golden Spring by transferring | |\n| 10 | funds from one of his own accounts, do you | |\n| 11 | have any reason to doubt that that's true? | |\n| 12 | A.
I don't know this. | |\n| 13 | Q.
Do you think Mr. Kwok was lying | |\n| 14 | in his Affidavit? | |\n| 15 | A.
No. | |\n| 16 | MS. SEARLES: Objection. | |\n| 17 | Again, this is outside the scope.
I'm | |\n| 18 | going to direct her not to answer.
I | |\n| 19 | don't see how this is relevant to the | |\n| 20 | attachment issues. | |\n| 21 | Q.
Do you have any reason to doubt | |\n| 22 | that Mr. Kwok actually did as he testifies in | |\n| 23 | his Affidavit set up Golden Spring New York | |\n| 24 | with his own money? | |\n| 25 | MS. SEARLES: Objection.
Same | |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 60 of 133\n\n58\n\n 1 WANG 2 objection. Direct the witness not to 3 answer. 4 Q. Did Golden Spring apply for 5 the trademark Miles Kwok? 6 MS. SEARLES: Objection. It's 7 outside the scope. I'm going to 8 direct you not to answer. 9 MR. MOSS: Great. Keep doing 10 it. 11 MS. SEARLES: There is no need 12 to be sarcastic. 13 MR. MOSS: I'm not being 14 sarcastic, Jillian. It's completely 15 improper. 16 MS. SEARLES: We had this 17 discussion beforehand. We had the 18 opportunity to go to court. I told 19 you what would happen. We chose not 20 to go to court. It is what it is. 21 MR. MOSS: Exhibit 3. 22 (Exhibit 3, Trademark, marked 23 for Identification.) 24 Q. You have been handed Exhibit 3 25 which is a trademark. It's a printout from a\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 61 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG | |\n|----|------------------------------------------------|--|\n| 2 | trademark search of the U.S. Patent & | |\n| 3 | Trademark Office website relating to the word | |\n| 4 | mark Miles Kwok that's owned by the applicant | |\n| 5 | Golden Spring New York.
Do you see that? | |\n| 6 | A.
Yes. | |\n| 7 | Q.
Have you ever seen this | |\n| 8 | document before? | |\n| 9 | A.
No. | |\n| 10 | Q.
Did you know Golden Spring New | |\n| 11 | York owned the trademark Miles Kwok? | |\n| 12 | A.
I don't know. | |\n| 13 | Q.
This application -- do you have | |\n| 14 | any understanding why Golden Spring owns the | |\n| 15 | trademark Miles Kwok? | |\n| 16 | A.
I don't know. | |\n| 17 | Q.
Who was making decisions for | |\n| 18 | Golden Spring in June of 2017? | |\n| 19 | A.
I don't know. | |\n| 20 | Q.
You don't know of any employee | |\n| 21 | of Golden Spring who existed at that time | |\n| 22 | other than the chauffeur, right? | |\n| 23 | A.
You're right. | |\n| 24 | Q.
We can move on from that | |\n| 25 | document.
Does Mileson Kwok -- let me start | |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 62 of 133\n\n60\n\n 1 WANG 2 again. Do you know Mileson Kwok? 3 A. Yes. 4 Q. Is that Mr. Kwok's son? 5 A. Yes. 6 Q. Have you ever met him in 7 person? 8 A. Yes. 9 Q. Does he have any role at Golden 10 Spring? 11 A. I don't know. 12 Q. You never interacted with him 13 in regard to any Golden Spring business? 14 A. No. 15 Q. Have you ever interacted with 16 Mr. Kwok in connection with any Golden Spring 17 business? 18 A. No. 19 Q. Do you make business decisions 20 for Golden Spring? 21 A. No. 22 Q. Who does? 23 A. The mother company. I'm not 24 quite clear about that. 25 Q. When you say the mother\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 63 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG | |\n|----|-------------------------------------------------|--|\n| 2 | company, you mean Golden Spring Hong Kong? | |\n| 3 | A.
Yes. | |\n| 4 | Q.
But you are not quite clear on | |\n| 5 | who makes business decisions for the company | |\n| 6 | of which you are a president? | |\n| 7 | A.
No. | |\n| 8 | Q.
You are in fact the highest | |\n| 9 | ranking person at Golden Spring New York, | |\n| 10 | right? | |\n| 11 | A.
Yes. | |\n| 12 | Q.
Does Golden Spring have a | |\n| 13 | physical office? | |\n| 14 | A.
Yes. | |\n| 15 | Q.
Is it at 800 Fifth Avenue? | |\n| 16 | A.
Yes. | |\n| 17 | Q.
Has that always been the office | |\n| 18 | since you started working for Golden Spring | |\n| 19 | in February 2018? | |\n| 20 | A.
Yes. | |\n| 21 | Q.
Are you involved at all in -- | |\n| 22 | strike that.
Does Golden Spring have a lease | |\n| 23 | for those offices? | |\n| 24 | A.
Yes. | |\n| 25 | Q.
Is the company the leasing | |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 64 of 133\n\n62\n\n 1 WANG 2 agent or the leasing company called Urbana 3 Properties, does that sound right to you? 4 A. Yes. 5 Q. Do you have any involvement 6 with them? 7 A. No. 8 Q. Do you recall a situation in 9 which Golden Spring ignored an outstanding 10 request from Urbana Properties for an overdue 11 balance to be paid? 12 MS. SEARLES: Objection. 13 Direct the witness not to answer. 14 Again, we are going well outside the 15 scope. 16 Q. Are you going to choose to 17 follow that instruction too? 18 A. Yes. 19 Q. Do you know who Karin 20 Maistrello is? 21 A. I don't remember. 22 Q. Is she -- 23 A. Karin M-A-S, yes, I know. 24 Q. Who is she? 25 A. She's the employee of Golden\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 65 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Spring New York. |\n| 3 | Q.
What does she do? |\n| 4 | A.
Translator. |\n| 5 | Q.
Is she a full-time employee? |\n| 6 | A.
Yes. |\n| 7 | Q.
Who does she translate for? |\n| 8 | A.
The Guo media, the website. |\n| 9 | Q.
What does she translate? |\n| 10 | A.
Like the button because it's |\n| 11 | bilingual website so she needs to correct |\n| 12 | that. |\n| 13 | MR. MOSS: Exhibit 4. |\n| 14 | (Exhibit 4, E-Mail, marked |\n| 15 | for Identification.) |\n| 16 | Q.
You have been handed Exhibit 4 |\n| 17 | which is an e-mail exchange between you and |\n| 18 | Kathy Sloane from Friday, May 12, 2017.
Do |\n| 19 | you see that? |\n| 20 | A.
Yes, I see this. |\n| 21 | Q.
This relates to the lease for |\n| 22 | Golden Spring at 800 Fifth Avenue and also |\n| 23 | the potential sale of the Sherry-Netherland |\n| 24 | apartment, do you see that? |\n| 25 | A.
Yes, the subject is about this. |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 66 of 133\n\n64\n\n 1 WANG 2 Q. About those two things, right? 3 A. Correct. 4 Q. You were in Hong Kong at the 5 time in May 2017? 6 A. I don't remember. I was 7 traveling. Yes, I should be in Hong Kong. 8 Q. You were not an employee of 9 Golden Spring New York, but rather you were 10 an employee of Golden Spring Hong Kong, 11 right? 12 A. Yes. 13 Q. You were working still on the 14 800 Fifth Avenue lease for Golden Spring New 15 York? 16 A. I was copied on this issue. 17 Q. You were not copied, you were 18 being sent -- you were the only recipient of 19 this e-mail, right? 20 A. Yes. 21 Q. Do you know who Kathy Sloane 22 is? 23 A. Yes. 24 Q. You were dealing with Ms. 25 Sloane on both the Golden Spring lease and\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 67 of 133\n\n65\n\n 1 WANG 2 the Sherry-Netherland potential sale, right? 3 A. Yes. 4 Q. Why were you dealing with a 5 lease for Golden Spring New York if you 6 didn't work for Golden Spring New York at the 7 time? 8 A. Because Golden Spring New York 9 is owned by Golden Spring Hong Kong. 10 Q. Why weren't people at Golden 11 Spring New York dealing with this issue? 12 A. I don't know. 13 Q. Because there were no employees 14 besides the chauffeur? 15 A. I guess. 16 Q. Do you remember this issue that 17 Ms. Sloane apparently had to convince Urbana 18 Properties to do business with Golden Spring? 19 A. This is from e-mail seems like. 20 Q. I can read the e-mail too. I'm 21 asking whether or not you remember it? 22 A. I don't know. 23 Q. Do you remember Urbana 24 Properties felt that they were being taken 25 advantage of because Golden Spring was not\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 68 of 133\n\n66\n\n 1 WANG 2 paying their bills and they were off shore 3 and could not be reached? 4 A. I don't know about this. 5 Q. You have no recollection of 6 this e-mail or this situation? 7 A. No. 8 Q. Do you recall generally that 9 Golden Spring didn't pay certain bills on 10 time? 11 A. Sorry, what's the question? 12 Q. Do you recall generally that 13 Golden Spring did not pay certain bills on 14 time? 15 A. I don't know. 16 Q. You don't know one way or the 17 other if that's true? 18 A. Since I'm here there is no that 19 kind of situation. Before me I don't know. 20 Q. Here it references Peggy? 21 A. Yes. 22 Q. Who is Peggy? 23 A. She's the employee of Hong Kong 24 Golden Spring. 25 Q. What does she do?\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 69 of 133\n\n| 1 | | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A. | Administration. |\n| 3 | Q. | What does that mean? |\n| 4 | A. | The office of the admin work. |\n| 5 | Q. | You see at the top here of this |\n| 6 | | e-mail is from Kathy Sloane to you |\n| 7 | Yvettewong7@Gmail.com, do you see that? | |\n| 8 | A. | Yes, I saw this. |\n| 9 | Q. | Do you still have that e-mail |\n| 10 | address? | |\n| 11 | A. | No. |\n| 12 | Q. | Was that e-mail address hacked? |\n| 13 | A. | Correct. |\n| 14 | Q. | How many of your e-mail |\n| 15 | addresses were hacked? | |\n| 16 | A. | A couple of them. |\n| 17 | Q. | How many e-mail addresses do |\n| 18 | you have? | |\n| 19 | A. | Four or five. |\n| 20 | Q. | Why? |\n| 21 | A. | Because I was hacked, always |\n| 22 | hacked. | |\n| 23 | Q. | But at any given time you'd |\n| 24 | | only have one e-mail address? |\n| 25 | A. | Only one, I don't remember |\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 70 of 133\n\n68\n\n 1 WANG 2 that. 3 Q. When was Yvettewong7@Gmail 4 hacked? 5 A. The last half year of 2017. 6 Q. At the end of 2017? 7 A. The last half after June of 8 2017. 9 Q. The second half? 10 A. Yes, the second half. My 11 language, I'm sorry. 12 Q. How did you learn that it was 13 hacked? 14 A. I lost my access. 15 Q. Did you ever try to recover 16 this particular e-mail address 17 YvetteWong7@Gmail.com? 18 A. I tried to recover my Gmails. 19 I don't remember if this one is included. It 20 should be included. 21 Q. When did you do that? 22 A. After I was hacked. 23 Q. What happened? 24 A. I didn't recover that. 25 Q. Why not?\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 71 of 133\n\n69\n\n 1 WANG 2 A. I don't know. The Google 3 doesn't give me that like a way or channel. 4 Q. Google told you that it was not 5 possible? 6 A. No. I mean I applied my lost 7 password via their online, you know, there is 8 a procedure like you use another e-mail and 9 try to recover this one. They will send you 10 kind of like a verification code, but I never 11 received any verification code. 12 Q. Did you follow up when you 13 didn't receive a verification code? 14 A. What do you mean follow up? 15 Q. If you didn't receive a 16 verification code, did you contact Google and 17 say why not, I need my verification code? 18 A. No, I didn't. 19 Q. Did you make any effort to 20 restore your hacked e-mails in the last few 21 months? 22 A. You mean from now? 23 Q. Since June of this year have 24 you made any efforts to restore your lost 25 e-mails?\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 72 of 133\n\n70\n\n 1 WANG 2 A. The last e-mail which I was 3 hacked before, right? 4 Q. Right. 5 A. I didn't. 6 Q. Are you sure one way or the 7 other whether or not you tried to restore 8 this Yvettewong7@gmail.com? 9 A. You mean did I try again? 10 Q. Sorry. You testified that 11 right after you were hacked some time in 12 2017, late 2017 you tried to restore some of 13 your Gmails, right? 14 A. Yes, correct. 15 Q. Are you sure that this 16 Yvettewong7@gmail address was one of the ones 17 you tried to restore? 18 A. Yes. 19 Q. Because you weren't sure a few 20 minutes ago? 21 A. I'm not sure, yes. 22 Q. So you're not sure? 23 A. I'm sure it's one of them. 24 Q. What made you become sure in 25 the last few minutes?\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 73 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A.
Because this is one of my |\n| 3 | Gmail.
I recall I tried all my Gmail by |\n| 4 | then. |\n| 5 | Q.
Have you used a Gmail address |\n| 6 | since you were hacked at the end of 2017? |\n| 7 | A.
No. |\n| 8 | Q.
What e-mail address do you use |\n| 9 | now? |\n| 10 | A.
The company e-mail. |\n| 11 | Q.
What's that? |\n| 12 | A.
It's Gsny.com. |\n| 13 | Q.
Gsny.com? |\n| 14 | A.
Yes. |\n| 15 | Q.
Do you know whether or not that |\n| 16 | e-mail address was searched in connection |\n| 17 | with this case to try to find documents |\n| 18 | relating to this case? |\n| 19 | A.
Sorry, do you mean did I try to |\n| 20 | search? |\n| 21 | Q.
Yeah, the GS -- let me take a |\n| 22 | step back.
You understand that in July of |\n| 23 | this year we sent document requests to the |\n| 24 | other side to you to collect documents for |\n| 25 | this case? |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 74 of 133\n\n| 1
WANG | |\n|---------------------------------------------------|--|\n| 2
A.
My attorney told me. | |\n| 3
Q.
At that time you did not try to | |\n| 4
restore your Gmail account, right? | |\n| 5
A.
No, I didn't. | |\n| 6
Q.
My question is whether or not | |\n| 7
you searched your Gsny.com e-mail address in | |\n| 8
response to our requests? | |\n| 9
A.
I did. | |\n| 10
Q.
You personally conducted the | |\n| 11
search? | |\n| 12
A.
Yes. | |\n| 13
Q.
Did you find any documents? | |\n| 14
A.
No. | |\n| 15
Q.
You didn't find a single | |\n| 16
document relating to the apartment? | |\n| 17
A.
No. | |\n| 18
Q.
Do you still communicate with | |\n| 19
Ms. Sloane by e-mail about the apartment? | |\n| 20
A.
No. | |\n| 21
Q.
When did you stop? | |\n| 22
A.
I don't remember. | |\n| 23
Q.
Do you use an e-mail address | |\n| 24
called Gkoffice@protonmail.com? | |\n| 25
A.
Correct. | |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 75 of 133\n\n73\n\n 1 WANG 2 Q. What's that? 3 A. That's before Gsny.com. 4 Q. That's a company e-mail address 5 before? 6 A. No, Proton is not company 7 e-mail. It's just like Google, but I was 8 told it's safer so I give up Google. 9 Q. Was your Proton mail account 10 ever hacked? 11 A. For now, no. 12 Q. No, so far it has not been 13 hacked? 14 A. No. 15 Q. That's a good thing. Did you 16 search your Proton mail, your 17 Gkoffice@protonmail.com e-mail address to 18 respond to requests of ours in this case? 19 A. I did. 20 Q. Did you find any documents? 21 A. No. 22 Q. Is it your practice to delete 23 e-mails? 24 A. What do you mean my practice to 25 delete e-mails?\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 76 of 133\n\n74\n\n 1 WANG 2 Q. Do you clean out your inbox? 3 Do you delete e-mails? 4 A. No. 5 Q. You save all your e-mails? 6 A. Correct. 7 Q. If you sent an e-mail from your 8 Protonmail.com e-mail address to Kathy 9 Sloane, that would still be in your e-mails? 10 A. Should be. 11 Q. How about your Golden Spring 12 Gsny e-mail account, is it your practice to 13 delete e-mails from that account? 14 A. No. 15 Q. So if you sent e-mails from 16 that account, they should still be in there, 17 right? 18 A. Correct. 19 Q. Because that has not been 20 hacked either, has it? 21 A. Not for now. 22 Q. Have you heard of a company 23 called Geneva? 24 A. Geneva, yes, I heard. 25 Q. Have you heard that there are\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 77 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|------------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | two Geneva Holdings LLC and Geneva Holdings |\n| 3 | Corporation BVI? |\n| 4 | A.
I'm not quite clear about that, |\n| 5 | but I heard Geneva. |\n| 6 | Q.
What's your understanding of |\n| 7 | what Geneva is? |\n| 8 | A.
I heard Geneva owns the Sherry. |\n| 9 | Q.
Owns the apartment? |\n| 10 | A.
Yes, owns the apartment. |\n| 11 | Q.
Who did you hear that from? |\n| 12 | A.
From Mr. Kwok. |\n| 13 | Q.
Mr. Kwok told you that? |\n| 14 | A.
Yes. |\n| 15 | Q.
When did Mr. Kwok tell you |\n| 16 | that? |\n| 17 | A.
I don't remember that.
Long |\n| 18 | time ago.
I don't remember that. |\n| 19 | Q.
You don't draw any distinction |\n| 20 | between the two Geneva entities; you just |\n| 21 | think of it all as Geneva? |\n| 22 | A.
Correct. |\n| 23 | Q.
Do you know if Golden Spring |\n| 24 | has any relationship to Shiny Times?
Strike |\n| 25 | that. |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 78 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Have you ever heard of a |\n| 3 | company called Shiny Times? |\n| 4 | A.
Yes. |\n| 5 | Q.
Does Golden Spring have any |\n| 6 | relationship to Shiny Times? |\n| 7 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 8 | Q.
Does Geneva have any |\n| 9 | relationship to Shiny Times? |\n| 10 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 11 | Q.
Is the first time you ever |\n| 12 | heard about Geneva when Mr. Kwok told you |\n| 13 | about it? |\n| 14 | A.
Correct. |\n| 15 | Q.
Has anyone else ever discussed |\n| 16 | Geneva with you other than what you may have |\n| 17 | discussed with counsel? |\n| 18 | A.
No. |\n| 19 | Q.
Have you ever reviewed any of |\n| 20 | the documents setting up Geneva, the |\n| 21 | corporate formation documents? |\n| 22 | A.
No. |\n| 23 | Q.
Can you tell me everyone you |\n| 24 | can think of who has knowledge of information |\n| 25 | relating to the formation of Geneva? |\n\n### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 79 of 133\n\n| 1 | | WANG |\n|----|----------------|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A. | Mr. Kwok. |\n| 3 | Q. | Anyone else? |\n| 4 | A. | No, I don't know. |\n| 5 | Q. | Because he set it up? |\n| 6 | A. | I don't know. |\n| 7 | Q. | Did he ever tell you who set it |\n| 8 | up? | |\n| 9 | A. | No. |\n| 10 | Q. | He just told you that it owns |\n| 11 | the apartment? | |\n| 12 | A. | Yes. |\n| 13 | Q. | You understand that Mr. Kwok |\n| 14 | | ultimately owns the apartment because he owns |\n| 15 | Geneva? | |\n| 16 | A. | I'm not quite clear about that. |\n| 17 | Q. | You are not sure who owns |\n| 18 | Geneva? | |\n| 19 | A. | Yes. |\n| 20 | Q. | Could you tell me everyone you |\n| 21 | | know who has knowledge -- strike that. You |\n| 22 | | understand that the Sherry-Netherland |\n| 23 | | residence was purchased in 2015? |\n| 24 | A. | I heard about that. |\n| 25 | Q. | Who told you about that? |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 80 of 133\n\n78\n\n 1 WANG 2 A. Mr. Kwok. 3 Q. What did he tell you? 4 A. I don't remember. It's a long 5 time ago. 6 Q. Who do you think of as the 7 owner of the apartment? 8 A. I don't know because I never 9 see any paper in front of me so I don't know. 10 It's all I heard from him, but I don't know. 11 Q. Do you think he owns it? 12 A. I don't know. I cannot guess. 13 Q. Who would have knowledge of 14 information relating to the purchase of the 15 residence in 2015 by Geneva? 16 A. I don't know. 17 Q. Would Mr. Kwok have that 18 knowledge? 19 A. That would be my guess. 20 Q. Can you identify anyone else 21 who is acting on behalf of Geneva to purchase 22 the residence? 23 A. I don't know them. 24 Q. How about Kathy Sloane; would 25 she have knowledge about the purchase of the\n\n# Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 81 of 133\n\n79\n\n 1 WANG 2 residence? 3 A. I heard she was the broker. 4 Q. Have you ever heard anything 5 about the residence at the Sherry-Netherland 6 being on the market? 7 A. I heard that. 8 Q. Is it still on the market? 9 A. I don't know. I didn't check. 10 Q. Who told you it was on the 11 market? 12 A. Mr. Kwok. I don't remember. I 13 don't remember. 14 Q. Did you ever have any 15 discussions with anyone other than Mr. Kwok 16 about the residence being on the market? 17 A. No. 18 Q. Who has knowledge of 19 information relating to the potential sale of 20 the apartment? 21 A. I don't know. 22 Q. Mr. Kwok does, right? 23 A. That would be my guess. 24 Q. Anyone else you could think of? 25 A. No, I don't know.\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 82 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Q.
We talked a little bit earlier |\n| 3 | -- I had asked you about any pledges.
You |\n| 4 | don't have any personal knowledge about any |\n| 5 | pledges of the apartment? |\n| 6 | A.
No, I don't know that. |\n| 7 | Q.
Do you know who would have that |\n| 8 | knowledge? |\n| 9 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 10 | Q.
Do you know whether or not the |\n| 11 | apartment has been pledged at all; you just |\n| 12 | don't know? |\n| 13 | A.
I don't know that. |\n| 14 | Q.
Have you ever had any |\n| 15 | discussions with anyone about pledging the |\n| 16 | apartment? |\n| 17 | A.
No. |\n| 18 | Q.
Did you tell Mr. Kwok that the |\n| 19 | apartment had been pledged? |\n| 20 | A.
No. |\n| 21 | Q.
Because you have no idea if |\n| 22 | it's been pledged or not, right? |\n| 23 | A.
Correct. |\n| 24 | Q.
Have you ever heard anything |\n| 25 | about pledges of Geneva? |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 83 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A.
No. |\n| 3 | Q.
You never told Mr. Kwok that |\n| 4 | Geneva was pledged? |\n| 5 | A.
No. |\n| 6 | Q.
He never told you that it was |\n| 7 | pledged? |\n| 8 | A.
No. |\n| 9 | Q.
You never had any discussion |\n| 10 | with Mr. Kwok about pledges? |\n| 11 | A.
No. |\n| 12 | Q.
Can you identify for me anyone |\n| 13 | who would have knowledge about any potential |\n| 14 | pledge of the residence? |\n| 15 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 16 | MR. MOSS: Exhibit 5. |\n| 17 | (Exhibit 5, Defendant's |\n| 18 | Responses and Objections to |\n| 19 | Plaintiffs' Amended First Set of |\n| 20 | Interrogatories, marked |\n| 21 | for Identification.) |\n| 22 | Q.
You have been handed Exhibit 5 |\n| 23 | which is a document entitled -- you see there |\n| 24 | is a bold title on the right Defendant's |\n| 25 | Responses and Objections to Plaintiffs' |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 84 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Amended First Set of Interrogatories, do you |\n| 3 | see that? |\n| 4 | A.
Yes, I see this. |\n| 5 | Q.
I'll represent to you that |\n| 6 | these are questions, written questions that |\n| 7 | we sent to your lawyers that we asked for |\n| 8 | answers to, okay? |\n| 9 | A.
Okay. |\n| 10 | Q.
Take a minute to look through |\n| 11 | this document if you would and it's quite a |\n| 12 | long document so take your time and my |\n| 13 | question is just whether or not you have ever |\n| 14 | seen this document before? |\n| 15 | A.
Yes, I saw this before. |\n| 16 | Q.
When did you see it? |\n| 17 | A.
I don't remember.
This year. |\n| 18 | Beginning of this year.
I don't remember. |\n| 19 | This year. For sure this year. |\n| 20 | Q.
In what context did you see it? |\n| 21 | A.
What context, what do you mean? |\n| 22 | Q.
Let me ask you a better |\n| 23 | question. |\n| 24 | A.
Sorry, my language. |\n| 25 | Q.
No, it was a bad question. Have |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 85 of 133\n\n83\n\n 1 WANG 2 you ever read this whole document? 3 A. I don't remember this. 4 Q. Let me see if I can clarify. I 5 think you testified that you have seen this 6 document? 7 A. Yes, I see this, yes. 8 Q. So my question is have you ever 9 read the document? 10 A. Yes, I read. 11 Q. When was that? 12 A. Middle of this year or 13 beginning this year. 14 Q. Did you provide any information 15 in response to this document? That's a bad 16 question. 17 Did you provide any of the 18 information in this document? 19 A. No. 20 Q. Do you know who did? 21 A. Mr. Kwok. 22 Q. How do you know that? 23 A. Because I remember I translated 24 for him explain -- translated. 25 Q. Did you do a written\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 86 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | translation into characters for him or did |\n| 3 | you read it to him? |\n| 4 | A.
I don't remember that clearly. |\n| 5 | I definitely did oral, but written I don't |\n| 6 | remember clearly. |\n| 7 | Q.
How long did it take you to |\n| 8 | read this whole document to him? |\n| 9 | A.
An hour. |\n| 10 | Q.
Did Mr. Kwok have any comments |\n| 11 | on the document? |\n| 12 | A.
I don't remember that clearly. |\n| 13 | Q.
Did Mr. Kwok tell you that he |\n| 14 | thought you were leaving some people off of |\n| 15 | the list, that people should be added to the |\n| 16 | document that were not added? |\n| 17 | A.
No. |\n| 18 | Q.
Did Mr. Kwok understand that he |\n| 19 | was swearing under oath, under penalty of |\n| 20 | perjury when he signed this document? |\n| 21 | A.
Yes, I believe so. |\n| 22 | Q.
You discussed that with him? |\n| 23 | A.
No, I didn't discuss, but |\n| 24 | common sense that he should tell the truth, |\n| 25 | right. |\n\n### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 87 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Q.
If you could take a look on |\n| 3 | page 24, the very last page? |\n| 4 | A.
Yes. |\n| 5 | Q.
Is that Mr. Kwok's signature? |\n| 6 | A.
Yes. |\n| 7 | Q.
Thank you.
We can move on from |\n| 8 | that document. |\n| 9 | A.
Okay. |\n| 10 | Q.
I want to turn a little more to |\n| 11 | the apartment so we talked about earlier you |\n| 12 | had nothing to do with the 2015 purchase of |\n| 13 | the apartment, right? |\n| 14 | A.
No. |\n| 15 | Q.
You have no idea where the |\n| 16 | money came from to purchase the apartment? |\n| 17 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 18 | Q.
No one ever told you? |\n| 19 | A.
No. |\n| 20 | Q.
You don't know whose idea it |\n| 21 | was to purchase the apartment? |\n| 22 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 23 | Q.
You don't even know if Mr. Kwok |\n| 24 | owns it or not, right? |\n| 25 | A.
Correct. |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 88 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Q.
Are you aware that the |\n| 3 | apartment was put on the market to be sold in |\n| 4 | October of 2015? |\n| 5 | A.
October 2015, I don't know. |\n| 6 | Q.
Do you know that at some point |\n| 7 | it was put on the market? |\n| 8 | A.
I heard about that. |\n| 9 | Q.
From whom? |\n| 10 | A.
Mr. Kwok. |\n| 11 | Q.
When did he tell you that? |\n| 12 | A.
I don't remember. |\n| 13 | Q.
Does October of 2015 sound |\n| 14 | right to you about when the apartment was put |\n| 15 | on the market? |\n| 16 | A.
I really don't remember. |\n| 17 | Q.
You had no role I assume in |\n| 18 | putting the apartment on the market? |\n| 19 | A.
No. |\n| 20 | Q.
Have you had any role in trying |\n| 21 | to help facilitate the sale of the apartment? |\n| 22 | A.
No. |\n| 23 | Q.
Do you talk to Ms. Sloane about |\n| 24 | the sale of the apartment? |\n| 25 | A.
No. |\n\n#### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 89 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-------------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Q.
Do you talk to Ms. Sloane about |\n| 3 | potential bidders for the apartment? |\n| 4 | A.
I don't remember that. |\n| 5 | Q.
You ever talk to Ms. Sloane |\n| 6 | about whether or not there would be a |\n| 7 | co-broker on the apartment? |\n| 8 | A.
Co-broker. |\n| 9 | Q.
Like another broker in addition |\n| 10 | to Ms. Sloane? |\n| 11 | A.
Yes. |\n| 12 | Q.
So you have had some |\n| 13 | discussions with Ms. Sloane about selling the |\n| 14 | apartment? |\n| 15 | A.
I was instructed by Mr. Kwok to |\n| 16 | translate and pass the message. |\n| 17 | Q.
What was the message? |\n| 18 | A.
Like Kathy will show people the |\n| 19 | apartment, the time. |\n| 20 | Q.
Mr. Kwok instructed you to pass |\n| 21 | messages to Kathy Sloane about showing the |\n| 22 | apartment to prospective purchasers? |\n| 23 | A.
No, I don't remember that |\n| 24 | clearly.
It's Kathy reach out to me and said |\n| 25 | she would like to show the apartment and then |\n\n### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 90 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | I pass the message to Mr. Kwok and then |\n| 3 | reply. |\n| 4 | Q.
Did you communicate often with |\n| 5 | Ms. Sloane about the apartment? |\n| 6 | A.
Often you mean? |\n| 7 | Q.
Often, frequently? |\n| 8 | A.
No. |\n| 9 | Q.
You send e-mails with her about |\n| 10 | the apartment? |\n| 11 | A.
I believe yes. |\n| 12 | Q.
Do you understand that the |\n| 13 | apartment, the price of the apartment was |\n| 14 | lowered in June of 2016 from 85 million to 78 |\n| 15 | million? |\n| 16 | A.
I don't remember that clearly. |\n| 17 | Q.
Do you remember that the |\n| 18 | apartment was put on the market for 85 |\n| 19 | million? |\n| 20 | A.
I don't remember that.
I never |\n| 21 | check what is that. |\n| 22 | Q.
Do you generally remember that |\n| 23 | over the course of time the price has been |\n| 24 | lowered a couple of times? |\n| 25 | A.
I heard about that. |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 91 of 133\n\n89\n\n 1 WANG 2 Q. Who told you about that? 3 A. Kathy. 4 Q. It was Mr. Kwok's decision to 5 lower the price? 6 A. I don't know. 7 Q. Who else's decision could it 8 have been? 9 A. I don't know. 10 Q. Can you think of anyone else 11 who has the decision making authority over 12 the apartment? 13 A. No, I don't know. 14 Q. As far as you know, as far as 15 you're concerned you take directions relating 16 to the apartment from Mr. Kwok? 17 A. Yeah because I translate them. 18 Q. As far as you know, Mr. Kwok is 19 the decision maker with respect to the 20 apartment? 21 A. I don't know. That would be my 22 guess if you ask me -- if you force me to 23 answer that would be my guess, but I don't 24 know. 25 Q. You have taken direction from\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 92 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Mr. Kwok relating to the apartment, right? |\n| 3 | A.
Yes. |\n| 4 | Q.
You have never taken direction |\n| 5 | from anybody else relating to the apartment, |\n| 6 | right? |\n| 7 | A.
No. |\n| 8 | Q.
You have never heard about |\n| 9 | anyone else making any decisions relating to |\n| 10 | the apartment besides Mr. Kwok, right? |\n| 11 | A.
Mr. Kwok mention the family, |\n| 12 | but I don't know who, yeah. |\n| 13 | Q.
What did he say? |\n| 14 | A.
I don't remember that clearly. |\n| 15 | Q.
When he mentioned family, what |\n| 16 | did he say? |\n| 17 | A.
I don't remember that clearly. |\n| 18 | Kind of like family sort of don't want to |\n| 19 | lower the price that way, but Kathy was |\n| 20 | trying to tell the family or Mr. Kwok to |\n| 21 | lower the price. |\n| 22 | Q.
When you say Kathy was trying |\n| 23 | to tell the family, to your knowledge has Ms. |\n| 24 | Sloane ever spoken to anyone in Mr. Kwok's |\n| 25 | family? |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 93 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 3 | Q.
You have never been present |\n| 4 | when Ms. Sloane has spoken to anyone else in |\n| 5 | Mr. Kwok's family? |\n| 6 | A.
No. |\n| 7 | Q.
You cannot identify anyone in |\n| 8 | Mr. Kwok's family who has spoken to Ms. |\n| 9 | Sloane other than Mr. Kwok himself? |\n| 10 | A.
Correct. |\n| 11 | Q.
Are you aware that in June of |\n| 12 | 2016 there was an attempt to transfer |\n| 13 | ownership of the apartment to Mr. Kwok's son? |\n| 14 | A.
Which year? |\n| 15 | Q.
2016? |\n| 16 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 17 | Q.
Let me ask a better question. |\n| 18 | Were you ever involved or heard about any |\n| 19 | attempts to transfer ownership of the |\n| 20 | apartment to Mr. Kwok's son? |\n| 21 | A.
I don't know this. |\n| 22 | Q.
Did you ever hear anything |\n| 23 | about an attempt to transfer ownership of the |\n| 24 | apartment to anyone? |\n| 25 | A.
No. |\n\n### Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 94 of 133\n\n| 1
WANG | |\n|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|\n| 2
Q.
Other than -- | |\n| 3
A.
I don't know. | |\n| 4
Q. | Other than trying to sell it of |\n| 5
course, right? | |\n| 6
A.
No, I don't know this. | |\n| 7
Q. | Do you know someone named Yong, |\n| 8
Y-O-N-G? | |\n| 9
A.
Yes. | |\n| 10
Q.
Who is Yong? | |\n| 11
A. | I heard she's an employee of a |\n| 12
company. | |\n| 13
Q. | Of one of Mr. Kwok's companies? |\n| 14
A.
I don't know which one. | |\n| 15
Q.
But of one of Mr. Kwok's | |\n| 16
company's as opposed to somebody else's | |\n| 17
company, right? | |\n| 18
A.
I don't know. | |\n| 19
Q. | When you said I heard she's an |\n| 20
employee of a company, what did you mean? | |\n| 21
A. | He come from Beijing like me. |\n| 22
Q. | Did you believe that he worked |\n| 23
for Mr. Kwok? | |\n| 24
A.
I don't know. | |\n| 25
Q. | Do you think he worked for Mr. |\n\n# Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 95 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Kwok's family? |\n| 3 | A.
Yes. |\n| 4 | Q.
Have you ever met him in |\n| 5 | person? |\n| 6 | A.
I met her a couple of times. |\n| 7 | Q.
You have gone back and forth a |\n| 8 | few times between him and her? |\n| 9 | A.
Sorry, it's my language.
Her. |\n| 10 | Q.
Yong is a woman? |\n| 11 | A.
Yes. |\n| 12 | Q.
Female? |\n| 13 | A.
Correct. |\n| 14 | MR. MOSS: Exhibit 6. |\n| 15 | (Exhibit 6, E-Mail, marked |\n| 16 | for Identification.) |\n| 17 | Q.
You have been handed Exhibit 6 |\n| 18 | which is an e-mail chain involving Yong, |\n| 19 | Michael Ullman and Helen Manis.
We talked |\n| 20 | about Yong.
Do you know who Michael Ullman |\n| 21 | is? |\n| 22 | A.
He is the manager of Sherry. |\n| 23 | Q.
Have you dealt with Mr. |\n| 24 | Ullman? |\n| 25 | A.
Dealt with, yes. |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 96 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Q.
Have you ever met him in |\n| 3 | person? |\n| | |\n| 4 | A.
Yes. |\n| 5 | Q.
What types of issues do you |\n| 6 | deal with Mr. Ullman on? |\n| 7 | A.
Like the repair, maintenance, |\n| 8 | yeah. |\n| 9 | Q.
What about Helen Manis, have |\n| 10 | you ever heard that name? |\n| 11 | A.
No, I don't know this person. |\n| 12 | Q.
So if I could turn your |\n| 13 | attention to the very last page of the |\n| 14 | document? |\n| 15 | A.
Okay. |\n| 16 | Q.
You see it says Dear Mr. |\n| 17 | Ullman, I have forwarded your letter to our |\n| 18 | lawyer regarding to the transfer of the |\n| 19 | apartment to Mileson, do you see that? |\n| 20 | A.
Yes, I see this. |\n| 21 | Q.
This is from Yong, do you see |\n| 22 | that? |\n| 23 | A.
Yes, I see this. |\n| 24 | Q.
Did Yong have responsibility |\n| 25 | for dealing with the Sherry-Netherland on Mr. |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 97 of 133\n\n95\n\n 1 WANG 2 Kwok's behalf? 3 A. I don't know. That would be my 4 guess yes because of the e-mail here. 5 Q. When it says the transfer of 6 the apartment to Mileson, Mileson is Mr. 7 Kwok's son, right? 8 A. Correct. 9 Q. Does this refresh your 10 recollection at all about a potential 11 transfer of the apartment to Mr. Kwok's son? 12 A. You mean refresh my memory? 13 Q. Yes. 14 A. No, I had no idea about this. 15 Q. You never had any discussions 16 about it? 17 A. No. 18 Q. If you look at the next e-mail 19 if you turn the page you see there's a June 20 26, 2016 -- 21 A. Sorry, which page? 22 Q. Page SN 0022. 23 A. Okay. 24 Q. Do you see at the bottom of 25 that page from Helen Manis it says Dear Mr.\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 98 of 133\n\n96\n\n 1 WANG 2 Ullman, thank you for your e-mail, do you see 3 where I'm reading? 4 A. Yes. 5 Q. The property is currently owned 6 by an LLC that's ultimately beneficially 7 owned by Mr. Kwok, do you see that? 8 A. I see this. 9 Q. You don't know whether or not 10 that's true, right? 11 A. I don't know. 12 Q. It says as you know, we want to 13 undertake some restructuring in relation to 14 the property so that the ultimate beneficial 15 ownership will pass to his son, do you see 16 that? 17 A. Yes. 18 Q. Does that refresh your 19 recollection about a restructuring to pass 20 the apartment to Mr. Kwok's son? 21 A. I never heard about this. 22 Q. You ever hear anything about 23 putting the apartment in a trust for Mr. 24 Kwok's son? 25 A. No, I never heard about this.\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 99 of 133\n\n97\n\n 1 WANG 2 Q. Did Mr. Kwok ever instruct you 3 to try to add his son as a contact person for 4 the apartment? 5 A. Yes. 6 Q. When was that? 7 A. What's the question so you ask 8 the reason or process? I don't know your 9 question. I don't understand your question. 10 Q. Sure, no problem. The question 11 was when, at what time? 12 A. I don't remember. I don't 13 remember that. 14 Q. Mr. Kwok was the one who gave 15 you that instruction? 16 A. Correct. 17 Q. Did you discuss that issue with 18 Mr. Ullman in person or just over e-mail? 19 A. Just e-mail, a message e-mail. 20 Q. Did you discuss that with Ms. 21 Sloane? 22 A. Sloane, no. 23 MR. MOSS: Exhibit 7. 24 (Exhibit 7, E-Mail, marked 25 for Identification.)\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 100 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Q.
You have been handed Exhibit 7 |\n| 3 | which is an e-mail chain produced by the |\n| 4 | Sherry-Netherland between you and Mr. Ullman, |\n| 5 | do you see that? |\n| 6 | A.
Yes. |\n| 7 | Q.
This e-mail address is |\n| 8 | Yvette.yue423@Gmail.com.
Is this when you |\n| 9 | changed your Gmail address to Yvette Ua |\n| 10 | because the Yvette Wong e-mail address we |\n| 11 | looked at earlier had been hacked by this |\n| 12 | point? |\n| 13 | A.
Correct. |\n| 14 | Q.
Did this Gmail address get |\n| 15 | hacked also? |\n| 16 | A.
Correct. |\n| 17 | Q.
I'd like to just direct your |\n| 18 | attention to your e-mail on the page SN |\n| 19 | 00284, sorry, 0284, it's the last page, do |\n| 20 | you see that? |\n| 21 | A.
Yes. |\n| 22 | Q.
This is an e-mail you write on |\n| 23 | June 12, 2017 at 3:46 a.m., do you see that? |\n| 24 | A.
Yes. |\n| 25 | Q.
You were in Hong Kong at the |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 101 of 133\n\n99\n\n 1 WANG 2 time? 3 A. I don't remember. I was 4 traveling a lot. 5 Q. This is before you moved to New 6 York? 7 A. Correct. 8 Q. You say thank you very much 9 again for your time last week regarding a 10 couple of issues we discussed. Kindly please 11 see my reply as below. Do you see that? 12 A. I saw this. 13 Q. Did you meet with Mr. Ullman in 14 person or did you talk to him on the phone? 15 A. Both. 16 Q. When you say here thank you 17 very much for your time last week, do you 18 know if that meeting or that time last week 19 was in person or on the phone? 20 A. I don't remember that. 21 Q. Did you ever meet -- you moved 22 here in February 2018, right? 23 A. Correct. 24 Q. Did you ever meet with Mr. 25 Ullman before you moved here?\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 102 of 133\n\n100\n\n 1 WANG 2 A. I don't remember. I don't 3 remember that. 4 Q. When you say you don't remember 5 that, do you think you did meet with him or 6 you did not meet with him before you moved 7 here? 8 A. Meet with him. 9 Q. Before you moved here? 10 A. Correct. 11 Q. Let me try it again. Do you 12 believe that you met with Mr. Ullman in 13 person before you moved to New York in 14 February 2018? 15 A. Yes. 16 Q. When do you think you met with 17 him in person? 18 A. I met with him for a terrace 19 case in which year, 2016. 20 Q. This is the lawsuit that Mr. 21 Kwok filed against the Sherry-Netherland, is 22 that what you're referring to? 23 A. Yes. 24 Q. A lawsuit relating to a leak or 25 maintenance of his apartment?\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 103 of 133\n\n101\n\n 1 WANG 2 A. Correct. 3 Q. Under what circumstances did 4 you meet with Mr. Ullman regarding that 5 lawsuit? 6 A. Mr. Kwok told me to talk with 7 Mr. Ullman about send contractor to the 8 terrace without telling the owner. 9 Q. So let's look at this e-mail. 10 You see here point five I was told that our 11 contact person to Sherry is my principal 12 himself. Again for the convenience of family, 13 could we change this person to be my 14 principal son, do you see that? 15 A. I see this. 16 Q. That was you -- and by 17 principal you meant Mr. Kwok? 18 A. Correct. 19 Q. You were conveying Mr. Kwok's 20 instruction to change the contact person for 21 the residence from Mr. Kwok to his son? 22 A. Yes. 23 Q. Do you know whether or not Mr. 24 Kwok's son ever had any ownership of the 25 apartment?\n\n# Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 104 of 133\n\n102\n\n 1 WANG 2 A. I don't know. 3 Q. You don't know who owns the 4 apartment and you also don't know who owns 5 Geneva, right? 6 A. Correct. 7 Q. You don't know who owns Geneva 8 New York or Geneva BVI? 9 A. I don't know. 10 MS. SEARLES: How long do you 11 think you might be before we are at a 12 breaking spot? 13 MR. MOSS: Let's break. 14 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We are now 15 off the record. The time is 12:23 16 p.m. 17 (Luncheon recess taken at 18 12:23 p.m.) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 105 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG | |\n|----|------------------------------------------------|--|\n| 2 | A F T E R N O O N
S E S S I O N | |\n| 3 | (Time Noted: 1:28 p.m.) | |\n| 4 | | |\n| 5 | Y A N
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W A N G, resumed and | |\n| 6 | testified as follows: | |\n| 7 | | |\n| 8 | CONTINUED EXAMINATION | |\n| 9 | BY MR. MOSS: | |\n| 10 | THE VIDEOGRAPHER: This is tape | |\n| 11 | three of the deposition of Ms. Yan | |\n| 12 | Ping Wang.
We are back on the record | |\n| 13 | at 1:28 p.m. | |\n| 14 | Q.
We are back from lunch.
Good | |\n| 15 | afternoon.
As a yes or no question, did you | |\n| 16 | discuss this case with your counsel during | |\n| 17 | the lunch break? | |\n| 18 | A.
No. | |\n| 19 | Q.
As a yes or no question, did | |\n| 20 | you discuss the substance of your testimony | |\n| 21 | with your counsel during the lunch break? | |\n| 22 | A.
No. | |\n| 23 | Q.
Did your counsel show you any | |\n| 24 | documents during the lunch break? | |\n| 25 | A.
No. | |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 106 of 133\n\n104\n\n 1 WANG 2 Q. You testified earlier that you 3 didn't know anything about any pledges of the 4 apartment, do you remember that testimony? 5 A. Correct. 6 Q. Your counsel has represented 7 that your side doesn't have any documents 8 relating to the pledges, I'll tell you that. 9 My question for you is do you have any 10 documents relating to the pledges? 11 A. No. 12 Q. I take it you have never seen 13 any documents relating to the pledges? 14 A. Correct. 15 Q. Did you submit an Affidavit in 16 this case in response to our last attachment 17 motion? 18 A. I did. 19 Q. Your name is Yan Ping Wang, 20 right? 21 A. Yes. 22 Q. You signed that Affidavit? 23 A. Yes. 24 Q. Do you recall that in 2016 25 there was a \\$60 million offer made on the\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 107 of 133\n\n105\n\n 1 WANG 2 Sherry-Netherland apartment? 3 A. I don't remember that. 4 MR. MOSS: Exhibit 8. 5 (Exhibit 8, E-Mail, marked 6 for Identification.) 7 Q. You have been handed Exhibit 8 8 which is an e-mail from -- it's an e-mail 9 chain. The top e-mail is from Yvette Wong to 10 Kathy Sloane November 10, 2016, do you see 11 that? 12 A. Yes. 13 Q. You are Yvette Wong? 14 A. Yes. 15 Q. Yvette.yue423@gmail was your 16 e-mail address? 17 A. Correct. 18 Q. Do you have any doubt that you 19 sent or received these e-mails? 20 A. No. 21 Q. Do you see at the bottom Ms. 22 Sloane writes Dear Yvette, I'm speechless 23 over the results of the election. Please 24 read this to Miles at your earliest 25 convenience. I look forward to communicating\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 108 of 133\n\n106\n\n 1 WANG 2 with you soon. Do you see that? 3 A. Yes. 4 Q. There is a note below it that 5 says Dear Miles, do you see that? 6 A. Yes. 7 Q. It says I've been giving a lot 8 of thought to the offer that and it's 9 redacted that blank has put forward for your 10 apartment at the Sherry-Netherland and then 11 below it says the next redaction Mr. Blank 12 does not seem willing to bend on his number 13 of 60 million at this point. Do you see 14 that? 15 A. Correct, I see this. 16 Q. Does that refresh your 17 recollection that there was an offer for \\$60 18 million for the apartment in or around 19 November 2016? 20 A. Yes. 21 Q. Did you in fact read this 22 e-mail to Mr. Kwok? 23 A. I did. 24 Q. Mr. Kwok knew about the offer, 25 right?\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 109 of 133\n\n107\n\n 1 WANG 2 A. Correct. 3 Q. You in fact responded on Mr. 4 Kwok's behalf, right, Dear Kathy, my boss 5 asked me to pass his message to you, do you 6 see this? 7 A. I see this. 8 Q. Your boss is Mr. Kwok? 9 A. In here, yes. 10 Q. When you were referring to your 11 boss in the first sentence of your e-mail, 12 you were referring to Mr. Kwok, right? 13 A. Yes. 14 Q. You see at the end of the 15 e-mail that Kathy Sloane writes to you on the 16 second page. On the second page you see it 17 says at the very end thank you again for 18 Mileson's text. I really appreciate your 19 sensitivity in the face of blank, do you see 20 that? 21 A. Yes. 22 Q. Do you know what that text 23 said? 24 A. No, I don't know. 25 Q. Did you ever see it?\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 110 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG | |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|--|\n| 2 | A.
No. | |\n| 3 | Q.
Do you know whether or not | |\n| 4 | Mileson Kwok's text messages were searched in | |\n| 5 | connection with this lawsuit? | |\n| 6 | A.
I don't know. | |\n| 7 | Q.
You testified earlier that you | |\n| 8 | searched some of your e-mails for this | |\n| 9 | lawsuit, right? | |\n| 10 | A.
Yes. | |\n| 11 | Q.
Did you search anyone else's | |\n| 12 | e-mails within Golden Spring or Geneva or | |\n| 13 | anyone else affiliated with those companies | |\n| 14 | or with Mr. Kwok? | |\n| 15 | A.
No. | |\n| 16 | Q.
Do you know whether or not | |\n| 17 | anyone else's documents besides yours were | |\n| 18 | searched? | |\n| 19 | A.
I don't know. | |\n| 20 | Q.
You don't have any knowledge | |\n| 21 | that Mr. Kwok's documents were searched, | |\n| 22 | right? | |\n| 23 | A.
No. | |\n| 24 | Q.
You see also in this e-mail, | |\n| 25 | the Dear Miles e-mail on the first page, in | |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 111 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | the middle right before that \\$60 million |\n| | |\n| 3 | thing that I just read it says I'm sensitive |\n| 4 | to the fact that you have already made a very |\n| 5 | significant concession when you agreed to |\n| 6 | counter at 67 million. You are negotiating in |\n| 7 | good faith. Do you see that? |\n| 8 | A.
Yes, I see this. |\n| 9 | Q.
Does this refresh your |\n| 10 | recollection that Mr. Kwok actually countered |\n| 11 | the \\$60 million offer? |\n| 12 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 13 | Q.
You don't have any reason to |\n| 14 | doubt what Ms. Sloane was writing here, |\n| 15 | right? |\n| 16 | A.
Correct, the writing is here. |\n| 17 | Q.
You don't have any information |\n| 18 | that's contrary to the fact that Mr. Kwok |\n| 19 | countered at 60 million, right? |\n| 20 | A.
I don't know about this. |\n| 21 | Q.
Why don't you look at the top |\n| 22 | e-mail. You say my boss asked me to pass his |\n| 23 | message on to you.
Based on 67 million, if |\n| 24 | you mention or discuss with him any other |\n| 25 | terms, make any other try to lower down the |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 112 of 133\n\n110\n\n 1 WANG 2 number he really could not be your friend 3 anymore. Please don't hurt him. Do you see 4 that? 5 A. Yes. 6 Q. Does that refresh your 7 recollection that Mr. Kwok indeed came down 8 to \\$67 million and countered the \\$67 million 9 offer? 10 A. I don't know about this. 11 Q. You wrote it, right? 12 A. I just translate his language 13 and put it in English. 14 Q. So this Dear Kathy e-mail is 15 from Mr. Kwok? He said the words and you 16 just translated it? 17 A. I translated it from his words. 18 Q. Okay. 19 MR. MOSS: Let's mark this. 20 (Exhibit 9, E-Mail, marked 21 for Identification.) 22 Q. You have been handed Exhibit 9 23 which is an e-mail from Kathy Sloane to 24 Victoriavic768@gmail.com. Subject is 25 extension agreement. Attachment Geneva\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 113 of 133\n\n111\n\n 1 WANG 2 Holdings LLC exclusive extension 3 agreement.pdf. Do you see that? 4 A. Yes, I see this. 5 Q. You see Ms. Sloane writes Dear 6 Miles, do you see that? 7 A. Yes. 8 Q. Do you understand Ms. Sloane to 9 be referring to Mr. Kwok? 10 A. Sorry, I didn't get that. 11 Q. Did you understand that Mrs. 12 Sloane was referring to Mr. Kwok when she 13 wrote Dear Miles? 14 A. I understand, yes. 15 Q. Have you ever seen -- do you 16 know what this e-mail address is 17 Victoriavic768@gmail.com? 18 A. I don't know this e-mail. 19 Q. Is that Mr. Kwok's e-mail 20 address? 21 A. I don't know. 22 Q. You have never used this e-mail 23 address before? 24 A. No. 25 Q. Could you think of anyone\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 114 of 133\n\n112\n\n 1 WANG 2 besides Mr. Kwok that Ms. Sloane might have 3 been writing to when she writes Dear Miles 4 about the Geneva and the Sherry-Netherland 5 apartment? 6 A. I don't know. 7 Q. Have you ever e-mailed -- have 8 you ever sent an e-mail to this e-mail 9 address? 10 A. No. 11 Q. Do you know that Mr. Kwok uses 12 e-mail? 13 A. Used this e-mail you mean? 14 Q. Yeah, I can ask you that. Do 15 you know whether Mr. Kwok used this e-mail 16 address? 17 A. I don't know. 18 Q. Do you know generally that Mr. 19 Kwok uses e-mail? 20 A. I believe not because he cannot 21 write in English at all. He cannot read at 22 all. 23 Q. You have no idea whose e-mail 24 address this is? 25 A. I don't know this e-mail\n\n# Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 115 of 133\n\n113\n\n 1 WANG 2 address. 3 Q. Do you know whether or not this 4 e-mail address was searched in connection 5 with this lawsuit? 6 A. Sorry, what is the question? 7 Q. Do you know whether or not this 8 e-mail address Victoriavic768 was searched in 9 connection with this lawsuit? 10 A. I don't know. 11 Q. Have you ever heard of a man 12 named William Je, J-E? 13 A. Yes. 14 Q. Who is that? 15 A. He's a Hong Kong guy. 16 Q. Can you tell me anything else 17 about him? 18 A. What do you want to know? I 19 don't understand the question. 20 Q. Who does he work for? 21 A. I heard that he's a fund 22 manager from Hong Kong. 23 Q. Who did you hear that from? 24 A. From Mr. Kwok. 25 Q. Does Mr. Je work for Mr. Kwok?\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 116 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|--------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | A.
I don't know this. |\n| 3 | Q.
Do you know who he works for? |\n| 4 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 5 | Q.
When you say he's a fund |\n| 6 | manager, do you know what fund he manages? |\n| 7 | A.
I don't know this. |\n| 8 | Q.
Do you know where the money |\n| 9 | comes from that's in the fund that he |\n| 10 | manages? |\n| 11 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 12 | Q.
Do you know if Mr. Je works for |\n| 13 | Mr. Kwok? |\n| 14 | A.
I don't know. |\n| 15 | Q.
Do you know if he manages funds |\n| 16 | for Mr. Kwok? |\n| 17 | A.
I don't know this. |\n| 18 | Q.
In what connection have you |\n| 19 | dealt with him? |\n| 20 | A.
I saw him in Hong Kong, yes. |\n| 21 | Q.
When? |\n| 22 | A.
2016. |\n| 23 | Q.
Is that the only time you ever |\n| 24 | met him in person? |\n| 25 | A.
Yes. |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 117 of 133\n\n| 1 | | WANG |\n|----|--------------------|----------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | Q. | What was the purpose of your |\n| 3 | meeting him? | |\n| 4 | A. | Purpose, social. |\n| 5 | Q. | Who was there? |\n| 6 | A. | Him and me. |\n| 7 | Q. | Just the two of you? |\n| 8 | A. | Yes. |\n| 9 | Q. | What did you discuss? |\n| 10 | A. | We had lunch, yeah. |\n| 11 | Q. | Did you discuss Mr. Kwok? |\n| 12 | A. | No, not really. |\n| 13 | Q. | What do you mean not really? |\n| 14 | A. | That means no. |\n| 15 | Q. | Do you remember what you did |\n| 16 | discuss? | |\n| 17 | A. | I don't remember that clearly. |\n| 18 | Just social. | |\n| 19 | Q. | How did it come to be that you |\n| 20 | met with him? | |\n| 21 | A. | I came to Hong Kong, then Mr. |\n| 22 | | Kwok introduce him to me because he's a Hong |\n| 23 | | Kong guy and kind of like he said Yvette, if |\n| 24 | | you need help, Mr. Je might be able to help |\n| 25 | you like that way. | |\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 118 of 133\n\n116\n\n 1 WANG 2 Q. Did he say what kind of help? 3 A. No, that's why I said social. 4 It was very general. 5 Q. I think we covered this, but I 6 just want to make sure. I think you 7 testified earlier and correct me if I'm wrong 8 that you have never seen documents relating 9 to the formation or corporate structure of 10 the Geneva entities, right? 11 A. No. 12 Q. That includes both the Geneva 13 New York entity and the Geneva BVI entity, 14 right? 15 A. You're right. 16 Q. You didn't even know that there 17 were two different entities; you always 18 thought of it just as Geneva, right? 19 A. Correct. 20 MR. MOSS: Let's take a break. 21 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: Let's go off 22 the record. The time is 1:43 p.m. 23 (Recess taken.) 24 THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We are now 25 back on the record. The time is 1:47\n\n## Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 119 of 133\n\n117\n\n 1 WANG 2 p.m. 3 Q. I think you testified earlier, 4 but I just want to make sure that you don't 5 have any knowledge of any pledges of Geneva, 6 right? 7 A. You're right. 8 Q. And I take it based on the 9 representations that you don't have any 10 documents relating to any pledges of Geneva, 11 right? 12 A. Correct. 13 Q. I take it also that you have 14 never seen any documents relating to any 15 pledges of Geneva; is that right? 16 A. Correct. 17 MR. MOSS: We have nothing 18 further for you at this time. I 19 don't know if Ms. Searles has any 20 questions. If she does, we may ask 21 some additional questions, but if she 22 doesn't, we are done. Thank you for 23 your time. 24 THE WITNESS: Thank you. 25 MS. SEARLES: Yes, I have no\n\n# Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 120 of 133\n\n| 1 | WANG |\n|----|------------------------------------------|\n| 2 | questions. |\n| 3 | THE VIDEOGRAPHER: This |\n| 4 | concludes today's deposition.
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| 55:4;72:2 | beneficial (1) | 52:23;53:9;75:3; |\n| 67:4 | 78:7;79:20;80:5,11, | attorneys (1) | 96:14 | 102:8;116:13 |\n| administer (1) | 16,19;85:11,13,16,21; | 4:4 | beneficially (1) | |\n| 4:13 | 86:3,14,18,21,24; | authority (1) | 96:6 | C |\n| administered (1) | 87:3,7,14,19,22,25; | 89:11 | besides (10) | |\n| 50:18 | 88:5,10,13,13,18; | authorized (1) | 13:22;14:21;16:4; | called (7) |\n| Administration (1) | 89:12,16,20;90:2,5, | 4:13 | 27:21;42:5,17;65:14; | 6:12;45:24;56:3; |\n\n#### **PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P. vs. KWOK HO WAN, et al** Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 125 of 133\n\n**YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018**\n\n| 62:2;72:24;74:23; | 58:19 | 119:10 | |\n|------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|--|\n| 76:3 | circumstances (1) | completely (1) | |\n| came (8) | 101:3 | 58:14 | |\n| 20:23;25:14;35:11; | claiming (1) | concerned (1) | |\n| 39:3;40:18;85:16; | 9:24 | 89:15 | |\n| 110:7;115:21 | clarify (1) | concession (1) | |\n| can (23) | 83:4 | 109:5 | |\n| 5:21;11:9,20;18:18; | clean (2) | concludes (1) | |\n| 37:17;39:25;42:9,15; | 11:21;74:2 | 118:4 | |\n| 43:5;44:4,13;55:15; | clear (4) | conducted (1) | |\n| 59:24;65:20;76:23, | 60:24;61:4;75:4; | 72:10 | |\n| 24;78:20;81:12;83:4; | 77:16 | confused (1) | |\n| 85:7;89:10;112:14; | clearly (12) | 42:22 | |\n| 113:16 | 9:4;15:12;17:22; | congratulations (1) | |\n| Cantonese (2) | 37:22;84:4,6,12; | 32:7 | |\n| 16:19;23:7 | 87:24;88:16;90:14, | connection (7) | |\n| capacity (1) | 17;115:17 | 7:15;60:16;71:16; | |\n| 13:5 | client (1) | 108:5;113:4,9;114:18 | |\n| captioned (1) | 47:9 | contact (6) | |\n| 53:25 | co-broker (2) | 31:23;32:4;69:16; | |\n| case (11) | 87:7,8 | 97:3;101:11,20 | |\n| 7:17;8:5;33:22; | code (5) | context (3) | |\n| 56:2;71:17,18,25; | 69:10,11,13,16,17 | 25:12;82:20,21 | |\n| 73:18;100:19;103:16; | Cohen (1) | continue (1) | |\n| 104:16 | 5:16 | 33:20 | |\n| casual (1) | colleague (1) | CONTINUED (1) | |\n| 15:12 | 32:14 | 103:8 | |\n| categories (1) | collect (1) | contractor (1) | |\n| 33:14 | 71:24 | 101:7 | |\n| CEO (1) | comfortable (2) | contrary (1) | |\n| 18:5 | 12:20,21 | 109:18 | |\n| certain (2) | coming (1) | controlled (2) | |\n| 66:9,13 | 36:3 | 50:19;51:3 | |\n| certainly (1) | comments (1) | convenience (2) | |\n| 34:11 | 84:10 | 101:12;105:25 | |\n| certify (1) | common (1) | conversation (3) | |\n| 119:7 | 84:24 | 15:4,6,9 | |\n| chain (3) | communicate (3) | conversations (4) | |\n| 93:18;98:3;105:9 | 44:14;72:18;88:4 | 32:8;34:5;55:6,8 | |\n| change (2) | communicating (1) | conveying (1) | |\n| 101:13,20 | 105:25 | 101:19 | |\n| changed (1) | companies (4) | convince (1) | |\n| 98:9 | 21:15;31:19;92:13; 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| 52:12,17;69:24 | 7:11 | 86:21 | first (10) |\n|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|\n| 95:15 | eight (4) | engagement (1) | fact (5) | 8:6,7;12:14;21:14; |\n| distinction (1) | 41:3;52:20;53:2,5 | 7:16 | 61:8;106:21;107:3; | 50:4;76:11;81:19; |\n| 75:19 | either (2) | engineer (1) | 109:4,18 | 82:2;107:11;108:25 |\n| document (22) | 42:25;74:20 | 46:13 | fair (1) | five (5) |\n| 47:11,16;56:5;59:8, | elder (2) | English (7) | 11:5 | 42:19,25;51:14; |\n| 25;71:23;72:16; | 42:19,20 | 12:14,21,22;26:13; | faith (1) | 67:19;101:10 |\n| 81:23;82:11,12,14; | election (1) | 31:5;110:13;112:21 | 109:7 | follow (5) |\n| 83:2,6,9,15,18;84:8, | 105:23 | entities (4) | family (66) | 12:4;35:8;62:17; |\n| 11,16,20;85:8;94:14 | Ellen (2) | 51:3;75:20;116:10, | 16:19,23;20:12,13, | 69:12,14 |\n| documents (19) | 5:14,17 | 17 | 14,15,24,24;21:9,16, | follows (2) |\n| 14:5,8,12,16;71:17, | else (18) | entitled (1) | 21,23;22:10,23,24; | 6:15;103:6 |\n| 24;72:13;73:20; | 12:8;13:21;14:3,20; | 81:23 | 23:2,3,4,13,14,20; | force (2) |\n| 76:20,21;103:24; | 16:3;27:20;42:11; | entity (3) | 24:4,6,10;28:6;31:15, | 4:14;89:22 |\n| 104:7,10,13;108:17, | 47:2;76:15;77:3; | 18:20;116:13,13 | 17,18,20;35:20,20; | foregoing (2) |\n| 21;116:8;117:10,14 | 78:20;79:24;89:10; | estate (3) | 36:3,4;41:7,8,9,12,13, | 56:19,25 |\n| done (2) | 90:5,9;91:4;108:13; | 22:20;28:19,22 | 17,18,20,21,21,23,23, | foreigner (2) |\n| 50:10;117:22 | 113:16 | et (1) | 24;42:2,4,4,13,14,16; | 26:5,7 |\n| doubt (4) | else's (4) | 5:6 | 43:4,5;45:25;46:3; | forgotten (1) |\n| 57:11,21;105:18; | 89:7;92:16;108:11, | even (4) | 90:11,15,18,20,23,25; | 14:14 |\n| 109:14 | 17 | 12:2;48:16;85:23; | 91:5,8;93:2;101:12 | form (1) |\n| down (4) | e-mail (72) | 116:16 | far (4) | 4:8 |\n| 11:9;46:13;109:25; | 17:7,10;63:14,17; | events (1) | 73:12;89:14,14,18 | formation (7) |\n| 110:7 | 64:19;65:19,20;66:6; | 14:9 | faster (1) | 47:25;48:10,18; |\n| draw (1) | 67:6,9,12,14,17,24; | everyone (2) | 37:19 | 49:8;76:21,25;116:9 |\n| 75:19 | 68:16;69:8;70:2;71:8, | 76:23;77:20 | February (16) | formed (3) |\n| driver (1) | 10,16;72:7,19,23; | exact (1) | 18:10,11;19:7,19, | 39:16;48:6,17 |\n| 40:7 | 73:4,7,17;74:7,8,12; | 37:24 | 21;35:10;39:3,21; | forth (1) |\n| drugs (1) | 93:15,18;95:4,18; | EXAMINATION (2) | 40:3,10,11,23;41:6; | 93:7 |\n| 12:7 | 96:2;97:18,19,19,24; | 6:17;103:8 | 61:19;99:22;100:14 | forward (3) |\n| duly (1) | 98:3,7,10,18,22; | examined (1) | fee (1) | 34:9;105:25;106:9 |\n| 6:13 | 101:9;105:5,8,8,9,16; | 6:14 | 9:7 | forwarded (1) |\n| during (7) | 106:22;107:11,15; | example (1) | feel (1) | 94:17 |\n| 14:6;15:3;29:20; | 108:24,25;109:22; | 42:18 | 37:22 | four (4) |\n| 42:3;103:16,21,24 | 110:14,20,23;111:16, | except (1) | fees (2) | 10:2;50:25;51:7; |\n| duties (3) | 18,19,22;112:8,8,12, | 4:8 | 7:19;9:9 | 67:19 |\n| 38:21;39:6,8 | 13,15,19,23,25;113:4, | exchange (1) | felt (1) | frequently (1) |\n| duty (1) | 8 | 63:17 | 65:24 | 88:7 |\n| 52:6 | e-mailed (1) | exclusive (1) | female (2) | Friday (1) |\n| | 112:7 | 111:2 | 37:6;93:12 | 63:18 |\n| E | e-mails (13) | Exhibit (27) | few (4) | friend (4) |\n| | 69:20,25;73:23,25; | 47:4,5,7,12;55:21, | 69:20;70:19,25; | 22:5,6,6;110:2 |\n| earlier (8) | 74:3,5,9,13,15;88:9; | 22,24;58:21,22,24; | 93:8 | friend's (1) |\n| 6:21;80:2;85:11; | 105:19;108:8,12 | 63:13,14,16;81:16,17, | Fifth (3) | 22:7 |\n| 98:11;104:2;108:7; | employed (1) | 22;93:14,15,17;97:23, | 61:15;63:22;64:14 | front (1) |\n| 116:7;117:3 | 17:24 | 24;98:2;105:4,5,7; | filed (1) | 78:9 |\n| earliest (1) | employee (15) | 110:20,22 | 100:21 | Fu (1) |\n| 105:24 | 19:20,23;20:3; | existed (1) | filing (1) | 56:10 |\n| early (2) | 25:18,21;40:9,14; | 59:21 | 4:5 | full-time (1) |\n| 30:2,3 | 59:20;62:25;63:5; | explain (3) | financial (1) | 63:5 |\n| educate (10) | 64:8,10;66:23;92:11, | 46:14;52:5;83:24 | 32:22 | Fund (5) |\n| 48:25;49:8;50:11, | 20 | extension (2) | find (5) | 5:6;113:21;114:5,6, |\n| 20;51:6,18;52:3,14, | employees (5) | 110:25;111:2 | 33:9;71:17;72:13, | 9 |\n| 25;53:12 | 37:8;39:22;40:21, | extent (1) | 15;73:20 | funds (4) |\n| education (1) | 22;65:13 | 29:10 | fine (2) | 55:18;56:12;57:10; |\n| 21:2 | employment (1) | | 11:13;13:2 | 114:15 |\n| Edward (2) | 33:9 | F | finish (2) | furnished (1) |\n| 5:25;6:22 | end (6) | | 11:17,19 | 4:18 |\n| effect (1) | 19:11;20:21;68:6; | face (1) | finished (1) | furniture (3) |\n| 4:14 | 71:6;107:14,17 | 107:19 | 10:5 | 26:22,24;27:3 |\n| effort (1) | ended (1) | Facebook (1) | firm (6) | FURTHER (4) |\n| 69:19 | 21:10 | 45:3 | 6:22;8:19,21;9:19, | 4:7,11,16;117:18 |\n| efforts (3) | engage (1) | facilitate (1) | 20,22 | |\n\n#### **PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P. vs. KWOK HO WAN, et al** Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 127 of 133\n\n**YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018**\n\n| | 5:14,17 | 75:5,8;76:2,12;77:24; | | interpretation (1) |\n|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|\n| G | Great (1)
58:9 | 78:10;79:3,4,7;80:24;
86:8;88:25;90:8; | I | 23:7
Interrogatories (2) |\n| | GS (1) | 91:18;92:11,19; | | 81:20;82:2 |\n| gave (2) | 71:21 | 94:10;96:21,25; | idea (6) | interview (1) |\n| 16:8;97:14 | Gsny (1) | 113:11,21 | 45:8;80:21;85:15, | 24:23 |\n| general (2) | 74:12 | held (1) | 20;95:14;112:23 | interviewed (3) |\n| 32:18;116:4 | Gsnycom (4) | 5:10 | Identification (9) | 22:3;24:20,21 |\n| Generally (5) | 71:12,13;72:7;73:3 | Helen (3) | 47:6;55:23;58:23; | into (8) |\n| 27:17;66:8,12; | guess (9) | 93:19;94:9;95:25 | 63:15;81:21;93:16; | 29:9;33:15;37:11, |\n| 88:22;112:18 | 31:22;50:5;65:15; | hello (1) | 97:25;105:6;110:21 | 23;49:22;55:5,11; |\n| Geneva (38)
51:4;52:21,22;53:8, | 78:12,19;79:23; | 32:5 | identify (5)
39:25;40:21;78:20; | 84:2 |\n| 9;74:23,24;75:2,2,5,7, | 89:22,23;95:4 | help (9) | 81:12;91:7 | introduce (1) |\n| 8,20,21;76:8,12,16, | guest (1) | 8:14;30:18;31:4; | ignored (1) | 115:22 |\n| 20,25;77:15,18;78:15, | 26:5 | 35:25;44:21;86:21; | 62:9 | introduced (2) |\n| 21;80:25;81:4;102:5, | Gui (1) | 115:24,24;116:2 | impair (1) | 22:2,4 |\n| 7,8;108:12;110:25; | 42:23 | HEREBY (2) | 12:8 | invest (1) |\n| 112:4;116:10,12,13, | Guo (25) | 4:3;119:7 | improper (2) | 29:2 |\n| 18;117:5,10,15 | 20:14,24;21:9,16, | herein (1) | 34:12;58:15 | invested (1) |\n| gentleman (1) | 21,23;22:10,23;23:2, | 4:5 | inbox (1) | 28:19 |\n| 40:8 | 3,7,9,13;28:6;31:18; | highest (1) | 74:2 | involve (1) |\n| given (2) | 41:9,10,13,17,20; | 61:8 | included (3) | 39:12 |\n| 67:23;119:12 | 42:2,16,23;46:2;63:8 | himself (6) | 11:14;68:19,20 | involved (8) |\n| giving (2) | G-U-O (3) | 9:13;23:25;42:2; | includes (1) | 31:5;45:11,13,14, |\n| 52:10;106:7 | 23:9;42:2;46:3 | 44:9;91:9;101:12 | 116:12 | 16,18;61:21;91:18 |\n| Gkoffice@protonmailcom (2) | Guomedia (1) | hire (1) | including (5) | involvement (2) |\n| 72:24;73:17 | 45:24 | 41:2 | 41:24;50:17;51:4; | 29:5;62:5 |\n| Gmail (6) | guy (2) | hired (3) | 52:23;53:10 | involving (1) |\n| 71:3,3,5;72:4;98:9, | 113:15;115:23 | 19:7;20:7;22:3 | incorporated (1) | 93:18 |\n| 14 | | history (1) | 54:23 | issue (7) |\n| Gmails (2) | H | 33:10 | indeed (1) | 10:10;52:14;55:11; |\n| 68:18;70:13 | | Ho (3) | 110:7 | 64:16;65:11,16;97:17 |\n| Golden (122) | hacked (19) | 6:10;56:21;57:5 | index (1) | issues (5) |\n| 7:23;13:6;17:25; | 17:10,13,14;67:12, | Hodgson (1) | 5:9 | 33:23;53:5;57:20; |\n| 18:9,13,14,15,21,22, | 15,21,22;68:4,13,22; | 6:10
Holdings (8) | indirectly (1) | 94:5;99:10 |\n| 23;19:3,7,11,14,14, | 69:20;70:3,11;71:6;
73:10,13;74:20; | 52:22,22;53:8,9; | 51:3 | J |\n| 16,20,23,25;20:2,4,6, | 98:11,15 | 56:3;75:2,2;111:2 | information (6) | |\n| 10,18,21;30:12;31:3, | half (4) | Hong (59) | 76:24;78:14;79:19; | January (1) |\n| 8,12;32:11,20,21; | 68:5,7,9,10 | 18:14,22,23;19:17, | 83:14,18;109:17 | 7:14 |\n| 33:2,5,10,17;34:14, | handed (9) | 20,23;20:2,4,7,11,18, | informed (4) | Je (4) |\n| 21,25;35:11,15;36:16, | 47:7;55:24;58:24; | 22;21:3,4,10;27:6; | 30:17,21,23,25 | 113:12,25;114:12; |\n| 19;37:5,8,13;38:5,12,
16,18,22;39:3,15,20, | 63:16;81:22;93:17; | 30:8,10,12,15,18; | Instagram (1)
45:4 | 115:24 |\n| 22;40:2,10,14,21; | 98:2;105:7;110:22 | 31:2,2,8,12;32:10,20, | instruct (2) | J-E (1) |\n| 41:4;43:3,4,10,25; | handle (3) | 21,25;33:2,6,10,17; | 37:18;97:2 | 113:12 |\n| 44:6,11,16,21,23; | 19:14;21:2;26:5 | 34:15,22;35:2,15; | instructed (4) | Jillian (3) |\n| 47:8;48:2,6,11;49:9; | handling (1) | 36:12,20;37:5,9,13; | 19:13;48:19;87:15, | 6:9;7:10;58:14 |\n| 50:3,13,17,25;53:24; | 10:9 | 38:6,12,16,18,23; | 20 | job (6) |\n| 54:23;55:10,16; | happen (4) | 61:2;64:4,7,10;65:9; | instructing (4) | 29:10;30:7;34:21; |\n| 56:11,13;57:9,23; | 16:17;46:13;48:18; | 66:23;98:25;113:15, | 34:17,20,24;35:4 | 38:14;40:25;46:12 |\n| 58:4;59:5,10,14,18, | 58:19 | 22;114:20;115:21,22 | instruction (5) | jobs (1) |\n| 21;60:9,13,16,20; | happened (3) | hour (2) | 12:5;52:10;62:17; | 38:11 |\n| 61:2,9,12,18,22;62:9, | 48:21;51:22;68:23 | 13:20;84:9 | 97:15;101:20 | JP (1) |\n| 25;63:22;64:9,10,14, | Harmon (4) | hour-and-a-half (1) | instructions (2) | 56:14 |\n| 25;65:5,6,8,9,10,18, | 13:24,25;14:2;55:7 | 13:20 | 34:13;35:8 | July (2) |\n| 25;66:9,13,24;74:11; | head (2) | house (1) | instructs (1) | 47:9;71:22 |\n| 75:23;76:5;108:12 | 11:8,13 | 26:22 | 12:3 | June (7) |\n| Good (6) | hear (4) | HR (5) | interacted (2) | 59:18;68:7;69:23; |\n| 6:19,20;54:10; | 75:11;91:22;96:22; | 24:22;30:22,23,24; | 60:12,15 | 88:14;91:11;95:19; |\n| 73:15;103:14;109:7 | 113:23 | 35:24 | interest (1) | 98:23 |\n| Google (5) | heard (28) | hurt (1) | 23:17 | K |\n| 69:2,4,16;73:7,8 | 22:23;41:17;45:15; | 110:3 | interests (2) | |\n| Grauer (2) | 55:2;74:22,24,25; | | 46:17,22 | |\n\n#### **PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P. vs. KWOK HO WAN, et al** Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 128 of 133\n\n**YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018**\n\n| Karin (2) | 101:6,17,21;106:22, | 29:12;51:23 | mail (2) | 43:7,21;44:3;45:13; |\n|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|\n| 62:19,23 | 24;107:8,12;108:14; | leaving (1) | 73:9,16 | 46:18,24;61:2;67:3; |\n| Kathy (16) | 109:10,18;110:7,15; | 84:14 | mainly (1) | 69:6,14,22;70:9; |\n| 63:18;64:21;67:6; | 111:9,12;112:2,11,15, | left (1) | 28:3 | 71:19;73:24;82:21; |\n| 74:8;78:24;87:18,21, | 19;113:24,25;114:13, | 25:15 | Maintain (1) | 88:6;92:20;95:12; |\n| 24;89:3;90:19,22; | 16;115:11,22 | Legal (4) | 39:10 | 112:13;115:13 |\n| 105:10;107:4,15; | K-W-O-K (1) | 5:14,17;9:7,9 | maintenance (2) | means (3) |\n| 110:14,23 | 23:9 | letter (1) | 94:7;100:25 | 41:20,22;115:14 |\n| Keep (1) | Kwok's (39) | 94:17 | Maistrello (1) | meant (2) |\n| 58:9 | 15:22;20:15;21:15; | limited (5) | 62:20 | 19:3;101:17 |\n| kind (9) | 22:24;23:4,14,20; | 50:18;51:4;52:23; | maker (1) | media (13) |\n| 22:5;25:16;27:4; | 24:10;31:17,20;41:8, | 53:10;56:3 | 89:19 | 43:17,19,21;44:10, |\n| | | | | |\n| 43:17;66:19;69:10; | 12;43:19,21;44:7; | list (2) | makes (1) | 12,13,17,22,24;45:9, |\n| 90:18;115:23;116:2 | 46:2,21;60:4;85:5; | 47:13;84:15 | 61:5 | 19,20;63:8 |\n| Kindly (1) | 89:4;90:24;91:5,8,13, | listed (1) | making (5) | medication (1) |\n| 99:10 | 20;92:13,15;93:2; | 49:23 | 28:25;37:21;59:17; | 12:8 |\n| knew (2) | 95:2,7,11;96:20,24; | little (4) | 89:11;90:9 | meet (15) |\n| 36:2;106:24 | 101:19,24;107:4; | 42:22;48:22;80:2; | man (1) | 13:11,13,19;21:9, |\n| knowledge (18) | 108:4,21;111:19 | 85:10 | 113:11 | 23;25:12;28:5;37:2; |\n| 51:20;52:16;53:5, | | LLC (5) | manage (4) | 99:13,21,24;100:5,6, |\n| 14,18;54:4;76:24; | L | 52:22;53:9;75:2; | 36:18,18;44:9; | 8;101:4 |\n| 77:21;78:13,18,25; | | 96:6;111:2 | 48:19 | meeting (4) |\n| 79:18;80:4,8;81:13; | laid (1) | long (9) | manager (14) | 14:17;26:13;99:18; |\n| 90:23;108:20;117:5 | 33:13 | 11:13;13:19;21:25; | 20:8,9;32:18,22; | 115:3 |\n| known (1) | Lam (1) | 47:10;75:17;78:4; | 36:19;38:5,22;39:5,7, | meetings (1) |\n| 14:13 | 56:11 | 82:12;84:7;102:10 | 9;46:10;93:22; | 26:20 |\n| Kong (59) | language (6) | look (9) | 113:22;114:6 | member (5) |\n| 18:14,22,23;19:17, | 12:15;20:25;68:11; | 47:11;49:19;56:17; | manages (3) | 28:6;36:3,4;41:18; |\n| 20,24;20:2,4,7,11,18, | 82:24;93:9;110:12 | 82:10;85:2;95:18; | 114:6,10,15 | 42:13 |\n| 22;21:3,5,10;27:7; | Last (17) | 101:9;105:25;109:21 | Mandarin (1) | members (3) |\n| 30:8,10,12,15,18; | 13:14;15:2;17:15, | looked (1) | 16:20 | 24:7;35:21;42:5 |\n| 31:2,2,8,12;32:11,20, | 16;56:18;68:5,7; | 98:11 | Manis (3) | memory (1) |\n| 21;33:2,2,6,10,17; | 69:20;70:2,25;85:3; | lost (3) | 93:19;94:9;95:25 | 95:12 |\n| 34:15,22;35:2,15; | 94:13;98:19;99:9,17, | 68:14;69:6,24 | many (9) | mention (2) |\n| 36:12,20;37:5,9,13; | 18;104:16 | lot (5) | 8:3;31:5;35:24; | 90:11;109:24 |\n| 38:6,12,16,18,23; | late (1) | 42:6,7;46:6;99:4; | 37:8;41:2;42:4;46:4; | mentioned (1) |\n| 61:2;64:4,7,10;65:9; | 70:12 | 106:7 | 67:14,17 | 90:15 |\n| 66:23;98:25;113:15, | law (6) | lower (4) | March (1) | message (6) |\n| 22;114:20;115:21,23 | 6:22;8:19,21;9:18, | 89:5;90:19,21; | 54:23 | 87:16,17;88:2; |\n| Korean (1) | 20,22 | 109:25 | Mark (3) | 97:19;107:5;109:23 |\n| 40:8 | lawsuit (9) | lowered (2) | 13:23;59:4;110:19 | messages (2) |\n| Kwok (114) | 6:25;9:12;100:20, | 88:14,24 | marked (9) | 87:21;108:4 |\n| 6:10;8:20;9:2,8,11; | 24;101:5;108:5,9; | LP (1) | 47:5;55:22;58:22; | met (16) |\n| 14:23,24;15:4,7,10, | 113:5,9 | 5:6 | 63:14;81:20;93:15; | 6:21;25:9;37:6; |\n| 14,18;16:4;23:6,9,16, | lawyer (6) | Ltd (6) | 97:24;105:5;110:20 | 40:8,13;42:5,16;60:6; |\n| 24;24:10,15,23,25; | 7:4,5,6,9;55:10; | 47:9;48:3,12;49:10; | market (9) | 93:4,6;94:2;100:12, |\n| 25:7;26:13;27:24; | 94:18 | 50:3,13 | 79:6,8,11,16;86:3,7, | 16,18;114:24;115:20 |\n| 28:6;29:4,20,24; | lawyers (2) | Lucy (3) | 15,18;88:18 | Michael (2) |\n| 31:24;32:24;36:3; | 10:8;82:7 | 22:8,9,9 | M-A-S (1) | 93:19,20 |\n| 41:10,19,19;42:2,5, | leader (3) | Luk (1) | 62:23 | middle (3) |\n| 17;43:22;45:11; | 32:13,16,17 | 6:6 | matter (1) | 27:9;83:12;109:2 |\n| 46:17;51:2;55:16; | leak (1) | lunch (5) | 5:5 | might (3) |\n| 56:4,20;57:4,8,13,22; | 100:24 | 103:14,17,21,24; | may (8) | 102:11;112:2; |\n| 58:5;59:4,11,15,25; | learn (1) | 115:10 | 4:12;17:21,21,23; | 115:24 |\n| 60:2,16;75:12,13,15; | 68:12 | Luncheon (1) | 63:18;64:5;76:16; | Miles (11) |\n| 76:12;77:2,13;78:2, | lease (5) | 102:17 | 117:20 | 51:2;58:5;59:4,11, |\n| 17;79:12,15,22; | 61:22;63:21;64:14, | lying (1) | maybe (1) | 15;105:24;106:5; |\n| 80:18;81:3,10;83:21; | 25;65:5 | 57:13 | 17:11 | 108:25;111:6,13; |\n| 84:10,13,18;85:23; | leasing (2) | | mean (33) | 112:3 |\n| 86:10;87:15,20;88:2; | 61:25;62:2 | M | 8:11,24;9:13;18:21, | Mileson (6) |\n| 89:16,18;90:2,10,11, | least (1) | | 22;19:17;20:20; | 59:25;60:2;94:19; |\n| 20;91:9;92:23;96:7; | 18:19 | Macom (1) | 21:16;23:13;31:13; | 95:6,6;108:4 |\n| 97:2,14;100:21; | leave (2) | 5:13 | 32:13;34:2;41:22; | Mileson's (1) |\n| | | | | |\n\n**Min-U-Script® Ellen Grauer Court Reporting Co., LLC (5) Karin - Mileson's**\n\n#### **PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P. vs. KWOK HO WAN, et al** Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 129 of 133\n\n| 107:18 | | 6:25 | online (1) | page (18) |\n|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|\n| million (13) | | November (2) | 69:7 | 47:12;56:8,8,18,23; |\n| 88:14,15,19; | N | 105:10;106:19 | Only (8) | 57:7;85:3,3;94:13; |\n| 104:25;106:13,18; | name (23) | number (19) | 29:25;30:5;41:18, | 95:19,21,22,25;98:18, |\n| 109:2,6,11,19,23; | 5:13;6:21;9:21; | 5:9;35:23;42:19,19, | 19;64:18;67:24,25; | 19;107:16,16;108:25 |\n| 110:8,8 | 16:8,19,23,25;17:2,4, | 25;43:2;47:25;49:25; | 114:23 | paid (2) |\n| mine (1) | 12,13;22:7;35:18; | 50:16,25;51:7,14,16; | oOo- (1) | 9:9;62:11 |\n| 22:6 | 40:6;42:9,15,21; | 52:12,20;53:7,23; | 4:21 | panel (1) |\n| minute (1) | 45:23,25;46:2,3; | 106:12;110:2 | Opportunity (2) | 10:10 |\n| 82:10 | 94:10;104:19 | numbers (2) | 5:6;58:18 | Pangu (34) |\n| minutes (2) | named (2) | 46:9;56:9 | opposed (1) | 22:15,18,22,25; |\n| 70:20,25
MIRE (2) | 92:7;113:12 | O | 92:16
oral (3) | 23:13,14,17,21,24;
24:11,21;25:3,19,22, |\n| 6:6,6 | names (2) | | 28:4,4;84:5 | 25;26:16,25;27:3,5, |\n| mistake (2) | 16:11;18:7 | oath (4) | organization (3) | 14;28:2,7,13,16,18, |\n| 16:18,18 | nature (1) | 4:14;10:18;84:19; | 21:13;50:2,12 | 21;29:23;30:3,20; |\n| mom's (2) | 32:3
need (9) | 119:9 | original (1) | 31:11;38:11,15,17; |\n| 17:12,12 | 12:19,24;26:7; | object (3) | 57:5 | 51:5 |\n| money (3) | 30:17;37:22;47:10; | 33:8;34:8;49:12 | ours (1) | P-A-N-G-U (1) |\n| 57:24;85:16;114:8 | 58:11;69:17;115:24 | objection (15) | 73:18 | 22:16 |\n| months (1) | needed (2) | 12:3;34:16,23;35:3; | out (6) | Pangu's (1) |\n| 69:21 | 26:8;31:4 | 37:10;38:8,24;50:14, | 33:9,13;34:7;37:18; | 30:24 |\n| more (7) | needs (1) | 22;51:8;57:16,25; | 74:2;87:24 | paper (2) |\n| 36:22;37:4;41:18; | 63:11 | 58:2,6;62:12 | outside (10) | 46:18;78:9 |\n| 43:5,7,7;85:10
Morgan (1) | negotiating (1) | objections (6)
4:8;11:24,24;34:13; | 14:17;38:3;49:14,
17;50:23;51:9,15; | paragraph (2)
56:9;57:8 |\n| 56:14 | 109:6 | 81:18,25 | 57:17;58:7;62:14 | part (3) |\n| morning (2) | nephew (1) | obligation (1) | outstanding (1) | 23:24;33:11,13 |\n| 6:19,20 | 42:13 | 48:25 | 62:9 | particular (1) |\n| MOSS (29) | nephews (2)
28:11;41:25 | October (4) | over (5) | 68:16 |\n| 5:25,25;6:18,22; | New (61) | 5:12;86:4,5,13 | 10:21;88:23;89:11; | parties (4) |\n| 33:25;34:11,17; | 5:8,8;7:23;13:6; | off (9) | 97:18;105:23 | 4:4;8:9,11,12 |\n| 37:16;38:2;47:4; | 18:15,20,21;19:3,14; | 29:16;30:5;31:25; | overdue (1) | pass (7) |\n| 49:16,24;50:4;51:10; | 20:2;32:25;35:11,14, | 54:15;66:2;84:14; | 62:10 | 87:16,20;88:2; |\n| 54:10;55:21;58:9,13, | 25;36:7,12,16;39:3, | 102:15;116:21;118:5 | owed (1) | 96:15,19;107:5; |\n| 21;63:13;81:16; | 15,21;40:2,15,18,22; | offer (6) | 9:24 | 109:22 |\n| 93:14;97:23;102:13; | 41:5;43:5,11;44:6,16; | 104:25;106:8,17, | own (9) | password (1) |\n| 103:9;105:4;110:19;
116:20;117:17 | 47:8;48:2,6,11;49:9; | 24;109:11;110:9
office (12) | 14:17;24:7,10,16;
30:16;44:17;55:18; | 69:7
past (1) |\n| most (1) | 50:3,13,17;51:2,22; | 20:12;25:10;26:9; | 57:10,24 | 14:9 |\n| 32:19 | 54:25;55:17,19;56:2, | 29:7;39:10;41:7;43:4; | owned (7) | Patent (1) |\n| mother (2) | 12,13,14;57:23;59:5,
10;61:9;63:2;64:9,14; | 48:20;59:3;61:13,17; | 24:4;50:18;59:4,11; | 59:2 |\n| 60:23,25 | 65:5,6,8,11;99:5; | 67:4 | 65:9;96:5,7 | pay (3) |\n| motion (1) | 100:13;102:8;116:13 | officer (3) | owner (4) | 9:9;66:9,13 |\n| 104:17 | next (3) | 4:13;25:18,24 | 35:17,17;78:7; | paying (2) |\n| move (8) | 11:18;95:18;106:11 | offices (3) | 101:8 | 7:19;66:2 |\n| 30:15,15;35:13; | niece (2) | 5:11;26:25;61:23 | owners (1) | Peggy (2) |\n| 36:7,11;55:15;59:24; | 41:25;42:12 | often (3) | 28:12 | 66:20,22 |\n| 85:7 | nine (3) | 88:4,6,7 | ownership (7) | penalty (1) |\n| moved (11)
21:4;27:6;30:8,10; | 53:7,12,15 | O'Melveny (5)
5:11;6:1,4,7,23 | 23:16,18;91:13,19,
23;96:15;101:24 | 84:19
people (11) |\n| 32:25;99:5,21,25; | nod (1) | one (31) | owning (1) | 24:9;28:24;35:24; |\n| 100:6,9,13 | 11:12 | 16:13,15;35:20,22; | 23:13 | 36:25;40:6;41:2; |\n| Mrs (1) | nods (1)
11:8 | 37:4;39:25;43:24; | owns (18) | 44:13;65:10;84:14, |\n| 111:11 | non (1) | 44:6;45:18;46:15; | 22:22,24;23:14,20, | 15;87:18 |\n| much (3) | 38:10 | 47:25;48:16;49:5,21; | 24;59:14;75:8,9,10; | perform (1) |\n| 9:23;99:8,17 | Notary (2) | 55:18;56:12;57:10; | 77:10,14,14,17;78:11; | 38:14 |\n| multiple (2) | 6:13;119:24 | 66:16;67:24,25; | 85:24;102:3,4,7 | performance (1) |\n| 34:5;49:13 | note (1) | 68:19;69:9;70:6,16, | | 9:6 |\n| Myers (5) | 106:4 | 23;71:2;85:18;92:13, | P | perjury (1) |\n| 5:11;6:1,4,7,23
myself (2) | Noted (2) | 14,15;97:14
ones (3) | Pacific (5) | 84:20
person (23) |\n| 37:22;46:14 | 103:3;118:7 | 28:9;47:22;70:16 | 5:5;6:2,5,8,24 | 13:17;15:7,8;32:19; |\n| | noticed (1) | | | |\n\n#### **PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P. vs. KWOK HO WAN, et al** Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 130 of 133\n\n**October 11, 2018** 35:19;37:4;39:25; 42:16;60:7;61:9;93:5; 94:3,11;97:3,18; 99:14,19;100:13,17; 101:11,13,20;114:24 **personal (12)** 13:4;27:23;30:16; 41:21,23;51:20; 52:16;53:4,14,17; 54:3;80:4 **personally (3)** 7:20,21;72:10 **phone (3)** 15:7;99:14,19 **photo (2)** 32:6;44:14 **physical (1)** 61:13 **pick (1)** 40:18 **Ping (8)** 5:3;16:13;53:23; 54:19;103:12;104:19; 119:7,16 **plaintiff (5)** 5:4;6:1,4,7,24 **Plaintiffs' (2)** 81:19,25 **platform (8)** 44:13,17,22,25; 45:9,19,20;46:5 **platform's (1)** 45:23 **please (7)** 10:25;11:7,18,25; 99:10;105:23;110:3 **pledge (5)** 52:21,24;53:8,10; 81:14 **pledged (6)** 50:19;80:11,19,22; 81:4,7 **pledges (11)** 80:3,5,25;81:10; 104:3,8,10,13;117:5, 10,15 **pledging (1)** 80:15 **pm (8)** 102:16,18;103:3, 13;116:22;117:2; 118:6,7 **point (6)** 19:22,25;86:6; 98:12;101:10;106:13 **position (2)** 19:2;34:12 **possible (1)** 69:5 **post (2)** 44:14,14 **potential (8)** 52:21,24;63:23; 65:2;79:19;81:13; 87:3;95:10 **practice (3)** 73:22,24;74:12 **precise (3)** 35:18,23;46:8 **pregnant (1)** 29:14 **preparation (1)** 48:14 **prepare (5)** 13:8;14:18;43:11; 48:9,15 **present (3)** 13:21;15:3;91:3 **President (3)** 18:4;53:24;61:6 **previously (1)** 14:14 **price (5)** 88:13,23;89:5; 90:19,21 **principal (3)** 101:11,14,17 **printout (1)** 58:25 **prior (1)** 19:19 **privilege (1)** 55:11 **problem (1)** 97:10 **procedure (1)** 69:8 **proceed (1)** 12:25 **proceedings (2)** 12:22;33:12 **process (2)** 44:24;97:8 **produced (1)** 98:3 **project (3)** 43:12,12;45:12 **projects (4)** 43:14,24;44:7,11 **pronounce (1)** 16:19 **pronunciation (1)** 23:8 **Properties (4)** 62:3,10;65:18,24 **property (2)** 96:5,14 **prospective (1)** 87:22 **Proton (3)** 73:6,9,16 **Protonmailcom (1)** 74:8 **provide (3)** 12:12;83:14,17 **Public (2)** 6:14;119:24 **purchase (8)** 51:16,21;78:14,21, 25;85:12,16,21 **purchased (1)** 77:23 **purchasers (1)** 87:22 **purpose (5)** 48:2,11;49:9;115:2, 4 **purposes (1)** 18:18 **put (6)** 86:3,7,14;88:18; 106:9;110:13 **putting (2)** 86:18;96:23 **Q quick (1)** 54:11 **quickly (1)** 10:21 **quite (6)** 19:10;60:24;61:4; 75:4;77:16;82:11 **R radio (1)** 44:14 **ranking (1)** 61:9 **rather (1)** 64:9 **reach (1)** 87:24 **reached (1)** 66:3 **read (14)** 15:21,24;47:17; 65:20;83:2,9,10;84:3, 8;105:24;106:21; 109:3;112:21;119:8 **reading (1)** 96:3 **real (3)** 22:20;28:19,22 **really (10)** 26:18,18;31:21; 44:2,3;86:16;107:18; 110:2;115:12,13 **reason (6)** 12:11;20:20;57:11, 21;97:8;109:13 **reasons (1)** 30:16 **recall (5)** 62:8;66:8,12;71:3; 104:24 **receive (3)** 47:19;69:13,15 **received (2)** 69:11;105:19 **Recess (3)** 54:17;102:17; 116:23 **recipient (1)** 64:18 **recollection (7)** 14:9;66:5;95:10; 96:19;106:17;109:10; 110:7 **record (13)** 5:19,22;11:21,25; 54:15,20;102:15; 103:12;116:22,25; 118:5;119:10,11 **recover (4)** 68:15,18,24;69:9 **redacted (1)** 106:9 **redaction (1)** 106:11 **refer (1)** 18:21 **references (1)** 66:20 **referring (7)** 22:14;23:12; 100:22;107:10,12; 111:9,12 **refresh (8)** 14:9,11;95:9,12; 96:18;106:16;109:9; 110:6 **regard (1)** 60:13 **regarding (3)** 94:18;99:9;101:4 **register (1)** 17:6 **registered (1)** 54:24 **relates (1)** 63:21 **relating (17)** 59:3;71:18;72:16; 76:25;78:14;79:19; 89:15;90:2,5,9; 100:24;104:8,10,13; 116:8;117:10,14 **relation (1)** 96:13 **relationship (6)** 31:11,22;51:2; 75:24;76:6,9 **relevant (2)** 33:23;57:19 **remember (61)** 7:13;9:3,21;14:13, 15;15:8,12;17:22; 22:5;26:21;28:10; 30:23;40:7;42:6,15; 46:8;49:6;52:8,9,11; 62:21;64:6;65:16,21, 23;67:25;68:19; 72:22;75:17,18;78:4; 79:12,13;82:17,18; 83:3,23;84:4,6,12; 86:12,16;87:4,23; 88:16,17,20,22;90:14, 17;97:12,13;99:3,20; 100:2,3,4;104:4; 105:3;115:15,17 **repair (1)** 94:7 **repeat (1)** 37:22 **reply (2)** 88:3;99:11 **report (2)** 33:5;34:14 **reporter (4)** 5:15,23;11:9,20 **represent (3)** 9:19;12:17;82:5 **representation (1)** 7:20 **representations (1)** 117:9 **representative (2)** 13:6;48:24 **represented (2)** 7:6;104:6 **representing (3)** 6:24;7:2,3 **request (1)** 62:10 **requests (3)** 71:23;72:8;73:18 **reserved (1)** 4:9 **residence (14)** 51:17,22;52:13,18, 24;53:11;77:23; 78:15,22;79:2,5,16; 81:14;101:21 **respect (1)** 89:19 **respective (1)** 4:4 **respond (1)** 73:18 **responded (1)** 107:3 **response (3)** 72:8;83:15;104:16 **Responses (2)** 81:18,25 **responsibilities (4)** 25:2;38:22;39:7,8 **responsibility (1)** 94:24 **restore (6)** 69:20,24;70:7,12, 17;72:4\n\n**YAN PING WANG**\n\n#### **PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P. vs. KWOK HO WAN, et al** Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 131 of 133\n\n**YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018**\n\n| restructuring (2) | saying (1) | session (1) | 44:10,12,13,17,22,24; | 63:2,22;64:9,10,14, |\n|-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|\n| 96:13,19 | 23:4 | 14:6 | 45:9,19,20;115:4,18; | 25;65:5,6,8,9,11,18, |\n| result (1) | Schiller (3) | set (6) | 116:3 | 25;66:9,13,24;74:11; |\n| 10:6 | 8:25;9:19,23 | 55:16;57:23;77:5,7; | sold (1) | 75:23;76:5;108:12 |\n| results (1) | scope (14) | 81:19;82:2 | 86:3 | ss (1) |\n| 105:23 | 7:16,17;34:3;38:4; | setting (3) | somebody (3) | 119:4 |\n| resumed (1) | 49:14,17;50:6,8,24; | 56:11;57:9;76:20 | 26:12;35:13;92:16 | stand (1) |\n| 103:5 | 51:9,15;57:17;58:7; | Seven (2) | someone (2) | 25:16 |\n| review (1) | 62:15 | 41:3;52:12 | 30:14;92:7 | start (10) |\n| 14:16 | sealing (1) | shakes (1) | sometimes (1) | 11:17,19;17:21; |\n| reviewed (1) | 4:5 | 11:8 | 10:24 | 18:8;21:14,24;32:15; |\n| | | | | |\n| 76:19 | search (5) | shall (2) | son (14) | 44:21;45:9;59:25 |\n| right (61) | 59:2;71:20;72:11; | 4:9,17 | 29:15;30:6;60:4; | started (5) |\n| 9:18;25:5;28:19,22; | 73:16;108:11 | Shari (1) | 91:13,20;95:7,11; | 20:18;22:12;24:19; |\n| 38:4;39:17;41:10; | searched (8) | 5:16 | 96:15,20,24;97:3; | 41:5;61:18 |\n| 46:2;51:24;52:3; | 71:16;72:7;108:4,8, | Sherry (3) | 101:14,21,24 | State (5) |\n| 53:15;54:5;56:24; | 18,21;113:4,8 | 75:8;93:22;101:11 | son's (1) | 5:7,21;56:2;119:3, |\n| 59:22,23;61:10;62:3; | SEARLES (36) | Sherry-Netherland (10) | 32:6 | 24 |\n| 64:2,11,19;65:2;70:3, | 6:9,9,25;7:3,12; | 63:23;65:2;77:22; | soon (1) | step (1) |\n| 4,11,13;72:4;74:17; | 12:18;13:15,22;33:7; | 79:5;94:25;98:4; | 106:2 | 71:22 |\n| 79:22;80:22;81:24; | 34:4,16,19,23;35:3; | 100:21;105:2;106:10; | Sorry (15) | still (8) |\n| 84:25;85:13,24; | 37:10,20;38:8,24; | 112:4 | 14:10;20:9;25:20; | 10:3;36:18;64:13; |\n| 86:14;90:2,6,10;92:5, | 49:11,19;50:5,8,14, | Shiny (5) | 48:13;53:21;66:11; | 67:9;72:18;74:9,16; |\n| 17;95:7;96:10;99:22; | 22;51:8,12;55:7; | 51:5;75:24;76:3,6,9 | 68:11;70:10;71:19; | 79:8 |\n| 102:5;104:20;106:25; | 57:16,25;58:6,11,16; | shore (1) | 82:24;93:9;95:21; | STIPULATED (4) |\n| 107:4,12;108:9,22; | 62:12;102:10;117:19, | 66:2 | 98:19;111:10;113:6 | 4:3,7,11,16 |\n| 109:2,15,19;110:11; | 25 | show (4) | sort (1) | stop (1) |\n| 116:10,14,15,18; | second (8) | 14:5;87:18,25; | 90:18 | 72:21 |\n| 117:6,7,11,15 | 8:4;12:14,16;56:18; | 103:23 | sound (2) | strike (4) |\n| role (5) | 68:9,10;107:16,16 | showing (1) | 62:3;86:13 | 55:15;61:22;75:24; |\n| 36:16;38:11;60:9; | secretary (1) | 87:21 | speak (2) | 77:21 |\n| 86:17,20 | 32:23 | side (2) | 14:20,24 | structure (3) |\n| room (2) | seem (1) | 71:24;104:7 | specifically (1) | 50:2,12;116:9 |\n| 13:22;29:9 | 106:12 | signature (3) | 31:8 | Stuart (1) |\n| Ross (1) | seems (1) | 56:20;57:4;85:5 | speech (2) | 6:3 |\n| 6:10 | 65:19 | signed (6) | 37:17,21 | stuff (1) |\n| rules (1) | sell (3) | 4:12,14;56:4;84:20; | speechless (1) | 27:4 |\n| 10:21 | 52:13,17;92:4 | 104:22;119:19 | 105:22 | subject (2) |\n| running (2) | selling (1) | significance (1) | spoken (4) | 63:25;110:24 |\n| 39:11;45:21 | 87:13 | 17:8 | 12:18;90:24;91:4,8 | submit (1) |\n| runs (1) | send (4) | significant (1) | spot (1) | 104:15 |\n| 44:16 | 32:6;69:9;88:9; | 109:5 | 102:12 | submitted (4) |\n| | 101:7 | single (2) | Spring (121) | 53:24;54:5,7;55:25 |\n| S | senior (4) | 42:13;72:15 | 7:23;13:6;17:25; | Subpoena (2) |\n| | 32:19;36:22;37:2,5 | sit (1) | 18:9,13,14,15,21,22, | 47:5,8 |\n| safer (1) | sense (1) | 46:13 | 23;19:3,7,12,14,15, | subscribed (1) |\n| 73:8 | 84:24 | situation (4) | 17,20,23,25;20:2,4,7, | 119:19 |\n| sale (5) | sensitive (1) | 15:13;62:8;66:6,19 | 10,18,22;30:12;31:3, | substance (2) |\n| 63:23;65:2;79:19; | 109:3 | six (3) | 8,12;32:11,20,21; | 15:19;103:20 |\n| 86:21,24 | sensitivity (1) | 42:19;43:2;51:16 | 33:2,6,10,17;34:15, | suing (1) |\n| same (11) | 107:19 | Sloane (29) | 22;35:2,11,15;36:16, | 8:13 |\n| 4:14;18:7;23:6,8, | sent (7) | 63:18;64:21,25; | 20;37:5,9,13;38:5,12, | suit (1) |\n| 10;34:16,23;35:3; | 64:18;71:23;74:7, | 65:17;67:6;72:19; | 16,19,23;39:3,15,20, | 8:15 |\n| 37:11,24;57:25 | 15;82:7;105:19;112:8 | 74:9;78:24;86:23; | 22;40:2,10,14,22; | supervise (1) |\n| sarcastic (2) | sentence (1) | 87:2,5,10,13,21;88:5; | 41:4;43:4,10,25;44:6, | 46:11 |\n| 58:12,14 | 107:11 | 90:24;91:4,9;97:21, | 11,16,21,23;47:8; | Support (2) |\n| Sarnoff (2) | September (6) | 22;105:10,22;107:15; | 48:2,6,11;49:9;50:3, | 5:15,17 |\n| 6:3,3 | 21:8,10;27:7;30:11; | 109:14;110:23;111:5, | 13,17,25;53:24; | Supreme (2) |\n| save (1) | 32:12;33:3 | 8,12;112:2 | 54:23;55:10,17; | 5:7;55:25 |\n| 74:5 | serve (3) | SN (2) | 56:11,13;57:9,23; | sure (16) |\n| saw (4) | 38:10;46:16,21 | 95:22;98:18 | 58:4;59:5,10,14,18, | 10:20;11:24;36:13; |\n| 67:8;82:15;99:12; | served (1) | social (16) | 21;60:10,13,16,20; | 47:18;70:6,15,19,21, |\n| 114:20 | 47:9 | 32:7;43:17,19,21; | 61:2,9,12,18,22;62:9; | 22,23,24;77:17; |\n| | | | | |\n\n**Min-U-Script® Ellen Grauer Court Reporting Co., LLC (8) restructuring - sure**\n\n#### **PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P. vs. KWOK HO WAN, et al** Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 132 of 133\n\n**YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018**\n\n| 82:19;97:10;116:6; | 5:12,16;6:25;7:4,7; | true (7) | 77:5,8 | 49:1,25;50:1,10;51:1; |\n|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|\n| 117:4 | 10:15;12:9,12,20; | 56:19,25;57:11; | Urbana (4) | 52:1;53:1,23;54:1,20, |\n| swear (3) | 14:22;16:7;18:19; | 66:17;96:10;119:10, | 62:2,10;65:17,23 | 22;55:1;56:1;57:1; |\n| 5:23;56:19,25 | 47:23;48:4 | 12 | use (10) | 58:1;59:1;60:1;61:1; |\n| swearing (1) | today's (1) | trust (1) | 17:2,2,6,11,12; | 62:1;63:1;64:1;65:1; |\n| 84:19 | 118:4 | 96:23 | 41:19;46:14;69:8; | 66:1;67:1;68:1;69:1; |\n| sworn (4) | together (1) | truth (1) | 71:8;72:23 | 70:1;71:1;72:1;73:1; |\n| 4:12,15;6:13;16:7 | 39:14 | 84:24 | used (5) | 74:1;75:1;76:1;77:1; |\n| | told (24) | truthful (1) | 17:4;71:5;111:22; | 78:1;79:1;80:1;81:1; |\n| T | 12:18;15:16,17; | 12:12 | 112:13,15 | 82:1;83:1;84:1;85:1; |\n| | 24:17;32:6;35:25; | truthfully (1) | user (2) | 86:1;87:1;88:1;89:1; |\n| talk (6) | 40:11,13;49:5;58:18; | 12:9 | 45:18;46:15 | 90:1;91:1;92:1;93:1; |\n| 16:3;86:23;87:2,5; | 69:4;72:2;73:8;75:13; | try (14) | users (1) | 94:1;95:1;96:1;97:1; |\n| 99:14;101:6 | 76:12;77:10,25; | 10:25;11:16,18; | 46:4 | 98:1;99:1;100:1; |\n| talked (3) | 79:10;81:3,6;85:18; | 12:23;19:22;68:15; | uses (2) | 101:1;102:1;103:1, |\n| 80:2;85:11;93:19 | 89:2;101:6,10 | 69:9;70:9;71:17,19; | 112:11,19 | 12;104:1,19;105:1; |\n| tape (2) | took (2) | 72:3;97:3;100:11; | | 106:1;107:1;108:1; |\n| 54:18;103:10 | 27:8;29:16 | 109:25 | V | 109:1;110:1;111:1; |\n| team (4) | top (3) | trying (5) | | 112:1;113:1;114:1; |\n| 39:13,14;41:2; | 67:5;105:9;109:21 | 43:12;86:20;90:20, | verbal (2) | 115:1;116:1;117:1; |\n| 46:11 | topic (12) | 22;92:4 | 11:7,14 | 118:1;119:7,16 |\n| telling (1) | 48:16;49:16,23; | turn (3) | verification (5) | W-A-N-G (2) |\n| 101:8 | 50:5,21;51:7,18; | 85:10;94:12;95:19 | 69:10,11,13,16,17 | 16:8,20 |\n| ten (1) | 52:25;53:5,12,15,22 | two (10) | version (2) | way (7) |\n| 53:23 | topics (6) | 18:7;23:5;32:22; | 56:21;57:5 | 17:12;27:6;66:16; |\n| termination (1) | 47:13,21,21;49:2, | 49:25;54:19;64:2; | versus (1) | 69:3;70:6;90:19; |\n| 53:7 | 13,21 | 75:2,20;115:7;116:17 | 5:6 | 115:25 |\n| terms (2) | trademark (7) | types (3) | via (1) | website (6) |\n| 28:18;109:25 | 58:5,22,25;59:2,3, | 43:14,16;94:5 | 69:7 | 43:15,18;44:11; |\n| terrace (2) | 11,15 | | Victoriavic768 (1) | 59:3;63:8,11 |\n| 100:18;101:8 | transcript (4) | U | 113:8 | websites (1) |\n| territory (1) | 15:21,24;119:8,9 | | Victoriavic768@gmailcom (2) | 43:16 |\n| 37:24 | transfer (8) | Ua (1) | 110:24;111:17 | week (5) |\n| testified (8) | 52:13,17;91:12,19, | 98:9 | VIDEOGRAPHER (8) | 13:14;15:2;99:9,17, |\n| 6:14;70:10;83:5; | 23;94:18;95:5,11 | UBS (2) | 5:2;54:14,18; | 18 |\n| 103:6;104:2;108:7; | transferred (1) | 56:3,13 | 102:14;103:10; | Wen (1) |\n| 116:7;117:3 | 50:19 | Ullman (13) | 116:21,24;118:3 | 42:23 |\n| testifies (1) | transferring (3) | 93:19,20,24;94:6, | videotaped (1) | weren't (2) |\n| 57:22 | 55:17;56:12;57:9 | 17;96:2;97:18;98:4; | 5:3 | 65:10;70:19 |\n| testify (6) | translate (11) | 99:13,25;100:12; | visiting (1) | what's (8) |\n| 12:9;47:23;48:3,10; | 25:15;26:14,15,20; | 101:4,7 | 26:8 | 25:20;38:13;45:23; |\n| 49:2;51:6 | 29:8;38:7;63:7,9; | Ullman's (1) | | 66:11;71:11;73:2; |\n| testifying (3) | 87:16;89:17;110:12 | 15:25 | W | 75:6;97:7 |\n| 10:18;13:4;55:14 | translated (5) | ultimate (1) | | whenever (1) |\n| testimony (8) | 29:10;83:23,24; | 96:14 | wait (2) | 29:8 |\n| 12:12;15:19;24:9; | 110:16,17 | ultimately (2) | 11:16,18 | whole (8) |\n| 33:15;103:20;104:4; | translating (2) | 77:14;96:6 | waived (1) | 20:24;41:20,23,24, |\n| 119:8,11 | 27:24;29:24 | under (5) | 4:6 | 25;42:3;83:2;84:8 |\n| thinking (1) | translation (6) | 10:18;84:19,19; | Wan (4) | Who's (1) |\n| 17:11 | 26:6;28:3,4;29:25, | 101:3;119:9 | 5:6;6:11;56:21; | 7:19 |\n| thought (3) | 25;84:2 | understood (3) | 57:5 | Whose (4) |\n| 84:14;106:8;116:18 | translator (11) | 11:3;16:21;19:3 | Wang (124) | 20:13;45:8;85:20; |\n| Thousands (1) | 12:19,25;25:17; | undertake (1) | 5:4;7:1;8:1;9:1; | 112:23 |\n| 46:7 | 26:4;27:19;34:25; | 96:13 | 10:1;11:1;12:1;13:1; | William (1) |\n| three (3) | 38:11,15,17;46:25; | unilaterally (2) | 14:1;15:1;16:1,8,13; | 113:12 |\n| 32:23;50:16;103:11 | 63:4 | 34:2;38:3 | 17:1;18:1;19:1;20:1; | willing (1) |\n| times (9) | traveling (2) | unless (1) | 21:1;22:1;23:1;24:1; | 106:12 |\n| 8:3;51:5;75:24; | 64:7;99:4 | 12:3 | 25:1;26:1;27:1;28:1; | within (4) |\n| 76:3,6,9;88:24;93:6,8 | trial (1) | up (17) | 29:1;30:1;31:1;32:1; | 4:6,12,17;108:12 |\n| title (5) | 4:10 | 19:11;20:21;21:10; | 33:1;34:1;35:1;36:1; | without (2) |\n| 18:3;20:6;39:2,5; | tried (5) | 37:19;40:19;45:8,21; | 37:1;38:1;39:1;40:1; | 26:10;101:8 |\n| 81:24 | 68:18;70:7,12,17; | 55:16;56:11;57:9,23; | 41:1;42:1;43:1;44:1; | witness (10) |\n| today (14) | 71:3 | 69:12,14;73:8;76:20; | 45:1;46:1;47:1;48:1; | 5:24;6:12;7:4; |\n\n#### **PACIFIC ALLIANCE ASIA OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P. vs. KWOK HO WAN, et al** Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 133 of 133\n\n**YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018**\n\n| 38:25;50:15;52:7; | 20;94:21,24 | 10 (1) | 3:46 (1) |\n|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|\n| 54:13;58:2;62:13; | Y-O-N-G (1) | 105:10 | 98:23 |\n| 117:24 | 92:8 | 10:15 (1) | 30b6 (2) |\n| woman (1) | York (58) | 5:20 | 48:23;52:6 |\n| 93:10 | 5:8,8;7:23;13:6; | 100 (1) | 36 (2) |\n| Wong (5) | 18:15,20,21;19:4,14; | 41:18 | 56:9;57:8 |\n| 16:15;56:10;98:10; | 20:2;32:25;35:11,14, | 11 (1) | |\n| 105:9,13 | 25;36:7,12,17;39:3, | 5:12 | 4 |\n| W-O-N-G (2) | 15,21;40:2,15,18,22; | 11:10 (1) | |\n| 16:16,20
word (3) | 41:5;43:5;44:6,16;
47:8;48:2,7,11;49:9; | 54:15
11:22 (1) | 4 (4) |\n| 45:15,17;59:3 | 50:3,13,17;51:22; | 54:21 | 47:12;63:13,14,16
400 (1) |\n| words (3) | 54:25;55:17,19;56:2, | 12 (3) | 9:25 |\n| 23:8;110:15,17 | 12,14;57:23;59:5,11; | 29:22;63:18;98:23 | |\n| work (21) | 61:9;63:2;64:9,15; | 12:23 (2) | 5 |\n| 21:20;27:5,23; | 65:5,6,8,11;99:6; | 102:15,18 | |\n| 29:19,23;30:3,11,11; | 100:13;102:8;116:13 | 13 (1) | 5 (3) |\n| 31:2,7,25;32:10;33:2; | York's (2) | 47:9 | 81:16,17,22 |\n| 35:11;39:13;43:12; | 51:2;56:13 | | 500 (1) |\n| 44:11;65:6;67:4; | YouTube (4) | 2 | 9:25 |\n| 113:20,25 | 43:22;44:7,8,9 | | 500,000 (1) |\n| worked (9)
21:12;25:5,8;27:14, | Yu (1)
16:25 | 2 (3) | 10:2 |\n| 18;39:21;40:2;92:22, | Y-U (1) | 55:21,22,24
2009 (11) | 6 |\n| 25 | 16:22 | 21:19,20,24;22:13; | |\n| working (11) | Yue (4) | 27:6,15,16,18,25; | 6 (3) |\n| 18:8;20:18;21:15, | 17:3,4,9,12 | 29:22;42:4 | 93:14,15,17 |\n| 24;22:12;27:25;28:7; | Y-U-E (1) | 2012 (9) | 60 (2) |\n| 41:5;42:4;61:18; | 16:22 | 27:11,12,15,18,25; | 106:13;109:19 |\n| 64:13 | Yvette (11) | 29:12,16;30:8;31:24 | 652077/2017 (1) |\n| works (3) | 16:8,15,21,25;17:4; | 2015 (32) | 5:9 |\n| 43:25;114:3,12 | 98:9,10;105:9,13,22; | 20:5,7,19,23;21:5,8, | 67 (2) |\n| Wow (1) | 115:23 | 11;27:7,13,13;29:17, | 109:6,23 |\n| 21:25
write (2) | Yvettewong7@Gmail (2)
68:3;70:16 | 18;30:2,4,11,11; | 7 |\n| 98:22;112:21 | Yvettewong7@Gmailcom (3) | 31:24;32:12;33:3;
39:19;48:19;51:16, | |\n| writes (4) | 67:7;68:17;70:8 | 21;54:23;55:17; | 7 (3) |\n| 105:22;107:15; | Yvetteyue423@gmail (1) | 56:10;77:23;78:15; | 97:23,24;98:2 |\n| 111:5;112:3 | 105:15 | 85:12;86:4,5,13 | 78 (1) |\n| writing (3) | Yvetteyue423@Gmailcom (1) | 2016 (9) | 88:14 |\n| 109:14,16;112:3 | 98:8 | 88:14;91:12,15; | |\n| written (5) | | 95:20;100:19;104:24; | 8 |\n| 28:4,4;82:6;83:25; | 0 | 105:10;106:19; | |\n| 84:5 | | 114:22 | 8 (3) |\n| wrong (1)
116:7 | 0022 (1)
95:22 | 2017 (12)
17:19,20;59:18; | 105:4,5,7 |\n| wrote (2) | 00284 (1) | 63:18;64:5;68:5,6,8; | 800 (3)
61:15;63:22;64:14 |\n| 110:11;111:13 | 98:19 | 70:12,12;71:6;98:23 | 85 (2) |\n| | 0284 (1) | 2018 (19) | 88:14,18 |\n| Y | 98:19 | 5:12;17:18;18:11; | |\n| | | 19:8,19,21;35:10; | 9 |\n| Yan (8) | 1 | 39:4,21;40:3,10,11, | |\n| 5:3;16:13;53:23; | | 23;41:6;47:9;61:19; | 9 (2) |\n| 54:19;103:11;104:19; | 1 (3) | 99:22;100:14;119:20 | 110:20,22 |\n| 119:7,16 | 47:4,5,7 | 24 (1) | |\n| year (17)
7:14;9:4;17:15,16; | 1:28 (2) | 85:3
26 (1) | |\n| 18:10;48:20;68:5; | 103:3,13
1:43 (1) | 95:20 | |\n| 69:23;71:23;82:17, | 116:22 | | |\n| 18,19,19;83:12,13; | 1:47 (1) | 3 | |\n| 91:14;100:19 | 116:25 | | |\n| Yong (7) | 1:48 (2) | 3 (3) | |\n| 92:7,10;93:10,18, | 118:6,7 | 58:21,22,24 | |","body_zh":null,"key_entities":["Kwok","Je","Guo","CIPA","William Je"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":33001,"status":"published","published_at":"2023-07-25 00:00:00","created_at":"2023-07-25","updated_at":"2026-07-07 07:59:02"}