{"id":"court_ctb_848_0","court":"CTB","case_no":"22-50073","doc_number":848,"sub_number":0,"doc_type":"ORDER","filed_date":"2020-09-23","title":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF FILING OF EXCE","summary_zh":null,"summary_en":null,"body_en":"## **UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION**\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------X In re: Ho Wan Kwok, Debtor.<sup>1</sup> : : : : : : : : Chapter 11 Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) --------------------------------------------------------------------X\n\n## **CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF FILING OF EXCERPT OF TRANSCRIPT FROM DEBTOR'S SECTION 341 MEETING OF CREDITORS IN CONNECTION WITH DEBTOR'S OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN ACE DECADE HOLDINGS LIMITED**\n\n**PLEASE TAKE NOTICE** that at the hearing held before this Court on September 6, 2022\n\n(the \"September 6 Hearing\"), Mr. Luc A. Despins, in his capacity as the chapter 11 trustee (the\n\n\"Trustee\") appointed in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok (the \"Debtor\"), raised the issue of\n\nthe Debtor's ownership interest in Ace Decade Holdings Limited (\"Ace Decade\").\n\n**PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE** that, as stated by the Trustee at the September 6\n\nHearing, the Debtor submitted a signed complaint to a court in the United Kingdom (the \"UK\n\nComplaint\"), dated September 23, 2020, in which the Debtor stated that he had acquired Ace\n\nDecade on November 10, 2014.<sup>2</sup>\n\n**PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE** that attached hereto as **Exhibit 1** is a highlighted\n\nexcerpt of the transcript from the Debtor's continued meeting of creditors pursuant to section 341\n\n<sup>1</sup> Although the Debtor's legal name is Ho Wan Kwok, he is also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases. The last four digits of the Debtor's taxpayer identification number are 9595.\n\n<sup>2</sup> *Debtor's Objection to Application of Chapter 11 Trustee for Entry Of Order Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Sections 327, 328, and 330 and Bankruptcy Rules 2014 and 2016, Authorizing and Approving Retention and Employment of Paul Hastings LLP as Counsel to Chapter 11 Trustee*, Exhibit 1, Docket No. 622-1, ¶ 3 (\"Ace Decade was . . . acquired by Mr Kwok on or around 10 November 2014\"), ¶ 24 (\"Ace Decade was acquired on 10 November 2014 by Mr Kwok\").\n\nof the Bankruptcy Code, which took place on April 6, 2022 (the \"April 341 Meeting\"). At the April 341 Meeting, the Debtor, consistent with the UK Complaint, testified through an interpreter, among other things, that he was the \"legal representing owner\" of Ace Decade,<sup>3</sup> that there were no other owners of Ace Decade,<sup>4</sup> and that he became owner of Ace Decade \"[a]t the end of 2014.\"<sup>5</sup>\n\nDated: September 12, 2022 LUC A. DESPINS,\n\nNew Haven, Connecticut CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE\n\nBy: */s/ Patrick R. Linsey* Douglas S. Skalka (ct00616) Patrick R. Linsey (ct29437) NEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C. 195 Church Street, 13th Floor New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (203) 781-2847 dskalka@npmlaw.com plinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n*and*\n\nNicholas A. Bassett *(pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street NW Washington, D.C., 20036 (202) 551-1902 nicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n*and*\n\n<sup>3</sup> Transcript of Continued Meeting of Creditors, April 6, 2022, at 61:3-5 (\"Q: Are you the only legal owner of Ace Decades? A: I am a legal representing owner.\").\n\n<sup>4</sup> *Id.* at 61:6-7 (\"Q: Are there any other owners of Ace Decade? A: No.\").\n\n<sup>5</sup> *Id.* at 61:8-10 (\"Q: When did you become an owner of Ace Decade Holdings Limited? A: At the end of 2014.\").\n\nAvram E. Luft *(pro hac vice*) Douglass Barron (*pro hac vice*) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6079 aviluft@paulhastings.com\n\n*Counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee*\n\n## **Exhibit 1**\n\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT In Re \\* Chapter 11 \\* \\* HO WAN KWOK, \\* Case 22-50073(JAM) \\* Debtor. \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* \\* TRANSCRIPT OF CONTINUED 341 MEETING OF CREDITORS APRIL 6, 2022 Electronically Recorded by the Office of the United States Trustee Transcript Prepared By: Christine Fiore, CERT Fiore Reporting and Transcription Service, Inc. 4 Research Drive, Suite 402 Shelton, CT 06484 (203)929-9992\n\n Ho Wan Kwok - April 6, 2022 APPEARANCES: For the Debtor: WILLIAM R. BALDIGA, ESQ. BEN SILVERBERG, ESQ. Brown Rudnick, LLP Seven Times Square New York, NY 10036 For the U.S. Trustee: HOLLEY E. CLAIBORN, ESQ. STEVEN MACKEY, ESQ. Office of the U.S. Trustee 150 State Street New Haven, CT 06510 For Logan Cheng, JAY MARSHALL WOLMAN, ESQ. Creditor: Randazza Legal Group 100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 For Pacific Alliance DAVID V. HARBACH, II, ESQ. Asia Opportunity Fund, O'Melveny & Myers, LLP LP, Creditors: 1625 I Street NW Washington, DC 20006 STUART SARNOFF, ESQ. MAKENZIE RUSSO O'Melveny & Myers, LLP Times Square Tower 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 ANNECCA SMITH, ESQ. Robinson and Cole 280 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103 For Bruno Wu, Weican KRISTEN MAYHEW, ESQ. Meng and Rui Ma, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Creditors: Carpenter One State Street Hartford, CT 06103 For the Official STEVEN STAFSTROM, ESQ. Committee of Unsecured Pullman & Comley Creditors: 850 Main Street Bridgeport, CT 06601\n\n2\n\n| Case 22-50073 | Doc 848<br>Filed 09/12/22<br>Entered 09/12/22 12:49:26<br>Page 7 of 8 |\n|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|\n|               | Ho Wan Kwok - April 6, 2022<br>60                                     |\n| 1             | A<br>No.                                                              |\n| 2             | MR. BALDIGA:<br>Excuse me.<br>Holley, I'm not                         |\n| 3             | sure if you're going to come back to it, but there                    |\n| 4             | is a reference to the \\$12,000.                                       |\n| 5             | MS. CLAIBORN:<br>I did see that.                                      |\n| 6             | MR. BALDIGA:<br>Oh, you said he didn't                                |\n| 7             | disclose it.                                                          |\n| 8             | MS. CLAIBORN:<br>He did not.<br>It's not in                           |\n| 9             | response to the questions on Schedule A-B.                            |\n| 10            | MR. BALDIGA:<br>It's right there.                                     |\n| 11            | MS. CLAIBORN:<br>We can disagree about                                |\n| 12            | whether or not it's disclosed, but it's my position                   |\n| 13            | that it's not disclosed.<br>I understand you might                    |\n| 14            | take a different position.                                            |\n| 15            | BY MS. CLAIBORN:                                                      |\n| 16            | Q<br>Mr. Kwok, do you own any interest in a                           |\n| 17            | company called Ace Decade Holdings Limited?                           |\n| 18            | A<br>Yes.                                                             |\n| 19            | Q<br>What is the nature of your ownership                             |\n| 20            | interest in Ace Decade Holdings Limited?                              |\n| 21            | A<br>So I have the interest and ask for UBS to                        |\n| 22            | pay back \\$500 million.<br>That kind of interest.                     |\n| 23            | Q<br>Are you the only legal owner of Ace Decade                       |\n| 24            | Holdings Limited?                                                     |\n| 25            | THE OFFICIAL INTERPRETER:<br>Are you the                              |\n\nFiore Reporting and Transcription Service, Inc.\n\n|    | Ho Wan Kwok - April 6, 2022<br>61                      |\n|----|--------------------------------------------------------|\n| 1  | only -- can you repeat that question?                  |\n| 2  | BY MS. CLAIBORN:                                       |\n| 3  | Q<br>Are you the only legal owner of Ace               |\n| 4  | Decades?                                               |\n| 5  | A<br>I am a legal representing owner.                  |\n| 6  | Q<br>Are there any other owners of Ace Decade?         |\n| 7  | A<br>No.                                               |\n| 8  | Q<br>When did you become an owner of Ace Decade        |\n| 9  | Holdings Limited?                                      |\n| 10 | A<br>At the end of 2014.                               |\n| 11 | Q<br>This is a long question.<br>In your               |\n| 12 | litigation in London against UBS, you are an           |\n| 13 | individual plaintiff.<br>What is the basis for your    |\n| 14 | claim as an individual plaintiff?                      |\n| 15 | A<br>Because I'm the 100 percent representative        |\n| 16 | for Ace Decade.                                        |\n| 17 | Q<br>In the litigation against UBS in London,          |\n| 18 | there is an allegation that Ace Decade gave \\$500      |\n| 19 | million to Dawn State Limited.<br>Where did Ace Decade |\n| 20 | get the \\$500 million?                                 |\n| 21 | A<br>I loan from my family.                            |\n| 22 | Q<br>Did you borrow money from your family and         |\n| 23 | give it to Ace Decade?                                 |\n| 24 | A<br>Yes.                                              |\n| 25 | MS. CLAIBORN:<br>I don't think that was --             |\n\nFiore Reporting and Transcription Service, Inc.\n\nCase 22-50073 Doc 848 Filed 09/12/22 Entered 09/12/22 12:49:26 Page 8 of 8","body_zh":"UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION（美国康涅狄格州破产法院布里奇波特分部）\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------X\n关于：Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵），债务人。1\n第11章\n案件编号：22-50073 (JAM)\n--------------------------------------------------------------------X\n第11章受托人就债务人在 ACE DECADE HOLDINGS LIMITED（源鼎控股有限公司）中的所有权权益提交债务人第341条债权人会议记录摘录的通知\n\n请注意，在2022年9月6日本法院举行的听证会（“9月6日听证会”）上，Luc A. Despins 先生以在 Ho Wan Kwok（郭文贵，即“债务人”）的第11章案件中获任命的第11章受托人（“受托人”）身份，提出了债务人在 Ace Decade Holdings Limited（“Ace Decade”）中的所有权权益问题。\n\n请进一步注意，正如受托人在9月6日听证会上所述，债务人向英国一家法院提交了一份签署日期为2020年9月23日的起诉书（“英国起诉书”），债务人在其中声明其已于2014年11月10日收购了 Ace Decade。2\n\n请进一步注意，作为附件1附于本通知后的是依据《破产法典》第341条于2022年4月6日举行的债务人续行债权人会议（“4月341会议”）记录的高亮摘录。\n\n1 尽管债务人的法定姓名是 Ho Wan Kwok，但他也以 Guo Wengui（郭文贵）、Miles Guo 和 Miles Kwok 以及许多其他化名为人所知。债务人纳税人识别号的后四位数字是 9595。\n\n2 《债务人对第11章受托人依据〈破产法典〉第327、328和330条以及〈破产规则〉第2014和2016条申请作出授权并批准聘请 Paul Hastings LLP（普衡律师事务所）担任第11章受托人法律顾问的命令所提出的异议》，附件1，卷宗号 622-1，第3段（“Ace Decade 由郭先生于2014年11月10日左右……收购”），第24段（“Ace Decade 于2014年11月10日由郭先生收购”）。\n\n在4月341会议上，债务人与英国起诉书一致，通过翻译作证称（除其他事项外）：他是 Ace Decade 的“法定代表所有人”3，Ace Decade 没有其他所有人4，并且他是在“2014年底”成为 Ace Decade 的所有人的5。\n\n日期：2022年9月12日\n康涅狄格州纽黑文\n\nLUC A. DESPINS，\n第11章受托人\n\n签署人：/s/ Patrick R. Linsey\nDouglas S. Skalka (ct00616)\nPatrick R. Linsey (ct29437)\nNEUBERT, PEPE & MONTEITH, P.C.\n195 Church Street, 13th Floor\nNew Haven, Connecticut 06510\n(203) 781-2847\ndskalka@npmlaw.com\nplinsey@npmlaw.com\n\n及\n\nNicholas A. Bassett（申请特别出庭许可）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP\n2050 M Street NW\nWashington, D.C., 20036\n(202) 551-1902\nnicholasbassett@paulhastings.com\n\n及\n\n3 2022年4月6日续行债权人会议记录，第61页第3-5行（“问：您是 Ace Decades 的唯一合法所有人吗？答：我是法定代表所有人。”）。\n\n4 同上，第61页第6-7行（“问：Ace Decade 还有其他所有人吗？答：没有。”）。\n\n5 同上，第61页第8-10行（“问：您是什么时候成为 Ace Decade Holdings Limited 的所有人的？答：在2014年底。”）。\n\nAvram E. Luft（申请特别出庭许可）\nDouglass Barron（申请特别出庭许可）\nPAUL HASTINGS LLP\n200 Park Avenue\nNew York, New York 10166\n(212) 318-6079\naviluft@paulhastings.com\n\n第11章受托人之法律顾问\n附件1\n\nUNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT（美国康涅狄格州破产法院）\n关于\n第11章\nHO WAN KWOK（郭文贵），\n案件编号 22-50073(JAM)\n债务人。\n\n2022年4月6日续行341债权人会议记录\n由美国受托人办公室进行电子录音\n记录整理人：Christine Fiore, CERT\nFiore Reporting and Transcription Service, Inc.\n4 Research Drive, Suite 402\nShelton, CT 06484\n(203)929-9992\n\nHo Wan Kwok - 2022年4月6日\n出庭人员：\n代表债务人：\nWILLIAM R. BALDIGA, ESQ.\nBEN SILVERBERG, ESQ.\nBrown Rudnick, LLP\nSeven Times Square\nNew York, NY 10036\n\n代表美国受托人：\nHOLLEY E. CLAIBORN, ESQ.\nSTEVEN MACKEY, ESQ.\nOffice of the U.S. Trustee\n150 State Street\nNew Haven, CT 06510\n\n代表债权人 Logan Cheng（郑乐根）：\nJAY MARSHALL WOLMAN, ESQ.\nRandazza Legal Group\n100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor\nHartford, CT 06103\n\n代表债权人 Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund, LP（太盟亚洲机会基金）：\nDAVID V. HARBACH, II, ESQ.\nO'Melveny & Myers, LLP\n1625 I Street NW\nWashington, DC 20006\n\nSTUART SARNOFF, ESQ.\nMAKENZIE RUSSO\nO'Melveny & Myers, LLP\nTimes Square Tower\n7 Times Square\nNew York, NY 10036\n\nANNECCA SMITH, ESQ.\nRobinson and Cole\n280 Trumbull Street\nHartford, CT 06103\n\n代表债权人 Bruno Wu（吴征）、Weican Meng（孟维参）及 Rui Ma（马锐）：\nKRISTEN MAYHEW, ESQ.\nMcElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter\nOne State Street\nHartford, CT 06103\n\n代表无担保债权人官方委员会：\nSTEVEN STAFSTROM, ESQ.\nPullman & Comley\n850 Main Street\nBridgeport, CT 06601\n\n案件 22-50073 文件 848\n提交于 09/12/22\n录入于 09/12/22 12:49:26\n\nHo Wan Kwok - 2022年4月6日\n\n1 答：\n没有。\n2 BALDIGA 先生：\n请原谅。\nHolley，我不\n3 确定你是否还会回到这个问题上，但这里\n4 提到了那 12,000 美元。\n5 CLAIBORN 女士：\n我确实看到了。\n6 BALDIGA 先生：\n噢，你说他没有\n7 披露。\n8 CLAIBORN 女士：\n他确实没有。\n这不是针对\n9 表格 A-B 上问题的回答。\n10 BALDIGA 先生：\n它就在那里。\n11 CLAIBORN 女士：\n关于它是否被披露，我们\n12 可以有不同意见，但我的立场\n13 是它没有被披露。\n我知道你可能会\n14 持不同立场。\n15 CLAIBORN 女士提问：\n16 问：\n郭先生，您在一家名为\n17 Ace Decade Holdings Limited 的公司中拥有任何权益吗？\n18 答：\n有。\n19 问：\n您在 Ace Decade Holdings Limited 中的所有权\n20 权益是什么性质的？\n21 答：\n就是我有权益，要求瑞银\n22 偿还 5 亿美元。\n是这种权益。\n23 问：\n您是 Ace Decade Holdings Limited 的唯一合法所有人吗？\n25 官方翻译：\n您是唯——能请您重复一下那个问题吗？\n\nFiore Reporting and Transcription Service, Inc.\n\nHo Wan Kwok - 2022年4月6日\n1 唯一——能请您重复一下那个问题吗？\n2 CLAIBORN 女士提问：\n3 问：\n您是 Ace Decades 的唯一合法所有人吗？\n5 答：\n我是法定代表所有人。\n6 问：\nAce Decade 还有其他所有人吗？\n7 答：\n没有。\n8 问：\n您是什么时候成为 Ace Decade Holdings Limited 的所有人的？\n10 答：\n在2014年底。\n11 问：\n这是一个很长的问题。\n在您\n12 于伦敦针对瑞银的诉讼中，您是\n13 个人原告。\n您作为个人原告提出\n14 主张的依据是什么？\n15 答：\n因为我是 Ace Decade 的百分之百代表人。\n17 问：\n在伦敦针对瑞银的诉讼中，\n18 有指控称 Ace Decade 向 Dawn State Limited 提供了 5 亿\n19 美元。\nAce Decade 是从哪里\n20 获得这 5 亿美元的？\n21 答：\n我向我家族借的。\n22 问：\n您向您的家族借了钱并\n23 提供给了 Ace Decade 吗？\n24 答：\n是的。\n25 CLAIBORN 女士：\n我认为那不是——\n\nFiore Reporting and Transcription Service, Inc.\n\n案件 22-50073 文件 848 提交于 09/12/22 录入于 09/12/22 12:49:26 第 8 页共 8 页","key_entities":["Kwok","Ho Wan Kwok","Paul Hastings","Guo","Despins","Miles Guo","Je"],"ecf_references":[],"word_count":1341,"status":"published","published_at":"2020-09-23 00:00:00","created_at":"2020-09-23","updated_at":"2026-08-23 12:53:29"}