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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION In Re \* Case No. 22-50073 (JAM) \* HO WAN KWOK, GENEVER HOLDINGS \* Bridgeport, Connecticut CORPORATION and GENEVER \* January 10, 2023 HOLDINGS, LLC, \* \* Debtor. \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* TRANSCRIPT OF MOTION TO MODIFY ORDER GRANTING HK INTERNATIONAL FUNDS INVESTMENTS (USA) LIMITED, LLC'S MOTION FOR ORDER ESTABLISHING REPAIR RESERVE FOR THE LADY MAY BEFORE THE HONORABLE JULIE A. MANNING UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE APPEARANCES: For the Movant, H.K. STEPHEN KINDSETH, ESQ. International Funds Zeisler & Zeisler, P.C. Investments, USA, Ltd.: 10 Middle Street, 15th Floor Bridgeport, CT 06604 For the Creditor, Pacific ANNECCA SMITH, ESQ. Alliance Asia Opportunity Robinson & Cole Fund L.P.: 28 Trumbull Street Hartford, CT 06103 For the Chapter 11 Trustee: PATRICK LINSEY, ESQ. Neubert, Pepe and Monteith 195 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510 Proceedings recorded by electronic sound recording, transcript produced by transcription service. **Fiore Reporting and Transcription Service, Inc. 4 Research Drive, Suite 402 Shelton, Connecticut 06484 (203)929-9992**

Ho Wan Kwok-January 10, 2023 2 (Proceedings commenced at 3:21 p.m.) THE COURTROOM DEPUTY: Case no. 22-50073, Ho Wan Kwok, Genever Holdings Corporation and Genever Holdings, LLC. THE COURT: Good afternoon. If we could have appearances for the record, starting with the plaintiff -- well, starting with the moving counsel I should say. MR. KINDSETH: Thank you, Your Honor. Good afternoon. Steven Kindseth, Zeisler and Zeisler, for the movant, H.K. International Funds Investments, USA, Limited. THE COURT: Good afternoon. MR. LINSEY: Good afternoon, Your Honor. Patrick Linsey, for the Chapter 11 Trustee. THE COURT: Good afternoon. MS. SMITH: Good afternoon, Your Honor. Annecca Smith, local counsel for PAX. THE COURT: Good afternoon. Now, no one's appearing on the phone, right? It's just us? MR. KINDSETH: Yes. THE COURT: All right. So go ahead, Attorney Kindseth. This your motion. MR. KINDSETH: Thank you, Your Honor. We're requesting another continuance of this. We're still engaged in conversations with the trustee and

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Ho Wan Kwok-January 10, 2023 3 the other parties to the original stipulation to attempt to resolve the issue of the payment of the operating expenses for the Lady May for some term in the future. And so I'd ask that this matter be adjourned to next Tuesday at a time that's convenient for the court. THE COURT: Okay. Just give me one second to take a look. Because we're closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King holiday. I'm sorry I kept you waiting for that, but I didn't have a choice, unfortunately. MR. KINDSETH: Not a problem. THE COURT: All right. Give me one second. (Pause.) THE COURT: We have time next week at 2:00 p.m. Does that work? MR. KINDSETH: Yes, it does, Your Honor. THE COURT: Okay. MR. KINDSETH: For the movant. MR. LINSEY: That's fine, Your Honor. THE COURT: That's fine with PAX as well? MS. SMITH: Yes, Your Honor. THE COURT: Okay. Thank you. So then what we'll do is we will continue this hearing to January 17 at 2:00 p.m. And if for some reason you think that you're still working on solutions and you need a further continuance -- the problem is if you file

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| | Ho Wan Kwok-January 10, 2023<br>4 | |----|--------------------------------------------------------------| | 1 | something on Monday, you know, we won't see it until | | 2 | Tuesday, if you ask for a continuance. | | 3 | However, because the hearing's in the afternoon, | | 4 | somebody will see it and if you all agreed that you needed | | 5 | more time, I'm sure that we could address that before 2:00 | | 6 | p.m. next Tuesday. | | 7 | MR. KINDSETH:<br>Thank you, Your Honor.<br>And I'd | | 8 | also like to mention the possibility that the parties to the | | 9 | stipulation agree to a stipulated order for these expenses. | | 10 | If that happens in the next couple of days, could | | 11 | we submit that to the court for consideration? | | 12 | THE COURT:<br>Absolutely.<br>Absolutely. | | 13 | MR. KINDSETH:<br>Thank you very much, Your Honor. | | 14 | THE COURT:<br>Absolutely.<br>And the only day that | | 15 | wouldn't be acted on would be Monday, because the court is | | 16 | closed.<br>There won't be any staff or anything here. | | 17 | MR. KINDSETH:<br>Thank you very much. | | 18 | THE COURT:<br>Okay.<br>All right.<br>So that takes care | | 19 | of -- again, I'm sorry, I kept you waiting for that, but I | | 20 | should have maybe asked you before I took a recess. | | 21 | MR. KINDSETH:<br>Not an issue, Your Honor.<br>Thank | | 22 | you. | | 23 | MR. LINSEY:<br>Your Honor, would it be acceptable if | | 24 | I just briefly inquired about a housekeeping matter? | | 25 | THE COURT:<br>It depends upon what the housekeeping | | | |

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Ho Wan Kwok-January 10, 2023 5 matter is, I suppose. MR. LINSEY: There's a pending motion for a 2004 Exam, like the third omnibus that was filed without objection. And there was a certificate of service filed. THE COURT: Okay. We'll take a look at it. MR. LINSEY: The order just needs to enter, if it's acceptable to the court. THE COURT: I probably -- I haven't seen it yet, but that doesn't mean that someone hasn't tried to bring it to my attention. MR. LINSEY: I realize it's a crowded docket. THE COURT: It's okay. We will take a look at that. MR. LINSEY: Thank you, Your Honor. THE COURT: Okay. All right. So that takes care of all the matters on today's calendar, so court is adjourned. (Proceedings concluded at 3:25 p.m.)

| | Ho Wan Kwok-January 10, 2023<br>6 | |----|------------------------------------------------------------| | 1 | | | 2 | I, CHRISTINE FIORE, Certified Electronic Court Reporter | | 3 | and Transcriber, certify that the foregoing is a correct | | 4 | transcript from the official electronic sound recording of | | 5 | the proceedings in the above-entitled matter. | | 6 | | | 7 | | | 8 | January 26, 2023 | | 9 | Transcriber | | 10 | | | 11 | | | 12 | | | 13 | | | 14 | | | 15 | | | 16 | | | 17 | | | 18 | | | 19 | | | 20 | | | 21 | | | 22 | | | 23 | | | 24 | | | 25 | | | | |