--- type: court_doc id: "court_ctb_2032_59" court: "CTB" case_no: "22-50073" doc_number: 2032 doc_type: "EXHIBIT" filed_date: "2023-07-25" lang: "en" machine_translated: false url: "https://mubeitech.com/en/court/court_ctb_2032_59" json_url: "https://mubeitech.com/api/court/court_ctb_2032_59" --- # Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · EXHIBIT · ECF #2032-59 Exhibit 59 YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018 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 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 4 of 133 1 A P P E A R A N C E S: 3 O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP 4 Attorneys for Plaintiff 5 7 Times Square 6 New York, New York 10036 7 BY: EDWARD MOSS, ESQ. 8 STUART SANDOFF, ESQ. 9 LUK MIRE, ESQ. 10 PHONE 212-728-5671 11 EMAIL emoss@omm.com 14 HODGSON RUSS 15 Attorneys for Defendant 16 605 Third Avenue 17 New York, New York 10158 18 BY: JILLIAN MARIE SEARLES, ESQ. 19 PHONE 646-218-7591 20 EMAIL jsearles@hodgsonruss.com 23 ALSO PRESENT: 24 DAN MACOM, Videographer Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 5 of 133 1　------------------- I N D E X ------------------- 2　WITNESS　EXAMINATION BY　PAGE 3　YAN PING WANG　MR. MOSS　6 6　---------------- E X H I B I T S ---------------- 7　EXHIBIT　DESCRIPTION　FOR I.D. 8　Exhibit 1　Subpoena　47 9　Exhibit 2　Affidavit　55 10　Exhibit 3　Trademark　58 11　Exhibit 4　E-Mail　63 12　Exhibit 5　Defendant's Responses and　81 13　Objections to Plaintiff's 14　Amended First Set of 15　Interrogatories 16　Exhibit 6　E-Mail　93 17　Exhibit 7　E-Mail　97 18　Exhibit 8　E-Mail　105 19　Exhibit 9　E-Mail　110 22　(EXHIBITS TO BE PRODUCED) 1　S T I P U L A T I O N S 3　IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and 4　between the attorneys for the respective parties 5　herein, that the filing, and sealing of the 6　within deposition be waived. 7　IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that 8　all objections, except as to the form of the 9　question, shall be reserved to the time of the 10　trial. 11　IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that 12　the within deposition may be sworn to and signed 13　before any officer authorized to administer an 14　oath with the same force and effect as if signed 15　and sworn to before the Court. 16　IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that 17　a copy of the within deposition shall be 18　furnished to counsel for the Defendant. 21　-oOo Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 7 of 133 1　P R O C E E D I N G S 2　THE VIDEOGRAPHER: This is the 3　videotaped deposition of Ms. Yan Ping 4　Wang taken by the plaintiff in the 5　matter of Pacific Alliance Asia 6　Opportunity Fund L.P. versus Wan, et 7　al. in the Supreme Court of the State 8　of New York, the County of New York 9　and the index number is 652077/2017. 10　This deposition is being held 11　at the offices of O'Melveny & Myers 12　and today is October 11, 2018. 13　My name is Dan Macom. I'm 14　from Ellen Grauer, a U.S. Legal 15　Support Company. Our court reporter 16　today is Ms. Shari Cohen also with 17　Ellen Grauer, a U.S. Legal Support 18　Company. 19　We are now on the record. The 20　time is 10:15 a.m. I ask if all 21　counsel can state their appearances 22　for the record and after which our 23　court reporter will swear in the 24　witness. 25　MR. MOSS: Edward Moss from Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 8 of 133 1　O'Melveny & Myers for plaintiff 2　Pacific Alliance. 3　MR. SARNOFF: Stuart Sarnoff, 4　O'Melveny & Myers for plaintiff 5　Pacific Alliance. 6　MR. MIRE: David Luk Mire, 7　O'Melveny & Myers for plaintiff 8　Pacific Alliance. 9　MS. SEARLES: Jillian Searles 10　of Hodgson Ross for defendant Kwok Ho 11　Wan. 12　Y A N P I N G W A N G, called as a witness, 13　having been duly sworn by the Notary 14　Public, was examined and testified as 15　follows: 17　EXAMINATION BY 18　MR. MOSS: 19　Q. Good morning. 20　A. Good morning. 21　Q. We met earlier. My name is 22　Edward Moss. I'm with the law firm of 23　O'Melveny & Myers and we are here 24　representing the plaintiff Pacific Alliance 25　in this lawsuit today. I noticed Ms. Searles 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? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 10 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 11 of 133 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 -- Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 12 of 133 1　WANG 2　four or 500,000. 3　Q. Is that arbitration still on 4　going? 5　A. It's finished I believe. 6　Q. Do you know what the result 7　was? 8　A. I don't know yet. The lawyers 9　are handling it. 10　Q. Did the arbitration panel issue 11　a decision do you know? 12　A. No, I don't know for that. 13　Q. Other than that deposition or 14　that arbitration, you have not been deposed 15　before other than today? 16　A. Correct. 17　Q. You understand you are 18　testifying under oath? 19　A. Yes. 20　Q. And I'm sure you know, but I'll 21　quickly go over what the rules are. I'll be 22　asking the questions, you will be answering 23　the questions. If you don't understand the 24　question, sometimes I don't ask the best 25　questions, please let me know and I'll try to Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 13 of 133 1　WANG 2　ask a better question. If you do answer a 3　question, I will assume that you understood 4　the question and that you answered it to the 5　best of your ability; is that fair? 6　A. Yes. 7　Q. Please give verbal answers, not 8　shakes or nods of the head so the court 9　reporter can take down your answers, do you 10　understand that? 11　A. Yes. 12　Q. You are allowed to nod your 13　head and say yes, that's fine, as long as 14　there is a verbal answer included? 15　A. Yes. 16　Q. I will try my best to wait for 17　you to finish your answer before I start my 18　next question. Please try to wait for me to 19　finish my question before you start your 20　answer so that the court reporter can have a 21　clean record, okay? 22　A. Okay. 23　Q. Thank you. Your counsel will 24　make I'm sure objections. Those objections 25　are for the record and you are to please Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 14 of 133 1　WANG 2　answer my question even if there is an 3　objection unless your counsel instructs you 4　not to answer and you choose to follow that 5　instruction, okay? 6　A. Yes. 7　Q. Are you taking any drugs or 8　medication or anything else that would impair 9　your ability to testify truthfully today? 10　A. No. 11　Q. Is there any other reason you 12　cannot provide truthful testimony today? 13　A. No. 14　Q. Is English your first or second 15　language? 16　A. Second. 17　Q. I'll represent that we have 18　spoken to Ms. Searles about this and she told 19　us that we did not need a translator here 20　today, that you are comfortable doing this in 21　English. You are comfortable doing these 22　proceedings in English? 23　A. Yes, I'll try my best. 24　Q. Do you believe you need a 25　translator to proceed with this deposition? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 15 of 133 1　WANG 2　A.　I'm fine. 3　Q.　You understand you're 4　testifying here both in your personal 5　capacity and also as a corporate 6　representative for Golden Spring New York? 7　A.　Yes. 8　Q.　Did you do anything to prepare 9　for your deposition? 10　A.　Yes. 11　Q.　Did you meet with counsel? 12　A.　Yes. 13　Q.　When did you meet with counsel? 14　A.　Last week I believe, yeah. 15　Q.　Was that Ms. Searles? 16　A.　Yes. 17　Q.　In person? 18　A.　Yes. 19　Q.　How long did you meet? 20　A.　An hour, an hour-and-a-half. 21　Q.　Was anyone else present in the 22　room besides you and Ms. Searles? 23　A.　My other counsel Mr. Mark 24　Harmon. 25　Q.　Mr. Harmon? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 16 of 133 1　WANG 2　A. Yes, Mr. Harmon. 3　Q. Anyone else? 4　A. No. 5　Q. Did they show you documents 6　during that session? 7　A. Yes. 8　Q. Did any of those documents 9　refresh your recollection as to past events? 10　A. Sorry, what is question 11　refresh? 12　Q. Did any of those documents make 13　you remember something that you had known 14　previously, but that you had forgotten? 15　A. No, I don't remember that. 16　Q. Did you review any documents on 17　your own outside the meeting with counsel to 18　prepare for the deposition? 19　A. No, I don't have time. 20　Q. Did you speak to anyone else 21　besides counsel about your deposition here 22　today? 23　A. Mr. Kwok. 24　Q. When did you speak to Mr. Kwok 25　about your deposition? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 17 of 133 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? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 18 of 133 1　WANG 2　A. No. 3　Q. Did you talk to anybody else 4　besides counsel and Mr. Kwok about your 5　deposition? 6　A. No. 7　Q. Today when you were sworn in 8　you gave the name Yvette Wang, W-A-N-G; is 9　that correct? 10　A. Yes. 11　Q. You also go by other names? 12　A. Yes. 13　Q. Is one of them Yan Ping Wang? 14　A. Yes. 15　Q. Is one of them Yvette Wong, 16　W-O-N-G? 17　A. It's yes, that happen before. 18　It's a mistake. It's not mistake because 19　Cantonese they pronounce my family name 20　W-O-N-G and Mandarin is W-A-N-G. 21　Q. Understood. How about Yvette 22　Y-U or Y-U-E? 23　A. No, that's not my family name. 24　Q. Have you ever been associated 25　with the name Yvette Yu? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 19 of 133 1　WANG 2　A. I use that name. I use that 3　Yue before, yes. 4　Q. You used the name Yvette Yue 5　before? 6　A. No, I use that to register an 7　e-mail, yeah. 8　Q. What is the significance of 9　Yue? 10　A. Because I was hacked my e-mail 11　before so I was thinking maybe use -- by the 12　way Yue is my mom's name so I use my mom's 13　name just to avoid to be hacked again. 14　Q. When were you hacked? 15　A. Last year. 16　Q. In the last year? 17　A. Yes. 18　Q. 2018? 19　A. No, I believe 2017. 20　Q. When in 2017? 21　A. Start from May, April, May, 22　yes. I don't remember that clearly. Should 23　be April or May. 24　Q. Are you currently employed by 25　Golden Spring? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 20 of 133 1　WANG 2　A. Yes. 3　Q. What is your title? 4　A. President. 5　Q. Are you also the CEO? 6　A. I think it's no difference the 7　two names. It's the same. 8　Q. When did you start working for 9　Golden Spring? 10　A. February of this year. 11　Q. February of 2018? 12　A. Yes. 13　Q. I said Golden Spring. I 14　understand there is a Golden Spring Hong Kong 15　and a Golden Spring New York; is that 16　correct? 17　A. Yes. 18　Q. Can we agree for purposes of 19　today at least that since you are here on 20　behalf of the New York entity, that when I 21　refer to Golden Spring, I mean New York and 22　when I say Golden Spring Hong Kong, I mean 23　Golden Spring Hong Kong? 24　A. Yes. 25　Q. When you answered the question Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 21 of 133 1　WANG 2　before about your current position, you 3　understood that I meant Golden Spring New 4　York? 5　A. I believe so, yes. 6　Q. How did it come to be that you 7　were hired at Golden Spring in February of 8　2018? 9　A. How? What is the question? I 10　don't quite understand. 11　Q. How did you end up at Golden 12　Spring? 13　A. I was instructed by China 14　Golden Spring to handle this New York Golden 15　Spring. 16　Q. When you say China Golden 17　Spring, do you mean Hong Kong? 18　A. Yes. 19　Q. Were you prior to February 2018 20　an employee of Golden Spring Hong Kong? 21　A. Before 2018 February? 22　Q. Let me try again. At any point 23　were you an employee of Golden Spring Hong 24　Kong? 25　A. Any point before Golden Spring Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 22 of 133 1　WANG 2　New York it was Golden Spring Hong Kong, yes. 3　Q.　When did you become an employee 4　of Golden Spring Hong Kong? 5　A.　2015. 6　Q.　What was your title at Golden 7　Spring Hong Kong when you were hired in 2015? 8　A.　I was a manager. I was the 9　manager, sorry. 10　Q.　What business is Golden Spring 11　Hong Kong in? 12　A.　Family office. 13　Q.　Whose family? 14　A.　The Guo family. 15　Q.　Mr. Kwok's family? 16　A.　Yes. 17　Q.　How did it come to be that you 18　started working at Golden Spring Hong Kong in 19　2015? 20　A.　How you mean the reason? 21　Q.　How did you end up at Golden 22　Spring Hong Kong? 23　A.　I came from Beijing in 2015 and 24　then the Guo family, the whole family, they 25　want me because of my language and background Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 23 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 24 of 133 1　WANG 2　introduced to the Beijing company and then I 3　was interviewed and then I was hired. 4　Q. Who introduced you? 5　A. I remember a friend, kind of 6　like friend, yes, a friend of mine. 7　Q. What was your friend's name? 8　A. Should be Lucy. 9　Q. Lucy -- how did Lucy know the 10　Guo family? 11　A. I don't know. 12　Q. You said you started working 13　for the Beijing company in 2009. Which 14　company are you referring to? 15　A. Beijing Pangu. 16　Q. P-A-N-G-U? 17　A. Yes. 18　Q. What business is Beijing Pangu 19　in? 20　A. It's a real estate development 21　company. 22　Q. Who owns Beijing Pangu? 23　A. I heard it's Guo family. 24　Q. Mr. Kwok's family owns Beijing 25　Pangu? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 25 of 133 1　WANG 2　A. Guo family, yes. 3　Q. You say Guo family and I'm 4　saying Mr. Kwok's family. Is there a 5　difference between those two to you? 6　A. It should be same because Kwok 7　is the Cantonese interpretation of Guo so the 8　same words but different pronunciation. 9　Q. Kwok K-W-O-K and Guo G-U-O are 10　the same? 11　A. Yes. 12　Q. When you are referring to the 13　Guo family owning Beijing Pangu, you mean Mr. 14　Kwok's family owns Beijing Pangu? 15　A. Yes. 16　Q. Mr. Kwok has an ownership 17　interest in Beijing Pangu? 18　A. Ownership, no, I don't think 19　so. 20　Q. Who in Mr. Kwok's family owns 21　Beijing Pangu? 22　A. I don't know. 23　Q. Do you know whether or not Mr. 24　Kwok owns part of Beijing Pangu? 25　A. Himself? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 26 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 27 of 133 1　WANG 2　day-to-day responsibilities for Beijing 3　Pangu? 4　A. I don't know. 5　Q. You worked there, right? 6　A. Yes. 7　Q. Did you come across Mr. Kwok 8　when you worked there? 9　A. Yes, I met him in there. 10　Q. Did he have an office there? 11　A. No. 12　Q. In what context did you meet 13　him there? 14　A. Like he came to the company, 15　then I translate for him, then he left, then 16　I kind of like stand by for him. I was his 17　translator by then. 18　Q. Was he an officer or employee 19　of Beijing Pangu? 20　A. Sorry, what's the question? 21　Q. Was he an employee of Beijing 22　Pangu? 23　A. No. 24　Q. Was he officer or director of 25　Beijing Pangu? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 28 of 133 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? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 29 of 133 1　WANG 2　A. I don't know whether it's for 3　Beijing Pangu, but design the furniture, that 4　kind of stuff. 5　Q. Did you work for Beijing Pangu 6　from 2009 all the way until you moved to Hong 7　Kong in September 2015? 8　A. No, I took a break in the 9　middle. 10　Q. When did you take a break? 11　A. 2012. 12　Q. 2012 until when? 13　A. Until 2015, beginning of 2015. 14　Q. You worked for Beijing Pangu 15　from 2009 to 2012? 16　A. 2009, yes. 17　Q. Generally what did you do when 18　you worked there between 2009 and 2012? 19　A. Basically I was a translator. 20　Q. Did you do anything else 21　besides that? 22　A. No. 23　Q. Did you do any personal work 24　for Mr. Kwok other than translating between 25　2009 and 2012 when you were working for Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 30 of 133 1　WANG 2　Beijing Pangu? 3　A. No, mainly about translation, 4　written, oral. Oral written translation. 5　Q. Did you ever meet any other 6　member of the Kwok or Guo family when you 7　were working for Beijing Pangu? 8　A. Yes, I did. 9　Q. Which ones? 10　A. I remember like his brothers 11　and his nephews a couple of them. 12　Q. Were they owners of Beijing 13　Pangu? 14　A. I don't know. 15　Q. Who made decisions at Beijing 16　Pangu? 17　A. What decisions? 18　Q. In terms of Beijing Pangu 19　invested in real estate, right? 20　A. Yes. 21　Q. Beijing Pangu created -- it 22　developed real estate in China, right? 23　A. Yes. 24　Q. Who were the business people 25　who were making those decisions about what to Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 31 of 133 1　WANG 2　invest in and what to build? 3　A. I don't know. 4　Q. Did Mr. Kwok have any 5　involvement in that? 6　A. I don't know. 7　Q. You just had an office and 8　whenever they asked you to translate 9　something you went into a room and 10　translated; that was the extent of your job? 11　A. Yes. 12　Q. Why did you leave in 2012 to 13　take a break? 14　A. I was pregnant and I give birth 15　to my son. 16　Q. You took off between 2012 and 17　2015? 18　A. Beginning 2015, yes. 19　Q. Did you do any work for Mr. 20　Kwok during that time? 21　A. No. 22　Q. Between 2009 and '12 when you 23　were at Beijing Pangu, did you do any work 24　for Mr. Kwok other than translating? 25　A. Translation. Only translation. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 32 of 133 1　WANG 2　Q. You said early 2015. Did you 3　go back to work at Beijing Pangu in early 4　2015? 5　A. No, I was off like only for my 6　son. 7　Q. So did you have any other job 8　after 2012 but before you moved to Hong Kong? 9　A. No. 10　Q. Then you moved to Hong Kong in 11　2015 to work in September of 2015 to work for 12　Golden Spring Hong Kong? 13　A. Yes. 14　Q. Were you asked by someone to 15　move to Hong Kong or did you move there for 16　personal -- for your own reasons? 17　A. Company informed me I need to 18　go to Hong Kong and help there. 19　Q. Which company? 20　A. The Beijing Pangu. 21　Q. Who informed you? 22　A. The HR department. I don't 23　remember who, but I was informed by HR. 24　Q. So Beijing Pangu's HR 25　department informed you that they wanted you Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 33 of 133 1　WANG 2　to go to Hong Kong to work for Hong Kong 3　Golden Spring? 4　A. They said they needed help by 5　then because there is many English involved 6　in there so I went there. 7　Q. But did they ask you to go work 8　for Golden Spring Hong Kong specifically? 9　A. Yes. 10　Q. What did you understand the 11　relationship to be between Beijing Pangu and 12　Golden Spring Hong Kong? 13　A. You mean by understanding? 14　Q. Yeah. 15　A. They belong to the family, 16　yeah. 17　Q. Mr. Kwok's family? 18　A. The Guo family. 19　Q. Both companies belong to Mr. 20　Kwok's family; that was your understanding? 21　A. I don't know really the 22　relationship, but that is my guess. 23　Q. Did you have any contact with 24　Mr. Kwok between 2012 and 2015 when you were 25　off from work? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 34 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 35 of 133 1　WANG 2　Kong to work for Golden Spring Hong Kong in 3　September 2015? 4　A. Yes. 5　Q. Who did you report to at Golden 6　Spring Hong Kong? 7　MS. SEARLES: I'm going to 8　object here. I let you go through her 9　background to find out her employment 10　history, but Golden Spring Hong Kong 11　is not at all part of what we agreed 12　to do for attachment proceedings. 13　It's not part of what we've laid out 14　as the categories that we would allow 15　testimony to go into so I'm going to 16　direct her to not answer questions 17　about Golden Spring Hong Kong. If you 18　have questions about the apartment or 19　any of the other things we've agreed 20　to, but just to continue to ask her 21　about a company that has nothing to do 22　with this case or the attachment 23　issues is just not relevant and it's 24　not what we agreed to. 25　MR. MOSS: When you say we, you Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 36 of 133 1　WANG 2　mean it's not what you've unilaterally 3　determined is the scope of discovery? 4　MS. SEARLES: Yes and you and I 5　have had multiple conversations and 6　you were well aware that if you went 7　out of these areas that we would 8　object and we would direct not to 9　answer so I'm just going forward with 10　that. 11　MR. MOSS: I'm certainly aware 12　of your position on improper 13　objections and instructions. 14　Q. Who did you report to at Golden 15　Spring Hong Kong? 16　MS. SEARLES: Same objection. 17　MR. MOSS: You are instructing 18　her not to answer? 19　MS. SEARLES: Yes, I'm 20　instructing you not to answer. 21　Q. What was your job at Golden 22　Spring Hong Kong? 23　MS. SEARLES: Same objection. 24　I'm instructing you not to answer. 25　Q. Were you a translator at Golden Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 37 of 133 1　WANG 2　Spring Hong Kong? 3　MS. SEARLES: Same objection. 4　Instructing you not to answer and I 5　believe that was already asked and 6　answered. 7　Q. Are you going to choose to 8　follow your counsel's instructions? 9　A. Yes. 10　Q. You said in February of 2018 11　you came to work for Golden Spring New York? 12　A. Yes. 13　Q. Did somebody ask you to move to 14　New York? 15　A. Golden Spring Hong Kong ask me. 16　Q. Who asked you? 17　A. The owner, director, owner. I 18　don't know the precise name. 19　Q. Who was that person? 20　A. The family -- one of the family 21　members. 22　Q. Which one? 23　A. I don't know his precise number 24　because they have many people. Then the HR 25　told me that I should go to New York to help. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 38 of 133 1　WANG 2　Q. So you knew that that direction 3　was coming from a family member of Mr. Kwok, 4　you just don't know which family member? 5　A. Correct. 6　Q. Did they tell you why they 7　wanted you to move to New York? 8　A. No. 9　Q. Did you ask? 10　A. I don't. I didn't. 11　Q. They just asked you to move 12　from Hong Kong to New York and you just said 13　yes, sure, I'll go? 14　A. Yes. 15　Q. Did they tell you what your 16　role was going to be at Golden Spring New 17　York? 18　A. They said manage, still manage. 19　Q. Were you the manager at Golden 20　Spring Hong Kong? 21　A. Yes. 22　Q. Was there anyone more senior to 23　you? 24　A. Yes. 25　Q. Who were those people? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 39 of 133 1　WANG 2　A. Senior than me, I never meet 3　her. 4　Q. So there was one person more 5　senior to you at Golden Spring Hong Kong, it 6　was a female, but you never met her? 7　A. Correct. 8　Q. How many employees did Golden 9　Spring Hong Kong have? 10　MS. SEARLES: Objection. We are 11　going back into the same area that we 12　just discussed. This has nothing to 13　do with Golden Spring Hong Kong at all 14　and I'm going to direct you not to 15　answer. 16　MR. MOSS: You don't have to 17　make a speech every time. You can just 18　instruct her if you want to get out of 19　here faster. It's up to you. 20　MS. SEARLES: I don't think I'm 21　making a speech every time, but I 22　clearly feel the need to repeat myself 23　because we are going back into the 24　exact same territory that I just 25　discussed. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 40 of 133 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. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 41 of 133 1　WANG 2　Q. What title did you get when you 3　came to Golden Spring New York in February 4　2018? 5　A. Title, manager. 6　Q. What were the duties and 7　responsibilities of you as manager? What 8　were your duties and responsibilities as 9　manager? 10　A. Maintain like the office 11　running. 12　Q. What did that involve? 13　A. Like build a team and then work 14　together with the team, yeah. 15　Q. When was Golden Spring New York 16　formed? 17　A. When, right? 18　Q. When? 19　A. 2015. 20　Q. Before you got to Golden Spring 21　New York in February of 2018, who worked for 22　Golden Spring? Did it have any employees 23　before you got there? 24　A. I don't know. 25　Q. Can you identify one person who Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 42 of 133 1　WANG 2　worked at Golden Spring New York before 3　February 2018? 4　A. I don't know them. 5　Q. You don't know if there are any 6　people or you just can't name them? 7　A. I remember there was a driver I 8　met, a chauffeur, a Korean gentleman, yes. 9　Q. You believe he was an employee 10　of Golden Spring before February 2018? 11　A. February 2018, that was he told 12　me by then. 13　Q. You met a chauffeur who told 14　you that he was an employee of Golden Spring 15　New York? 16　A. Yes. 17　Q. When was that? 18　A. When I came to New York he pick 19　me up in airport. 20　Q. So other than a chauffeur, you 21　cannot identify any employees of Golden 22　Spring New York who were employees before 23　February of 2018? 24　A. Correct. 25　Q. You said your job was to build Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 43 of 133 1　WANG 2　the team. How many people did you hire? 3　A. Seven or eight. 4　Q. What business was Golden Spring 5　New York in when you started working for it 6　in February of 2018? 7　A. Family office. 8　Q. Mr. Kwok's family? 9　A. Guo family. 10　Q. Mr. Kwok is Mr. Guo, right? 11　A. Yes. 12　Q. So when I say Mr. Kwok's family 13　and you say Guo family, I will ask you again 14　is there a difference? 15　A. It's different. 16　Q. Why is it different? 17　A. Because Guo family I heard they 18　have more than 100 family member and only -- 19　I believe only Mr. Kwok he use Kwok so when I 20　say Guo, that means the whole family, not his 21　family. Not his personal family. 22　Q. What do you mean it means the 23　whole family and not his personal family? 24　A. The whole family including his 25　brothers, like nephews, niece and the whole Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 44 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 45 of 133 1　WANG 2　number six brother, yeah. 3　Q. What business -- so Golden 4　Spring you said is a family office Golden 5　Family New York. Can you tell me more about 6　what it does? 7　A. More. What do you mean more? 8　What do you want to know? I don't understand 9　this question. 10　Q. What does Golden Spring do? 11　A. Okay, like prepare for the new 12　project and trying to work the project when 13　it was in the very, very beginning. 14　Q. What types of projects? 15　A. Like website. 16　Q. What types of websites? 17　A. It's kind of like social media 18　website. 19　Q. Is it Mr. Kwok's social media? 20　A. I don't understand. What do you 21　mean Mr. Kwok's social media? 22　Q. Mr. Kwok has a YouTube channel? 23　A. Yes. 24　Q. Is that one of the projects 25　that Golden Spring works on? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 46 of 133 1　WANG 2　A. Not really. 3　Q. What do you mean not really? 4　Can you answer it yes or no? 5　A. Yes. 6　Q. Golden Spring New York, one of 7　its projects is Mr. Kwok's YouTube channel? 8　A. He has a YouTube channel that's 9　a yes and he manage his YouTube by himself. 10　Q. So what social media and 11　website projects does Golden Spring work on? 12　A. What social media, it's a 13　social media platform that can let people 14　communicate like post a photo or post radio 15　of that. 16　Q. Golden Spring New York runs its 17　own social media platform? 18　A. No. 19　Q. So what does it do? I'm not 20　understanding what it does? 21　A. Golden Spring help to start 22　this social media platform. 23　Q. Golden Spring is currently in 24　the process of developing a social media 25　platform? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 47 of 133 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. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 48 of 133 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. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 49 of 133 1　WANG 2　Q. Anything else? 3　A. No. 4　MR. MOSS: Exhibit 1. 5　(Exhibit 1, Subpoena, marked 6　for Identification.) 7　Q. You have been handed Exhibit 1 8　which is a Subpoena to Golden Spring New York 9　Ltd. dated July 13, 2018 served by my client 10　and I'll direct -- take as long as you need 11　to look at the document, but I'll direct your 12　attention to page 4, Exhibit A which has a 13　list of deposition topics. Do you see that? 14　A. Yes. 15　Q. Have you ever seen this 16　document before? 17　A. Let me read this. 18　Q. Sure. 19　A. Yes, I receive this. 20　Q. I want to go through the 21　topics, the deposition topics and I just want 22　to understand which ones you are here to 23　testify about today? 24　A. Yes. 25　Q. Number one is the formation and Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 50 of 133 1　WANG 2　business purpose of Golden Spring New York 3　Ltd. Are you here to testify about that 4　today? 5　A. Yes. 6　Q. Who formed Golden Spring New 7　York? 8　A. I don't know. 9　Q. What did you do to prepare 10　yourself to testify on the formation and 11　business purpose of Golden Spring New York 12　Ltd? 13　A. Sorry, what is the question, my 14　preparation? 15　Q. What did you do to prepare 16　yourself on topic one if you don't even know 17　who formed the company? 18　A. Because the formation happen in 19　2015 and I was instructed to manage this 20　office from beginning of this year so I don't 21　know what happened before me. 22　Q. So my question is a little bit 23　different. You understand as a 30(b)(6) 24　corporate representative that you have an 25　obligation to educate yourself about the Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 51 of 133 1　WANG 2　topics on which you are here to testify. Do 3　you know that? 4　A. I don't know that. 5　Q. No one told you that? 6　A. I don't remember. 7　Q. You didn't do anything to 8　educate yourself on the formation and 9　business purpose of Golden Spring New York 10　Ltd? 11　MS. SEARLES: I'm going to 12　object again because as you're well 13　aware multiple of these topics are 14　outside of the scope of what we've 15　agreed to. 16　MR. MOSS: Is this topic 17　outside the scope of what you agreed 18　to? 19　MS. SEARLES: Yes, if you look 20　back at our correspondence, this is 21　one of the topics. I've let you go 22　into background, but this is not a 23　topic that is listed. 24　MR. MOSS: Okay. 25　Q. Number two, Ms. Wang, the Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 52 of 133 1　WANG 2　corporate and organization structure of 3　Golden Spring New York Ltd. 4　MR. MOSS: First I'll ask I 5　guess, Ms. Searles, is this a topic 6　that you think is in the scope of 7　discovery? 8　MS. SEARLES: Not in the scope 9　of the attachment discovery. 10　Q. Ms. Wang, have you done 11　anything to educate yourself about the 12　corporate and organization structure of 13　Golden Spring New York Ltd? 14　MS. SEARLES: Objection. 15　Direct the witness not to answer. 16　Q. Number three, the assets of 17　Golden Spring New York including but not 18　limited to the assets administered, owned, 19　controlled, pledged or transferred, did you 20　do anything to educate yourself on this 21　topic? 22　MS. SEARLES: Objection. Direct 23　you not to answer. This is outside 24　the scope. 25　Q. Number four is Golden Spring Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 53 of 133 1　WANG 2　New York's relationship to Miles Kwok and any 3　entities directly or indirectly controlled by 4　him including but not limited to Geneva and 5　Shiny Times and Beijing Pangu. Did you do 6　anything to educate yourself to testify on 7　this topic number four? 8　MS. SEARLES: Objection. It's 9　outside the scope. 10　MR. MOSS: Are you directing 11　her not to answer the question? 12　MS. SEARLES: Directing her not 13　to answer, yes. 14　Q. Number five we agreed is 15　outside the scope so I'm not going to ask you 16　about that. Number six, the 2015 purchase of 17　the residence. Did you do anything to 18　educate yourself on this topic? 19　A. No. 20　Q. You have no personal knowledge 21　at all about the 2015 purchase of the 22　residence because that happened in New York 23　and you were on leave in Beijing at the time, 24　right? 25　A. Yes. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 54 of 133 1　WANG 2　Q. You didn't do anything to 3　educate yourself on that, right? 4　A. No. 5　Q. Did anyone explain to you that 6　you had a duty to do that as a 30(b)(6) 7　witness? 8　A. I don't remember that. 9　Q. You don't remember anyone 10　giving you that instruction? 11　A. No, I don't remember. 12　Q. Number seven, any efforts to 13　sell or transfer the residence. Did you do 14　anything to educate yourself on that issue? 15　A. No. 16　Q. Do you have personal knowledge 17　about efforts to sell or transfer the 18　residence? 19　A. No. 20　Q. Number eight, any actual or 21　potential pledge of the assets of Geneva 22　Holdings, LLC or Geneva Holdings Corporation 23　BVI including but not limited to any actual 24　or potential pledge of the residence. Did 25　you do anything to educate yourself on topic Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 55 of 133 1　WANG 2　eight? 3　A. No. 4　Q. Do you have any personal 5　knowledge about the issues in topic eight? 6　A. No. 7　Q. Number nine, the termination of 8　any pledge of the assets of Geneva Holdings 9　LLC or Geneva Holdings Corporation BVI 10　including but not limited to any pledge of 11　the residence. Did you do anything to 12　educate yourself on topic nine? 13　A. No. 14　Q. You have no personal knowledge 15　about anything in topic nine, right? 16　A. No. 17　Q. You don't have any personal 18　knowledge, correct? 19　A. No. 20　Q. I'm correct? 21　A. Sorry, you are correct. 22　Q. Thank you. You see topic 23　number ten the Affidavit of Yan Ping Wang 24　submitted as president of Golden Spring in 25　the above captioned action, do you see that? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 56 of 133 1　WANG 2　A. Yes. 3　Q. I assume you have personal 4　knowledge of the Affidavit because you 5　submitted it, right? 6　A. Yes. 7　Q. You know you submitted the 8　Affidavit, correct? 9　A. Yes. 10　MR. MOSS: Now is a good time 11　for a quick break; is that okay with 12　you? 13　THE WITNESS: Yes. 14　THE VIDEOGRAPHER: We are now 15　off the record. The time is 11:10 16　a.m. 17　(Recess taken.) 18　THE VIDEOGRAPHER: This is tape 19　two of the deposition of Ms. Yan Ping 20　Wang. We are now back on the record. 21　The time is 11:22 a.m. 22　Q. Ms. Wang, do you know that 23　Golden Spring was incorporated in March 2015 24　in Delaware and registered to do business in 25　New York? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 57 of 133 1　WANG 2　A. I heard about this. 3　Q. From who? 4　A. From the corporation attorney. 5　Q. I don't want to get into any -- 6　I'm not going to ask you about conversations 7　you had with Ms. Searles or Mr. Harmon and I 8　also don't want to know about conversations 9　you had with anyone who was acting as a 10　lawyer for Golden Spring so just that's a 11　privilege issue and I don't want to get into 12　that, okay? 13　A. Okay. 14　Q. But thank you for testifying. 15　If you want to move to strike it you can. Do 16　you understand that Mr. Kwok set up Golden 17　Spring New York in April 2015 by transferring 18　funds from one of his own accounts to a bank 19　account in New York? 20　A. I don't know this. 21　MR. MOSS: Exhibit 2. 22　(Exhibit 2, Affidavit, marked 23　for Identification.) 24　Q. You have been handed Exhibit 2. 25　It's an Affidavit submitted in the Supreme Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 58 of 133 1　WANG 2　Court of the State of New York in a case 3　called Ace Decades Holdings Limited v. UBS 4　and it's signed by Mr. Kwok. Have you ever 5　seen this document before? 6　A. No. 7　Q. I would like to direct your 8　attention to page -- there are no page 9　numbers. To paragraph 36. Do you see it 10　says in April 2015 Mr. Wong, Ms. Fu and Ms. 11　Lam assisted me with setting up Golden Spring 12　New York by transferring funds from one of my 13　accounts at UBS to Golden Spring New York's 14　JP Morgan Chase Bank account in New York. Do 15　you see that? 16　A. Yes, I see that. 17　Q. If you take a look on the 18　second to last page, do you see that there is 19　a -- it says I swear the foregoing is true 20　and correct and there is a signature of Kwok 21　Ho Wan, it's on the Chinese version it says. 22　Do you see that? 23　A. Which page? 24　Q. Yes, right there. You see it 25　says I swear that the foregoing is true and Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 59 of 133 1　WANG 2　correct? 3　A. Yes. 4　Q. It says the signature of Kwok 5　Ho Wan is on the original version in Chinese, 6　do you see that? 7　A. I see this page, yes. 8　Q. Paragraph 36 about Mr. Kwok 9　setting up Golden Spring by transferring 10　funds from one of his own accounts, do you 11　have any reason to doubt that that's true? 12　A. I don't know this. 13　Q. Do you think Mr. Kwok was lying 14　in his Affidavit? 15　A. No. 16　MS. SEARLES: Objection. 17　Again, this is outside the scope. I'm 18　going to direct her not to answer. I 19　don't see how this is relevant to the 20　attachment issues. 21　Q. Do you have any reason to doubt 22　that Mr. Kwok actually did as he testifies in 23　his Affidavit set up Golden Spring New York 24　with his own money? 25　MS. SEARLES: Objection. Same Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 60 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 61 of 133 1　WANG 2　trademark search of the U.S. Patent & 3　Trademark Office website relating to the word 4　mark Miles Kwok that's owned by the applicant 5　Golden Spring New York. Do you see that? 6　A. Yes. 7　Q. Have you ever seen this 8　document before? 9　A. No. 10　Q. Did you know Golden Spring New 11　York owned the trademark Miles Kwok? 12　A. I don't know. 13　Q. This application -- do you have 14　any understanding why Golden Spring owns the 15　trademark Miles Kwok? 16　A. I don't know. 17　Q. Who was making decisions for 18　Golden Spring in June of 2017? 19　A. I don't know. 20　Q. You don't know of any employee 21　of Golden Spring who existed at that time 22　other than the chauffeur, right? 23　A. You're right. 24　Q. We can move on from that 25　document. Does Mileson Kwok -- let me start Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 62 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 63 of 133 1　WANG 2　company, you mean Golden Spring Hong Kong? 3　A. Yes. 4　Q. But you are not quite clear on 5　who makes business decisions for the company 6　of which you are a president? 7　A. No. 8　Q. You are in fact the highest 9　ranking person at Golden Spring New York, 10　right? 11　A. Yes. 12　Q. Does Golden Spring have a 13　physical office? 14　A. Yes. 15　Q. Is it at 800 Fifth Avenue? 16　A. Yes. 17　Q. Has that always been the office 18　since you started working for Golden Spring 19　in February 2018? 20　A. Yes. 21　Q. Are you involved at all in -- 22　strike that. Does Golden Spring have a lease 23　for those offices? 24　A. Yes. 25　Q. Is the company the leasing Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 64 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 65 of 133 1　WANG 2　Spring New York. 3　Q. What does she do? 4　A. Translator. 5　Q. Is she a full-time employee? 6　A. Yes. 7　Q. Who does she translate for? 8　A. The Guo media, the website. 9　Q. What does she translate? 10　A. Like the button because it's 11　bilingual website so she needs to correct 12　that. 13　MR. MOSS: Exhibit 4. 14　(Exhibit 4, E-Mail, marked 15　for Identification.) 16　Q. You have been handed Exhibit 4 17　which is an e-mail exchange between you and 18　Kathy Sloane from Friday, May 12, 2017. Do 19　you see that? 20　A. Yes, I see this. 21　Q. This relates to the lease for 22　Golden Spring at 800 Fifth Avenue and also 23　the potential sale of the Sherry-Netherland 24　apartment, do you see that? 25　A. Yes, the subject is about this. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 66 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 67 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 68 of 133 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? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 69 of 133 1　WANG 2　A.　Administration. 3　Q.　What does that mean? 4　A.　The office of the admin work. 5　Q.　You see at the top here of this 6　e-mail is from Kathy Sloane to you 7　Yvettewong7@Gmail.com, do you see that? 8　A.　Yes, I saw this. 9　Q.　Do you still have that e-mail 10　address? 11　A.　No. 12　Q.　Was that e-mail address hacked? 13　A.　Correct. 14　Q.　How many of your e-mail 15　addresses were hacked? 16　A.　A couple of them. 17　Q.　How many e-mail addresses do 18　you have? 19　A.　Four or five. 20　Q.　Why? 21　A.　Because I was hacked, always 22　hacked. 23　Q.　But at any given time you'd 24　only have one e-mail address? 25　A.　Only one, I don't remember Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 70 of 133 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? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 71 of 133 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? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 72 of 133 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? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 73 of 133 1　WANG 2　A. Because this is one of my 3　Gmail. I recall I tried all my Gmail by 4　then. 5　Q. Have you used a Gmail address 6　since you were hacked at the end of 2017? 7　A. No. 8　Q. What e-mail address do you use 9　now? 10　A. The company e-mail. 11　Q. What's that? 12　A. It's Gsny.com. 13　Q. Gsny.com? 14　A. Yes. 15　Q. Do you know whether or not that 16　e-mail address was searched in connection 17　with this case to try to find documents 18　relating to this case? 19　A. Sorry, do you mean did I try to 20　search? 21　Q. Yeah, the GS -- let me take a 22　step back. You understand that in July of 23　this year we sent document requests to the 24　other side to you to collect documents for 25　this case? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 74 of 133 WANG A. My attorney told me. Q. At that time you did not try to restore your Gmail account, right? A. No, I didn't. Q. My question is whether or not you searched your Gsny.com e-mail address in response to our requests? A. I did. Q. You personally conducted the search? A. Yes. Q. Did you find any documents? A. No. Q. You didn't find a single document relating to the apartment? A. No. Q. Do you still communicate with Ms. Sloane by e-mail about the apartment? A. No. Q. When did you stop? A. I don't remember. Q. Do you use an e-mail address called Gkoffice@protonmail.com? A. Correct. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 75 of 133 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? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 76 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 77 of 133 1　WANG 2　two Geneva Holdings LLC and Geneva Holdings 3　Corporation BVI? 4　A. I'm not quite clear about that, 5　but I heard Geneva. 6　Q. What's your understanding of 7　what Geneva is? 8　A. I heard Geneva owns the Sherry. 9　Q. Owns the apartment? 10　A. Yes, owns the apartment. 11　Q. Who did you hear that from? 12　A. From Mr. Kwok. 13　Q. Mr. Kwok told you that? 14　A. Yes. 15　Q. When did Mr. Kwok tell you 16　that? 17　A. I don't remember that. Long 18　time ago. I don't remember that. 19　Q. You don't draw any distinction 20　between the two Geneva entities; you just 21　think of it all as Geneva? 22　A. Correct. 23　Q. Do you know if Golden Spring 24　has any relationship to Shiny Times? Strike 25　that. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 78 of 133 1　WANG 2　Have you ever heard of a 3　company called Shiny Times? 4　A. Yes. 5　Q. Does Golden Spring have any 6　relationship to Shiny Times? 7　A. I don't know. 8　Q. Does Geneva have any 9　relationship to Shiny Times? 10　A. I don't know. 11　Q. Is the first time you ever 12　heard about Geneva when Mr. Kwok told you 13　about it? 14　A. Correct. 15　Q. Has anyone else ever discussed 16　Geneva with you other than what you may have 17　discussed with counsel? 18　A. No. 19　Q. Have you ever reviewed any of 20　the documents setting up Geneva, the 21　corporate formation documents? 22　A. No. 23　Q. Can you tell me everyone you 24　can think of who has knowledge of information 25　relating to the formation of Geneva? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 79 of 133 1　WANG 2　A.　Mr. Kwok. 3　Q.　Anyone else? 4　A.　No, I don't know. 5　Q.　Because he set it up? 6　A.　I don't know. 7　Q.　Did he ever tell you who set it 8　up? 9　A.　No. 10　Q.　He just told you that it owns 11　the apartment? 12　A.　Yes. 13　Q.　You understand that Mr. Kwok 14　ultimately owns the apartment because he owns 15　Geneva? 16　A.　I'm not quite clear about that. 17　Q.　You are not sure who owns 18　Geneva? 19　A.　Yes. 20　Q.　Could you tell me everyone you 21　know who has knowledge -- strike that. You 22　understand that the Sherry-Netherland 23　residence was purchased in 2015? 24　A.　I heard about that. 25　Q.　Who told you about that? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 80 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 81 of 133 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. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 82 of 133 1　WANG 2　Q. We talked a little bit earlier 3　-- I had asked you about any pledges. You 4　don't have any personal knowledge about any 5　pledges of the apartment? 6　A. No, I don't know that. 7　Q. Do you know who would have that 8　knowledge? 9　A. I don't know. 10　Q. Do you know whether or not the 11　apartment has been pledged at all; you just 12　don't know? 13　A. I don't know that. 14　Q. Have you ever had any 15　discussions with anyone about pledging the 16　apartment? 17　A. No. 18　Q. Did you tell Mr. Kwok that the 19　apartment had been pledged? 20　A. No. 21　Q. Because you have no idea if 22　it's been pledged or not, right? 23　A. Correct. 24　Q. Have you ever heard anything 25　about pledges of Geneva? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 83 of 133 1　WANG 2　A. No. 3　Q. You never told Mr. Kwok that 4　Geneva was pledged? 5　A. No. 6　Q. He never told you that it was 7　pledged? 8　A. No. 9　Q. You never had any discussion 10　with Mr. Kwok about pledges? 11　A. No. 12　Q. Can you identify for me anyone 13　who would have knowledge about any potential 14　pledge of the residence? 15　A. I don't know. 16　MR. MOSS: Exhibit 5. 17　(Exhibit 5, Defendant's 18　Responses and Objections to 19　Plaintiffs' Amended First Set of 20　Interrogatories, marked 21　for Identification.) 22　Q. You have been handed Exhibit 5 23　which is a document entitled -- you see there 24　is a bold title on the right Defendant's 25　Responses and Objections to Plaintiffs' Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 84 of 133 1　WANG 2　Amended First Set of Interrogatories, do you 3　see that? 4　A. Yes, I see this. 5　Q. I'll represent to you that 6　these are questions, written questions that 7　we sent to your lawyers that we asked for 8　answers to, okay? 9　A. Okay. 10　Q. Take a minute to look through 11　this document if you would and it's quite a 12　long document so take your time and my 13　question is just whether or not you have ever 14　seen this document before? 15　A. Yes, I saw this before. 16　Q. When did you see it? 17　A. I don't remember. This year. 18　Beginning of this year. I don't remember. 19　This year. For sure this year. 20　Q. In what context did you see it? 21　A. What context, what do you mean? 22　Q. Let me ask you a better 23　question. 24　A. Sorry, my language. 25　Q. No, it was a bad question. Have Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 85 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 86 of 133 1　WANG 2　translation into characters for him or did 3　you read it to him? 4　A. I don't remember that clearly. 5　I definitely did oral, but written I don't 6　remember clearly. 7　Q. How long did it take you to 8　read this whole document to him? 9　A. An hour. 10　Q. Did Mr. Kwok have any comments 11　on the document? 12　A. I don't remember that clearly. 13　Q. Did Mr. Kwok tell you that he 14　thought you were leaving some people off of 15　the list, that people should be added to the 16　document that were not added? 17　A. No. 18　Q. Did Mr. Kwok understand that he 19　was swearing under oath, under penalty of 20　perjury when he signed this document? 21　A. Yes, I believe so. 22　Q. You discussed that with him? 23　A. No, I didn't discuss, but 24　common sense that he should tell the truth, 25　right. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 87 of 133 1　WANG 2　Q. If you could take a look on 3　page 24, the very last page? 4　A. Yes. 5　Q. Is that Mr. Kwok's signature? 6　A. Yes. 7　Q. Thank you. We can move on from 8　that document. 9　A. Okay. 10　Q. I want to turn a little more to 11　the apartment so we talked about earlier you 12　had nothing to do with the 2015 purchase of 13　the apartment, right? 14　A. No. 15　Q. You have no idea where the 16　money came from to purchase the apartment? 17　A. I don't know. 18　Q. No one ever told you? 19　A. No. 20　Q. You don't know whose idea it 21　was to purchase the apartment? 22　A. I don't know. 23　Q. You don't even know if Mr. Kwok 24　owns it or not, right? 25　A. Correct. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 88 of 133 1　WANG 2　Q. Are you aware that the 3　apartment was put on the market to be sold in 4　October of 2015? 5　A. October 2015, I don't know. 6　Q. Do you know that at some point 7　it was put on the market? 8　A. I heard about that. 9　Q. From whom? 10　A. Mr. Kwok. 11　Q. When did he tell you that? 12　A. I don't remember. 13　Q. Does October of 2015 sound 14　right to you about when the apartment was put 15　on the market? 16　A. I really don't remember. 17　Q. You had no role I assume in 18　putting the apartment on the market? 19　A. No. 20　Q. Have you had any role in trying 21　to help facilitate the sale of the apartment? 22　A. No. 23　Q. Do you talk to Ms. Sloane about 24　the sale of the apartment? 25　A. No. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 89 of 133 1　WANG 2　Q. Do you talk to Ms. Sloane about 3　potential bidders for the apartment? 4　A. I don't remember that. 5　Q. You ever talk to Ms. Sloane 6　about whether or not there would be a 7　co-broker on the apartment? 8　A. Co-broker. 9　Q. Like another broker in addition 10　to Ms. Sloane? 11　A. Yes. 12　Q. So you have had some 13　discussions with Ms. Sloane about selling the 14　apartment? 15　A. I was instructed by Mr. Kwok to 16　translate and pass the message. 17　Q. What was the message? 18　A. Like Kathy will show people the 19　apartment, the time. 20　Q. Mr. Kwok instructed you to pass 21　messages to Kathy Sloane about showing the 22　apartment to prospective purchasers? 23　A. No, I don't remember that 24　clearly. It's Kathy reach out to me and said 25　she would like to show the apartment and then Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 90 of 133 1　WANG 2　I pass the message to Mr. Kwok and then 3　reply. 4　Q. Did you communicate often with 5　Ms. Sloane about the apartment? 6　A. Often you mean? 7　Q. Often, frequently? 8　A. No. 9　Q. You send e-mails with her about 10　the apartment? 11　A. I believe yes. 12　Q. Do you understand that the 13　apartment, the price of the apartment was 14　lowered in June of 2016 from 85 million to 78 15　million? 16　A. I don't remember that clearly. 17　Q. Do you remember that the 18　apartment was put on the market for 85 19　million? 20　A. I don't remember that. I never 21　check what is that. 22　Q. Do you generally remember that 23　over the course of time the price has been 24　lowered a couple of times? 25　A. I heard about that. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 91 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 92 of 133 1　WANG 2　Mr. Kwok relating to the apartment, right? 3　A. Yes. 4　Q. You have never taken direction 5　from anybody else relating to the apartment, 6　right? 7　A. No. 8　Q. You have never heard about 9　anyone else making any decisions relating to 10　the apartment besides Mr. Kwok, right? 11　A. Mr. Kwok mention the family, 12　but I don't know who, yeah. 13　Q. What did he say? 14　A. I don't remember that clearly. 15　Q. When he mentioned family, what 16　did he say? 17　A. I don't remember that clearly. 18　Kind of like family sort of don't want to 19　lower the price that way, but Kathy was 20　trying to tell the family or Mr. Kwok to 21　lower the price. 22　Q. When you say Kathy was trying 23　to tell the family, to your knowledge has Ms. 24　Sloane ever spoken to anyone in Mr. Kwok's 25　family? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 93 of 133 1　WANG 2　A. I don't know. 3　Q. You have never been present 4　when Ms. Sloane has spoken to anyone else in 5　Mr. Kwok's family? 6　A. No. 7　Q. You cannot identify anyone in 8　Mr. Kwok's family who has spoken to Ms. 9　Sloane other than Mr. Kwok himself? 10　A. Correct. 11　Q. Are you aware that in June of 12　2016 there was an attempt to transfer 13　ownership of the apartment to Mr. Kwok's son? 14　A. Which year? 15　Q. 2016? 16　A. I don't know. 17　Q. Let me ask a better question. 18　Were you ever involved or heard about any 19　attempts to transfer ownership of the 20　apartment to Mr. Kwok's son? 21　A. I don't know this. 22　Q. Did you ever hear anything 23　about an attempt to transfer ownership of the 24　apartment to anyone? 25　A. No. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 94 of 133 WANG Q. Other than -- A. I don't know. Q.　Other than trying to sell it of course, right? A. No, I don't know this. Q.　Do you know someone named Yong, Y-O-N-G? A. Yes. Q. Who is Yong? A.　I heard she's an employee of a company. Q.　Of one of Mr. Kwok's companies? A. I don't know which one. Q. But of one of Mr. Kwok's company's as opposed to somebody else's company, right? A. I don't know. Q.　When you said I heard she's an employee of a company, what did you mean? A.　He come from Beijing like me. Q.　Did you believe that he worked for Mr. Kwok? A. I don't know. Q.　Do you think he worked for Mr. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 95 of 133 1　WANG 2　Kwok's family? 3　A. Yes. 4　Q. Have you ever met him in 5　person? 6　A. I met her a couple of times. 7　Q. You have gone back and forth a 8　few times between him and her? 9　A. Sorry, it's my language. Her. 10　Q. Yong is a woman? 11　A. Yes. 12　Q. Female? 13　A. Correct. 14　MR. MOSS: Exhibit 6. 15　(Exhibit 6, E-Mail, marked 16　for Identification.) 17　Q. You have been handed Exhibit 6 18　which is an e-mail chain involving Yong, 19　Michael Ullman and Helen Manis. We talked 20　about Yong. Do you know who Michael Ullman 21　is? 22　A. He is the manager of Sherry. 23　Q. Have you dealt with Mr. 24　Ullman? 25　A. Dealt with, yes. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 96 of 133 1　WANG 2　Q. Have you ever met him in 3　person? 4　A. Yes. 5　Q. What types of issues do you 6　deal with Mr. Ullman on? 7　A. Like the repair, maintenance, 8　yeah. 9　Q. What about Helen Manis, have 10　you ever heard that name? 11　A. No, I don't know this person. 12　Q. So if I could turn your 13　attention to the very last page of the 14　document? 15　A. Okay. 16　Q. You see it says Dear Mr. 17　Ullman, I have forwarded your letter to our 18　lawyer regarding to the transfer of the 19　apartment to Mileson, do you see that? 20　A. Yes, I see this. 21　Q. This is from Yong, do you see 22　that? 23　A. Yes, I see this. 24　Q. Did Yong have responsibility 25　for dealing with the Sherry-Netherland on Mr. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 97 of 133 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. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 98 of 133 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. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 99 of 133 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.) Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 100 of 133 1　WANG 2　Q. You have been handed Exhibit 7 3　which is an e-mail chain produced by the 4　Sherry-Netherland between you and Mr. Ullman, 5　do you see that? 6　A. Yes. 7　Q. This e-mail address is 8　Yvette.yue423@Gmail.com. Is this when you 9　changed your Gmail address to Yvette Ua 10　because the Yvette Wong e-mail address we 11　looked at earlier had been hacked by this 12　point? 13　A. Correct. 14　Q. Did this Gmail address get 15　hacked also? 16　A. Correct. 17　Q. I'd like to just direct your 18　attention to your e-mail on the page SN 19　00284, sorry, 0284, it's the last page, do 20　you see that? 21　A. Yes. 22　Q. This is an e-mail you write on 23　June 12, 2017 at 3:46 a.m., do you see that? 24　A. Yes. 25　Q. You were in Hong Kong at the Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 101 of 133 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? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 102 of 133 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? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 103 of 133 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? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 104 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 105 of 133 1　WANG 2　A F T E R N O O N S E S S I O N 3　(Time Noted: 1:28 p.m.) 5　Y A N P I N G W A N G, resumed and 6　testified as follows: 8　CONTINUED EXAMINATION 9　BY MR. MOSS: 10　THE VIDEOGRAPHER: This is tape 11　three of the deposition of Ms. Yan 12　Ping Wang. We are back on the record 13　at 1:28 p.m. 14　Q. We are back from lunch. Good 15　afternoon. As a yes or no question, did you 16　discuss this case with your counsel during 17　the lunch break? 18　A. No. 19　Q. As a yes or no question, did 20　you discuss the substance of your testimony 21　with your counsel during the lunch break? 22　A. No. 23　Q. Did your counsel show you any 24　documents during the lunch break? 25　A. No. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 106 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 107 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 108 of 133 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? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 109 of 133 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? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 110 of 133 1　WANG 2　A. No. 3　Q. Do you know whether or not 4　Mileson Kwok's text messages were searched in 5　connection with this lawsuit? 6　A. I don't know. 7　Q. You testified earlier that you 8　searched some of your e-mails for this 9　lawsuit, right? 10　A. Yes. 11　Q. Did you search anyone else's 12　e-mails within Golden Spring or Geneva or 13　anyone else affiliated with those companies 14　or with Mr. Kwok? 15　A. No. 16　Q. Do you know whether or not 17　anyone else's documents besides yours were 18　searched? 19　A. I don't know. 20　Q. You don't have any knowledge 21　that Mr. Kwok's documents were searched, 22　right? 23　A. No. 24　Q. You see also in this e-mail, 25　the Dear Miles e-mail on the first page, in Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 111 of 133 1　WANG 2　the middle right before that \$60 million 3　thing that I just read it says I'm sensitive 4　to the fact that you have already made a very 5　significant concession when you agreed to 6　counter at 67 million. You are negotiating in 7　good faith. Do you see that? 8　A. Yes, I see this. 9　Q. Does this refresh your 10　recollection that Mr. Kwok actually countered 11　the \$60 million offer? 12　A. I don't know. 13　Q. You don't have any reason to 14　doubt what Ms. Sloane was writing here, 15　right? 16　A. Correct, the writing is here. 17　Q. You don't have any information 18　that's contrary to the fact that Mr. Kwok 19　countered at 60 million, right? 20　A. I don't know about this. 21　Q. Why don't you look at the top 22　e-mail. You say my boss asked me to pass his 23　message on to you. Based on 67 million, if 24　you mention or discuss with him any other 25　terms, make any other try to lower down the Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 112 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 113 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 114 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 115 of 133 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? Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 116 of 133 1　WANG 2　A. I don't know this. 3　Q. Do you know who he works for? 4　A. I don't know. 5　Q. When you say he's a fund 6　manager, do you know what fund he manages? 7　A. I don't know this. 8　Q. Do you know where the money 9　comes from that's in the fund that he 10　manages? 11　A. I don't know. 12　Q. Do you know if Mr. Je works for 13　Mr. Kwok? 14　A. I don't know. 15　Q. Do you know if he manages funds 16　for Mr. Kwok? 17　A. I don't know this. 18　Q. In what connection have you 19　dealt with him? 20　A. I saw him in Hong Kong, yes. 21　Q. When? 22　A. 2016. 23　Q. Is that the only time you ever 24　met him in person? 25　A. Yes. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 117 of 133 1　WANG 2　Q.　What was the purpose of your 3　meeting him? 4　A.　Purpose, social. 5　Q.　Who was there? 6　A.　Him and me. 7　Q.　Just the two of you? 8　A.　Yes. 9　Q.　What did you discuss? 10　A.　We had lunch, yeah. 11　Q.　Did you discuss Mr. Kwok? 12　A.　No, not really. 13　Q.　What do you mean not really? 14　A.　That means no. 15　Q.　Do you remember what you did 16　discuss? 17　A.　I don't remember that clearly. 18　Just social. 19　Q.　How did it come to be that you 20　met with him? 21　A.　I came to Hong Kong, then Mr. 22　Kwok introduce him to me because he's a Hong 23　Kong guy and kind of like he said Yvette, if 24　you need help, Mr. Je might be able to help 25　you like that way. Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 118 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 119 of 133 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 Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 120 of 133 1　WANG 2　questions. 3　THE VIDEOGRAPHER: This 4　concludes today's deposition. We are 5　now going off the record. The time is 6　1:48 p.m. 7　(Time noted: 1:48 p.m.) Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 121 of 133 A C K N O W L E D G M E N T STATE OF ) :ss COUNTY OF ) I, YAN PING WANG, hereby certify that I have read the transcript of my testimony taken under oath in my deposition; that the transcript is a true, complete and correct record of my testimony, and that the answers on the record as given by me are true and correct. YAN PING WANG Signed and subscribed to before me, this day of , 2018. Notary Public, State of __________________ Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 122 of 133 1　C E R T I F I C A T E 3　STATE OF NEW YORK ) 4　) ss.: 5　COUNTY OF NEW YORK ) 7　I, SHARI COHEN, a Notary Public within 8　and for the State of New York, do hereby certify: 9　That YAN PING WANG, the witness whose 10　deposition is hereinbefore set forth, was duly 11　sworn by me and that such deposition is a true 12　record of the testimony given by such witness. 13　I further certify that I am not 14　related to any of the parties to this action by 15　blood or marriage; and that I am in no way 16　interested in the outcome of this matter. 17　IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto 18　set my hand this 16th day of October, 2018. 24　_____________________________ 25　SHARI COHEN Case 22-50073 Doc 2032-59 Filed 07/25/23 Entered 07/25/23 13:27:53 Page 123 of 133 1　* ERRATA SHEET * 2　ELLEN GRAUER COURT REPORTING CO., LLC 3　126 East 56th Street, Fifth Floor New York, New York 10022 4　212-750-6434 5　NAME OF CASE: Pacific Alliance v Kwok 6　DATE OF DEPOSITION: October 11, 2018 NAME OF WITNESS: YAN PING WANG 7　PAGE LINE FROM TO REASON 8　_____ _____ __________ __________ _____________ 9　_____ _____ __________ __________ _____________ 10　_____ _____ __________ __________ _____________ 11　_____ _____ __________ __________ _____________ 12　_____ _____ __________ __________ _____________ 13　_____ _____ __________ __________ _____________ 14　_____ _____ __________ __________ _____________ 15　_____ _____ __________ __________ _____________ 16　_____ _____ __________ __________ _____________ 17　_____ _____ __________ __________ _____________ 18　_____ _____ __________ __________ _____________ 19　_____ _____ __________ __________ _____________ 20　_____ _____ __________ __________ _____________ 21　________________________ 22　Subscribed and sworn before me 23　this ____ day of _________________, 2018. 24　_________________ 25　(Notary Public) My Commission Expires: 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 124 of 133 YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018 67:2　10;91:13,20,24;　Avenue (3)　90:10;108:17;112:2 \$　administrator (2)　94:19;95:6,11;96:20,　61:15;63:22;64:14　best (4) 46:17,21　23;97:4;100:25;　avoid (1)　10:24;11:5,16; \$60 (4)　advantage (1)　101:25;102:4;104:4;　17:13　12:23 104:25;106:17;　65:25　105:2;106:10,18;　aware (5)　better (3) 109:2,11　Affidavit (9)　112:5　34:6,11;49:13;86:2;　11:2;82:22;91:17 \$67 (2)　53:23;54:4,8;55:22,　apparently (1)　91:11　bidders (1) 110:8,8　25;57:14,23;104:15,　65:17　87:3 22　appearances (1)　B　bilingual (1) A　affiliated (1)　5:21　63:11 108:13　applicant (1)　back (11)　bills (3) ability (2)　afternoon (1)　59:4　26:9;30:3;37:11,23;　66:2,9,13 11:5;12:9　103:15　application (1)　49:20;54:20;71:22;　birth (1) able (1)　again (12)　59:13　93:7;103:12,14;　29:14 115:24　17:13;19:22;41:13;　applied (1)　116:25　bit (3) above (1)　49:12;57:17;60:2;　69:6　background (3)　42:22;48:22;80:2 53:25　62:14;70:9;99:9;　apply (1)　20:25;33:9;49:22　blank (3) access (1)　100:11;101:12;　58:4　bad (2)　106:9,11;107:19 68:14　107:17　appreciate (1)　82:25;83:15　Boies (5) account (8)　against (3)　107:18　balance (1)　8:22,25;9:17,19,23 45:18;55:19;56:14;　8:17;9:2;100:21　April (4)　62:11　bold (1) 72:4;73:9;74:12,13,　agent (1)　17:21,23;55:17;　bank (2)　81:24 16　62:2　56:10　55:18;56:14　boss (4) accounts (3)　ago (4)　arbitration (10)　Based (2)　107:4,8,11;109:22 55:18;56:13;57:10　21:25;70:20;75:18;　8:8,10,14,16,18;9:2,　109:23;117:8　both (5) Ace (1)　78:5　12;10:3,10,14　Basically (1)　13:4;31:19;64:25; 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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 YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018 62:2;72:24;74:23;　58:19　119:10 76:3　circumstances (1)　completely (1) came (8)　101:3　58:14 20:23;25:14;35:11;　claiming (1)　concerned (1) 39:3;40:18;85:16;　9:24　89:15 110:7;115:21　clarify (1)　concession (1) can (23)　83:4　109:5 5:21;11:9,20;18:18;　clean (2)　concludes (1) 37:17;39:25;42:9,15;　11:21;74:2　118:4 43:5;44:4,13;55:15;　clear (4)　conducted (1) 59:24;65:20;76:23,　60:24;61:4;75:4;　72:10 24;78:20;81:12;83:4;　77:16　confused (1) 85:7;89:10;112:14;　clearly (12)　42:22 113:16　9:4;15:12;17:22;　congratulations (1) Cantonese (2)　37:22;84:4,6,12;　32:7 16:19;23:7　87:24;88:16;90:14,　connection (7) capacity (1)　17;115:17　7:15;60:16;71:16; 13:5　client (1)　108:5;113:4,9;114:18 captioned (1)　47:9　contact (6) 53:25　co-broker (2)　31:23;32:4;69:16; case (11)　87:7,8　97:3;101:11,20 7:17;8:5;33:22;　code (5)　context (3) 56:2;71:17,18,25;　69:10,11,13,16,17　25:12;82:20,21 73:18;100:19;103:16;　Cohen (1)　continue (1) 104:16　5:16　33:20 casual (1)　colleague (1)　CONTINUED (1) 15:12　32:14　103:8 categories (1)　collect (1)　contractor (1) 33:14　71:24　101:7 CEO (1)　comfortable (2)　contrary (1) 18:5　12:20,21　109:18 certain (2)　coming (1)　controlled (2) 66:9,13　36:3　50:19;51:3 certainly (1)　comments (1)　convenience (2) 34:11　84:10　101:12;105:25 certify (1)　common (1)　conversation (3) 119:7　84:24　15:4,6,9 chain (3)　communicate (3)　conversations (4) 93:18;98:3;105:9　44:14;72:18;88:4　32:8;34:5;55:6,8 change (2)　communicating (1)　conveying (1) 101:13,20　105:25　101:19 changed (1)　companies (4)　convince (1) 98:9　21:15;31:19;92:13;　65:17 changes (1)　108:13　copied (2) 46:9　Company (28)　64:16,17 channel (4)　5:15,18;7:21,22;　copy (1) 43:22;44:7,8;69:3　21:3,16;22:2,13,14,　4:17 characters (1)　21;25:14;30:17,19;　corporate (6) 84:2　33:21;48:17;60:23;　13:5;48:24;50:2,12; 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76:15,17;84:22;99:10 discussion (2) 58:17;81:9 discussions (4) Min-U-Script® Ellen Grauer Court Reporting Co., LLC (2) came - discussions 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 126 of 133 YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018 79:15;80:15;87:13;　52:12,17;69:24　7:11　86:21　first (10) 95:15　eight (4)　engagement (1)　fact (5)　8:6,7;12:14;21:14; distinction (1)　41:3;52:20;53:2,5　7:16　61:8;106:21;107:3;　50:4;76:11;81:19; 75:19　either (2)　engineer (1)　109:4,18　82:2;107:11;108:25 document (22)　42:25;74:20　46:13　fair (1)　five (5) 47:11,16;56:5;59:8,　elder (2)　English (7)　11:5　42:19,25;51:14; 25;71:23;72:16;　42:19,20　12:14,21,22;26:13;　faith (1)　67:19;101:10 81:23;82:11,12,14;　election (1)　31:5;110:13;112:21　109:7　follow (5) 83:2,6,9,15,18;84:8,　105:23　entities (4)　family (66)　12:4;35:8;62:17; 11,16,20;85:8;94:14　Ellen (2)　51:3;75:20;116:10,　16:19,23;20:12,13,　69:12,14 documents (19)　5:14,17　17　14,15,24,24;21:9,16,　follows (2) 14:5,8,12,16;71:17,　else (18)　entitled (1)　21,23;22:10,23,24;　6:15;103:6 24;72:13;73:20;　12:8;13:21;14:3,20;　81:23　23:2,3,4,13,14,20;　force (2) 76:20,21;103:24;　16:3;27:20;42:11;　entity (3)　24:4,6,10;28:6;31:15,　4:14;89:22 104:7,10,13;108:17,　47:2;76:15;77:3;　18:20;116:13,13　17,18,20;35:20,20;　foregoing (2) 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 done (2)　90:5,9;91:4;108:13;　22:20;28:19,22　17,18,20,21,21,23,23,　foreigner (2) 50:10;117:22　113:16　et (1)　24;42:2,4,4,13,14,16;　26:5,7 doubt (4)　else's (4)　5:6　43:4,5;45:25;46:3;　forgotten (1) 57:11,21;105:18;　89:7;92:16;108:11,　even (4)　90:11,15,18,20,23,25;　14:14 109:14　17　12:2;48:16;85:23;　91:5,8;93:2;101:12　form (1) down (4)　e-mail (72)　116:16　far (4)　4:8 11:9;46:13;109:25;　17:7,10;63:14,17;　events (1)　73:12;89:14,14,18　formation (7) 110:7　64:19;65:19,20;66:6;　14:9　faster (1)　47:25;48:10,18; draw (1)　67:6,9,12,14,17,24;　everyone (2)　37:19　49:8;76:21,25;116:9 75:19　68:16;69:8;70:2;71:8,　76:23;77:20　February (16)　formed (3) driver (1)　10,16;72:7,19,23;　exact (1)　18:10,11;19:7,19,　39:16;48:6,17 40:7　73:4,7,17;74:7,8,12;　37:24　21;35:10;39:3,21;　forth (1) drugs (1)　93:15,18;95:4,18;　EXAMINATION (2)　40:3,10,11,23;41:6;　93:7 12:7　96:2;97:18,19,19,24;　6:17;103:8　61:19;99:22;100:14　forward (3) duly (1)　98:3,7,10,18,22;　examined (1)　fee (1)　34:9;105:25;106:9 6:13　101:9;105:5,8,8,9,16;　6:14　9:7　forwarded (1) during (7)　106:22;107:11,15;　example (1)　feel (1)　94:17 14:6;15:3;29:20;　108:24,25;109:22;　42:18　37:22　four (4) 42:3;103:16,21,24　110:14,20,23;111:16,　except (1)　fees (2)　10:2;50:25;51:7; duties (3)　18,19,22;112:8,8,12,　4:8　7:19;9:9　67:19 38:21;39:6,8　13,15,19,23,25;113:4,　exchange (1)　felt (1)　frequently (1) duty (1)　8　63:17　65:24　88:7 52:6　e-mailed (1)　exclusive (1)　female (2)　Friday (1) 112:7　111:2　37:6;93:12　63:18 E　e-mails (13)　Exhibit (27)　few (4)　friend (4) 69:20,25;73:23,25;　47:4,5,7,12;55:21,　69:20;70:19,25;　22:5,6,6;110:2 earlier (8)　74:3,5,9,13,15;88:9;　22,24;58:21,22,24;　93:8　friend's (1) 6:21;80:2;85:11;　105:19;108:8,12　63:13,14,16;81:16,17,　Fifth (3)　22:7 98:11;104:2;108:7;　employed (1)　22;93:14,15,17;97:23,　61:15;63:22;64:14　front (1) 116:7;117:3　17:24　24;98:2;105:4,5,7;　filed (1)　78:9 earliest (1)　employee (15)　110:20,22　100:21　Fu (1) 105:24　19:20,23;20:3;　existed (1)　filing (1)　56:10 early (2)　25:18,21;40:9,14;　59:21　4:5　full-time (1) 30:2,3　59:20;62:25;63:5;　explain (3)　financial (1)　63:5 educate (10)　64:8,10;66:23;92:11,　46:14;52:5;83:24　32:22　Fund (5) 48:25;49:8;50:11,　20　extension (2)　find (5)　5:6;113:21;114:5,6, 20;51:6,18;52:3,14,　employees (5)　110:25;111:2　33:9;71:17;72:13,　9 25;53:12　37:8;39:22;40:21,　extent (1)　15;73:20　funds (4) education (1)　22;65:13　29:10　fine (2)　55:18;56:12;57:10; 21:2　employment (1)　11:13;13:2　114:15 Edward (2)　33:9　F　finish (2)　furnished (1) 5:25;6:22　end (6)　11:17,19　4:18 effect (1)　19:11;20:21;68:6;　face (1)　finished (1)　furniture (3) 4:14　71:6;107:14,17　107:19　10:5　26:22,24;27:3 effort (1)　ended (1)　Facebook (1)　firm (6)　FURTHER (4) 69:19　21:10　45:3　6:22;8:19,21;9:19,　4:7,11,16;117:18 efforts (3)　engage (1)　facilitate (1)　20,22 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 YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018 5:14,17　75:5,8;76:2,12;77:24;　interpretation (1) G　Great (1) 58:9　78:10;79:3,4,7;80:24; 86:8;88:25;90:8;　I　23:7 Interrogatories (2) GS (1)　91:18;92:11,19;　81:20;82:2 gave (2)　71:21　94:10;96:21,25;　idea (6)　interview (1) 16:8;97:14　Gsny (1)　113:11,21　45:8;80:21;85:15,　24:23 general (2)　74:12　held (1)　20;95:14;112:23　interviewed (3) 32:18;116:4　Gsnycom (4)　5:10　Identification (9)　22:3;24:20,21 Generally (5)　71:12,13;72:7;73:3　Helen (3)　47:6;55:23;58:23;　into (8) 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, 88:22;112:18　31:22;50:5;65:15;　hello (1)　97:25;105:6;110:21　23;49:22;55:5,11; 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 9;74:23,24;75:2,2,5,7,　89:22,23;95:4　help (9)　81:12;91:7　introduce (1) 8,20,21;76:8,12,16,　guest (1)　8:14;30:18;31:4;　ignored (1)　115:22 20,25;77:15,18;78:15,　26:5　35:25;44:21;86:21;　62:9　introduced (2) 21;80:25;81:4;102:5,　Gui (1)　115:24,24;116:2　impair (1)　22:2,4 7,8;108:12;110:25;　42:23　HEREBY (2)　12:8　invest (1) 112:4;116:10,12,13,　Guo (25)　4:3;119:7　improper (2)　29:2 18;117:5,10,15　20:14,24;21:9,16,　herein (1)　34:12;58:15　invested (1) gentleman (1)　21,23;22:10,23;23:2,　4:5　inbox (1)　28:19 40:8　3,7,9,13;28:6;31:18;　highest (1)　74:2　involve (1) given (2)　41:9,10,13,17,20;　61:8　included (3)　39:12 67:23;119:12　42:2,16,23;46:2;63:8　himself (6)　11:14;68:19,20　involved (8) giving (2)　G-U-O (3)　9:13;23:25;42:2;　includes (1)　31:5;45:11,13,14, 52:10;106:7　23:9;42:2;46:3　44:9;91:9;101:12　116:12　16,18;61:21;91:18 Gkoffice@protonmailcom (2)　Guomedia (1)　hire (1)　including (5)　involvement (2) 72:24;73:17　45:24　41:2　41:24;50:17;51:4;　29:5;62:5 Gmail (6)　guy (2)　hired (3)　52:23;53:10　involving (1) 71:3,3,5;72:4;98:9,　113:15;115:23　19:7;20:7;22:3　incorporated (1)　93:18 14　history (1)　54:23　issue (7) Gmails (2)　H　33:10　indeed (1)　10:10;52:14;55:11; 68:18;70:13　Ho (3)　110:7　64:16;65:11,16;97:17 Golden (122)　hacked (19)　6:10;56:21;57:5　index (1)　issues (5) 7:23;13:6;17:25;　17:10,13,14;67:12,　Hodgson (1)　5:9　33:23;53:5;57:20; 18:9,13,14,15,21,22,　15,21,22;68:4,13,22;　6:10 Holdings (8)　indirectly (1)　94:5;99:10 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 16,20,23,25;20:2,4,6,　98:11,15　56:3;75:2,2;111:2　information (6) 10,18,21;30:12;31:3,　half (4)　Hong (59)　76:24;78:14;79:19;　January (1) 8,12;32:11,20,21;　68:5,7,9,10　18:14,22,23;19:17,　83:14,18;109:17　7:14 33:2,5,10,17;34:14,　handed (9)　20,23;20:2,4,7,11,18,　informed (4)　Je (4) 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; 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 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) 41:4;43:3,4,10,25;　handle (3)　21,25;33:2,6,10,17;　37:18;97:2　113:12 44:6,11,16,21,23;　19:14;21:2;26:5　34:15,22;35:2,15;　instructed (4)　Jillian (3) 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 50:3,13,17,25;53:24;　10:9　38:6,12,16,18,23;　20　job (6) 54:23;55:10,16;　happen (4)　61:2;64:4,7,10;65:9;　instructing (4)　29:10;30:7;34:21; 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 58:4;59:5,10,14,18,　58:19　22;114:20;115:21,22　instruction (5)　jobs (1) 21;60:9,13,16,20;　happened (3)　hour (2)　12:5;52:10;62:17;　38:11 61:2,9,12,18,22;62:9,　48:21;51:22;68:23　13:20;84:9　97:15;101:20　JP (1) 25;63:22;64:9,10,14,　Harmon (4)　hour-and-a-half (1)　instructions (2)　56:14 25;65:5,6,8,9,10,18,　13:24,25;14:2;55:7　13:20　34:13;35:8　July (2) 25;66:9,13,24;74:11;　head (2)　house (1)　instructs (1)　47:9;71:22 75:23;76:5;108:12　11:8,13　26:22　12:3　June (7) Good (6)　hear (4)　HR (5)　interacted (2)　59:18;68:7;69:23; 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; 73:15;103:14;109:7　113:23　35:24　interest (1)　98:23 Google (5)　heard (28)　hurt (1)　23:17　K 69:2,4,16;73:7,8　22:23;41:17;45:15;　110:3　interests (2) Grauer (2)　55:2;74:22,24,25;　46:17,22 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 YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018 Karin (2)　101:6,17,21;106:22,　29:12;51:23　mail (2)　43:7,21;44:3;45:13; 62:19,23　24;107:8,12;108:14;　leaving (1)　73:9,16　46:18,24;61:2;67:3; Kathy (16)　109:10,18;110:7,15;　84:14　mainly (1)　69:6,14,22;70:9; 63:18;64:21;67:6;　111:9,12;112:2,11,15,　left (1)　28:3　71:19;73:24;82:21; 74:8;78:24;87:18,21,　19;113:24,25;114:13,　25:15　Maintain (1)　88:6;92:20;95:12; 24;89:3;90:19,22;　16;115:11,22　Legal (4)　39:10　112:13;115:13 105:10;107:4,15;　K-W-O-K (1)　5:14,17;9:7,9　maintenance (2)　means (3) 110:14,23　23:9　letter (1)　94:7;100:25　41:20,22;115:14 Keep (1)　Kwok's (39)　94:17　Maistrello (1)　meant (2) 58:9　15:22;20:15;21:15;　limited (5)　62:20　19:3;101:17 kind (9)　22:24;23:4,14,20;　50:18;51:4;52:23;　maker (1)　media (13) 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, 43:17;66:19;69:10;　12;43:19,21;44:7;　list (2)　makes (1)　12,13,17,22,24;45:9, 90:18;115:23;116:2　46:2,21;60:4;85:5;　47:13;84:15　61:5　19,20;63:8 Kindly (1)　89:4;90:24;91:5,8,13,　listed (1)　making (5)　medication (1) 99:10　20;92:13,15;93:2;　49:23　28:25;37:21;59:17;　12:8 knew (2)　95:2,7,11;96:20,24;　little (4)　89:11;90:9　meet (15) 36:2;106:24　101:19,24;107:4;　42:22;48:22;80:2;　man (1)　13:11,13,19;21:9, knowledge (18)　108:4,21;111:19　85:10　113:11　23;25:12;28:5;37:2; 51:20;52:16;53:5,　LLC (5)　manage (4)　99:13,21,24;100:5,6, 14,18;54:4;76:24;　L　52:22;53:9;75:2;　36:18,18;44:9;　8;101:4 77:21;78:13,18,25;　96:6;111:2　48:19　meeting (4) 79:18;80:4,8;81:13;　laid (1)　long (9)　manager (14)　14:17;26:13;99:18; 90:23;108:20;117:5　33:13　11:13;13:19;21:25;　20:8,9;32:18,22;　115:3 known (1)　Lam (1)　47:10;75:17;78:4;　36:19;38:5,22;39:5,7,　meetings (1) 14:13　56:11　82:12;84:7;102:10　9;46:10;93:22;　26:20 Kong (59)　language (6)　look (9)　113:22;114:6　member (5) 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; 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 22;21:3,5,10;27:7;　Last (17)　101:9;105:25;109:21　Mandarin (1)　members (3) 30:8,10,12,15,18;　13:14;15:2;17:15,　looked (1)　16:20　24:7;35:21;42:5 31:2,2,8,12;32:11,20,　16;56:18;68:5,7;　98:11　Manis (3)　memory (1) 21;33:2,2,6,10,17;　69:20;70:2,25;85:3;　lost (3)　93:19;94:9;95:25　95:12 34:15,22;35:2,15;　94:13;98:19;99:9,17,　68:14;69:6,24　many (9)　mention (2) 36:12,20;37:5,9,13;　18;104:16　lot (5)　8:3;31:5;35:24;　90:11;109:24 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) 61:2;64:4,7,10;65:9;　70:12　106:7　67:14,17　90:15 66:23;98:25;113:15,　law (6)　lower (4)　March (1)　message (6) 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; Korean (1)　20,22　109:25　Mark (3)　97:19;107:5;109:23 40:8　lawsuit (9)　lowered (2)　13:23;59:4;110:19　messages (2) Kwok (114)　6:25;9:12;100:20,　88:14,24　marked (9)　87:21;108:4 6:10;8:20;9:2,8,11;　24;101:5;108:5,9;　LP (1)　47:5;55:22;58:22;　met (16) 14:23,24;15:4,7,10,　113:5,9　5:6　63:14;81:20;93:15;　6:21;25:9;37:6; 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; 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, 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 28:6;29:4,20,24;　lawyers (2)　Lucy (3)　15,18;88:18　Michael (2) 31:24;32:24;36:3;　10:8;82:7　22:8,9,9　M-A-S (1)　93:19,20 41:10,19,19;42:2,5,　leader (3)　Luk (1)　62:23　middle (3) 17;43:22;45:11;　32:13,16,17　6:6　matter (1)　27:9;83:12;109:2 46:17;51:2;55:16;　leak (1)　lunch (5)　5:5　might (3) 56:4,20;57:4,8,13,22;　100:24　103:14,17,21,24;　may (8)　102:11;112:2; 58:5;59:4,11,15,25;　learn (1)　115:10　4:12;17:21,21,23;　115:24 60:2,16;75:12,13,15;　68:12　Luncheon (1)　63:18;64:5;76:16;　Miles (11) 76:12;77:2,13;78:2,　lease (5)　102:17　117:20　51:2;58:5;59:4,11, 17;79:12,15,22;　61:22;63:21;64:14,　lying (1)　maybe (1)　15;105:24;106:5; 80:18;81:3,10;83:21;　25;65:5　57:13　17:11　108:25;111:6,13; 84:10,13,18;85:23;　leasing (2)　mean (33)　112:3 86:10;87:15,20;88:2;　61:25;62:2　M　8:11,24;9:13;18:21,　Mileson (6) 89:16,18;90:2,10,11,　least (1)　22;19:17;20:20;　59:25;60:2;94:19; 20;91:9;92:23;96:7;　18:19　Macom (1)　21:16;23:13;31:13;　95:6,6;108:4 97:2,14;100:21;　leave (2)　5:13　32:13;34:2;41:22;　Mileson's (1) Min-U-Script® Ellen Grauer Court Reporting Co., LLC (5) Karin - Mileson's 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 133 107:18　6:25　online (1)　page (18) million (13)　November (2)　69:7　47:12;56:8,8,18,23; 88:14,15,19;　N　105:10;106:19　Only (8)　57:7;85:3,3;94:13; 104:25;106:13,18;　name (23)　number (19)　29:25;30:5;41:18,　95:19,21,22,25;98:18, 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;108:25 110:8,8　16:8,19,23,25;17:2,4,　25;43:2;47:25;49:25;　114:23　paid (2) mine (1)　12,13;22:7;35:18;　50:16,25;51:7,14,16;　oOo- (1)　9:9;62:11 22:6　40:6;42:9,15,21;　52:12,20;53:7,23;　4:21　panel (1) minute (1)　45:23,25;46:2,3;　106:12;110:2　Opportunity (2)　10:10 82:10　94:10;104:19　numbers (2)　5:6;58:18　Pangu (34) minutes (2)　named (2)　46:9;56:9　opposed (1)　22:15,18,22,25; 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, 6:6,6　names (2)　28:4,4;84:5　25;26:16,25;27:3,5, mistake (2)　16:11;18:7　oath (4)　organization (3)　14;28:2,7,13,16,18, 16:18,18　nature (1)　4:14;10:18;84:19;　21:13;50:2,12　21;29:23;30:3,20; mom's (2)　32:3 need (9)　119:9　original (1)　31:11;38:11,15,17; 17:12,12　12:19,24;26:7;　object (3)　57:5　51:5 money (3)　30:17;37:22;47:10;　33:8;34:8;49:12　ours (1)　P-A-N-G-U (1) 57:24;85:16;114:8　58:11;69:17;115:24　objection (15)　73:18　22:16 months (1)　needed (2)　12:3;34:16,23;35:3;　out (6)　Pangu's (1) 69:21　26:8;31:4　37:10;38:8,24;50:14,　33:9,13;34:7;37:18;　30:24 more (7)　needs (1)　22;51:8;57:16,25;　74:2;87:24　paper (2) 36:22;37:4;41:18;　63:11　58:2,6;62:12　outside (10)　46:18;78:9 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 56:14　109:6　81:18,25　57:17;58:7;62:14　part (3) morning (2)　nephew (1)　obligation (1)　outstanding (1)　23:24;33:11,13 6:19,20　42:13　48:25　62:9　particular (1) MOSS (29)　nephews (2) 28:11;41:25　October (4)　over (5)　68:16 5:25,25;6:18,22;　New (61)　5:12;86:4,5,13　10:21;88:23;89:11;　parties (4) 33:25;34:11,17;　5:8,8;7:23;13:6;　off (9)　97:18;105:23　4:4;8:9,11,12 37:16;38:2;47:4;　18:15,20,21;19:3,14;　29:16;30:5;31:25;　overdue (1)　pass (7) 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; 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; 21;63:13;81:16;　15,21;40:2,15,18,22;　offer (6)　9:24　109:22 93:14;97:23;102:13;　41:5;43:5,11;44:6,16;　104:25;106:8,17,　own (9)　password (1) 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) most (1)　50:3,13,17;51:2,22;　20:12;25:10;26:9;　57:10,24　14:9 32:19　54:25;55:17,19;56:2,　29:7;39:10;41:7;43:4;　owned (7)　Patent (1) 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 60:23,25　65:5,6,8,11;99:5;　67:4　65:9;96:5,7　pay (3) motion (1)　100:13;102:8;116:13　officer (3)　owner (4)　9:9;66:9,13 104:17　next (3)　4:13;25:18,24　35:17,17;78:7;　paying (2) move (8)　11:18;95:18;106:11　offices (3)　101:8　7:19;66:2 30:15,15;35:13;　niece (2)　5:11;26:25;61:23　owners (1)　Peggy (2) 36:7,11;55:15;59:24;　41:25;42:12　often (3)　28:12　66:20,22 85:7　nine (3)　88:4,6,7　ownership (7)　penalty (1) 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) 32:25;99:5,21,25;　nod (1)　one (31)　owning (1)　24:9;28:24;35:24; 100:6,9,13　11:12　16:13,15;35:20,22;　23:13　36:25;40:6;41:2; Mrs (1)　nods (1) 11:8　37:4;39:25;43:24;　owns (18)　44:13;65:10;84:14, 111:11　non (1)　44:6;45:18;46:15;　22:22,24;23:14,20,　15;87:18 much (3)　38:10　47:25;48:16;49:5,21;　24;59:14;75:8,9,10;　perform (1) 9:23;99:8,17　Notary (2)　55:18;56:12;57:10;　77:10,14,14,17;78:11;　38:14 multiple (2)　6:13;119:24　66:16;67:24,25;　85:24;102:3,4,7　performance (1) 34:5;49:13　note (1)　68:19;69:9;70:6,16,　9:6 Myers (5)　106:4　23;71:2;85:18;92:13,　P　perjury (1) 5:11;6:1,4,7,23 myself (2)　Noted (2)　14,15;97:14 ones (3)　Pacific (5)　84:20 person (23) 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; noticed (1) 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 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 YAN PING WANG 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 YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018 restructuring (2)　saying (1)　session (1)　44:10,12,13,17,22,24;　63:2,22;64:9,10,14, 96:13,19　23:4　14:6　45:9,19,20;115:4,18;　25;65:5,6,8,9,11,18, result (1)　Schiller (3)　set (6)　116:3　25;66:9,13,24;74:11; 10:6　8:25;9:19,23　55:16;57:23;77:5,7;　sold (1)　75:23;76:5;108:12 results (1)　scope (14)　81:19;82:2　86:3　ss (1) 105:23　7:16,17;34:3;38:4;　setting (3)　somebody (3)　119:4 resumed (1)　49:14,17;50:6,8,24;　56:11;57:9;76:20　26:12;35:13;92:16　stand (1) 103:5　51:9,15;57:17;58:7;　Seven (2)　someone (2)　25:16 review (1)　62:15　41:3;52:12　30:14;92:7　start (10) 14:16　sealing (1)　shakes (1)　sometimes (1)　11:17,19;17:21; reviewed (1)　4:5　11:8　10:24　18:8;21:14,24;32:15; 76:19　search (5)　shall (2)　son (14)　44:21;45:9;59:25 right (61)　59:2;71:20;72:11;　4:9,17　29:15;30:6;60:4;　started (5) 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; 38:4;39:17;41:10;　searched (8)　5:16　96:15,20,24;97:3;　41:5;61:18 46:2;51:24;52:3;　71:16;72:7;108:4,8,　Sherry (3)　101:14,21,24　State (5) 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, 59:22,23;61:10;62:3;　SEARLES (36)　Sherry-Netherland (10)　32:6　24 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) 4,11,13;72:4;74:17;　12:18;13:15,22;33:7;　79:5;94:25;98:4;　106:2　71:22 79:22;80:22;81:24;　34:4,16,19,23;35:3;　100:21;105:2;106:10;　Sorry (15)　still (8) 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; 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; 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;　79:8 102:5;104:20;106:25;　57:16,25;58:6,11,16;　shore (1)　82:24;93:9;95:21;　STIPULATED (4) 107:4,12;108:9,22;　62:12;102:10;117:19,　66:2　98:19;111:10;113:6　4:3,7,11,16 109:2,15,19;110:11;　25　show (4)　sort (1)　stop (1) 116:10,14,15,18;　second (8)　14:5;87:18,25;　90:18　72:21 117:6,7,11,15　8:4;12:14,16;56:18;　103:23　sound (2)　strike (4) role (5)　68:9,10;107:16,16　showing (1)　62:3;86:13　55:15;61:22;75:24; 36:16;38:11;60:9;　secretary (1)　87:21　speak (2)　77:21 86:17,20　32:23　side (2)　14:20,24　structure (3) room (2)　seem (1)　71:24;104:7　specifically (1)　50:2,12;116:9 13:22;29:9　106:12　signature (3)　31:8　Stuart (1) Ross (1)　seems (1)　56:20;57:4;85:5　speech (2)　6:3 6:10　65:19　signed (6)　37:17,21　stuff (1) rules (1)　sell (3)　4:12,14;56:4;84:20;　speechless (1)　27:4 10:21　52:13,17;92:4　104:22;119:19　105:22　subject (2) running (2)　selling (1)　significance (1)　spoken (4)　63:25;110:24 39:11;45:21　87:13　17:8　12:18;90:24;91:4,8　submit (1) runs (1)　send (4)　significant (1)　spot (1)　104:15 44:16　32:6;69:9;88:9;　109:5　102:12　submitted (4) 101:7　single (2)　Spring (121)　53:24;54:5,7;55:25 S　senior (4)　42:13;72:15　7:23;13:6;17:25;　Subpoena (2) 32:19;36:22;37:2,5　sit (1)　18:9,13,14,15,21,22,　47:5,8 safer (1)　sense (1)　46:13　23;19:3,7,12,14,15,　subscribed (1) 73:8　84:24　situation (4)　17,20,23,25;20:2,4,7,　119:19 sale (5)　sensitive (1)　15:13;62:8;66:6,19　10,18,22;30:12;31:3,　substance (2) 63:23;65:2;79:19;　109:3　six (3)　8,12;32:11,20,21;　15:19;103:20 86:21,24　sensitivity (1)　42:19;43:2;51:16　33:2,6,10,17;34:15,　suing (1) same (11)　107:19　Sloane (29)　22;35:2,11,15;36:16,　8:13 4:14;18:7;23:6,8,　sent (7)　63:18;64:21,25;　20;37:5,9,13;38:5,12,　suit (1) 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 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) sarcastic (2)　sentence (1)　87:2,5,10,13,21;88:5;　41:4;43:4,10,25;44:6,　46:11 58:12,14　107:11　90:24;91:4,9;97:21,　11,16,21,23;47:8;　Support (2) Sarnoff (2)　September (6)　22;105:10,22;107:15;　48:2,6,11;49:9;50:3,　5:15,17 6:3,3　21:8,10;27:7;30:11;　109:14;110:23;111:5,　13,17,25;53:24;　Supreme (2) save (1)　32:12;33:3　8,12;112:2　54:23;55:10,17;　5:7;55:25 74:5　serve (3)　SN (2)　56:11,13;57:9,23;　sure (16) saw (4)　38:10;46:16,21　95:22;98:18　58:4;59:5,10,14,18,　10:20;11:24;36:13; 67:8;82:15;99:12;　served (1)　social (16)　21;60:10,13,16,20;　47:18;70:6,15,19,21, 114:20　47:9　32:7;43:17,19,21;　61:2,9,12,18,22;62:9;　22,23,24;77:17; Min-U-Script® Ellen Grauer Court Reporting Co., LLC (8) restructuring - sure 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 YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018 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; 117:4　10:15;12:9,12,20;　56:19,25;57:11;　Urbana (4)　52:1;53:1,23;54:1,20, 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; 5:23;56:19,25　47:23;48:4　12　use (10)　58:1;59:1;60:1;61:1; swearing (1)　today's (1)　trust (1)　17:2,2,6,11,12;　62:1;63:1;64:1;65:1; 84:19　118:4　96:23　41:19;46:14;69:8;　66:1;67:1;68:1;69:1; sworn (4)　together (1)　truth (1)　71:8;72:23　70:1;71:1;72:1;73:1; 4:12,15;6:13;16:7　39:14　84:24　used (5)　74:1;75:1;76:1;77:1; told (24)　truthful (1)　17:4;71:5;111:22;　78:1;79:1;80:1;81:1; T　12:18;15:16,17;　12:12　112:13,15　82:1;83:1;84:1;85:1; 24:17;32:6;35:25;　truthfully (1)　user (2)　86:1;87:1;88:1;89:1; talk (6)　40:11,13;49:5;58:18;　12:9　45:18;46:15　90:1;91:1;92:1;93:1; 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; 99:14;101:6　76:12;77:10,25;　10:25;11:16,18;　46:4　98:1;99:1;100:1; talked (3)　79:10;81:3,6;85:18;　12:23;19:22;68:15;　uses (2)　101:1;102:1;103:1, 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; tape (2)　took (2)　72:3;97:3;100:11;　106:1;107:1;108:1; 54:18;103:10　27:8;29:16　109:25　V　109:1;110:1;111:1; team (4)　top (3)　trying (5)　112:1;113:1;114:1; 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; 46:11　topic (12)　22;92:4　11:7,14　118:1;119:7,16 telling (1)　48:16;49:16,23;　turn (3)　verification (5)　W-A-N-G (2) 101:8　50:5,21;51:7,18;　85:10;94:12;95:19　69:10,11,13,16,17　16:8,20 ten (1)　52:25;53:5,12,15,22　two (10)　version (2)　way (7) 53:23　topics (6)　18:7;23:5;32:22;　56:21;57:5　17:12;27:6;66:16; termination (1)　47:13,21,21;49:2,　49:25;54:19;64:2;　versus (1)　69:3;70:6;90:19; 53:7　13,21　75:2,20;115:7;116:17　5:6　115:25 terms (2)　trademark (7)　types (3)　via (1)　website (6) 28:18;109:25　58:5,22,25;59:2,3,　43:14,16;94:5　69:7　43:15,18;44:11; terrace (2)　11,15　Victoriavic768 (1)　59:3;63:8,11 100:18;101:8　transcript (4)　U　113:8　websites (1) territory (1)　15:21,24;119:8,9　Victoriavic768@gmailcom (2)　43:16 37:24　transfer (8)　Ua (1)　110:24;111:17　week (5) testified (8)　52:13,17;91:12,19,　98:9　VIDEOGRAPHER (8)　13:14;15:2;99:9,17, 6:14;70:10;83:5;　23;94:18;95:5,11　UBS (2)　5:2;54:14,18;　18 103:6;104:2;108:7;　transferred (1)　56:3,13　102:14;103:10;　Wen (1) 116:7;117:3　50:19　Ullman (13)　116:21,24;118:3　42:23 testifies (1)　transferring (3)　93:19,20,24;94:6,　videotaped (1)　weren't (2) 57:22　55:17;56:12;57:9　17;96:2;97:18;98:4;　5:3　65:10;70:19 testify (6)　translate (11)　99:13,25;100:12;　visiting (1)　what's (8) 12:9;47:23;48:3,10;　25:15;26:14,15,20;　101:4,7　26:8　25:20;38:13;45:23; 49:2;51:6　29:8;38:7;63:7,9;　Ullman's (1)　66:11;71:11;73:2; testifying (3)　87:16;89:17;110:12　15:25　W　75:6;97:7 10:18;13:4;55:14　translated (5)　ultimate (1)　whenever (1) testimony (8)　29:10;83:23,24;　96:14　wait (2)　29:8 12:12;15:19;24:9;　110:16,17　ultimately (2)　11:16,18　whole (8) 33:15;103:20;104:4;　translating (2)　77:14;96:6　waived (1)　20:24;41:20,23,24, 119:8,11　27:24;29:24　under (5)　4:6　25;42:3;83:2;84:8 thinking (1)　translation (6)　10:18;84:19,19;　Wan (4)　Who's (1) 17:11　26:6;28:3,4;29:25,　101:3;119:9　5:6;6:11;56:21;　7:19 thought (3)　25;84:2　understood (3)　57:5　Whose (4) 84:14;106:8;116:18　translator (11)　11:3;16:21;19:3　Wang (124)　20:13;45:8;85:20; Thousands (1)　12:19,25;25:17;　undertake (1)　5:4;7:1;8:1;9:1;　112:23 46:7　26:4;27:19;34:25;　96:13　10:1;11:1;12:1;13:1;　William (1) three (3)　38:11,15,17;46:25;　unilaterally (2)　14:1;15:1;16:1,8,13;　113:12 32:23;50:16;103:11　63:4　34:2;38:3　17:1;18:1;19:1;20:1;　willing (1) times (9)　traveling (2)　unless (1)　21:1;22:1;23:1;24:1;　106:12 8:3;51:5;75:24;　64:7;99:4　12:3　25:1;26:1;27:1;28:1;　within (4) 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 title (5)　4:10　19:11;20:21;21:10;　33:1;34:1;35:1;36:1;　without (2) 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 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) 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; 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 YAN PING WANG October 11, 2018 38:25;50:15;52:7;　20;94:21,24　10 (1)　3:46 (1) 54:13;58:2;62:13;　Y-O-N-G (1)　105:10　98:23 117:24　92:8　10:15 (1)　30b6 (2) woman (1)　York (58)　5:20　48:23;52:6 93:10　5:8,8;7:23;13:6;　100 (1)　36 (2) Wong (5)　18:15,20,21;19:4,14;　41:18　56:9;57:8 16:15;56:10;98:10;　20:2;32:25;35:11,14,　11 (1) 105:9,13　25;36:7,12,17;39:3,　5:12　4 W-O-N-G (2)　15,21;40:2,15,18,22;　11:10 (1) 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) 45:15,17;59:3　50:3,13,17;51:22;　54:21　47:12;63:13,14,16 400 (1) words (3)　54:25;55:17,19;56:2,　12 (3)　9:25 23:8;110:15,17　12,14;57:23;59:5,11;　29:22;63:18;98:23 work (21)　61:9;63:2;64:9,15;　12:23 (2)　5 21:20;27:5,23;　65:5,6,8,11;99:6;　102:15,18 29:19,23;30:3,11,11;　100:13;102:8;116:13　13 (1)　5 (3) 31:2,7,25;32:10;33:2;　York's (2)　47:9　81:16,17,22 35:11;39:13;43:12;　51:2;56:13　500 (1) 44:11;65:6;67:4;　YouTube (4)　2　9:25 113:20,25　43:22;44:7,8,9　500,000 (1) worked (9) 21:12;25:5,8;27:14,　Yu (1) 16:25　2 (3)　10:2 18;39:21;40:2;92:22,　Y-U (1)　55:21,22,24 2009 (11)　6 25　16:22　21:19,20,24;22:13; working (11)　Yue (4)　27:6,15,16,18,25;　6 (3) 18:8;20:18;21:15,　17:3,4,9,12　29:22;42:4　93:14,15,17 24;22:12;27:25;28:7;　Y-U-E (1)　2012 (9)　60 (2) 41:5;42:4;61:18;　16:22　27:11,12,15,18,25;　106:13;109:19 64:13　Yvette (11)　29:12,16;30:8;31:24　652077/2017 (1) works (3)　16:8,15,21,25;17:4;　2015 (32)　5:9 43:25;114:3,12　98:9,10;105:9,13,22;　20:5,7,19,23;21:5,8,　67 (2) Wow (1)　115:23　11;27:7,13,13;29:17,　109:6,23 21:25 write (2)　Yvettewong7@Gmail (2) 68:3;70:16　18;30:2,4,11,11;　7 98:22;112:21　Yvettewong7@Gmailcom (3)　31:24;32:12;33:3; 39:19;48:19;51:16, writes (4)　67:7;68:17;70:8　21;54:23;55:17;　7 (3) 105:22;107:15;　Yvetteyue423@gmail (1)　56:10;77:23;78:15;　97:23,24;98:2 111:5;112:3　105:15　85:12;86:4,5,13　78 (1) writing (3)　Yvetteyue423@Gmailcom (1)　2016 (9)　88:14 109:14,16;112:3　98:8　88:14;91:12,15; written (5)　95:20;100:19;104:24;　8 28:4,4;82:6;83:25;　0　105:10;106:19; 84:5　114:22　8 (3) wrong (1) 116:7　0022 (1) 95:22　2017 (12) 17:19,20;59:18;　105:4,5,7 wrote (2)　00284 (1)　63:18;64:5;68:5,6,8;　800 (3) 61:15;63:22;64:14 110:11;111:13　98:19　70:12,12;71:6;98:23　85 (2) 0284 (1)　2018 (19)　88:14,18 Y　98:19　5:12;17:18;18:11; 19:8,19,21;35:10;　9 Yan (8)　1　39:4,21;40:3,10,11, 5:3;16:13;53:23;　23;41:6;47:9;61:19;　9 (2) 54:19;103:11;104:19;　1 (3)　99:22;100:14;119:20　110:20,22 119:7,16　47:4,5,7　24 (1) year (17) 7:14;9:4;17:15,16;　1:28 (2)　85:3 26 (1) 18:10;48:20;68:5;　103:3,13 1:43 (1)　95:20 69:23;71:23;82:17,　116:22 18,19,19;83:12,13;　1:47 (1)　3 91:14;100:19　116:25 Yong (7)　1:48 (2)　3 (3) 92:7,10;93:10,18,　118:6,7　58:21,22,24