Hong Kong court blocks bankruptcy discharge of man who forged Nina Wang’s will
Convicted forger Peter Chan was due to be discharged from bankruptcy order, but trustees have requested his status be maintained
A Hong Kong court has temporarily blocked convicted forger Peter Chan Chun-chuen from being discharged from a bankruptcy order imposed on him after he was found to have faked the will of late tycoon Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum and failed to pay HK$28.4 million (US$3.6 million) in legal fees to her charitable foundation.
Chan, a former feng shui master who claimed to be Wang’s lover, would have been automatically discharged from the High Court’s 2021 bankruptcy order if no valid objection were raised by his creditors before Tuesday of next week.
The trustees of Chan’s assets earlier filed a request to the court seeking to maintain the debtor’s legal status as bankrupt until his debts were settled.
In a letter sent to the trustees on Thursday, the official receiver, which acts as a liquidator and provisional trustee in insolvency cases, requested a short adjournment for the government arm to prepare submissions.
Chan was absent from a High Court hearing on Friday. The identity of the trustees was also not revealed during the brief session.
Master Jack Wong Kin-tong ordered the temporary suspension of Chan’s discharge from the bankruptcy order until the court hears further arguments on September 8.