Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
11o.2
Case No.
A?-.J~J/
15 May 2010
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SECURITY WARNING
This report may not be copied or shared wlthp~rtie$
other than the authorised employees of Las Vegas Sands
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International Risk Ltd., its employees, agents and servants specificalfy deny any
liability whatsoever to any other party who may seek to use or rely on the whole,
or any part, ofthis report or to the parties to whom it is addressed for the use,
whether in whole or in part, for any other purpose than as set out in our
engagement letter_
This report is prepai'ed on information made available up to the date of this report
and we reserve the right to amend opinions, conclusions or recommendations, if
nem~ssary,
date.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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!NVEST~GATION
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Appendix 1: Copy of Proposal and Agreed T~rms & Conditions for this
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Appendix 2: The Reuters Articie, "Special Report High-R.ollers, Triads and a Las
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Appendix 12: Three Surveillance Department Log Entries provided by Sands .54
Appendix 13: Diagram Indicating the Relationship between Cheung and the
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iNTRODUCTION TO ASSIGNMENT
Background
The following background was provided to International Risk by Las Vegas Sands
Corp and The Venetian - The Palazzo ("Sands") t:!l the outset of this project:
We were informed that a Reuters article dated 30 March 2010 entitled "Special
Repott: High-Rollers, Triads and a Las Vegas Giant' {''the Article") had recently
surfaced in the international media and which article made claims that a person by
the name of Cheung Chi Tai
G.t?:Ytnk)
("CheunJJ")
in-charge" of "one
of the V!P rooms at Sands Macau" and that he was also Triad leader.
The Article alleged that Cheung was "ldY)tifi~q" as a leader of t11e Wo Hop To, a
Hong Kong-based Triad Society; this etT1ergir1(jduring a criminal Trial in Hong !<ong
in 2009 ("the Trial").
According to the Article, four men were convicted at the Tria! for their respective
roles in a "conspiracy to cornrnlt .bodily harm'' and a fifth person was (again according
to the Article) accused of fsdkiiting a murder" of a "dealer" at Sands Macau. The
article claimed this person was suspected of ''helping a patron cheat miliions of
dollars from the business".
According to the /\;tide, authorities acknowledged only that a 49-years old male,
surnatned Cheung "was arrested in connection with the case but released after legal
advice was souoht due to insufficient evidence".
Hle Nevada Gaming Control Board expressed an interest in the matter and
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reportedly stated on 31 March 2010 that it is analyzing the status of ViP room
operations in Macau casinos and their possible links with Chinese criniinafs.
We understand that, at some future time, Sands may wish to share the findings of
our Independent Investigation wlth key gaming regulators.
Speciflcally, International Risk was engaged to independently review the content and
the veracity of the claims made in the Article; this with a view to separating fact from
(any) unsubstantiate,c! rumour(sj and identifying any factual errors contained within
the Article (Phas(~ One fnv;;;,t>tigation). In addition, Sands engaged International
Risk to undertak,e a discreet investigation into the background and reputation of
Cheung (Phase Two investigation), including:
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discreet
inquiries into Cheung which might be of interest to Sands and which might
be of value in minimizing future business risk.
A copy of our proposal and engagement letter, which det;1Jis the agreed scope of our
work on this project, as well as the mutually agreed busfrt$ss terms and conditions,
is attached as Appendix 1 for ease of reference.
Methodology
International Risk commenced this fnvestlg$itlon by critically analysing the claims
made. in the Article and by carefully reviewing the material provided by Sands, which
included, but was not limited to:
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December 2D1G;
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18 April 2008;
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"Sands Macau Live System" printout's on Cheung Chi Tai dated 25 March
2010;
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lnformacao Por Escrito Do Rpglsto e<omercial for Hou Wan (~J-i\gM:;,(;_I'f- .A.~-
Photocopy of Cheung Chi Tai's Hong Kong ID card and British National
Overseas passport;
Photocopy of Luu, Muoi Heng's Macau ID card;
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An external due diligence report on Guo Nan, the principal oC'f{aoYtH'l \/llu!e
Yi Ren Youxian Gongse" (assessed
to
actually refer to
fig\.! VVar.J,
dat~('L8
July 2005;
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undert~ken
by
"Civil Litigation Check" and "Plaintiff Check" reports on Cheung Chi Tai,
conducted by agacreditonline.com;
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bY casino
purport to
be a reeord of calls
oper.:t~ions personnel;
Cheung Chi Tai's Credit Application to The Venef!an, dated 14 April 2000,
successive Central Cred[t Inc Gamfng Reports
or9er to
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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(5:&if\f;:) ("Cheung")
At the outset of this project, International Risk caretut analysed the allegations
contained in the Reuters article "Special Report: HiglVRo!lers, Triads and a Las
Vegas Giant" (''the Article") (a copy of which is a:ttachE!d at.Appendix 2 for reference).
This analysis is described in greater detaH. ur1der the se~Hon entitled Independent
International Risk examined some eightit-four assertions (many of which are interrelated) contained in the Articlo (Appendix 4); we found that a number of these
statements and claims are factually ihaccurate and/or misleading, including the
following:
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''!-fit ordered on casino dealer suspected of cheating". This claim (on line. three
of the Article) is materiafly incorrect Wong Kam-ming CI.~f)i:J) ("Wong"), the
would-be victim of the "hit order", is erroneously identified as being a "casino
dealer" and the impression given is that he is a dealer at Sands Macau.
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Sands have informed International Risk in writing that Wong has: never been
on ils payroll.
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None of the media references or other live sources we consulted suggest that
Wong was a "casino dealer" at Sands.
The Article alleges that Wong was "helping a patron cheat millions of dollars",
the obvious inference being that this was inside the Private Gaming room at
Sands, Macau.
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Similarly, the phrase in tl'lt'J Article that, "Later. a call went out to murder the
dealer" is clearly incorrect; he was not a dealer.
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Misleading use ol'N1e t(;rm "the Business": "At first, the men had been ordered
to break the arms and ~egs of a dealer at Sands Macau suspected of helping
a patron cheat millions of dollars from the business." The use of the term "the
business" here may lead a reader to erroneously assume that "the business"
and fhe cheating allegation are referring to Sands Macau.
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to whether or not Reuters h.ave had comprehen$ive access to the full "official"
court transcript.
R;Jqhsrs
actual criminal charges laid; wnHst on the sun'ace this is not materially
damaging to the overall article; it
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A reliable (now retired) law enforcement source, who previously had direct
and personal knowledge of Cheung (during the. 1980's).,. has independently
reported that Cheung had always claim?ti to b!:' arw<::mber of the Wo Hop To
Triad Society. The same source .dt}s.cfibed Cheung's previous criminal
activities, as Including the trafficking of illegal drugs and engaging in the
extortion of public light bus driver;;;,
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In August 1996, Cheung is reported to have been charged by the Royal Hong
Kong Police in relation to the b1ackmZiH of street vendors at the Aberdeen Fish
Market, in Hong Kong. However, he was acquitted at triaL
Independent sources who are knowledgeable about the 2009 Trial (subject of
the Article) have achtlsed that all five defendants are 1/Vo Hop To Triad
members.
Cheung (U.ilder both his real name and nickname, "Tsang Pau") was
mentioned by prosecution witnesses as being the "boss" of the five
defendants in the ''murder-for-hire" Trial.
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Cheung was arrested on the same day as the five defendants in the case. but
he was reieased due to insufficient evidence.
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Chinese media references stated that Siu's "alleged cheating" had "offet}cJed"
Cheung, who was behind the .Junket operator(s) operating in three Piivate
Gaming rooms. 4
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all of
related case(s) on the PRC mainlanz:t Media repotts state that Cheung was
also arrested by mainland authoritle$\)'l\'1:1spect of this matter during 2009. 5
'".lldc!,\1" "; ::11l'!:l%iHi<l'iJ'f-IHJi!?k)'C'. Next Magazine (HK), 29 October 2009: 'J.Ii:?zt,:..\fU!Jff 5 ~;;{i~i'lt!~Q. f
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f :~l1'c, Y J f :LPJHT! ft'Z'{:Jitr!l'''. Ming Pao Dai!y News. 24 October 2009: ''H,!l)!l:f;B; i>t
~t 300 /~~ ;t;RJJ~1:',~' >: .f~--:f;::qx.;rM1~~~t~f~~4~~~. E.astwee.k, 14 october 2009
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The same surveillance logs make reference to, what we assf:)ss lb be the
"cheating" allegation against Siu; this on the 141h of February 2008.
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Overall Assessment
International Risk has completed an independent analysis of the Article as well as
undertaking focused but discreet investigation$Jntqthe background and reputation
of Cheung.
The Article contains multiple flaws. andln~ccvracies as outlined above.
Our investigation into Cheung htY-f1~ver has revealed worrying information about him
and his activities.
Cheung exercises a measure of control over both the Hou Wan and Hao Cai Junkets
because of his role as a '\qll0r<Vitor"; extending very considerable amounts of credit
to these Junkets.
As is detailed in tht
report there
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The Article also seeks to shed light on the "links between China's secretive Triad
societies and Macau's booming gambling indust1y". A core theme is the suggestion
of a direct connection between Triads, organized crime, Junket operators and the
VIP rooms inside of Macau's casinos.
International Risk has also reviewed the Report issued by ttle State of New Jersey,
Department of Law and Public Safety, entitled "SpeCial Report of the Division of
Gaming Enforcement to the Casino Control Comrnissidn on its Investigation of MGM
Mirage's Joint Venture with Pansy Ho in Macau, Speda( Administrative Region,
People's Republic of China" (18 May 200fl} ("the New jqrsey Report") (Appendix 3)
which is referred to in the Article.
We were informed by Sands that there appears to be two markedly different models
in relation to the operation of\/lP Rooms Or Private Gaming Rooms in Macau.
The predominant busriless model in the VIP rooms owned by SJM ("the SJM Model")
is to lease out thqse VIP Rooms via "service" agreements with third parties. Those
third parties operate the VIP Rooms owned by SJM, hire the staff, pay the staff, run
the Roorns, incur the risk, retain the revenue, and pay SJM a service fee for the use
of the VIP Room. In other words, the typical VIP Room in an SJM owned casino is a
VIP Roorn operated by an independent third party for the benefit of the third party.
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!n contrast, the Sands Macau actually operates the gaming in thE? V~tious :Frrly$te
Gaming Rooms at the Sands Macau, and does not cede contr:qlover: Its
Gaming Rooms ("the Sands Model'} The Sands Macau is free to
Prlv$te
?SS1gn or re-~f:!$ign
a Private Gaming Room where a Junket operator is permitted to bfitig his hl)sihess.
Subject to licensure, the Sands Macau enters into Junket agreements with Junket
operators; Sands Macau compensates the Junket operators under various programs,
including a percentage of what is referred to as "chip roW' for the players produced by
the Junket
Junket operators in Macau are therefore different to ';vhat are called "Junket
International Risk examined some eighty--four key claims (many of which are inter-
related) which are contained in the Article (Appendix 4); we have determined that a
number of these statements ant! claims are factually inaccurate, including the
following:
Wong f<am-ming ('Wong"), the would-be victim of the "hit order", is erroneously
identified as being a "casino dealer" and the impression is clearly given that he is a
dealer at Sands Macau.
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to the
Hong Kong High Cowi Case, HCCC13/2009: HKAR vs. SEE WAH UJN and Others
("the Trial") report that Wong was an introducer I chip--changer (1!~!~~~ i) for highrollers in VIP gaming rooms and Private Gaming rooms in Macau.
chips. None of the media references or other sources we consulte.d have suggested
that Wong was a "casino dealer" at Sands.
Sands has also confirmed to International Risl( iii an ernai! dated 28 April 2010 that
Wong has never been on its payrolL
The Article also makes the specific a!legR~tion th?t Wong was "helping a patron cheat
millions of dollars from the busini;iss" (the inference being that this was inside a
Private Gaming Room at Sands Macau).
lnternatiohal Risk's assessm~nt o'f the situation is that the actual suspect in the
"cheating issue'' is, in fact;\'! g?mbler named Siu Yun-ping
(iilififf,\FF)
Wong as stated.
Wong was reportl'ld to be Siu's personal ''chip-changer" (and as stated was not an
employee of Sands).
Siu is r~ported
Macau that he was attributed the nickname of ''Yuen Long God of Gambling"
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{;;fl). 7 His apparent success had led to (currently and as yet unproven} ;:;uspipiOf){ltt)~t
he had in fact cheated at gaming.
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"At first, t!Je men h<Jd been ordered to break the arms at]d legs of a dealer at Sands
Macau suspected of helping a patron cheat millions of dollars from tlw business."
The use of term "the business" ln the cheflfklg aiiegafion may iead an uninformed
reader to assume that "the business" referred to is Sands Macau.
Siu is said to be a native of Yuen Long district, ;n the New Territories of Hong Kong, hence thrs
nicknam,;,
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.' L'& Fii'!J i;j!!'J Kif/, f :~~W?J'f.: ' T fi)j{'f! Jf'i'(?(~'~f". Ming Pao Daily News. 24
OG\ober 2009:" '; l,iJi/J:J; h~i%;.'-;llf ;;It", Apple Daily 24 October 2009, "'ic\ltJI!<HH 'lJ;j!;; iO \\\ ~(;j;(Yi'i
;;: ?:; ll'HY ;
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:.~ ff"Jtt; F HH~YC\ Next Magazine (hK). 29 October 2009; "iGt~~ttliif~ft 5 .RUfl~:af.::i)( }.
)"i]j!IJ ?,~fl. )>)lcW'f' J !Tf!fiH. tt'~\;<f!fJ;fi", Ming Pao Daily News, 24 0Gtober2009; "jC(!!Jii!f1l J:);
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The Article claims that the so-called "dealer at Sands Macau" (see abov$) is
"suspe.cted of helping a patron cheat millions of dollars from the business". The
accuracy of this statement is questionable.
Chinese-language media reporting at the time suggested that Wong had won some
US$12 mi!lion in Macau; this differs significantly from Reuter's more general report of
"millions". There are also reports suggesting that the true figure may be closer to
US$64 million. Some of these media reports speculate as to the possible
methodology used in such "cheating". ' 0
The Article makes a number of Ci21ims wb~re the qualifying evidence. is lacking. For
example, page 5 of H1e Artide dairn<> that "Documents show that his [Cheung's]
investment allowed him a share in thE> profits from a V!P gaming room at the casino
[Sands Macau]". Not only ls it unclear as to what "documents" are being referred to,
but the Article also fa[IG to specify the name of the VIP gaming room concerned information which .one would reasonably expect to be indicated in the said
"document" and, in
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,lj(,ifji;! f&ii'i:'i''lfgi 14 l ~}i./iJ:;';';~;\i]:)(J". Sing Tao Daily, 28 October 2009 (possible
US$64+ miilion); 'Jn.f,ti'i:iiVi hit i'dTi&". Apple Daiiy 24 October 2009, "TA'i i.tiJWfif'i":;\M i'r!1T
Ne:<:t Magazine (HK), 29 October 2009.
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International Risk has thus far been unable to access official court transcripts of the
Trial (other than the Official Transcript of the Court Audio Recording of the
Sentencing of the Defendants) through regular channels: these are not publically
available to un-involved parties. ' 2 Indeed, a full written tr!;lnscript of a trial is normally
only produced when either the prosecution or the defence wishes to lodge an appeal
(against conviction or sentence).
In the absence of such official court tranf)ctif)fs, lnterhational Risk are currently
unable to verify if Reuters is accurately reporting on an l?.Gtual court transcript: nor
are we able to comment on the veracity
ofth~
the
def~hdants
prosecutor. As criminal trials are (1Aiith T'evjiexceptions) open to the public in Hong
Kong, media organisations such as RetJters could sit in and take notes during such
hearings. The press ho\Vev::~r haVe no special access to the official court transcript,
nor are they allowed to make voice or video recordings during any court hearing.
We cannot rule out however the possibility that one or more of those involved in the
Article may have had access to hand-written notes of one sort or another taken
during the proceedings.
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Since our engagement and on the request of International Risk, S;.mds has written to
the Registrar of the Hong Kong High Court to seek a copy of the officlH( transcrit>t of
the TriaL A copy of the draft letter is attached (Appendix 5).
The first paragraph of the Article states that four dtifendants were convicted of
"conspiracy to commit bodily harm" and a fifth of "solidt!hg a murder".
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As is detailed in the later sections of this report, there is however little doubt that
Cheung does, in reality exercise a significant measure of)nfluence over both the Hou
Wan and Hao Cai Junkets; this by virtue of his substantial guarantor status to both.
Cheung was arrested in connection with the "murder--for-hire" case but was released
due to insufficient evidence to substantiat~acriminal charge.
it is the overall assessment of internatior1af .l'(isk that the Reuters Article, whilst
containing important factual errotS.,J$
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CHEUNG CH!wTAI
In this section of our repmi we detail the investigations undertaken by f.nternational
Risk into the background and reputation of Cheung Chi Tai (~R?f:J)~J ("Cheung").
Investigative Research
Media and Internet Searches
Comprehensive media, internet and public records research into Cheung located a
large number of references to him, mainly ln relation tl1 his connection with Lin
Cheuk Chiu GI~Al:iriJ) .and his brother Lin Cheuk Fung (itt /'f,f.:), allegedly members of
a small organized crime group named the "L0e Kwan"
the 1990s.
Cheung, aka 'Tsang Pau (rlit$)" is reportedly a leader of the Wo Hop To. 14 He is
said to hstve grovvn up in Wah Fu, Aberdeen, Hong Kong and to have joined the Wo
Hop To when he was still a teenager.
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"Triad f;ve jai!ed over plot to kin croupier" South Cl;ina Momi1g Post. 28 October 2009
i}.Ji,~1d-YTWt T iHf~~q~_):c''~ l'-Jext fv1agazine. 29 October 2009
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and with
Zheng Shaodong (Wli~J<rt:). the disgraced former assistsmt to the Minister of Public
Security and Director General of the Economic Crimina) investigation Bureau of the
Chinese Ministry of Public Security. 16
gaming industry; one of their better known projects was th<' !\Jeptune Cruise (?;'ti.iJiin,
a casino vessel.~ 1
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Corporation Limited
f\Jote: Zheng Shaodong lat<H became a subject of a financial crime case in which
Huang Guangyu was also involved. This would ultimately lead to the fall of his former
boss Chen Shac~ii
bribes and in return provided protection to gangsters in Hong Kong and Macau. 19
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Please see below a chart derived from open source and media reports whichdepJcts
Cheung's alleged connection with the Lin brbthers, Zheng Shaodong, Huang
Guangyu and Chen Shaoji.
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Z!Jeng Shaodong. ent~.r::tler~ BtlHJ>}i!. sourced frorn rnedia reports
According to issue no. 04& of Next Magazine ( !tJfU) published in May 2008,
Other colourful bad>Qtound research has connected Cheung and others (including
Sonny Yeung Hoi Shing (f,~;;t;}s;t.) (the brother of Emperor conglomerate leader Albert
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WA:Z{:f!R),
very high-profile civil action between the late Nina Wang (ff$;)7.!!{) and her father-inlaw, Wang Din Shin
CIA);MJ:).
Reportedly, Wang Din Shin signed an agreement with this "consortiurr( (including
Cheung). Pursuant to their agreement, Wang Din Shin would apparently give 10% of
the ChinaChem estate (approximately HK$4 billion), to the consortium if he won the
litigation. 21
i an investment company
incorporated in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") and is seid to be beneficially owned
by Cheung In this media reference.
Hong KongY
On 16 January 2007, it was f\\fYlrhd ~hat the Neptune Group entered into an
agreement to acquire the entire bsu>:Jd sr1#r~~ capital of Credible Limited, a company
incorporated in the BVI and which
as an independent third
~ ,. jff1W:.&~~.n{),!! ~
=:;:~ ~~~. !Vext fi!lagazine. 'i9 Apnl 2007; ''dR/J--Ht ;~tli' 400 H?:Y~~i?t:~~ihih}~tf.f;~l~~{", Next
20Dl
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Copy (5) of (5)
15 May 2010
engaged in gaming promotion at the Chengclu VIP room "owned" hy Sands Macau.
Highest Increase Limited is reportedly a company incorporated in the BVi which is
also beneficially owned by Mr. Guo. 24
experi~)flC8
Jumbo Boom was said to have agreed to become one of ihs underwriters because it
was confident of the future growth oi th<c: Neptt.n\l;l Group. Pursuant to the
undervvriting agreement, the undef\h;Titers agre;;:d to underv.rrite 719,881,500 sh<Jres,
of wt1ich Jumbo Boom underwrote 621 ,i}ff',616 shares in the first place and
Kingston Securities Limited undBf\vrote the remaining 97,903,884 shares, on a fully
undep,vritten basis. 25
According to another annt\wncement made by Neptune Group and dated 6 July 2007,
310,817,678 shares (represontlng approximately 43.18% of the total 719,817,678
shares of Neptun~l
23
Ro:Hng .turnovc:c-r: ihfj va!u.e of rolling/dead ch;ps bet by the customers that the Junket operator
?,007
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,_,,
__
_________,_
9 February
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Client Confidential
Copy (5) of (.5)
According to the online database of the Hong Kong Stock Exchar\ge, Juriii)o Boom
held 12.91% of the issued share capital of the Neptune Group on 4 July 2007
27
An article published by South China Morning Post dnted28 June 2009 reported that
that Wen Wei Po (a local Chinese language newsp~pmt) had claimed that Cheung
an9 Lin Cheuk Chiu had jointly invested in 1996 Neptunq Cruise. 29
M~ilk~
Triad officer, gave ev\dnnce as an expert witness in the trial of five alleged Wo
Hop To Triad rnernb,z;rs who were accuse.d of taking part in a plot to murder a
"chip-changer", Wong Kem-ming
(:E~ft';)
(aka
See Wah Lun, Tar;g KaMan, Wong Chi Man, Yeung Chun f\it and Chan Ho
26
2
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~Q!J2;.11KLQ.JN.8l$.~~Jt9J~9..~2a2::1l~~-t::.?f.\l.$.P.J.QJ&.GQ~NQQllirJg:.Gr.~F!.P.:t.L
.. .
.?.Q.9.?f.~~.J.~.~!t~!:lYSd~21/jClfk11.:!.9.~f~QQ
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:~9f?rP.G9L.P,._._ ..: .) LL~.E~:~_qr.qgp:~L~~t. &gi::.24LQZi.fQQ}.~s;~~t=::Q.;LQ~/?O@&s~_i~~J.~S...~~~~t~:;f;f3~?!&;2f2QQ
.;~ ~ ~~~Q.::Q;f'~. :? \/~S?f~Q:fL~.?..G~~:l.Q{~:.#H~.::=~tV:!~l:~iEQQ::f~, retrieved 24 Apri! 2010
,.,. e;:.,n,Wng f..ir;g' took faHen tycoon aboard tc tJe!". South China Morning Post. 28 June 2009
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SJ001208
PlaintiffEx. I 102_00032
Client Confidential
Copy (5) of (5)
Leung, the five defendants. pleaded not guilty to their respective charges., See
Wah Lun, alleged to be a senior member of Wo Hop To,
with conspiring with Cheung to commit murder and of soliciting nine people,
including the other four defendants, to murder. 30
b. A media reference reported that, on 23 October 2009, See Wah Lun, Tang Ka
Man, Wong Chi Man, Yeung Chun Kit and Chan Ho Leung were convicted of
acting as Triad members and conspiring to cause grievous bodily harm. See
Wah Lun was also convicted of conspiring
people, including the other four convicted, to corntnit murder. See Wah Lun
was sentenced to imprisonment for 14 years. Tang l\a Man, Yeung Chun Kit,
and Chan Ho Leung were each sentenced fo knpr!sonment for 9 years and
Wong Chi Man for 8.5 years. In was reported that the five men were ordered
by Cheung in April 2008 to abduct Wong and break his arms and legs.
However. reportedly Cheung chanoed his mind in May 2008 and ordered
Wong to be killed. Wong reportedly testified that Siu Yun-ping (iN,f)j\'!JZP:) ("Siu"),
also known as the "Yuen Long God of Gambling" had won between HK$ 500
million to HK$600 m!llion playing baccarat between August 2007 and January
2008 in Macau casinos, including 1hE'rVenetian. the Lisboa and Sands Macau.
Reportedly Wong fl'.),':lde more thf;lli HK$1 0 million in tips from Siu. " 1
c. An article published by a local newspaper, Ming Pao. dated 9 October 2009
revealed other details .relating to the aforementioned Trial. It was reported that
Siu, describ~d as a witness during the trial, was suspected of cheating while
gaming in tlitee VIP rooms in Macau and was asked to return the money he
had won. On 15 February 2008, Siu was reportedly abducted and attacked by
five 1/1/o Hop To Triad members. Wong, who took Siu along, reportedly made
30
"Officer lifts !id on workinqs of the undef\Vorld'', Soutl; China Mommg Post. 16 October 2009
"''Triad .five }ailed over plot to kiil croupier", South China Morning Post, 28 October 2009
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Client Confidential
Copy (5) of (5)
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approximately "60 mii!ion" in commission and tips by changing chips Jor S\u.;
this allegedly was the reason for Wong being targeted by Cheung; Wongwas
reportedly sche.duled to attend the third day of testimony oft!'! iS trl<31. 3 ~
sum of money and wanted il back. Siu .also reportedly revealed that he was
attacked by five men after dinner wit!itvfo frt0nds in Gtlenzhen. PRC in midFebruary 2008; this foliows an arson attack on his home and threatening calls
to his son. 33
35
"Gambiing God' piac;,,d i';i~h' of up to HK$1.qm" South China Mon11i1g Post. 10 October 2009: "God
of Gamblmg lent HK$20m tq <:as; no dealer in Macaw. court toid", Sout11 China Morning Post, 9
October 2009: "God o[ (;;ambling' attacked over wins, court toid", South China Morning Post, 8
:L
~c.t..~.-,to,'. b..:.e:
.2008
_ ''r,,~~-~:iJ2!D.g:::~-~~~"tl.Gn/gt2_QQ...tt:-.Q~~;;Q}t:Q(i.9Q1. gr'2_fj3~~tsht.D:H~ 3 June 2008.
,J~-),..._\,,._t:;2cft.<:,~
j.~...:.,:J!.?::L.J?B.J.~-:~ ~,:::;Y.?..Br:;t(~G:=.{;.?.~)J.Q.rnQYY..tf.~~~;.~Y.V~/~!:9.9.JX~(f!~:.J2.~@:stine.com.tX~.~f.?.~(QD.:Y.l.v--n(:;\vJt.
~-:nj_Q:.:J..~?.A.$2~:~- ., ..:,~i~?~t.~J1.S~/:?.B?.~?.f.~J:2.9.22Y.~2P~-Q1:Y./\.4.~~s..t~l\~i~:?.?~gg_::.1Y.&tt:.?:.b.:.1V'1&.~;.t::.9.!D,&Jl::Dil
::},\me 2009
35
'"Garnbling king' took fallen tycoon aboard to bet", South China Mommg Post, 28 June 2009.
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SJ001210
PlaintiffEx. 1102_00034
Client Confidential
Copy (5) of (5)
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lh March 1996, the police in Hong Kong reportedly organised a series of operations
against local Triad groups. One such operation reportedly targeted the \1\io Hop. To,
during which 20 men, including Cheung, and 3 women were am~101<:KL 3"
Another media reference reported that Cheung, identified as a leader ofthe Wo Hop
To, was charged in August 199.6 with blackmailing street vendors at the Aberdeen
Fish Market in Hong Kong. However, he was reportedly released due to insufficient
evidence. 37
Separately, an online reference dated 4 May 2010 repYied that the Hong Kong
police had arrested twenty-five alleged Wo Hop T<> rnembers in Aberdeen,
.apparently in connection with internal dispu\BH witflin
38
planned affray .
World-Check Search
datahg~x s>~rvice
Cheung.
rri<f~CJrence
a leader of the \:No Hop 'Tn organized crime group in Hong Kong and is a
purported casili<l V!P room operator in Macau. According to this database,
Cheunq 'AH~s charged with extortion in Hong Kong in August 1996. However,
Page 35 of 54
SJ001211
Client Confidential
Copy (5) of(5)
main!~nd ppHc~
for
39
privileges.
Search of Hong Kong company records revealed that Cheung is a director of the
following 11 companies registered in
~he
Live companies:
1.
2.
3.
'PIll~ :L}
0432094]
4.
5.
6.
no.: 0902726]
>'i 'Ne note thsl World-Check searches conducted by Sands. on 25 January 2010. faiied to secure a
rnatch on Cheung.
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SJ001212
Plaintiff Ex. II 02 00036
7.
t!l 'I~
Clieni Confidential
Copy (5) of(5)
rsm.~~
[CH no.:
0759635]
8.
9.
Dissolved companies:
i.
2.
('i'f?ti!tfff;,;
+>
A search of online litigation records revealed that Cheung was involved in the
foJiowing legal proceedings in Hong Kong: ..
Category:
High Coprt
Action no.:
HCMP8:i.5/189B
Filing date:
12 March }996
Description:
Others
An individual witt! the same English name as Cheung was reportedly involved in the
following legai proceedings in Hong Kong:
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SJ001213
PlaintiffEx. I 102_00037
Client Confidential
Copy (5) of (5)
Category:
High Court
Action no.:
HCMP278/1991
Filing date:
26 January 1991
Description:
Cause:
ttlat is
publically available
on the two above court cases. These are currently <:1\VEJiting.ggvernment retrieval. We
will forvtard any relevant findings to Sands in a timely manher.
Further investigative research at the Offtc;;; pf the Official Receiver's Office has
determined that no bankruptcy petitions have been filed against Cheun.g in Hong
Kong.
A search of an online Ht>g.atior; rJgtabase reveal.ed that Cheung has not been involved
in any legal (civii or (~dmina1) proceedings in Macau.
US Litigation Searh?P
international Risk carried out extensive research through online database sources
covering bankruptcy filings, US federal district court fllings, as we!! as State and
Municipal court filings, with a view to identify litigation involving Cheung. Our
Page 38 of 54
SJ001214
Cllent Confidential
Copy (5) of (5)
Searches of the websites of the gaming control boards in Nevada and New Jersey
uncovered no record of Cheung on the exclusion and reject lists. Further searches of
the gaming control board, gambling commission, and gaming registry in Illinois,
fvfississippi and Louisiana, respectively, aiso located no record of Cheun.g on their
equivalent lists.
US Treasury Department
US Senate Raper'{
During
HlH
Page 39 of 54
SJ001215
Page 8 this authoritative Report provides a diagram entitled "Wo Hqp Tq Trtad'!! and
in this diagram Cheung is named as one of the key leaders of the Wb Hop To Triad
40
We have
This Report also states that the ''Wo Group" is the second largest Triad organisation
in Hong Kong, and consist of at least ten separate Triad factions, the largest of which
is the Wo Shing Wo. The crimina! background of the VVoHop To in North America
and Australia was particularly noted in the Report. as toHo~\s:
Atlantic C;ily;
41
Separately, in the statement rnade \':ly Scott E. Orchard, Staff Investigator of the US
Senate Permanent Subcommittee dn h}vestigations on 18 June 1992 (Appendix 9),
he stated that
T/Je other leaders of tt/r:;< Wo !--fop To in 1-:iong Kong are active in promoting heroin
trafficking, i!IQQ'~lf g<.Jmbling, loan-sharking, extortion and alien smuggling
Page 40 of 54
SJ001216
Client Confidential
Copy (5) of (5)
15May2010
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Public Records
As of 11 July 2007, Jumbo Boom was one of the substfm'Ual shareholders (12.91%)
of Neptune Group, 43 a publicly-listed company on th.e !--long Kong Stock Exchange
(stock code 70), which was primarily engaged in thQlGa$!ng and management of its
70%-owned casino cruise business. It also received profits from gaming and
entertainment related business in Macau '' 1
>;iq~;fty
4
"
~'~~~:~~4~!1~!1~~~ii:::::::,::::~:~,:WQ
?CO?
,,,, iblllng turnover the value of roliingidead chips bet by the customers tnat the Junket operator
t/('i~~ns tc ${i::-~;j~:; Macau
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1x1
H<>u Wnn,
had eded
47
We note that according to the online database of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
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SJ001218
PlaintiffEx. 1102_00042
Client Confidential
Copy (5) of (5)
15May20i0
g~~~i~f
6~nefir.:~!!y
Whoil\tCwned
-..~
.1umho Boor('~
Holding.s Limited
!
!:2.91'-~ 3ham!-:o!de?
(i% -~t 1: J.:l;,;2007)
,):
Nspf.:.:n~
Group
+ .
lOll''t(, :~;h.::rf.'hofct::'
~
Cr>:':t~~bli~
Lii:':it>;!rl
''
Ho:JJ..
:'. -~~~:~a:nrf1ent
-, .:: ;.imlta:d.::t
Lin;'pe-~':
Sands. Macml
Diagram indicding t.!Je Relationsh(o between Cheung ano tile "Cilengdu VIP Club" as Drawn from
Public Records (aiso as Appendix 13j
_____ _____
,
_ ____ ____________
,,
Page 43 of 54
SJ001219
Separately, Sands provided International Risk with documents as part of our start~up
"
A.Tiil~:L~; I~j)
/ . . hill~:!}
8]} (Appendix 11), signed by Lei In Peng, Cheung Chi Tai on 18 April 2008;
and
"
Review and analysis of the two Junket Cr0dit Agreements reveal that Cheung
is recorded as being a credit
~'EM?x\.nlsr
respectively.
These two documents recorded the following information:
Venetian Macau Limited Junket Credit Agreement betvveen Venetian Macav Limited
and Hou Wan (if:,
Lender lnfwmation
Company f'Jame:
Busines;s Address:
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SJ001220
Business Phone:
(853) 8118-7000
Business Registration #:
15702(SO)
Client Confidential
Copy (5) of (5)
Borrower Information
~f)jg~iJJ.,t)l~--}.,f'Iif1tL.~Hj
Business Address:
Business Phone:
(853) 2881-1662
Business Registration#:
21830(80)
Junket License #:
E025
Patron f-\ccount #:
125583
Credit Limit:
HKD1 OO,OQ0,000.00
Lei, Chof!n
Patron Account#:
282050
Guarantor Information:
Marital Status:
Single
47537
Address:
J!fH/Ffii~'t~JA\C'i.'A~fl'ti 6 .f~t G
Date of Birth:
9 July 1960
HKID 0684555(0)
BF
Vens-ifon Macau Limited Junket Credit Agreement between Venetian Macau Limited
end Hao Cai (J1ppendix 11)
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SJ001221
Lender information
Company Name:
Business Address:
Business Phone:
(853) 8118-7000
Business Registration#:
15702(80)
Borrower Information
Junket Company Name:
Business Address:
Business Phone:
(853) 2881-'i662 49
Business Registration #:
28052(80)
Junket License#:
E116
Patron Account #:
5305Tl
Credit Limit:
HKD150,000,000.00
Lei, !n Peng
Patron Account#:
i 38025
Guarantor Information
Guarantor hlatne:
Marital Status:
Single
47537
Address:
Residence Phone No.:
')
(852) 8118-0818
Identical Business Phone number as the one prov1ded for Hou Wan.
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SJ001222
Date of Birth:
9 July 1960
HKIO 0684555(0)
Client Confidential
Copy (5) of (5)
"
2008.
"
Also, public records show that Cheung, through the complicated arrangement
(outlined earlier), had (at !east) a financial interest in the Junkets concerned,
which were operating inside the Chengdu Private Room at the Sands Macau;
this between July 2007 and.Sepk~nlb~)r 2008 Page 43 refers.
Although the logs reviewed appear to be separate and distinct from each other,
Cheung is variously described in the logs as being ''in-charge" of the Junket
concerned in all three sepan1te log entries (Appendix 12).
as
Page 47 of 54
SJ001223
Client Confidential
Copy (5) of (5)
1. !n the first of these logs, relating to Incident File Number !1<.!200$0028757 and
dated 29 February 2008 6:00:28 PM, Cheung is described
as "Junket Director
ofHao Cai".
document).
3. In the third of these surveillance record logs, relating to incident File Number
IN20090161092 and dated 26 September 2009 5:17:00 AM, Cheung is
recorded as "the boss of Hou VVan Junket".
Clearly the fact that such comments .>Nere recorded is of considerable note. However
these comments do not necessarily constitute "proof' of Cheung's ownership of the
Junkets: rather this is the opinion ofthe pruson(s) whose comments were recorded
in the logs.
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SJ001224
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00048
Client Confidential
Copy (5) of (5)
15 May 2010
This source reported that Cheung had aiweys claimed to be a member of the Wo
Hop To Triad Society. As
member. He took a leading role in various iHegal activities. including the trafficking of
illegal drugs and engaging in the extortion of public light bus (PLB) drivers. This
sometimes involved the throwing of human excrement into the mini-buses of "noncompliant" PLB drivers.
Cheung was also kni.l'Nf1 to him to have taken a prominent role in "territorial disputes"
with other Triads .in the Happy Valley and Wan Chai areas of Hong Kong over
criminal enterprises.
Moreover, this source further reported that by his mid-30s Cheung had accumulated
sufficient capite! through his illegal Triad activities to expand into the "gambling
----"--
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SJ001225
Client Confidential
Copy (5) of (5)
-------------------------------Together with other Triad members, he reportedly took part in [V~tiovs and
unspecified] illegal money lending and money laundering actiVities. These are
reported to have taken place inside casinos "controlled by StanleyHd'.
Cheung is currently described as being a rich man who counts arnongst his
numerous business interests, casino ships and VIP gaming rooms.
Another well-plac--ed law enforcement source stated th?t Cheung Chi Tai, aka Tsang
Pau, is a notorious Triad member in the Wo Hop To Triad Society.
This source recalled that Cheung. was previously charged with biackmaii and other
Triad related offences by the Royal Hong Kong Police Force Crime Unit in 1996,
when Cheung and his gang were accused of extorting fishermen for protection
money at the Aberdeen Fishery Market. However, Cheung was acquitted of the
criminal charges .at triaL
We spoke discreetly to two very well--placed law enforcement sources, one of whom
hat' just retired, vvho are both very knowledgeable about the October 2009 Trial
n1ferred to in the (Reuters) Article.
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Client Confidential
Copy (5) of (5)
15 May 20!0
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Both sources reported that Wong Kam-ming (J::11f;,:t}j) ("Wong"), aka \t'\long Mirig,chai
Our sources reported that. during the evidence given in the court proceedings. a
specific allegation was made that Cheung had given instructions to "Tai Ngan"
who. 50 as Cheung's right-hand man and Wo Hop To Triad member, further instructed
a group of Wo Hop To Triad members ''to.do the job".
One of these would-be-assassins later r;qported the matter to the police: the
information he gave would ultirria!!.':iy lead to the arrests of a number of people
(including Cheung) and the subsequt":nt prosecution and conviction of the five
defendants at TriaL
Our sources also advk'>ed that Cheung was arrested bv police on the same day as
the other five defenq:mts. Shortly after his arrest the police also searched Cheung's
addresses in Wah Fu Estate. Aberdeen (which is apparently his parents' home
address) and a 8E;cond address at Shouson Hill Road. However, no evidence
incriminating Cheung was located.
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Client Confidential
15 May 2010
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that
none of the five defendants were willing to name Cheung as being their 'Triad "boss"
or as the one who had organised the plot against Wong.
Uncorroborated information (from the two law enforcement sowces) states that each
of the five defendants was paid "HK$2 million or more" in return for not providing any
evidence to police which might implicate Cheung in the ease.
During the Trial, according to the same two law enforcement sources, Siu's evidence
included, inter alia, a statement that he had been beaten Up by "some gangsters"
outside of a restaurant in Sflenztlen, and that he oeHeveo this attack to be arranged
by Cheung's follower: "Fat Cheung", a man whom he w<>s supposed to have dinner
with on the day of the attack.
The poiice sources stated that Wonp is a close friend of Siu Yun-ping
aka the "Yuen Long God of Garnbling"
("Siu"),
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SJ001228
Client Confidential
Copy (5) of (5)
APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Copy of Proposal and Agreed Terms & Cmv:ntlons for this
Engagement
Appendix 3: State of New Jersey, Department of Law and Public Safety "Sp.ecial Report of the Division of Gaming Enforcern0nt to the Casino Control
Commission on its Investigation of MGM 1\llir~ge's .!o!nl Venture with Pansy Ho
in Macau, Special Administrative Region,
Feopik~'s
[l(epu!Jiic of China"
Appendix 7: Report
of the
mad~1
Committe~> (m
Page 53 of 54
SJ001229
Client Confidential
Copy (5) of (5)
-A:ffr~i;. ~)
Page 54 of 54
SJ001230
PlaintiffEx. 1102_00054
Appendix 1
13 Apri12010
PROPOSED
DISCREET
INVESTIGATIVE AND
CONSULTING
Thfs proposal fs the intei!ectual property of international Risk Ltd No part of this document may be
reproduced or used without the express and written consent of lntemaiional .Risk Ltd.
SJ001231
Appendix 1
Page 2 of9
HighMRolfers, Triads and a Las Vegas Giant" ("the Article") has recently surfaced
and has, in essence, claimed that a person by the name of Cheung Chi-tai
("Cheung") was "the person in-charge" of "one of the VIP rooms at Sands Macau"
and that he is also a triad leader.
The Article has alleged that Cheung was "identified" as a leader of the Wo Hop To,
a Hong Kong-based tr!ad Society: this during a trial in Hong Kong in 2009 C'Trial").
According to the Article (which appears to be largely but not entirely based on
English translations of extracts from the Chinese media) four men were convicted
at this Tria! for their respective parts in a "conspiracy to commit bodily harm" and a
fifth person was apparently accused of ca!iing for thern to murder, a "dealer" at
Sands Macau who was suspected of herping a patron to cheat millions of dollars.
According to the article a 49 year old male, surnamed Cheung was arrested by
Police but vvas released after legal advice was sought due to insufficient evidence.
Since the publication of this article, we understand the Nevada Gaming Control
Board has taken an interest in the matter and has said on 31 March 201 0 that it is
analyzing the status of VIP room operations in tv1acau casinos and their possible
Hnks with Chinese criminals.
This proposai is the intel!ectuaf property of fntemat:onai Risk Ltd. 1\Jo part of this document may be
reproduced or used without the express and written consent of International Risk Ltd.
SJ001232
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00056
,Ji;:/~71~}':.}~":,-
J ~TERN_~IJQ~l~-~-Rt~K
Appendix 1
Page 3 of 9
We further understand that Sands may wish to share the findings of our
independent investigation with the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
Sands are
therefore most keen that this report is able to stand up to the most rigorous
scrutiny and that it be fair and balanced in ail respects.
Our Qualifications
This pro,oo.sai is the mteitectuai property of International Risk Ltd. No part of this document may be
reproduced or used without t!Je express and writien consent of lntemationai Risk Ltd.
SJ001233
Appendix 1
Private &
ConfJ.9enti9..1
Page 4 of 9
International Risk has specific and deep knowledge of the gaming industry in Asia
and members of our staff have held senior positions in the former Royal Hong
Kong Police. the Federal Bureau of Investigation, The Singapore Government Anti
Corruption Body and other related agencies who have been involved in monitoring
organised crirne and gaming in the region.
Objective( s)
Proposed Methodology
Upon our engagement for this assignment, Sands will furnish to International Risk
all reasonably available information on Cheung
r~isk
Ltd.
lVD
reproduced or used without the express and written consent of International Risk Ltd.
SJ001234
Appendix 1
NTERNATIONAL RISK
ln!~grity 11 lnt!tpt}rd:enf:~~ 9 {n~c9hl
Page 5 of 9
Our analysis will include a comprehensive search of available media and other
relevant on-Hne sources, for information on the Trial and allegations regarding
Cheung and his alleged unsavoJry associations. Areas to be covered include:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6,
7.
8.
This proposal is thf~ inte!lectuai property of International Risk Ltd No part of this docurnent rnay be
rep reduced or used without the express and written consent of tntema!ional ,Risk Ltd
SJ001235
Appendix 1
Page 6 of 9
Using our local knowledge and our broad range of discreet contacts in Macau and
Hong Kong, we will also conduct discreet field inquiries in these two jurisdictions
with government, regulatory and law enforcement sources, current and former
business associates, and other sources who may be knowledgeable about such
matters and that we know can be relied upon to keep such inquiries and
conversations confidential, with a view of meeting the objective of this phase of
the investigation.
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Hong Kong. International Risk will undertake focused but discreet field inquiries
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At the condusion of Phases One and Two (which will be conducted in parallel),
International Risk will critically collate and analyse all available information and will
prepare a comprehensive report on our findings.
We currently estimate that Phases One and Two will take approximately three to
four working weeks to complete.
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is due promptly and we would appreciate payment within thirty days of issue of the
invoice.
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Reporting Milestones
We will provide verbal and brief written reports to you whenever any significant
developments take place.
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outlined above, and to provide you with a written report of our findings, together
with any recommendations, approximately three to four working weeks after
commencement of the project.
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Documents show that his Investment allowed him a share in the profits from a VIP
gambling room at the casino.
An examination of Hong Kong court records, U.S. depositions from the former president
of Sands, and inte1views with law enforcement and security officials in both the U.S. and
Macau, reveals a connection between Las Vegas Sands and Cheung -- ties that could
potentially put Sands in violation of Nevada gaming laws.
The Reuters investigation is a collaboration with the Investigative Reporting Program at
University of California, Berkeley.
U S. casinos operating in Macau are all headquartered in Nevada and must comply with
that state's laws which prohibit "unsuitable" associations that "discredit" its gaming
industry. Those laws are meant to keep organized crime figures out of the casinos.
Leading up to its public offering in Hong Kong last November, Sands China . a
subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands, acknowledged the risks of working with gaming
promoters -- another term for junkets: "If we are unable to ensure high standards of
probity and integrity of ow Gaming Promoters with whom we are associated, our
reputation may suffer or we may be subject to sanctions, including the loss of (Sands'
Macau gaming license.)" the company wrote in a public filing.
Randall Sayre, a member of the Nevada Gaming Control Board that monitors casino
compliance, declined to comment specifically on Sands Macau, writing in an email that
the state "takes no public position on suitability ... without a full investigative work-up."
A gaming official. who insisted upon anonymity, said: "This relationship (with Cheung)
would be of concern to Nevada authorities. You're talking about direct ties to bad guys.''
Another said the agency is monitoring the situation.
Las Vegas Sands issued a statement saying, ''to our knowledge, Mr. Cheung Chi Tai is
not listed as a director or shareholder'' with any of the gaming promoters the company
uses in Macau. but declined to comment further.
Sands was the first U.S. operator to cash in on the Chinese passion for gambling when
it entered Macau in 2004 after the government opened the casino market to outsiders.
Since reverting to China in 1999, Macau, an hour away from Hong Kong by ferry, has
flourished as one of the world's wealthiest cities. The territory's economy has soared in
recent years -- much of the wealth generated by the enclave's casinos.
Indeed, the former Portuguese colony has become a playground for China's nouveau
riche. And the gleaming neon red lights of the Sands Macau casino are the first sights a
visitor takes in as the ferry approaches Macau.
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THE JUNKETS
The link between Macau's gambling industry and organized crime may be an open
secret, but it has come under increasing scrutiny lately. Within the last two weeks, MGM
Mirage said it would give up its holdings in New Jersey in response to pressure from the
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. The state agency had said that Pansy Ho,
MGM Mirage's partner in Macau and the daughter of casino tycoon Stanley Ho, was an
"unsuitable" associate, an assertion stemming from the agency's belief that her father
has links to organized crime.
The involvement of the triads in Macau's casinos is cehtered on the murky and highly
profitable junket business. The VIP sector brought in $9.9 billion last year, t'No-thirds of
the enclave's total gambling revenues.
Macau has about 187 licensed junket operators, said Manuel Joaquim das Neves.
director of Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau.
The junkets are crucial because they ensure the flow of capital by extending credit to
gamblers, often mil!fons of dollars on a visit. They assume responsibility for collecting on
their loans-- at times indelicately, authorities say.
They also often assume management of the private VIP rooms. And while many lawabiding junkets are active in Macau, experts say the industry is highly susceptible to
criminal influence given the extra-legai functions and opaque environments in which
they work.
In an interview, Dan Grove, a former agent for the FBI who oversaw security for Sands
Macau in the first few years after its opening -- and before the casino became involved
in junkets-- characterized pressure from triads to work with the casino as ,;immense."
When known crime figures applied directly for contracts, blocking them was easy, Grove
says. But if legitimate professionals submit applications and then sub-contract the work
to the triads, detecting such ties was more difficult if not impossible. [201 00329 215028
GMT]
JUMBO BOOM
Cheung Chi-tai's ties to Sands Macau carne through such a multi-tiered arrangement
His solely owned company, Jumbo Boom Holdings, provided capital for another firm,
now called Neptune Group, to acquire a stake in Hou Wan. a junket operator. Hou Wan
was entitled to profits from Sands Macau's Chengdu VIP room.
Cheung owned more than 8 percent of Neptune Group in 2008, according to public
filings with the Hong Kong stock exchange. That rnade him a substantial shareholder
when the call for the dealer's murder went out.
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When asked about Cheung, Nicholas Niglio, Neptune's chief operating officer, said; "I'm
not familiar with him at all."
After a reporter showed him Neptune's 2008 annual report listing tile firm's substantial
shareholders, including Cheung, Niglio declined to respond specifically. Cheung does
not appear in Neptune's 2009 annual report.
Niglio said Neptune wasn't a junket itself but invests in VIP junkets that operate at th.e
Sands Macau, the Venetian Macau and Galaxy Entertainment's StarWorld casinos. He
said Neptune now had a 20 percent stake in Hou Wan, a junket operator that runs
around 20 VIP tables at the Sands Macau.
In Neptune's public filings three years ago, Cheung was described as a ''merchant in
Hong Kong" whose company "generally does not engage in underwriting business and
has no underwriting experience as at the date of this announcement."
While Niglio described Neptune merely as an "investor" in junkets, trial testimony placed
Cheung inside the casino's private room
According to testimony by Siu Yun-ping, aka the "God of Gambling", who won about
HK$100 million ($12.9 million) between August 2007 and January 2008 at various
casinos, Cheung was "the person in charge" of the Chengdu Hall, one of the VIP rooms
that Siu frequented.
Las Vegas Sands, however, has said it maintains management of all its VIP rooms,
though it acknowledges working with gaming promoters to attract customers.
FRIGHTENED AWAY FROM THE SANDS
A triad member turned informant named Lau Ming-yee testified that he, and the five
men who would be convicted of engaging in triad activities, referred to Cheung as "the
boss."
Cheung, however, didn't appear in court and was not charged. Hong Kong police
declined to answer detailed inquiries on why this was so In an emailed response,
authorities acknowledged only that a 49-year-old man surnamed Cheung was arrested
in connection with the case but "released after legal advice was sought due to
insufficient evidence."
Attempts to determine Cheung's current whereabouts with the Hong Kong police and
U.S. gambling industry sources in Macau were unsuccessful.
The judge in last year's murder-for-hire case, Madame Verina Bokhary, said in passing
sentence that "I bear in mind of course that, behind the scenes, there is a person or are
persons even more blameworthy than any of them."
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In the summaries of the trial called "particulars of offense" the judge identified Cheung
by his Cantonese nickname, ''Tsang Pau," or "explosive money maker."
Siu, the "God of Gambling'' suspected of colluding with the dealer at the Sands Macau,
testified that he had been attacked, his house had been set aflame and that his son had
received threatening phone calls. "As a result of Tsang Pau (Cheung), he (the witness)
was frightened away from the Sands Casino,'; according to the judge's summary.
Macau's regulator Neves acknowledges that the junket business in Macau has links to
organized crime, though he says it is less prevalent and more under control than in the
past.
"This kind of business certainly involves people related to organized crime," he said.
"That's why we established the license for just a year Every year, they (the junket
operators) must renew the license.''
Asked specifically about whether Macau will strip the license from a casino operator if
the regulators discover that it is hiring a junket operator with links to organized crime.
Neves said: "It's separate. In principle, it doesn't affect the concessionaires."
Neves said he was informed by police of Cheung's alleged role in the murder-for-hire
case. But he described the accusations against Cheung as "rumors'' and said without
formal charges being brought against him, he would be free to continue to operate in
Macau.
"If he (was) condemned by the Hong Kong court ... if he was arrested and condemned ...
we wouldn't allow him to run the junket," he said. "In this kind of case we must deal very
carefully ... Sometimes if we use this (rumor) to deny the license, he can put us in
court"
Unlike Las Vegas, where casinos tend to have direct relationships with their VIP
customers. Macau's casinos rely on junket operators to bring them the majority of their
high rollers, who might easily lose US$1 million in an evening. [20100329 215035 GMT]
THE $64,000 BET
On a late Friday night in February, gamblers vvere exchanging wads of golden one
thousand Hong Kong dollar banknotes ($130) for expensive chips in the exclusive and
restricted VIP gaming rooms of the Sands Macau.
The labyrinth of rooms - decorated with classical Greek columns, Italian marble and
chandeliers -- were largely filled with mainland Chinese clients at high-stakes Baccarat
tables.
The atmosphere was smoky, hushed and privileged, as casino employees kept watch.
The rooms seemed a worid removed from the mass market gaming floors below.
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At the ''Luoyang" room, named after a gritty Chinese city, most gamblers were
Mandarin-speaking mainland Chinese, who constitute more than half of Macau's VIP
gamblers. As two Reuters reporters looked on, a middle-aged woman with diamond
bracelets staked a single HK$500,000 ($64,440) bet-- and shrugged off the loss.
A supervisor of the VIP floor and several employees said the Chengdu hall - the room
that Cheung Chi-tai ran, according to the court testimony -- has been renamed.
Most VIP gambling in Macau is leveraged: gamblers usually bet more than their cash on
hand. This is particularly true of mainland Chinese high-rollers who, because of Beijing's
strict capital controls, are limited to carrying the equivalent of US$5,000 in renminbi per
trip when they leave China. Macau's six pub!icly listed casino operators lend to only a
small minority of their patrons., according to company filings. That is because collection
of gambling debt is illegal in Chiha and Macau forbids casinos from writing off their bad
or uncollectable debts.
Concerned that junkets with possible links to organized crime could harm their
businesses, some U.S. casino executives were reluctant to enter Macau. Harrah's
Entertainment Inc [HAMLEH.UL], the world's largest casino operator, decided not to bid
for a gaming concession there. Michae! Chen, Harrah's president for Asia, said in an
interview with Reuters last year that the company worried that its regulators around the
world would not permit it to run casinos in Macau.
That issue was front and center in the official report released by New Jersey gaming
regulators in mid-March regarding MGM Mirage's partnership with Pansy Ho.
Regulators cited the junket influence within her father's VIP rooms as a prime concern.
''The VIP rooms in {Stanley Ho's) casinos provided organized crime the entry into the
Macau gaming market that it had previously lacked," the report said.
When Sands first won a license in Macau in 2002, it was paired with Hong Kong-based
casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group , but the U.S. company ultimately ended
the arrangement William Weidner. the former president of Sands, in a deposition for an
unrelated Nevada court case in 2007, cited Galaxy's intent to run the VIP rooms in the
traditional Macau style as one of the reasons for the split.
"These guys want to do VIP rooms the way they ... do them in Macau where the ... triad
guys run them because they're the only ones that can grant and collect credit in
mainland China, and they smuggle the renminbi across the border," he said. "I can't do
that business Thafs the way they want to do it, so I can't do it."
Sands' major competitor, Wynn Resorts , said the company would decline its Macau
gaming concession if it was barred from extending credit and coilecting debts directly in
an effort to avoid the junket system, according to company fiiings.
But the U.S. companies realized soon enough that they could not compete with local
casinos without junkets
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China's high rollers tend to prefer the personal. informal relationships of the junkets,
experts say, and often demand a level of anonymity incompatible with the credit
applications required by the casinos.
LOWER PROFILE
While triads remain active in Hong Kong, the gangs have burrowed deeper into
mainland China including cities like Chongqing and retain a strong imprint in Macau.
The triads are believed to have originated as a rebel grouping in the early Qing Dynasty
formed to help overthrow the Manchu regime.
Ko-lin Chin, a professor at Rutgers University and one of the foremost experts on Asian
organized crime, disputes the regulator's contention that the triads are less prevalent in
Macau. But he said they db keep a lower profile than before internationally owned
casinos entered the market and revenues grew from $2.26 billion to $i5 billion today.
Even if crime groups are involved in the junket business, he says, with the casinos
making so much money, the government reaping huge taxes, and the citizens of Macau
enjoying full employment there is scant political will to remove them.
"No one wants to crash the party,'' he said. "This is a feel-good story." (Reporting by
Reuters in Macau and Hong Hong and Matt Isaacs in San Francisco and Las Vegas;
editing by Lowell Bergman, Jim lmpoco and Claudia Parsons) [.20100329 215044 GMT]
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JOSH LICHTBLA U
DIRECTOR
ASSIST ANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
MAY 18,2009
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L INTRODUCTION
This Special Report to the New Jcrst:y Casino Control Commission ("Commission") sets forth
the tindings and recommendations of the New Jersey Division ofGnming EntrJrcemcnt ("Division")
regarding the joint venture between the New Jersey yualitied entity, MGJ'vl MIRAGE (''MGM"), and
Grand Paradise Macau, Limited, an entity wholly owned by Pansy Ho C'atilina Chiu King ("Pansy
Ho"), to develop and operate a casino in Macau. Special Administrative Rcglon, People's Republic of
China {"Macau''}. This joint venture resulted in the December ! 8, 2007 openingofthe MGM Grand
Macau, n casino in which MGM and Pansy Ho each hold a one-half interest.
in accordance with the Casino Control Act, NJ .S.A. 5:12-1 et seJL ("the Act"), l'v1GM, as a
licensed entity, bears the burden of establishing, by denr and convincing evidence,, its "good
t:haracter, honesty and integrity" on a eontinuing has is.
t:ntities are -;ubject to the Act's suitability requirements and the jurisdiction of the Commission as
licensed entities that hold a once half ownership interest in f\-1arina District Deve.!opmcnt Company,
LLC, which, in tum, owns and operates the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa ("Borgata") in Atlantic
City, New Jersey.' The Act further recognizes that a licensee's "business, professional and personal
associates" are relevant in assessing the suitability of a licensee such as fv1GM. As the Commission
has noted, ''associations an: relevant only to the extent that they may rc!1ect upon actual character and
present fitness to either hold a casino license or participate in gaming operations." In re Resorts
Casino Application, 10 N.J.A.R. 251 (CCC !979). The Commission has also noted that "it is
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incumbent upon the applicant to demonstrate either that it had no involvement with notorious or
unsavory persons or that such invoivement indicates no iack of good character, honesty and integrity,"
This Special Report is the culmination of the Division's review of the MOM/Pansy Hn joint
venture to detem1ine whether this business association negatively a!Tects MGM's "good character,
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honesty and intcgri!y." The Division's June 2005 report to the Cornmission in connection with the
renewal of the Borgata casino license referenced MGM's proposed casino operation in Macau and
MGM 's association with Pansy Ho. It infiJrmed the Commission that, "over !.he years there have been
numerous public allegations suggesting that Stanley Ho, the father of MGM 's joint venture partner
Pansy Ho, has ties to Asian organized crime." The n~port discussed the proposed joint venture with
Pansy Ho and signaled to the Commisshm that the Division would review this business relationship
the outstanding shares nf MGM common stock and whieh is controlled by Kirk Kerkorian. Boyd A.t!antic City, lm:.
("Boyd") i~ the other one-half owner ofBorgata. Boyd had no involvement wilh MGM'sdevelopment activities in M.a~au.
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sworn interviews of seventeen individuals and numerous other investigative interviews. Attorneys
and investigators made several trips to Hong Kong and Macau, as well as a host of other locations,
both within and outside the United States, seeking information relevant to this investigation. In
addit10n, Division staff analyzed thousands of pages of dor..:uments, including e-mails and
e<mcspondence, and contacted numerous domestic and international law erdbrccmcnt and regulatory
authorities .
.A.s a starting point of the Division's analysis, the character and rt:putation of Stanley Ho, the
tather ofMGM'sjoint venture partner, precludes any t1nding other than that he is unsuitable. MGM
senior executives conceded his unsuitabflity during this investigation.
Furthennore, numerous
governmental and regulatory agencies have referenced Stanley Ho's associations with criminal
enterprises, including permitting organized crime to operate and thrive within his casinos. Stanley
Ho's unsuitability, and the obstacles that it posed to MGM in its eff(m to enter the Macau gaming
market by partnering with entities under his control, is at the root of the joint venture's fi.mnation and
current structure. In particular, upon conciuding that it could not partner with Stanley Ho or entities
under his control, and without conducting adequate due diligence on her suitability, MGM simply
substituted Pansy Ho as its joint venture partner despite her financial dependence upon Stanley Ho
and his
~ompanies.
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applicant for licensure.
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Pansy Ho's extensive and continuing personal, financial, and professional relationship with
her father directiy affect her individual suitability and ieave her vulnerable to his potentia! influence
and controL She had no prior gaming experience before the joint venture, bringing to the partnership
primarily opportunities and influence provided by her business and personal relationship with her
father. Simply put, she has advanced professionally and accumulated wealth due to her father's
largesse, and she continues to hold leadership and governance positions in his companies. Indeed,
prior to MGM concluding that Stanley Ho and his companies were not a suitable partner, Pansy Ho
participated as his company's representative at the negotiations with MGM. Ultimately, ninety
percent of the fimds on which she relied to fund the joint venture derived from her fitther. Her
interactions with other persons associated with Asian organized crime also call into question her
individual suitability. Together, Pansy Ho's susceptibility to her finhcr's intluencc and issues of
personal suitability render the joint venture and MGM vulnerable to improper assodations and
influences and compromise iVtGM 's suitability as a New Jersey licensed entity.
Moreover} MOM's compliance failings during the fonnation and consummation of the joint
venture were pervasive and persistent, suggesting that the company's fervor to entering Macau
compromised its commitment to regulatory compliance. Throughout the ~}rocess, the communications
between MGM's management and its own Compliance Committee ("Committee") were, taken in the
most favorable light, incomplete and untimely, effectively negating the Committee's ability to engage
constructively and critically in the company's entry into Macau. MGM officials failed to keep the
Committee apprised of the parties with whom it was negotiating. Regarding these parties, MGM
failed to share with the Committee the due diligence or derogatory information that the company
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possessed. Additionally, l'vtGM failed to examh1e the most clitical aspects of Pansy Flo's suitability,
numely, her ability to finance her contribution to the joint venture and her independence from her
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companies that he controls. In short, this is not an instance where MGM 's research and
due diligence led it to conclude that Pansy Ho was indepmdent from her father; rather, MGM simply
faded to explore the issue of her t1nancial independence. At the same time, MGM also failed to
adequately disciose the limited information it did possess rei evant to its review of the Pansy Ho joint
venture to regulators from New Jersey, as welf as other jurisdictions. This conduct renders MOM's
compliance efforts related to the Macau joint venture inadequate and insufficient to fulfill its
obligations under the Act.
ENTITIES
IN\iOLVED lN fl.-fGM'S
IN MACAU
JOINL.Yt;;:t:n::UR~ EFFORTS
This Special Report will examine the interactions between MGM senior executives and
employees and Stanley Ho, Pansy Ho, Daisy Ho, their representatives, and the constellation of entities
that Stanley Ho and Pansy Ho own or controL For the convenience ofthe Commission, the following
table provides a brief description of the persons and entities central to the t!.xmation and creation of
the MGM-Pansy Ho j11int venture.
J. Terrence Lanni
'Effective November 30, 2008, L;mni n'hred from his executive p0sitioos at MOM Mirage. He also res1gne'd
from lhe company'~ Board ,Jf Directors. On a!! dates reicvant to this investigative report, Lanni held the titles Chief
Executive O!Ticer and Chairman olthe Board.
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James Murren
Gary Jacobs
Kenneth Rosevear
President of Development
William Hornbuckle
Philip Wang
Kyle Edwards
Survei Jtance
Bryan Wright
Kenneth Feng
Ho Family Members
Stanley Ho
Limited
5
Effecttvc December l, 2008, Murren holds the utles of Ch~innan and Chief Executive Officer. On all dates
rcie\ant to this investigative report, Murren held the titles Pretiden! and Chief Operating Ot11ee.r.
r'Arcording to Daisy l-lo'~ ~:ounsd, as of September 13, 200f!, Shun Tak was appointed a corporate director of
STDM. Tht Shun Tak board nominated Daisy Ho to ac:t ns its representative on thnt Board. As a result of that
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Macau (STDM)
A.
legalized gaming has long been Macau's chief economic engine. By the end of the nineteenth
century, gaming tax revenues had already become the main source of income for the government of
Macau.
For most of the twentieth century, the Macanese gaming industry has operated under
monopoly ownership. In i 937, Macau granted monopoly gaming concession rights to Tai Heng. ln
July !961, Macau opened ownership of a 25-year casino monopoly to public bidding, Two groups
offered bids. Tni Heng, who nt that point still held the monopoly, led the first group. The second
group consisted of Ho Hung Sun, hereinaiter teferred to as Stanley Ho; Henry Fok, a wealthy Hong
Kong businessman and developer; Yip Hon, a Macau gambler; and Teddy Yip, Stanley Ho's brotherin-law. Stanley Ho '::;group won the bid. They formed Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau
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appointment. counsel has represented that Daisy Ho resigned from her position as a member of the Superv.isory Bourd of
STDM
;This report does not takl~ into a<.Toum any ..:hanges in ovmership or directorship resulting irom SJM 's July 2008
initial public cffering.
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Appendix 3
(STOM") and, in Jum~ 1962, signed a gaming concession contract with the Macau government.
STDM opened its firs! casino, Casino Estori!, in ! 962. ln 1970, STDM opened its flagship casino,
The Lisbon.
STDM's control of gaming in Macau proved extremely lucrative for the company and Stanley
Ho. By the mid-1980's, Stanley Ho had gained control ofSTDM. DUling its forty years of monopoly
over Macau's gaming industry, STDM became one of the largest private business enterprises in
Macau, with investments in transportation, hospitality and tourism services, banking, and finance.
Stanley Ho' s personal net \VOrth has been estimated most recently at approximately $l bil!ion. a
Asian organized crime, attracted by the f,rrowing gaming market and accommodated by the
establishment ofVJP rooms in STDM casinos, penetrated the Macau gaming market. Beginning in
the early 1990's and continuing until the transfer of sovereignty to China in ! 999, Macau experienced
a wave of violence as A:>ian organized crime enteq>rises, known as "triads," stmggled for control of
the pdvate, high-stakes "VIP" rooms in STD1vl's casinos. As a report prepared by the Library of
Congress observed, "[t]op individuals in the triad structure often have established reputations as
9
legitimate businessmen." The VIP room structure, introduced in 1986, facilitated the involvement of
Asian organi:.ed crime in STDM casinos. Upon receipt ofun up-fiwlt fee for the right to operate in
one of the gaming rooms, STDM relinquished control of the VIP rooms to third party operators. The
third party ,)peratnrs would then enter into business arrangements with junket operators or'promoters
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who market and promote the VfP rooms to attract customers. The VfP room operators would then
compensate the junket operators on a commi'lsion basis.
The VIP rooms in the STDM casinos provided organized crime the entry into the Macau
gaming nwrket that it had previously lacked. According to one commentator, before STDM brought
in third parties to manage the VIP rooms, "the power of triad societies was Iimited because they did
not have direct administrative access in the casinos[.]" 10 With the establishment of the VIP rooms,
however, STDM created a "lawless space" that allowed organized crime to gain a foothold in the
Macau gaming industry. 11 This expert noted that the VIP room operator would employ his friends or
"triad brethren" to hdp operate the room, serve as sales agents, and provide protection and other
"ancillary" services (e.g., drugs, prostitution, loansharking, and debt collection). 1! Another scholar
noted that. "organized crime in Macau's casino industry began to grow in the wake ofthe STDM's
administrative decentralization."
13
anni.lally by the United States State Department, observed that ''[uJnder the old monopoly framework,
organized crime !,'TOUps were closely associated with the gaming industry through their control ofVIP
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"Glenn E. Curtis er al., Fed. Res. Div., Library of Congress, Transn;ltional Activities
Orgunizations, 3 (April 2003). (lntemal footno!es omitt~!d.)
'"Angela Veng Mei Leong. ~Lhe "BqJe-fich<L' Bl1Siness and l!:.i_~..9~.in.Maq;E,_!,j!sin22, 2 Qtleensland University
of Technology Law and Justice J0umal 83. H&-89 (2002).
I i !.Q.
1
1. Lwng,
supra, at 86 .. 90.
ul.o Shiu Hing, Casin.Qj'_Q.(Ltif.& Organ.i?~!tCrirr.lr..<J.illi.the Post-Colonial State iru':-:iK~JJ, 14 J. Contemp. China
207,
210(Ma~'200.5).
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gaming rooms and activities such as racketeering, loansharking, and prostitution. As a result, the
gan1ing industry in particular provides an avenue for the laundering ofiHicit funds.>H
B.
expand and encourage competition within its gaming industry. fn December J 999, pursuant to a
treaty between Portugal and China, Macau reverted to Chinese sovereignty. A!mosl immediately
thereafter, and in the context of Macau's pervasive gaming-related violence, Edmund Ho, the newlyappointed chief executive of Macau, announced a review of the casino gaming industry. 15 fn July
2000, the government formed the l'vlncau Gaming Committee, which conducted that limited
competition among several gaming operators would stimulate the economy and prornott\ tourism. In
/\.ugust 200 l, the Legislative Assemhly passed a law providing that three gaming eLm cessions would
be granted upon the December Jl, 200 t expiration of STDM's monopoly concession. The law
required that each bidder t<.1r a concession htlVc a local partner who held at !east a l 0% interest in the
casino venture.
The bidding and award process for the three concessions happened quickly. On October 30,
2001, the government timned an eight-member Casino Concessions Committee ("Concessions
Committee") responsible tiJrcoordinating the tt:ndering process, receiving and reviewing the bids, and
making recommeudations to the Macau Chief Executive. T'he Concessions Committee accepted
twenty-one bids between November 2, 200 l and December 7, 2001. MOM submitted its bid on
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Uililt'd State;; Dcpartm~nt of State, Bureau of International Narcotk~ and Law Enf(Jrcemen! Affairs,
fntemation<tl
Nurcotic;.~
tO
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Appendix 3
December 4, 2001. On february 8, 2002, the govemment announced the results of the bidding
process. The government granted a concession to the following entities: Sociedade de Jogos de
Macau, S.A. C'SJM"), the company created and owned by STDM for the purpose of applying for a
gaming license; Wynn Resorts; and, Galaxy Casino, S.A.("Galaxy") and
Vem~tian
Macau Group
(''Venetian Macau"), a venture formed by Galaxy Casino owners Lui Che Woo and Peter Ho On
Chun and Venetian Macau, a wholly owned subsidiary ofthe Las Vcgas Sands Corporation. Two of
the successful bidders- Las Vegas Sands Corporation and Wynn Resorts- are Nevada competitors of
MGfvL In announcing the winning bidders, the government also announced the fburth- through sixthranked proposals. The Concessions Committee ranked MOM's bid filth.
The government ultimately granted three subconcessions, one for each concession. The
;,:ubconccssions allowed groupt: other than the original three top bidders to establish r.:asinos in Mac<tu .
.In December, 2002, the Macau government split the Galaxy concession and authorized the granting
of a subconces~ion to be held by Sheldon Adelson and the Venetian Macau. ln April 2005, the
government approved the grant of a subconcession by SJM to the MOM/Pansy Ho joint venture.
Finally, in September 2006, the Macau govemment approved Wynn Resorts' grant of a subconcession
to a group comprised of James Packer and Lawrence Ho, Stanley r-Io's son. Accordingly, the Macau
govemment has issued a total of six casino concessions or subconcessions in the Macau gaming
market, with members of Stanley Ho's family involved in three ofthe six.
The Macau gaming industry has expanded significantly since the issuance of the concessions.
As of March 31, 2008, the number of casinos in Macau has increased from II in 2002 to 29, with
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SJM operating nineteen casinos, Galaxy five, Venetian Macau two, Wynn one, Melco PBL one, and
the
MG~1/Pansy
!!o joint venture casino one, the rvlGf\.1 Grand Lvfacau. In calendar year 2002l
.~2.77
year 2007, these revenues increased to $10.38 billion, an amount that exceeded casino revenues in
2007 for Nevada's Las Vegas Strip ($6.83 billion}. By way of further comparison, casino revenue for
the entire state ofNevada in 2007 was $12.85 billion.
The belief of senior MGM ot1icials that MGM had to pursue entry into the Macau market or
risk being at a competitive disadvantage to its counterparts in Nevada motivated the company's
concerted effixts to secure gaming rights in Macau. In testimony before the Nevada Gaming Control
Board ("NGCB"), the a~;ency responsible for regulating the gaming indnsoy in Nevada, Gary Jacobs
testified that MGM's "Nevada operations would he significantly disadvantaged if our competitors,
Wynn Resorts and Li.ls Vegas Sands, are in that market [Macau] while MGM Mirage is not." MUM's
own analysis and research concluded that, despite its turbulent past, Macau's gamingmal'ket could be
a potentially lucrative investment for the company.
As discussed in detail below, MGf'v1 pursued partnerships with several entities in an effort to
fashion a workable venture Ihat would meet regulatory approval. In its efforts to develop a viable bid
to enter the iv1acau gaming market, MOM held discussions in the spring of 2001 with potential
partners in Macau. Throughout 2001, MGM discussed and pursued various torms of partnership with
several individuals and entities. MCiM executives testified that they were constantly approached by
outside parties pitching potentia! opportunities and claiming to have the necessary local contacts to
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Appendix 3
secure one of the gaming concessions. It began its exploration of entry into the Macau market with
New World Development ("NWD"), a Hong Kong conglomerate led by Cheng Yu-Tung, an
individual with extensive and longstanding associations with Stanley Ho, and Chan Siu Hung
("Chan"), an individual involved in several VIP moms, After learning that it was not selected for a
concession in February 2002, MGM then sought to patiner with Shun Tak and operate under SJM's
concession, entities prominent in Stanley lJo's empire. After Nevada regulators voiced concerns over
the proposed arrangement with those corporate entities, in the tall of2003 MGM began discussions to
partner directly with Pansy Ho, the daughter of Stanley Ho, which culminated in a joint venture
arrreement entered into in June 2004.
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~
A.
representatives ofNWD, a conglomerate based in Hong Kong. In its June 5, 2001 corporate meeting,
the MGM Executive Committee authorized the negotiation of a joint venture agreement with NWD.
NWD representatives included its director and chainnan, Cheng Yu-Tung, and his son and l'v1anaging
Director of NvVD, Henry Cheng Kar-Shun ("Henry Cheng"). Cheng Yu-Tung has had extensive
business relations with Stanley Ho, is a substantial shareholder of STDM, and holds govemance
positions on the boards of both STDM and Shun Tak. Chan was also involved in the discussions M
behalf of NWD. Chan and Chen Yu-Tung had established VIP rooms together in three differenl
STDM casinos.
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Also during this time, MGM considered Chan individually as a local partner. 16 In a November
6, 2001 n1cn1orandum
t()
:Kyle Ed;,vards" Jacobs identified (~han ns the com puny's prospective ~v:fa.cau
partner r.~nd directed rviGM's Corporate Security Department to begin a background check on Chan.
On December 4. 200 l , MGM submitted its bid to the Concessions Committee without naming a local
partner. On December 6, 200 I, a private investigation firm retained by MGM provided MGM
Corporate Security a background investigation report on Chan. While the report noted that Chan had
no criminal n:cord in Macau, it stated that "Chan is directiy involved in the VfP rooms of the Casinos
that are notorious
tor triad
partner and associate of Stanley Ho." Edwards prepared and provided to Jacobs an MGf'vl iv1IRAGE
Corporate Security Report on Chan. ba~ed on the background investigation report, The report
indicated that"[ L]aw ent~1rcement and private sources show no criminal arrests or convictions in Hong
Kong." Noting Chan's role in operating ihree VIP rooms, the report commentrA.i ihat "[t]hese VIP
rooms are notorious f()r triad activities" and that, according to sources, "it is nearly impossible to be in
the casino business in Macau at present, without having associations with triad groups or what is
known as organized clime:' By memorandum dated January 4, 2002, Jacobs fonvarded Edwards'
Chan report to Terrence Lanni and Kenneth Rosevear, noting that Edwards' "cautionary note
concerning 'associations' with individuals invoived with organized crime are probably inevitable fbr
people in the casino business in Macao under the old regime,"
[n the event one of the three successful bidders could not finalize its a~o>rcement or another
opportunity arose, MGM continued to seek a iocal partner even aiter not receiving one of the initial
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gammg concessions.
In the event that any of the top three bidders were unable to finalize an
agreement with the government, MGM anticipated that the government would grant a concession to
the next-highest ranked bidder.
representatives of New City
(~asino
obtaining a concession should one become available. The Jetter proposed a joint venture that would
be owned 40% and 20{%, respectively, by an entity or entitles led by Henry Cheng and Chan, and
noted that MOM "contemplate[ d) that Johnny Chan \.Vould serve as Executive Director of MGM
Grand Macan," The letter concluded that "we are ready, willing and able to proceed with discussions
with you on the basis outlined above," with the caveat that the proposed stmcture was "subject to the
approval of the govemment of Macao S.A.R. and the gaming regulators to which we are subject." By
.func 2002 each of the entities granted an initial concession had l:xecuted a gaming concessions
contract with the l'v"iacau government and MGM's conversations with N\VD, Cheng, and Chan
proceeded no further.
MG.M signed and delivered the March 25, 2002 letter proposing a partnership despite its own
internal due diligence noting the connections between Chan, the VIP rooms, a11d organized crime.
Although both Lanni and Jacobs later testified that tht~y had reservations about Henry Cheng as a
partner, the letter suggests that the company would have entered the Macau market with Cheng and
Chan as partners had the opportunity arose.
B.
MGM continued in its attempt to enter the Macau market. As Jacobs stated, "we licked our
vmunds for a bit, and then tried to analyze whether there were any other opportunities for us to enter
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Appendix 3
the Macau market." In interviews with the Division. Jacobs stated that MOM had "no appetite
whatsoever" to consider a partnership with those concessionaires who competed with MOM in the
Nevada market, namely, Wynn Resmis and Las Vegas Sands. This decision to exclude its Nevada
competitors tiom consideration Jefl SJM, the entity established by Stanley Ho and STDM, as the sole
remaining concessionaire.
MGfvl <wproached SJM through outreat:.h to Stanley Ho in spring 2002. Philip Wang, who had
known Stanley Ho on a social basis, testified that he sought prior approval tiom Lanni before
cont11cting Ho. 17 Lanni testified in direct contradiction that he v1as not aware that Wang was going to
contact Stanley Ho. 18 Wang stated that contacting Stantey Ho ''was really a wild card. At the time,
we were very desperate." He testified that Lanni said it was a "crazy idea" but said to "give it a shot."
Wang met with Stanley Ho ut Ho's office, and then
On
both occasions, Stanley Ho responded, ''are you serious?" Wang stated that, during the phone call, be
replied "we [MGiv1J arc very, very serious." He testified that Stanley Ho advised him that he would
"be leaving with a t,rroup of people, some family members and some of my business associates to the
United States, and we [will] see what happens.'' Wang stated that he infmmedLanni of Stanley Ho's
future visit. Both agreed that it would be appropriate for MGM to host a dinner for Ho and his family
in Las Vegas.
associatt~s
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Las Vegas in April 2002. The Ho party accepted MOM's invitation to stay at u IVfGM property, the
Mansion at MGM Grand, during their visit. During this trip, members of the Ho patiy, including
Stanley [lo and Pansy Ho, had dinner with Lanni, Wang, and MGM majority shareholder Kirk
Kerkorian. Wang testified that Stanley Ho stated to him after the dinner that, "from now on I wam
you to start the discussion and my daughter Pansy Ho will be my representative negotiating \Vith you."
Lanni simi.larly recailed that Stanley Ho designated Pansy Ho as his representative in the
negotiations. Wang indicated that no further discussions with Stanley Ho occUlTed during the April
2002 trip.
Pansy Ho testitied that she made it clear to Rosevear that because she was the Managing
Director of Shun Ta.k, she would be representing Shun Tak, and not SJM, in the negotiations. She
also ttstificd that Stanley Ho had concluded that "of course SJM i3 not going to work with [MGMJ as
in becoming p~rrtners, there's no reason. I mean they're competitors at best."
Regardless of the particular entity that Pansy Ho wa:> representing during the initial
discussions, STDM, Shun Tak, and SJ M have significant governance and ownership overlap. Stanley
H(J
is the largest individual shareholder of both STD!v1 and Shun Tak. As of June 30, 2008, five
individuals serve on the boards ofboth STDM and Shun Tak. Three Shun Tak directors serve on the
SJM Board. Six STDM directors and tlvc Shun Tak directors are members of the Ho !amily. The
refusal of Pansy Uo and Daisy Ho to release material information relating to Shun T'ak and STDM has
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limited the Division's ability to fully evaluate and detennine the corporate and business relationship
between these entities.
C.
despite the warnings of regulators and its own due diligence on Stanley Ho and his companies.
Throughout the remainder of 2002 and through the summer of 2003, MGM and Pansy Ho,
participating in her corporate capacity as managing director of Shun Tak and as her father's
representative, negotiated and reached agreement on various aspects of a joint venture, including
ownership, control, and the venture's arrangement with SJtv1, the holder ofthe gaming concession.
By July 2003, the parties intended to travel to Jvfacau in September to discuss the venture with
~.,:1acanese
regulators. i\-n intervening request by Nevada regulators fur discussions on the proposed
joint venture struc:ture convinced MGM ofi1dals that the proposed joint venture, as the parties had
conceived it, would likely not meet regulatory approval because of the involvement of companies
owned and controlled by Stanley Bo. Rather than abandon the joint venture, Pansy Ho, individually,
replaced Shun Tak as the joint venture partner, the Macanese government reversed its position on
granting any additional subconcessions, and SJM agreed to convey the subconcession to the joint
venture at what MGM has acknowledged was a bargain price. This section will discuss the broad
parameters of these negotiations insofar as they are pertinent to the final structure of the joint venture.
Following the April 2002 dinner conversation, Shun Tak and MGM began exploratory
discussions on September 9 and 10,2002, in Las Vegas regarding a joint venture between the parties.
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Pansy Ho and CY Wong participated on behalf of Shun Tak. L8tmi, Rosevear, Kenneth Feng, and
Wang participated on behalf of MGM. Wong testified that MGM was "quite responsive" to the
suggestion of a possible joint venture with Shun Tak and MOM owning 51 percent I 49 percent,
respectively. The parties proceeded to work together to produce a financial business model. In early
October, Feng and Patrick Crockett, an MGM development executive, went to Hong Kong to meet
with Wong. Later that month, Lanni and Rosevear met with Pansy Ho and Wong in Hong Kong.
After additional meetings and subsequent discussions, the parties produced a general outline
of the joint venture. As rdlcetcd in a February 4, 2003, document, major characteristics of the joint
venture included:
,.
"
Casino site: Land concession price payable to SJM by the joint venture tor
the casino site would be capped at $60 million. I<J
!,'fOSS
revenue as
Regarding discussions on the VIP rooms, MOM's position, as articulated by Jacobs and Rosevear,
was that the rooms would have to operate in a manner that satisfied the 'standards of United States
1
''The $60 million included monies that the jt,int venture would pay to both SJ1\-1end the Macanese government.
Macanc5e law mandated th!lt only a gaming concessionaire, or someone nominated by a con~e~sionaire, could apply to the
gt'vcrnmenl to develop land tksigna!ed as casino-related land. Development ~pproval f.:Jr land designated as cas.inorelated land IaJis under the discretion ot; awl accderated review by, the Chief E'(ecurive. Additionally, the Macanese
government retained ownership of the land.
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Appendix 3
casino regulators. Furthermore, MGM maintained that all persons involved in VIP room operations
would have to be investigated in a manner that satisfied United States casino regulators.
Several issues reiating to operational control of the joint venture and the nature of SJM's
involvement remained unresolved. Regarding operational control, MGM maintained that it would
accept minmity ownership in the venture if it had an equal role in all signiticant operations decisions.
Pansy Ho insisted that she hold the title of Managing Dirt:ctor. Jacobs testified that MGM's concerns
regarding that condition were ( 1) Pansy I-lo 's lack of garning experience; and (2) accountability to
other regulators, particularly those in the United States. Jacobs testified that
~KiM
was concerned
about Pansy Ho's abi!ity to run the project "because at that time she was not knowledgeable in the
gaming areas and in compliance."
The second outstanding issue related to the joint venture's business relationship with
snvt
Per Jacobs, ''it was generally understood that no matter what the tonn of the transaction, the substance
had to be that SJM had to be passive and could not operate," due to the nature of public allegations
relating to Stanley Ho, his ownership and control of SJM, and anticipaied regulatory concerns
regarding these aHegations. 10 MGM concluded that joint venture payments to SJ!vl made pursuant to
an income formula would be sufficient to render SJM a passive participant. Jacobs testified that, at
this stage of the negotiations, Pansy Ho understood that !'vlGM could not enter into any type of
relationship with her fflther.
:~uTestimony of Jacobs, l\1arch 21, 2007, p. I 77.: t~stimony of Jacobs, May 30, 2007, p. l54.
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00098
Appendix 3
D.
_Iv1Gtyf1L..QU.t
MOM's due diligence and back:;,rround reports provided MGM executives with derogatory
infonnation regarding Stanley Ho and Pansy Ho 's fom1er husband. In the early stages of negotiations
with Shun Tak in March 2003, Jacobs directed MGM's Corporate Security Department to investigate
the backgrounds of Shun Tak, Stanley Ho, Pansy Ho, and Daisy Ho.
In a March 7, 2003,
memorandum to Jacobs about Stanley Ho and Shun Tak, Edwards referenced a commercial fraud
investigation in Hong Kong during the 1990s that involved Tomson Group/World Trade Centre,
companies of which Stanley Ho was either a director or chairman. The memorandum detailed
numerous material derogatory allegations about Stanley Ho personally. It noted that Australian
gaming .authorities had found that Stanley Ho was "unsuitable to hold a gaming license,'' and added
that a 1992 United States Senate committe': investigation had conducted that Stanley Ho, while not a
member of Asian organized crime, associated wi!h individuals and business associates who were
members.
The March 7, 2003 memorandum also commented on Pansy Ho. It noted that, in August
2000, Pansy l-lo had a relationship with Gilbe1t Yeung Kei-tung ("GilbeJt Yeung"), the son ofYeung,
Sau Shin g. Albert ("Albert Yeung"). Edwards explained in the memorandum that "Gilbert Yeung is
the :>on of Albert'( eung a convicted felon tbr illegal bookmaking." A handwritten notation by Jacobs
on the memorandum indicates that he fonvarded it to Lanni, Rosevear, and James Murren. Later that
month, on March 25, 2003, Edwards incorporated the various allegations of the l\1arch 7, 2003
memorandum into a draft MGM Mirage Corporate Secunty Background Report. In the transmittal
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00099
Appendix 3
memorandum accompanying the background report, Edwards indicated that he had retained a private
investigation firm to do further research. The memorandum also advised Jacobs that "(i}fthere is any
information you specifically need please tell and I will have them do the work. Upon each update I
will torward to you the information .. ,
The private investigation finn submitted several investigative reports to MGM that
documented derogatory infom1ation regarding Stanley Ho and Pansy Ho. [n an e-mail dated March
14, 2003, the private investigation tirm concluded that triads or persons associated with triads
operated the VIP rooms in !be SJM casinos. The private linn also noted that Stanley Ho was ''linked
closely" to the two major triads operating in Macau, the 14K and Sun Yee On. The finn also reported
on its invcstigatiotl into Shun Tak, discussing the extent oftbe Ho enterprises, the substantial business
connections between Shun Tak and STDivt, and other ''cross pollination" betv.reen the two entities. H
referenced the inl1uence of the Ho family, noting that the family, through their v<uious associations
and interests, controlled most aspects of business in Macau and had substantial influe-nce \Vith the
Macau govemment.
A report by the ti1m further discussed the involvement of organized crime in Stanley Ho 's
casinos. lt observed that "[t]he alieged Triad involvement in the VIP gaming rooms has been
documented and corroborated information from two confidential sources" and concluded that "[tjhere
is no doubt that he [Stanley Ho Jwould have to and has interacted with Triads and must have dealings
with them, by vi tim; ofthe VIP rooms and other projects." The report a!sn included a chart listing 48
VfP rooms, the individuals believed to be in charge of each room, and those individuals' triad
association. T'he report stated ''that the majority of VIP rooms are in establishments that are either
owned, controlled or a shareholding is held by one of[Stanley Ho'sJ group of companies." While the
report noted that it had ibund no "definitive evidence" ihat Stanley Ho "is associated with, is a
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Appendix 3
member of or is a leader of a Triad Society nor has be been convicted of any such offense," it
commented that "[Stanley HoJ has been associated with such [conuption) offenses in Hong Kong,
Philippines and Canada, but no charges were ever brought against him."
The report also discussed Stanley flo's "strong tics" to North Korea and noted that a casino
located there "is ostensibly said to be owned by a reputed (but never convicted) senior Triad member
Albert Yeung Sau Shing (alleged senior office bearer of the Sun Yee On), who also controls the
Emperor Group a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. "
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c.asino presence in North Korea, the report stated that "Wong Sing Wah (owns
t\.'!O
VIP rooms),
another suspected senior Triad member, is alleged to be a partner with SH [Stanley Hoj in a casino in
North Korea."
The finn aiso documented Pansy Ho's personal relationships and her importance in Stanley
Ho's companies. The finn's March 14, 2003 e-mail to Edwards noted that Pansy Ho had been
married to Julian Hui (''Hui"), who operated a nightclub in Hong Kong,
fn a separate repati, the finn noted that Stanley Ho bad named Pansy Ho as
'his heir apparent" and that she was 'actively involved in most facets of the day-to-day operations of
two key companies in the Ho Empire: Shun Tuk Holdings Ltd. and STDM." It also stated that Pansy
H.o had no record of any crimina! or corruption offenses and that the report's author was unable to
obtain any intelligence reports on Pansy Ho.
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''As no red above, .i!JJ[/?. ar 21, Edwards' March 7, 2003 memorandum discussed !he relatJOoships between Pansy
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Edwards distilled the various reports tlom the private investigation tirm into two MGM
MIRAGE Corporate Security Backt,>round reports that set foith substantial derogatory infonnation
regarding primarily Stanley Ho, with some discussion of Pansy Ho. One tepoti was seven pages: the
other was five pages. They omitted some derogatory irdi.Jmlation contained m the investigative
theaJieged triad involvement of
Albert Yeung. Both reports were unsigned and undated and the seven-page report was stamped
"DRAFT. "~ 2 The reports stated that there ''is no doubt that by virtue of the setups of the VIP rooms,
Stanley has interacted with individuals that are members of Triads." The longer report also contained
detailed aliegations of Stanley flo's involvement with members of Russian organized crime; his
t::asino in Pyongyang, North Korea; and his relationship with Wong Sing Wah. The repmi identified
\Vong Sing Wah as a VIP room operator, a suspected triad member, and us an individual with ties to
North Korea. ft also noted press reports that, in a January 2003 meeting with a senior ofticial of the
Russian Consu.late, Stanley Ho, "claiming that he was acting on behalfofthe highest North Korean
authorities, offered to facilitate the movement of Saddam Hussein, his family and other senior Iraqi
leaders. to North Korea." The repoltS did not discuss Pansy Ho's relationship with Hui. Edwards
sent both reports to Jacobs.
On March 20, 2003, Lanni and Jacobs also received. derogatory due (iiligencc infom1ation
regarding Stanley Ho directly from Alan Feldman, MGM's Senior Vice President of Public Relations.
!n Feldman's e~mail to Lanni and Jacobs, he informed them that, in 1986, Australian authorities
.:"Edwards testified that he .. generally" marked reports "draft'" because "thM was Mr. Jacobs general instruction
at all times.''
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f<.)rced Stanley Ho to divest himsel ffrom an entity applying fi.1r a casino license becatJsc the regulators
concluded that Stanley f-lo was ''an unsuitable person to hold a casino license_'' The e-mail referred to
and quoted two news articles tiom an Australian new-spaper that discussed the connection of the VIP
rooms to organized crime and violent crime in Macau. The e-mail also referenced a 1992 United
States Senate Report that, according to Feldman, said that, "while Ho was 'not known to he involved
in organized crime' Stanley Ho had 'some connections' to organized crime figures."
E.
not do business with Stanley Ho, MGM pursued plans to enter the Macau gaming market with two
companies in which StHnley Ho had controlling ownership and held leadership positiOns: Shun Tak
and SJivf. ln early 2003, Jacobs discussed MGM 's joint venture plans with individual members ofthe
NGCB. Jacobs testified that, very early in the dialogm.\ a NGCB board member advised MGM that
an affiliation or association with Stanley Ho "was going to cause some difl1culties for our regulators."
Jacobs recalled receiving a telephone call from MOM's outside counsel to discuss what he
characterized as a NGCB member's "t,>rave reservations" about the proposed structure of the joint
venture. Counsel also advised I acobs that the same Board member had stated that "Nevada really had
a problem with this strw:;ture because of the participation
r.}"
[n an attempt to address these concerns, MGM pursued a .,vritten statement fiorn Macau
regarding the probity of Stanley Ho despite derogatory due diligence wits possession. On March 18,
2003, Jaeobs advised the MOM Executive Committee that "in fin]fom-tal conversations with members
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of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, reservations were expressed concerning this involvement by
Mr. [Stanley] Ho.'' The minutes ofthis meeting note thai Jacobs ''had requested (and Ms. Ho agreed
to provide) a written statement from the government of Macau S.A.R., to the effect that it had
investigated and was satist1ed as to the probity of Mr. Ho. Jacobs said that such a finding would be
essential to support the company's own probity review and to allay the concerns of Nevada and
possibly other regulators.'' Jacobs later testitled, "my thinking was that ... ifMaeau were prepared to
provide documentation and/or support ofthe probity of Dr, Ho and his enterprises, that that would be
a useful piece of evidence to present to Nevada."
Despite the Nevada gaming regulators' preliminary indication of concerns, MGM and Shun
,rak proceeded to
negotia.t(..~
the tcnns of the pro_posed joint venture throughuut the spring of 2003.
The negotiations continued to focus on operational control and the ret,'Ulatory viability of SJM as a
partic.ipant in the joint venture. Pansy Ho maintained that she, as a representative of Shun Tak, must
be the Managing Director. Jacobs responded that, due to "the realities that MGM Mirage must deal
with at our regulatory and board level make it clear that we cannot go fonvard without demonstrating
that MUM has operational control over t.he joint venture."
MGM reached n&Teement with Pansy Ho, on behalf of Stanley Ho and Shun Tak, on the
structure of a joint venture that would develop, construct, and operate hotellresOJi gaming complexes
in Macau. By July 2003, the parties had agreed on the "salient aspects" of the structure of an MGM-
Shun Tak joint venture that still involved entering into a management agreement with SJM. On July
31, 2003. Pansy Ho, as the Managing Director of Shun Tak, and Lanni, as Chainnan of the Board and
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CEO ofMGM, exchanged reciprocal letters acknowledging that the parties had reached a consensus
regarding the structure oft he joint venture. They further noted that they were prepared to recommend
to theirrcspcctive Boards of Directors that the project proceed but only after the parties consult with
their prospective regulators to determine whether the regulators expressed any materiaf objections or
concems to the proposed joint venture. A document titled "Proposed Casino JVC Structure," dated
July 31, 2003, retlectcd those mutually agreed principles and arrangements that both MGM and Shun
Tak were prepared to recommend to their respective boards of directors. With the general structure
for an MG.M-Shun Tak partnership
Ill
September to resolve several outstanding issues with SJ M and to present the joint structure to Macau
regulatory authorities.
G.
Stanley Ho was problematic. Prior to the proposed September 2003 meeting with regulators in
Macau, on August 15, 2003, a staff member of the NGCB requested that Jacobs meet with a board
member and staffto 'discuss specitical!y and not generally" MOM's plans in Macau. Pursuant to that
request, on August 26, 2003, Jacobs, Lanni, and William Hornbuckle, met with NGCB member
Bobby Siller (''Siller") and NGCB staff Siller advised that he was aware of information about
Stanley Ho that was very troubling. Specifically, he raised concerns about Stanley Ho's alleged
organized crime connections, issues involving loansharking and debt collection at his Macau casinos,
and Stanley Ho' s experiences with other casino regulatory agencies. V/hile Siller noted that he could
not speak for the other two members of the Board, he advised the
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transaction involving Stanley Ho would necessitate a fi.lll investigation and some type of public
suitability hearing in Nevada. Silier indicated that gaining approval for such a venture would be a
''very difficult path," and he advised that he, as a member of the NOCB, would not support any
agreement that included Stanley Ho, Shun Tak, SJM, or STDM. For their part, the MGM executives
did not present at the meeting any of the due diligence, background reports, or other records in their
possession that contained due diligence, derogatory or otherwise, concerning Stanley Ho. To the
contra.ty, MGM executives advised Siller that they had no "smoking gun'' related to negative
inf(Jm1ation about Stanley Ho.
On August 26, 2003, the same date as the meeting between MGM otTicia!s, Siller and NGCB
staff~
Siller received a letter signed by Secretary Francis Tam Pak Yeun (''Secretary Tam"), a high-
ranking Macanese government otncial, but largely written by Jacobs and Pansy Ho's attorney, David
Stannard. 23 The August 1, 200J letter, signed by Macau's Secretary for Economy and Finance, was
written pursuant to Jacobs's request noted in the March 18, 2003 meeting of the MGM Exeeutive
Committee. The letter stated that the rv1acanese Government was seeking to "maintain the highest
possible standards in the conduct ofits gaming facilities," including ensuring that "the operation and
running of casino gaming is conducted in a manner which is tair, honest and free ofthe influence of
criminal activities." It further indicated thai the Macau government had conducted a thorough
background investigation on SJM and Shun Tak and had found both entities suitable, as well as their
directors, holders of 5% or more of its share capital and its ultimate controlling shareholders. Further
33
On August 7, 2003, Wong emailed signed copies of the Secretary Tam letter to Jacobs. Wong also
testified that he gave the stgned original version of these letters to W(lng t-or delivery to Nevada. The Secretary Tam
kuer received by Siller was R signed origimi.l that was sl;unped "Received Angusl26, 2003.'' This is the same date as
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review of the August I, 2003 letter and MGM's internal documents reveals that, in large part, Jacobs,
wiih some assistance from Stannard, wrote almost verbatim the Secretary Tarn letter endorsing the
suitability of Shun Tak, SJM and, by implication, Stanley Ho, due t<l his status as director and
shareholder of those companies.
The assertions contained in Secretary Tum's letter notwithstanding, however, the meeting with
Siller led MGM executives to conclude that the joint venture in its current fonn would not obtain
regulatory approval in Nevadn.
Committee that, ''i()r regulatory reasons it would be necessary to deal directly with the Macau
government, as distinct from participating in the market through an existing concessionaire and that
the Company was exploring the feasibility uf such an approach." In early September, 2003, MGM
exeeutives met with Stanley Ho to advise him personally ofNevada's regulatory concerns. Jacobs.
Hombuckk, and Wang met with Stanley Ho, .Pansy Ho, Daisy Ho, Wong, and other advisors at Shun
Tak's Hong Kong corporate offices, Jacobs testified that he advised Stanley Ho that MGM could not
partner with him because of regulatory concerns expressed by Nevada regulators. According to
Jacobs, Stanley Ho was "upset" by the news.
Later that month, after Stanley Ho had teamed that MGM would be unable to partner with
Shun Tak, the Macanese government reversed course on the granting of additional subconcessions.
The government inf(mm::d MGM that it would allow SJM to issue a subconcession tin an MGM
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<:asino, According to Jacobs, Jorge Oliveira, the head of the Macau Legal Commission, urged MGM
to ''rnnve quickJy ~ to reach a definitive agleernenl with Pansy [HoJ.H
MGM and Pansy Ho, in her individual capadty, explored different structures for a joint
venture arrangement that would, in their views, meet regulatory approva! while providing Pansy Ho
sufficient involvement in the enterprise, Countering an MGM proposal that would have given Shun
Tak a purely passive, 11()rFvoting role in <\joint venture, Pansy Ho suggested that she replace Shun
T ak as the subconcession holder. By early November 2003, MGM was negotiating with Pansy Ho
individuatly, Jacobs tcsbfied that, despite Prrnsy Ho 's lack of gaming experience, Iv1GM did not
consider any partner other than Pansy Ho because of her influence with SJM. Both he and Rosevear
acknowledged that the father-daughter relationship of Stanley Ho and Pansy Ho was instrumental in
SJM being willing to dea! with MGM. As Ja...:obs testit1ed,
Well, the way [ would more characterize it is that MGM, with any
other partner, would not have been able to, in my judgment, obtain a
subconcession from SJM. Clearly, it was in relationship- she was
the duughter and they were more amendable [sic] to allowing such a
transaction.
As Rosevear noted, "we recognized that [Pansy Ho] had potential influence that others wouldn't
have,"
In November 2003, MGM and Pimsy Ho met individually with members of the NGCB to
apprise them of the modit'ications to tlwjoinl ventun; and to introduce them to Pansy Ho, At least
rwo of the NGCB mcmber.s. reiterated their serious concerns about the suitability of Stantey Ho,
noting that their concerns also extended to Shun Tak, as welL The NGCB members, aware of Pansy
Ho 's leadership position in Shun Tak but unaware of any issues relating to her persona! suitability,
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00108
Appendix 3
advised MOM that it could proceed with a proposed joint venture with Pansy Ho individually. Jacobs
later testi tied that, while the individual NGCB members indicated that MGM could further pursue an
association with Pansy Ho, this preliminary indication did nor mean that they had officially approved
Pansy Ho's suitability, her independence, or the business association.
\Vhile the entities fom;ing the proposed joint venture changed, the individuals at the
negotiating table remained the same. Pansy Ho, previously negotiating on behalf of Shun Tak, was
now negotiating in her individual capacity. Wong, who had previously negotiated on behalfofShun
Tak, was now representing Pansy Ho in her negotiations with MOM. He was also serving as a liaison
to SJM on behalf of the joint venture for various issues, induding the cost of the subconcession.
During the negotiations. he retained his title of Financial Advisor at Shun Tak, occupied an oftlce
"yards" away from Stanley Ho's at Shun Tak Centre, served on Shun Tak's informal executive
management committee, and was a director of approximately 66 Shun Tak group companies. Pansy
Ho 'spersonal attorney was a pminer at the Jaw finn established by Rui Cunha ("Cunha"), a director
and the corporate secretary ofSJM. Other Shun Tak and STDM employees continued to perfotm
important functions, even after Pansy Ho. mdividually, had replaced Shun Tak as the joint venture
partner. For example, Fred Chan, a Shun Tak employee with t:xpertise in property issues, handled the
land premium and boundar! issues for the joint venture. Colin Ching ("Ching"), a Shun Tak
employee with expertise in corporate finance, provided advice to Pansy Ho regarding the financing of
the joint venture. Ching remained involved after Shun Tak was no longer a party to the deal. Miguel
Queiroz ("Queiroz''), an STDM employee who functioned as counsel for SJM, pertormed legal work
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for the joint venture during its fi:mnation and provided comments to MOM and Pansy Ho regarding
By mid-November 2003, MOM executives knew that Pansy Ho's independence from her
father would be a critical area of inquiry by casino regulators. Specifically. they recognized that
regulators would be interested in Pansy Ho 's source of funds lnr the joint venture, her business and
i1nancial ties to ber father, including her roles and responsibilities at Shun Tak and STDM, as well as
her degree of independence from her father. Jacobs con firmed that, dHring the meetings with Nevada
regulators, individual NGCB members inquired into Pansy Ho 's source of funds. He testified that it
was "no secret" that Pansy Ho's independence from her father was the underlying issue and that
Hfh ler source oftl.Jnds \:vould be a very~ very significant cornponent of such a detennination.'~ f-Ie also
noted:
And again, in candor, the relationship of Pansy and her independence
has always been from a due diligence standpoint or a regulatory
standpoint the key issue because we always took as a posture that we
accepted the notion that \Ve couldn't be and wouldn't be in business
with SJM, and so if you can draw the distinction between the daughter,
the accomplished daughter and the controversial rather, that was
always an issue that we had to deal with.
He added that "[w Je did know that she would have to be making this investment personally fiom her
personal funds.''
He stated that he told Pansy Ho that "she should anticipate that the gaming
regulators will inquire and delve very, very deeply into her source of fhnds for this." Jacobs further
4
' 1n March 2006. Division attorneys had a hrid'meeting with Stanley Ho at his Shun fak corporate onices in
Hong Kong. /1.! that meeting, Stanley Ho wali accompanied by Cunha and Queiroz.
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testified that he made it "abundantly dear" to Pansy Ho that "this had to be her own money," and that
she indicated that she understood the issue. fn his testimony, Lanni maintained that he did not discuss
Pansy Ho's tinances or funding sources with her.
The degree of separation between its then-proposed joint venture partner, Pansy Ho, and her
father, was a primary concern of MOM in its assessment of a business association with her. Despite
this concern and knowledge of potential problems, from the fall of 2003 to the issuance of the
<;uhconcession in April 2005, MOM conducted no further due diligence on the issues of Pansy Ho's
independence. her source of funds for the joint venture, or other inquiries related to her financial and
business affairs with her father or the entities he controlled.
J.
J~~!iS_LHO
lN_:I_Hf:JP!NL:V.gtJTJJRE_ PRQm.G.I
Both Pansy Ho and Wong sought to secure some role in the joint venture tor Shun Tak during
the negotiations with MOM. In an October 23, ;~003 memorandum to Jacobs, Rosevear noted that
Pansy Ho and Wong remained "highly desirous ofShun Tak making an investment in the non-gaming
element for a sttictly wmmercial retum unrelated to the gaming win or profits." Hornbuckle also
recalled that Pansy Ho tried to convince MGM that a Shun Tak development would benefit the joint
venture, Jacobs attributed Pansy 1-fo's advocacy in this area to her status as Managing Director of
Shun Tak. He added that she wanted to find a development opportunity for Shun Tak because she,
individually, had replaced Shun Takas the joint venture partm~r. Jacobs observed that "my guess
would be that
~he
was trying to be sensitive to Shun Tak and its shareholders to try to minimize the
SJ001287
_Appendix 3
Pansy Ho's efforts to include Shun Tak in the joint venture centered upon the inclusion of a
Shun Tak project adjaceni to the site of the proposed casino. In September 2002, the parties were
considering the Nam Van site, which consisted of two contiguous parcels of land, one rectangular and
the other triangular, The rectangular portion of land was approximately I 0 acres. Vanous entities
owned and controlled by SJM heid the rights to petition the government to develop this parcel. 25 The
4 acre triangular parcel was located at the southern end and was undervmter at the time. The
triangular piece had been designated by the Macau government as land subject to reclamation and, as
26
a re:;;uit, it was directly under the control of the Macau govemment.
In early 2003, Pansy Ho and her Shun Tak colleagues rejected MOM's initial plans that
utilized the entire 14 acre site for the casino project and instead proposed the inclusion of a
cornpkmentary project for the site that would be adjacent to the casino project and increase density on
the entire site. MOM was asked to participate in the cornplementary project but declined.
27
Lengthy
discussions ensued between the joint venture partners regarding the division of the 14 acre site for
both projects. By spring of2004, they had resolved the ultimate division of the property such that
each site included a portion of the original rectangular site and the reclaimed trian,srular parcel. The
15
As noted, land in Macau is uwally owned by the government Rnd is leased, not sold, to third patties pursuant to
a land concession t!greemcnL The developer pays the governmeut a land premium based on the size and type of proJect
for the tight to develop the property.
6
' Rosevear testified that he believed that SJM. as the OW!ler of the ad;acent parcel, was the appropriate party to
apply for reclamation of the triarlgular portion. He testified, "[SJM was) the adjoining landowner and, I think, to expedite
things l think they had to do the application tor the land !ill until the land got transferred." He contmued, "for expediency,
they [SJM] started the development of the application proc.ess because you had w be an adjoining land ov.mer to make that
application."
N~vada
~ 1 According to Jawhs, after the November 2003 meetings b.etwe<:n NGCB members atid Pansy Ho and Daisy Ho,
regulators informally advised MGI\1 that rhey had no general objections to the develnprnent and operation of a
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Appendix 3
site on which the casino project would be constructed became known as Site A; the site
tor
the
K.
MGM
~.'PREMIUM"
Once Pansy Ho replaced Shun Tak as the joint venture partner, the parties structured the
financing of the joint venture to accommodate her limited ability to finance her interest. Rosevear
testified that, throughout the negotiations, Wong emphasized Pansy Ho's financial limitations and
advised that Pansy Ho's maximum equity contribution to the joint venture was $80 million. Rosevear
arrived at the "common sense" conclusion that Pansy Ho was leveraging herself to fund her portion of
the joint venture equity. He testified that he believed that he discussed the subject of Pansy Ho's
borrowing with Lanni or Jacobs.
Underscoring both limitations on Pansy Ho 's abihty to mise funds independently as well as
her reliance on Stanley f-lo's money, Pansy Ho's representatives inquired whether Stanley Ho could
directly gi11 Pansy Ho a portion of her required equity contribution to the joint venture. On June 15,
2004, four days betcm:: the signing of the joint venture agreement, Jacobs sent an e-mail int'bnning
Rosevear, Lanni, and Munen that the question was raised whether 'TStanley] Ho could gift a portion
of the PH/PH Co. equity,'' referring to the equity contribution ofPansy Ho's joint venture investment
company. Jacobs e-mail indicated that he replied, "f said that would not be desirabie, as a [key]
question will always be PH's source of equity."
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retail wd!or hotel project by Shun Tak on land adjaeent to the JO.int vcnmre project, provided that the joint venture casino
had no economic relanonship with the Shun 1'uk project.
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Appendix 3
While equal contributions to the joint venture would have required Pansy Ho to contribute
$ t 80 n1iHion of the project's anticipated costs of$360 r11i1Jionl 1Zosevear testified that he recognized
that Pansy Ho lacked the financial resources of a corporate entity such as MGM. To compensate for
these limitations vvhile achieving the project's initial capital contribution, l\KiM agreed to contribute
an extra$ I 00 million as a "premium" to Pansy Ho for the ability and opportunity to be in business
with her in Macau. The premium, not contemplated in the joint venture with Shun Tak, was
designated as equity and increased Pansy Ho 's equity contribution to the joint venture by $50 million,
with no cash outlay on her part.
L.
totaling $80 1ni11ion~ ()fthis "$80 million equity contribution, Pansy f.lo contributed $70 n1ilEon, and
her sister Daisy Ho loaned her the remaining$! 0 million. A total of$72 million- or ninety percentof the contribution came from gifls made by Stanley flo to Pansy Ho and Daisy Ho. 28 The various
sources of funds used by Pansy Ho to fund her interest in the joint venture are set forth below:
3
' During the Febnmry 2'1, 1007 hearing before the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the Board explored Pansy
Ho's financing of her equity contribution. Through questioning by the chair, Pansy Ho discussed her funding of the
contribtHion through her "personal funds," including !he "pledging of some of my Shun Tak tem1s'' acquired through
"share opiions granted," "shares that (she] bought !rom the marker," and through the rights is,;ue. She inlbrmed the Board
that th~ fl.mds used to exercise the righis ;;ame as a gift frorn Staniey Ho. Fa nay Ho agreed with the chair's assessment that
'"it looks like your current status has been ll\~hieved through a -:ombination ofgi11s from your father as well as your exerdse
of options which were granted to you based on your po<;itions with Shun Tak. us well as the rights issue." She also agreed
that the chair's characterization encompassed the "basic source~ of the capi~al that [Pansy Ho] infused into this particular
pmject."
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Amount
$24,000,000
$20,000,000
$8,000,000
$13,000,000
$5,000,000
$7,000,000
$3.000,0qQ
Total Funds
$80,000,000
Pansy Ho obtained $24 million of the $80 million that she invested in the casino joint venture
from the Petunia Trust, a trust funded entirely by her father. w Additionally, Shun Tak stook obtained
"~ln her January 2006 disclosure fom\, Daisy Ho chara.ctetized the $1 0 mill ion as a loan to Grand Paradise Macau
Ltd. Of the $10 million that Daisy Ho loaned to Pansy Ho, $7 million >:a me from a tmst that their father established and
6mded on Daisy Hn's behalf:
0
' Pansy Ho testitied that Stanley Hv established the Cordoba Trust in 1999. In September 2002, at the request of
the bcnefir.iaries, the Cordoba Tmsl was terminated and its assets were distributed inro three sub-trusts, with Pansy Ho the
beneficiary of the PeiUnia Trust ~.ub-trust. Pansy Ho further stated that Stanley Ho initially funded the trust with $10,000.
Through 1rs Tru~tees, the Trust has represented that, approximately one month later, Stanley Ho contributed an additional
$60 million to the Trust It has further advised that, with the knowledge and consent of the trustees, Stanley Ho transferred
these funds directly to two individuals designated as investment rnr.nagers for the trust thnds.
Pansy Ho testifi.ed that '
waa ~persona[ friend,'' and
fun her testified that she asked him to serve as the investment rnanager tbr the trust's assets,
The Division was ll!lab!e to independently corroborate the representations made regarding rhe timing of Stanley
Ho's deposits to the tmst. The managers never deposited thes~ funds in any account controlled or maintained by the.
Trustee~ During the existence of this arrangement, the investment managers did not provide any reports or statements
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Appendix 3
through a series of gifts from her father served as collateral for the $4! million dollars worth of bank
loans to an entity wholly owned by Pansy Ho, Beeston Profits Limited, from Goidman Sachs, UBS
AG, and HSBC.
31
Of the $10 million that Daisy Ho loaned to Pansy Ho for the express purpose of
funding the equity contribution, she obtained $7 million frmn the Daisy Ho Trust, a trust funded
entirely through a gift by Stanley Ho. Her remaining $3 million contribution carne from her personal
bank accounts.
M.
- - - - - - -..--------regarding these funds to Pansy Hq, Daisy Ho, or the fund's Trustees. Through Pansy Ho's counsel, the investment
manager refused to provide evidence relating to the investment of these funds and "unequivocally refused" to meet with
Division investigators.
11
Through a series of gifting transactions from her father, Pansy Ho obtained 97.82.0,70'7 share ofShun Tak stock
in connection with a 2002 rights offering. The otTering allowed existing shareholders to acquire one sh~re ofShun Tak
stock for every four existing shares held. Based on their individual holdings, Pansy Ho and Daisy Ho were eligible to
purchase 7..1 million and 2.3 million shareR, respectively. StanleyHo and the companies that he controlled were eligible to
acquire approximately 219 million shares. Un April 29. 2002, the Shun Tax Board of Directors announced that Stanl~y
Ho and hi!-i companies had procured their full subRcription. wilh the ngbts act1Jally subscribed by Pansy Ho, Daisy Ho, and
Maisy Hu. This transaction allowed Pansy Ho and Dai$y Ho to each acquire almost. n million Shun Tak shares- more
than 50% of all shares issued pursuant to tim; otTering- and to increase substantially their mmership ofSbun Tal<. Pansy
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Appendix 3
through the same expedited process granted to casino development proposals. On Aprill9, 2005, the
day the Macau government issued the subconcession, thejoint venture transferred all development
rights back to Pansy Ho and Classic Time for HK $10. 32
Ultimate-ly, Pansy Ho received approximately $239 million in cash and stock from the sale of
these development rights that, by MOM's accounts and understanding, were intended to be transferred
to Shun Tak in the first instance. Furthennore, she received the proceeds of the transaction with no
personal investments on her part.JJ In September 2005, Classic Time agreed to sell her Site B
interests to two companies, Hong Kong Land and a wholly owned subsidiary of Shun Tak. When the
transaction closed in June 2006, Classic Time received $82 million in cash and approximately $157
million worth of Shun Tak shares. Rosevear stated that "f always thought it [Site B] was going to
Shun Tak,'' and commented that he was "surprised" both by Pansy Ho's acquisition of the Site B
rights as well as her subsequent sale of those rights.
\Vhen Pansy Ho appeared befbre the NGCB in February 2007, board members questioned her
about her acquisition of this parcel for tittle consideration and the financial windfall she received from
its sale. She testified that she acquired the land and bore the risk of the property not being suitable for
development Pansy Ho also indicated that the prospects for mixed--use development were highly
speculative at the time, given uncertainties in the market.
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Ho tes(ified that Stanley Ho gifted to her the approximately S 12.2 miHion necessary ro convert her rights into shares. As
of April 19, 2005, these shares had a value of$123 million.
1
' Uniess otherwise noted, all currency references are m U.S. dollars. The conversion rate used hy the
Division w convert Hong Kong dol!ars lo United States dollars is $1 US"' $7.8 HK.
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Appendix 3
N.
captioned Executive Summary - Macau CExecutive Summary") that outlined the structure and
various other aspects of the joint venture. In particular, it nott::d:
"
"
"
On that same day, the Executive Committee passed a resolution authorizirtgmanagement to enter into
det1nitive agreements with Pansy Ho "provided such agreements ate substantially consistent with the
Executive Summary,"
.n Although Pansy Ho did incur some expenses for retaining consultants in respect of the Site B deveiopment
plans, Hong Kong Land/Shun Tak reimbursed her tor all expenses at the lime of dosing.
J-nus provision, although present in various drai\s as !ate as April 12, 2004, was not incorporated into the final
Shareholder Agreement.
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Plaintiff Ex. I I 02 _ 00 I I 8
Appendix 3
The signing of various documents related to the joint venture at Stanley Ho's house
demonstrated his continued involvement in the affairs ofthe joint venture. On June !9, 2004, MGM,
Pansy Ho and SJM signed various agreements relating to the casino joint venture at Stanley Ho's
private residence. Stanley Ho was present at the signing and executed documents on behalfofSJM.
Jacobs testified that the parties signed the document at Staniey Ho's personal residence as "a matter of
courtesy" and shared a celebratory glass of champagne. Jacobs described the chosen location of
Stanley Ho's home to Lanni as a ''very nice touch, one symbolic, but highly meaningfuL" The creation
of the joint venture between MGM and Pansy Ho, as well as the transfer of the land rights and
acquisition ofth~: subconcession, required the execution of several documents, the most significantof
which are described briefly below.
(i)
Agreement") established the terms and conditions of the ownership and control of the joint venture,
MGM Grund Paradise Limited. Pursuant to the Shareholder Agreement, each party, through various
entities, owned 50% of the joint venture. The joint venture's govemance structure created two dasses
of directors. It allowed Pansy Ho to appoint a maximum of four "A" directors and MOM to appoint a
maximum of three "B" directors. However, both groups of directors, "A," and "B," collectively,
possessed three votes. lt gave Pansy Ho the right to nominate the company's Managing Director from
the "A" directors while giving MG!v1 the right to nominate the company's Chairman of the Board
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PlaintiffEx. 1102_00119
Appendix 3
The Agreement grants each partner in the joint venture effective veto power with respect to
major decisions. ft provides that all "decisions of signii:icance" involving the joim venture require
agreement between the shareholders, or a majority of each of the "A" and "B" directorsY ln the
event of a deadlock on any matter, the Chainnan is not permitted to break a tie. According to Jacobs,
the agreement. purposely contains no dispute resolution mechanism and merely provides that any
disaf,>reements urc to be resolved "reasonably and through good taith discussions."
her operational authority, but not her economic interest, in the joint venture. The agreement
places no restrictions ttpon her management or economic interests in the joint venture in the event that
she increases her shareholding in, or becomes a controlling person ot: STDM or Shun T11k.
(ii)
SJM Agreement
On June 19, 2004. the parties entered in an agreement >\lith Stanley Ho that specified the tem1s
and eonditions under \vhich SJM agreed to .enter into a gaming subconcession with MGM Grand
Paradise and to transfer to MOM Orand Paradise the interest, held by an SJM subsidiary company, in
Site A. Pursuant to this Agreement, SJM was to receive a total of $260 million, $200 million of
__.._______ ------..
The Shmeho!der~ Agreement identifies 44 decisiong and anions .that are considered major, such as the hiring of
any employe~ making more: than US $100.000 per year, the approval ofslandards for the operation of the casino. and the
sale, transfer nr lease of the properly ;mdlor assets of the joint Yl!nture.
:t
42
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PlaintiffEx. 1102 00120
Appendix 3
which was the one time lump sum payment for the subconcession.Jo The remaining $60 million
related to the cost of the land. 37 The SJM Agreement was amended on March 22,2005 to provide a
mechanism fix MGM Grand Paradise to acquire the interests, held through SJM subsidiary
companies, in both Site A and Site B.
(iii)
Subconcession Agreement
The Subconcession Agreement is a trilateral agreement between MGM Grand Paradise, SJM
and the Macau government. >x On June 19, 2004, the parties entered into a draft subconcession
agreement, with Stanley Ho signing on behalfofSJM and Pansy Ho and Jacobs signing on behalf of
MGM Grand Paradise. Less than one month after the signing ofthe Shareholders Agreement and
other joint venture related documents, Secretary Tam issued a memorandum. dated July 6, 2004, that
stated, in part. that the subconcession to be granted to MGM Grand Paradise ''shaH be autonomous in
relation to SJM." The Macau government officially approved this agreement on April t 9, 2005. The
Subconcession Agreement provided that Sltv1 would grant a subconcession to MOM Grand Paradise.
The term of the subcont:ession expires on March 31, 2020, at which time the subconcession, the
Due to its conc~;:rn about the regulatory perception ofMGM maintaining a continuing business relationship with
Sumley Ho and SJM, MGM favored a one-time lump sum payment to SJM lor the sub concession. MGM estimated that
the wbconcession was worth a lmnp sum pa):ment of$100 million. Althongh SJM documents indic!lte that SJM valued
the concession between $300 and $400 million, SJM uilimately agreed with MGM's valuation and sold the subcooce:ssion
to the joint venture for $200 million. Rosevear acknowledged thal the $200 million figure was tow, and he sunnised that
SJM com;entcd ro this amount bccuuse of the relationship between Stanley Ho and Pansy Ho.
36
1
' The tina! land price paid by the joint venture \vas .'560 million, with $22.7 million paid tnSJM and $J7.J million
paid to the lvtacau gtlvemm~nt.
nThe subconcession agreement is entitled Subconcession Contract Jor the Exp!Qltat1on of Games of Fortune and
Chance or Other Gume;; in Casino in the Spe,~ia! Admini~tnnive Region of Ma::all.
43
SJ001297
PlaintiffEx. 1102_00121
Appendix 3
casino, nnd nil of the <:asino equipment revert ''gratuitously and automatically" to the Macau
government.
39
Three MGM executives recei vcd special bonuses in retum for their etrorts related to the joint
venture.
and
respectively, f(>r their efforts. According to Lanni. these bonuses were in recognition of their
"extraordinary efforis" on behalfofthe company in securing a subconccssion in Macau. He testified
that he proposed these bonuses on April 25, 2005, which was shortly afler the Macau government
issued the subconcession to the joint venture. Lanni also testified that Jacobs had no input in Lanni's
decision to award these special bonuses. MOM paid one-half of the bonuses at the groundbreaking
t'tx the casino, with the balance paid at th.:' opening of the property.
2005. Sped f!cally, in January 2005, Bruce Gebhardt ("Gebhardt"), M GlYl' s newly hired Senior Vice
President of Global Risk, a.sked a Bong Kong source about Stanley Ho and MOM's association in the
joint venture with Pansy Ho. 40 The source, whom Gt;bhardt described as a "very knowledgeable" "US
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19
The Subconccssion Agreement also provided that a lotal annual premium w~s payable by MGM Grand Paradise
to the Macau government ;{8 consideration for the granting of the subconce~sion. This ann11a1 premium was comprised of
an 'uuJual fixed payment of approximately $3.7 5 million and a variable annual payment based on the number of table
gnmcs and electrical or rrtr:chanical machines operated hy the subconcessionaire. Additionally, the agreement requires that
the subconccssionaire make monthly contribtnions ro a public foundation whose purpose is for the development and
promotion of various cultural and social actions.
44
SJ001298
Appendix 3
law cntorcement official assigned to Hong Kong," responded to Gebhardt via e-mail. Gebhardt's
source stated, in pa1t:
* **
Due to the sensitivity of the issue and the high-profile status of
[Stanley] HO, l urn certain the HKP [Hong Kong Police] would not
confinn or deny his Triad aft11iation or membership unless 1 can
produce an official requesr showing the need-to-know. iJoing business
with his daughter will, undoubtedly, entail a certain risk down the
road.
Gebhardt provided this document to Lanni and Jacobs on February ! 5, 2005. Jacobs acknowledged
receiving this email from Gebhardt and reading it. Although Lanni testified that he never received the
document, Jacobs' secretary noted on the document that Gebhardt told her that he had provided Lanni
with a copy.
P.
VENTURE
Stanley Ho was a visible presence at three major public events associated with the joint
venture's activities. On April 19, 2005, the parties held a public event at Macau govemrnent oft1ces
to officially sign the Subconcession Agreement. In addition to high ranking government ofl:icials and
the principals of the joint venture partners, Stanley Ho was present on behalf of SJM. He was also
present at a reception following the June 1, 2005 groundbreaking ceremony held at the MGM Grand
45
SJ001299
Appendix 3
Paradise casino site. Pansy f-lo testified that he was an invited guest. According tQ Lanni and Jacobs,
Stanley Ho was not invited to the event. They restified that he showed up after the fom1ai
groundbreaking ceremony bad concluded. At the December l S, 2007 grand opening ceremony for the
joint venture casino, Stanley Ho sat at the head table along with govemment ot11cials, MGM senior
executives, and his daughters Pansy Ho and Daisy Ho.
Q.
Other regulators have either waived approval of or approved the joint venture. On Febmary
17, 2005, MGM announced that "the Missir>sippi Gaming Commission has unanimously granted a
waiver of approval with respect to the Company's application to engage in gaming activities in Macau
S.A.R." On Febmary 27, 2007, the NGCB held a public Special Meeting regarding MGM's
app!kation for a finding of suitability under Nevada's fureig,'ll gaming act fbr it to engage in the
Macau joint venture, The Board heard testimony from Lanni, Jacobs. Rosevear, Pansy Ho, Daisy Ho,
and others.
("NGC") conducted a pubiic hearing to detem1ine whether it would support the NGCB decision. At
the conclusion oftestimony, the NGC unanimously approved MUM's application.
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Appendix 3
V.
A.
HO'S
BACKGROU_ND
AND
Stanley Ho's acknowledged unsuitability on multiple bases frames the inquiry into whether
Pansy Ho has demonstrated financial and professional independence from her father and the entities
that he controls. While MGM executives state, in direct and candid terms, that Stanley Ho is not
suitable for licensure under United States standards and that MGM would not consider entering into a
business relationship with him, the company nonetheless pursued a business relationship with
companies that he controlled.
Well, l would put it this way is I don't think it gets down to the
specifics ofhis [Stanley Ho] companies, I think the issue is could we
be involved in business as a joint venture in which he would be
opei'ating a casino with us, I mean why waste anyone's time even
thinking about that.
I wouldn't want to [be involved in a joint venture with Stanley Ho], no
regulator would allow us to do that. I mean that's a pretty foregone
conclusion. I realize he's never been indicted, he's never been
convicted. but perception is reality and maybe there is reality there also
beyond the failure to have the indictments or convictions. But it just
never crossed my mind in that regard.
As to whether anyone on the MOM Board of Directors, Executive or Management Committee
inquired about Stanley Ho 's suitability, Lanni noted,"] think it was so clear that it wasn't necessary. I
wouldn't say it wouldn't merit, it just would be redundant to things that people were well aware of
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SJ001301
Appendix 3
anyway.'' He stated that, because most of the MOM Board members have been around the industry
for a long time, "y<-'u wouid have to be living under a rock not to know about Stanley Ho and what the
perception of Stanley Ho is. I think it is common klwwledge."
MGM's most senior executives were aware of the problems associated with Stanley Ho.
Lanni stated he was aware that Australian authorities had found Stanley Ho unsuitable as early as
1986. He added:
Q:
MGM. In other words, ! know you are not saying that the
speci-fic Hnding was rna de, but for purposes of your corporate
decision-making process, was the position we are going to
assume that he's unsuitable?
A:
He further indicated that he made his opinion on Stanley Ho 's unsuitability "abundantly clear" to
J&cobs :md Edwards and that''[ don't think anyone in our company thought that that was different."
He later added, "there was no way of clearing Stanley Ho in the eyes of regulators."
Jacobs expressed ::;imi!ar views, conceding Stanley Ho's unsuitability. He stated that "a
relationship with Dr. Ho would be very, or SJM would be very, very problematic with the regulators
48
SJ001302
Plaintiff Ex. 1102_ 00126
Appendix 3
because of his reputation[.]" Indeed, Jacobs states that he had ''made the assumption that
tor
regulatory purposes and any other purposes Stanley Ho was a bad man." Jacobs also stated:
He testified that the MGM's objective was "to see if we can figure out how to structure a transaction
that wouid make econom-ic sense and structure it as well that would have the maximum ability to
withstand regulatory scrutiny, because to a certain degree SJM is the elephant in the room [.]'" In a
February 2005 letter to Mississippi gaming regulators, Jacobs echoed these comments, stating that
"we iong ago recognized that our regulators would not want us to engage in ongoing business
relatiOns with him [Stanley HoJ."
MGM's due diligence on Stanley Ho amply supported the conclusion of senior MGM
executives that Stanley Ho was unsuitable. The Division's own independent investigation of Stanley
Ffo not only con-obora!ed the opinions expressed by MGM executives and the company's
investigative findings but also uncovered additional derogatory information concerning Stanley Ho.
Specifically, the Division located several reports issued by United States govemmental agencies that
concluded that Stanley Ho, through his involvement in the casino industry, has been and continues to
be associated with organized crime figures.
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SJ001303
Appendix 3
A 1988 report by the United States Department ofJustice noted Stanley Ho's associations with
Asian organized crime. in the report, the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section of the
United States Department of Justice, Climinal Division, described the triads and their illegal
activities. lhe report included an appendix that identified some mdividuals as associated or attiliated
with triads, and indicated their "location'' and primary triad aftlliation. 42 Under the location "Hong
Kong (and Macau)," the report listed three names: Stanley Ho, Hung Wah Yin, and Yip Hon, one of
the original founders ofSTDM. The report identified the particular triads f(.)r Yip Hon and liung Wah
Yin; lor Stanley Ho, it indicated "Unk,'' as in unknown. The author of the report informed the
Division that the ''unk" designation next to Stanley Ho's name reflected Stanley Ho's close ties to
more than one triad and the aL!thor's inability to conclude that Stanley Ho had a primary affiliation
with one particular triad over another.
United States Senate Subcommittee hearings in 1992 similarly documented Stanley Ho's
association with organized crime groups. Materials submitted to the Subcommittee during the course
of the hearings noted that Stanley Ho had direct associations with two known members oftriads, Yip
Hon and Lau Wing Kui.
44
Vlhile the materials did not identify Stanley I-Io as a member of a triad, it
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The body of the report does .not mention Stanley Ho. The Division .contacted the author of the report.
According to the n:pon's author, the body .of the report intentionally omitted any mention of Stanley Ho for two reasons.
First, the report focused on the United States and Canada, and rhe USDOJ had no definitive infom1ation regarding St~nley
Ho's involvement in organized crime in those c.ountries. Second, members of the Royal Hong Kong Police who provided
substantial intelligence and assistance in support of the report asked 1har Stanley Ho's name not be included out offear of
retaliation.
"Asinn Qr..gmized Crim~.:._T.pe New 1nlernaJ)Q11!!-l Crimina!: l'k<l.f!.rillLbefore 1he P.t;.nnanent_$p_Q.committ.,~_tm
of rhe Committee on GQ.Yt:JJ1J!J.enta! Affairs, I02nd Con g. ( l992,1 (materials submitted by Scott E. Orchard,
Staff Investigator to the Minority, Senate PemJanent Subcommi.uee on Investigations} pp. 991 00, 139-41
Jnv_~Jions
50
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102_ 00128
Appendix 3
noted: ''The Macao casinos are a major center of Asian \)rganizcd crime activity, including money
laundering and loansharking, and while the exact role of Yip Hon and Stanley Ho in such criminal
activity is unclear, they have specifically been linked to a number of criminal11gures."45
Other United States government agencies have noted Stanley Ho's association with the
organized crime groups that operate in his casino's VIP rooms. In its 2007 annual report. the United
States Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs,
speci fica I!y commented on Macau's casino gaming operations noting, in pertinent part, that''( u]nder
the old monopoly fi"amevvork, [i.e., when STDM was the sole casino .operator in MacauJ, organized
crime groups were, and continue to be, closely associated with the gaming industry through their
control of VIP gaming rooms, and activities such as racketeering, loan sharking and prostitution."
Virtually identical language was included in the Bureau of fnternationat Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Afhirs' annual reports tiJr Macau in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. 46
Through his leadership position and ownership control of SJM, Stanley Ho continues to
associate with individuals in the Macau gaming industry who are connected to organized crime.
Specifically, a number of casinos in Macau are refened to as third-party-promoted casinos and are
Hld. at 173, 184.- The materials explain that, "[a "llthough .Sll;\niey Ho has been tied to organized crime tigures
such as Yip Ho.n and Ll)Jl..\Vlm;..Kl!i, he does not meet the Subcommittee'~> $trict criteria tl:>r identit1cation as an Asian
Organized Crime Figure,' The Subcommittee requires !:'No independent Jaw enforcement sources to identifY an individual
as a member or associate of an organized crime group tor such identification lo rake place, Additionally, the
Subcommittee Staff was not able to establish Ho's ties !0 a ~pedfic criminal group."
41
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SJ001305
Appendix 3
engaged in gaming activities through a management or income sharing agreement with SJM. In each
arrangement, monies are paid to SJM by owners of the casino property in nccordance with the tenns
of an agreement with SJM. fn numerous instances, the owners are alleged to be associated with
organized crime. 47
B.
P.RQ.FE.S. !~.IO..i."'l\~_fr-JDEPJ;.NI!JiNCE
Pansy I-:lo's familial relationship to her father, as well as her business relationships and
financial interconnections with him, created the oppo1iunity and
venture with MGM that is the subject of this review.
t~m11ed
negotiations with MGM as her father's representative and took the lead individually only after
members of the NGCB informally advised MOM that any ongving arrangement .vith Stanley Ho and
entities under his control was problematic, She has advanced professionally through positions and
titles in
companie~>
that her father controls or that derive a significant portion of their business from
Stanley Ho-owned entities. She has accumulated the vast majority of her wealth through gifts from,
and business relationships with, her father. Pansy Ho's receipt and acceptance of-financial benefits
and professional opportunities fimn her father raise suitability issues where her involvement in the
project results trom her hither's reputation, int1uence, business connections and financial resources, as
opposed to just receiving gitls in the ordinary course. Simply put, not only are the tlnancial
nSJM ha~ entered sudl amtngements with numerous indi,iduals, including Heung ltVah Keung, tdentified by the
1992 United Stares Senal0 Rt=port as an nftice bearer in the Sun Yee On triad, and Albert Yeung, identifkd in MGM'sdue
diligence as a reputed office bearer in the Sun Yce On triad.
52
SJ001306
Plaintiff Ex. I I 02 00 I 30
Appendix 3
connections to her father relllted to her primary and continuing source of income, but they serve to
establish her position in the same field as her father: gaming in Macau.'~R
Pansy Ho has depended upon companies controlled by Stanley Ho for the majority of her prejoint venture income and professional advancement. While Stanley Ho is the Group Executive
Cbainnan and the largest individual shareholder of Shun Tak, Pansy Ho has assumed the role of the
public face of Shun Tak and has held its highest operational title, Managing Director, since 1999. 49
She is also the company's second largest individual shareholder. Without considering any income
that she may be receiving now from the joint venture, Pansy Ho has historically relied on Shun Takas
her primary source of income. She has historically derived the vast nHtjority of her taxable income
from Shun Tak; for tax years 2004, 2005, and 2006, she earned at least 970.f. of her total reported
earned income
trom
Shun Tak.
doubled during the time in which she was acquiring fi.mding ten her contribution to the joint venture.
8
'' 0thercasino regulatory agencies have expressed ,;oncer.as that Stanley Ho might be behind an application for
licensure submittd by a family member. In 1996, Stanley Ho';; will; and two of his daughters, Daisy and Maisy Ho,
submitled an application for a Cllsino license with the British Columbia Gaming Commisslon (''BCGC"). The regulators
thund "support for the proposition that De llo was quite capable of exerting undue influence given his great wealrh,"
noti11g the potential for undue in11uence by Stanley Ho upon his [1mily members, specifkally, in that instance, hia witb.
His wite ultimately declined to provide fuii disclosure of Stanley Ho's financial intom1ation ro tbeBCGC, which, in tum,
rejected the application fbr licensure.
Moreover_ in 2004., the A.ldemey Gambling Control Commission ("AGCC"), concerned tlmt Stanley Ho might
be involved in his daughter
company, conducted a speciai invcstig~tion iillo the company. l\t the close ofits
investigation. the AGCC expressed concerns about the "reput!lfion" of Stanley Ho and whether he could influence.
company. ft furthen:onciudcd that ''it would be diftkuit to sepnntte the business actiiilies of
from that
of her falher, Stanley Ho, and it wa~ likely !hat her involvement may have been a front for her tatha."
wln January [ 995. on the recemmendation of her father. Pansy Ho joined the Shun Tak Board ns a director.
50
The~e ligures were deri ;ed from the earned mc,Jme as reported on Pansy Ho ,; Hong Kong tax returns, and do
not include more than $2.ol'vl in dividend income from Shun Tak sr.ocb that she eamed in this period.
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Appendix 3
Pansy Ho has also received significant compensation from STDM and STDM-related
entities.
51
Between January 2001 and June 2006, Pansy Ho received more than$ i .87 miilion from
STDM. Similar to her compensation pattem at Shun Tak, payments by STDM to Pansy Ho increased
in the interim between the signing ofthe Shareholders Agreement t1nd the parties' contributions of
equity to the joint venture. For the fiscal years ending March 31, 2004 through March 31, 2005,
Pansy Ho's total pay1nents from STD!v! increased by 38.3'%, from $!67,949 to $232,319. For the
fiscai year ending March 31, 2006, those STDM payments had increased to S l ,020,206. or an increase
of 339% from the prior fiscal year. Beginning in 2002, STDM paid Pansy Ho an annual Director's
Entertainment Allowance of $64,000. She stated that this is an entertainment allowance given to
STDM board members to conduct business on behalfofSTDM, fn August 2004. STDM gave Pansy
Ho $64.000 as a past due "lnsurance Allowance" for calendar years 2002 and 2003. She testified that
she was not exactly sure as to the speci.fic purpose of this payment, bui believed it might have been
related to the purchase of insurance for STDM employees. ln April 2005, two weeks before the
official signing of the Subconcession Agreement, STDM paid Pansy Ho a special director's bonus of
S641 ,000. In addition, bank records ref1cd that, in 2005, Pansy Ho received S !26,000 as a dividend
on her 100 shares ofSTDM stock t()r years 2002 and 2003. She has stated that STDM only started
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HOne of those t:nlities is Air Macau.~ Macau- bused company that is fourteen-percent owned by STDM. Pa11sy
Ho testitied that her iath.;:r appointed her 1.0 serve as an e.'\ccutive director on the Board of Air M;JCau as a corporate
repreHentarive ofSTDM to supernse the company'.~ interests in Air Macm1. In that capacity, she receives monthly salary
checks from Air Macau, regularly at1ends board meetings, and is involved in pulley-making deciswns and the oversight of
the operationul management team. Between .January 200 I and June 2006, l'ansy Ho received more than $425.000 in total
compensation from iur Macau.
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SJ001308
Appendix 3
paying dividends again that year after changing its tax stmcture and having a better cash position. In
November 2005, STDM issued Pansy Ho another dividend payment for $85.000. >}
Pansy Ho 's personal business affairs delive substantial revenue from entities controlled by her
father. Pansy Ho has two wholly owned personal businesses that have significant business
connections to Shun Takas 'Nell as STDM. Since 1998, one of the companies has had a S25,000 per
month retainer agreement with STDM to serve as its marketing and public relations consultant.
Between 2001 and 2004, Pansy Ho received approximately .~ l million in pay111ents from these
entities.
A.dditionally, STDM compensates Pansy Ho for her active involvement in STDM's corporate
governance. Pansy 1-lo t;;:stifled that, although she attends STDM meetings of the directors, she does
not have any day-to-day involvement in
!ht~
an STDM Director is not simply a passive one. She testified on several occasions in Macanese legal
53
several STDM-rdatcd entities. On at least one occasion in June 2005, she served as Stanley Ho's
r!ln a September ll, 20071eHer, Pansy Ho contirmcd rhat "neithr!r my sist~r, M8 DaiS>' Ho, nor! filed tax returns
in Macau SAR between 1995 and 2006." In an April 9, 2008 letter m i:ounsd, the Division requested additionul
information from Pansy Ho regarding her tax obligations lo the Macau govemmcnt Specitku!ly, the letter requested (a)
a letter mdicating whether or not any type of e(;onomic bene!it paid to or received by Miss P<msy Ho ... lrom STDM,
STDM related entities and Air Macau, as wdl as Destinations Network, are subjec!to tax by government authorities in
Macau"; (b) the amc,unt of mxes. if any, paid on behalf ofPan.'ly H(> by each such entity for tax years 1995-2007; and (c)
documentation evidencing any type of tax payment vr withholding. ln letters dated June 25, 2008, both Pansy fk and
Daisy Ho indicated that they were "awaiting infonnation &om third parties and will revert ro you on this matter .in due
course." Pansy Ho stated in sworn testimony that she bei1.eved that 'an entiry whi'h give" a direct re.muneralion to us, will
have already taken care orthat tax t!ling, vi s-il-vis the gnvenunent. So our payments are net ofgovemment tMes." Daisy
Ho also chnrac.terized the Withholding ofmxes as the obligation and duty ofthe employer. To date, they have provided no
further informari<:>n or doturncn(ation in respome to the April 9, 2008 letter-
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SJ001309
PlaintiffEx. 1102_00133
Appendix 3
representative at an STDM General Assembly meeting. Additionally, evidence suggests that she has
been involved with STDM's business and gaming activities outside ofMacau, including a January
2007 trip to Kazakhstan at her father's request to assess gaming and non-gaming development
1
possibilities on behalf of STDM and Shun Tak. 5' Wong Sing Wah accompanied her on that trip. 55
Pansy Ho' s position as an STDM board member has also provided her at least an indirect involvement
in SJM's significant strategic and investment decisions. 56
MGM executives recognized the problems posed by Pansy Ho's presence on the STDM
Board. ln a May 24, 2004 e-mail to Lanni, Rosevear, and Murren, Jacobs commented,"[ should note
that Pansy is on the board ofSTDM- it would not surprise me ifNevada nsks her to step down from
that position." rna February 22, 2005 e-mail to Lanni, Rosevear, and Murren, Jacobs recounted a
conversation with a high-level Macau official concerning Pansy Ho's STDM directorship.
In
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'STDM also has investmenrs ii:J companies with gaming operations in Notih Korea, Portugal, and Vietnam.
B:;;<!.~ i.D.fra, ar 23 (discussing Wong Sing Wah's involvement in VrP rooms and alleged connections to organized
crime).
5
''Shc: testified als(l that the STDM Board has no invo!vernent wi!h S.IM's casino operations, although she
acknowledged that STDM must approve any significant or major transactions entered into by SJM. She also
acknowledged that the decision to go forward wiih SJM's initial public offering required the approval ofthc STDM board.
The July 2008 SJM initial public oftering states that Stanley Ho and ST'DM are the comroiling shareholders of SJM
Holdings, implicating their control ofSJM, as wel.l.
56
SJ001310
Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 _ 00134
Appendix 3
investment and investor equilibrium ut the STDM level, and that she
docs not/will not be involved in the SJM aspect ofSTDM (STDM has
vast other holdings). [The government official] clearly thinks Pansy
7
needs to step down from STDM; I do not disagree. 5
This correspondence evidenced MGM's concerns about their joint venture partner being involved with
this Stanley Ho-controlled entity.
Pansy Ho relied on individuals associated with companies owned and controlled by her father
for professional and technical services. Throughout the joint venture negotiations and fbrmation,
employees of Shun Tak and other individuals Jssociated with Stanley Ho assisted Pansy Ho.
Throughout the negotiations and the fom1ation ofthe joint venture, Pansy Ho and Wong negotiated
with MGM on behalf of Pansy Ho individually. !n fact, when MGM abandoned plans to establish a
joint venture with Shun rak in favor of a joint venture with Pansy Ho individually, the faces at the
negotiating table--Pansy Ho and Wongremained the same. She also relied on other Shun Tak
employees tor t1nancial and land.use assistance.
Pansy Ho 's positions with Shun Tak and STDM, het father's influence and control over SJM,
and her relationship with her father were indispensable in SJIVf selling a subconcession to the joint
venture, as well as the joint venture's ability to secure the concession at a discounted price. MGM has
acknowledged that various aspects and lavorableoutcomes ofthcjoint venture's negotiations with
SJM were a result ofthe father/daughter relationship between Stanley and Pansy Ho. \Vhen asked if
Pansy Ho's re1ationship with her father was "instrumental" in getting the subconcession from SJM,
-------1n his 3WQfl1 testimony, Jacobs qualified the sentiments expressed in his e-mail. He stated that. based on his
conversations wirh Pansy flo. Smnnard, and others, as well as his underMamling cfher role on the STDM board, it was
appropnate lor her to rern~in on ihe STDM board
57
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Appendix 3
Jacobs replied "Oh, I' rn sure. I couldn't go and get one." Jacobs candidly stated that he did not think
the subcon~ession vvould have been available unless Pansy rro \Vas involved. f-Ie noted, H[t]baCs why
we pay the premium in order to be in busii1ess with her because it was our conclusion we couldn't
have gotten, ~~ome hell or high water for anything because it was a unique commodity and, sure, I
mean, as parents, i help my kids." Similarly, the joint venture obtained the subconcession at a cost of
.$200 million when its value \Vas, arguably, much greater. Rosevear acknowledged that MOM would
have been willing to pay a higher amount. In sum, as acknowledged by MOM, MOM ultimately
partnered with Pansy Hounder this arrangement because of her personal and business connections to
her father and the companies under his controL
Pansy Ho receives from her father monthly contributions and other significant cash
payments on an annual basis (e.g., birthday presents). Between January 200 l and June 2006, these
gifts totaled almost $5 million.
58
Her father has also gifted her significant interests in real estate
assets, with those gifts accounting for ninety-six percent ofthe total estimated value ofthe real estate
portfolio identified in her January 2006 MJ -PHD tiling. [n early 2004, Stanley Ho provided her, in
two. transactions, with $16.6 million dollars as a gift to purchase a residence in Hong Kong. 511 A
'fn addition (O gifts !rom her t\lther. on May 13,2004 and May.3l, 2004, respeclively, Daisy Ho and Pansy Ho
each also received a gift ofHK S5 million from their mother. Lucinda Ho. Daisy Ho !esrilicd that ''she [rny moth~rj catled
rnt:' and said f Wilnt to give al! the girls <J gift, a c;1sh gin." Daisy Ho continued, "I though! it wa~ .>o odd."
'''The purchase price tor the property was$ 15.2 million. Pansy Ho retained the surplus $!.4 million as a gill
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separate parcel of real estate, gifted to Pansy Ho and her sisters by her parents, was sold in March
2004 with Pansy Ho and DaisyHo receiving $2 million. Added to these transactions are substantial
gifts provided to Pansy Ho by her father via the Pansy Ho Trust, the Cordoba/Petunia Trust, the 2002
Shun Tak Rights Issue, and the Alpha Davis transaction.
(i)
60
Apart from her tinancial, professional, and personal dependence upon her father, Pansy flo's
relationships with several other individuals who .are known or alleged to be associated with organized
crime independently call into question her personal suitability and MGM's business association with
Albert Yeung's brother Yeung Hoi Sing, Sonny ("Sonny Yeung"). Pansy Ho, herself, however, has
no criminal convictions and no bankruptcies.
11
'' ln 2004, Pansy Ho and Daisy Ho, on behalf of Shun Tak and a wholly owned subsidiary of Shun Ta~
negouated for the acquisition of development rights f(Jr an undevdnpedparcd efland adjacent to the Macau Tower. Shun
Takand the ;;ubsidiary would pay HK $1.5 billion, in equal proportions cash and Shun Tak stock, to the seiling entity,
which was controlled by Stanley Ho. The selling entity desigm1ted a new entity, i\lpha Davis Investments Limited ("Alpha
Davis"), to be the recipient of the 148.9 m:llion shan::s of stock rece.ived by Stanley Ho a5 proceeds of the sale. The
owners of Alpha Davis, and iheir eftecuve percentage ofoi/,11ership, are, as ibllows: Stanley Ho. 47%~ Pansy Ho, 27.03%;
Daisy Ho. 20.67%; and Maisy Ho, 5.3'l\,. Per the testimony of Pansy Ho and Daisy Ho, Stanley Ho created Alpha Davis in
order to gtft.the Shur.l T~k shares to his three daughters. Thus, despite participating in negotiations on behalfofShun Tak
during rhe transaction, Pansy Ho stands to receive more than 40 million Shun Tak shares from the fransacr.ion when it
closes in June 2009.
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PlaintiffEx. 1102_00137
Appendix 3
Pansy Ho has had personal relationships and financial transactions with various member of the
'l cung family. Pansy Ho was also involved in a relationship with Gi lbett Yeung in August 2000.
During that time, Gilbert Yeung was arrested and charged with drug possession. Pansy Ho also
indit:atcd that Gilbert Yeung misappropriated some of her money at the end of their relationship.
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Plaintiff Ex. II 02 _ 00 13 8
Appendix 3
Pansy Ho has also had t"inancial transactions with Gilbert Yeung's father, Albert Yeung. Albert
Yeung is a partial owner of the Emperor Palace Casino in Macau, which operates under an SJM
concession. He also controls several VIP rooms in Macau casinos. Albert Yeung has two previous
teJony convictions in Hong Kong, including a 1986 conviction
tor
reputed member of an organized crime group. In her testimony before the Division, Pansy Ho stated
f{)T
approximately $166,000
from Albert Yeung into her savings account. Pansy Ho has stated that the payment by Alberi Yeung
reimbursed her k>r funds she had loaned to Gilbert Yeung in 2000.
Pansy Ho has also had several financial transactions with Gilbert Yeung's uncle. Sonny
Yeung, who is also a reputed member of a triad. He is a partner with SJM in the Ponte 1.6 casino
resort project and involved in VIP rooms in Macau. She stated that she had presented her allegation
that Gilbert Yeung had misappropriated her funds to Sonny Yeung and had threatened to notify the
police i fshe were not reimbursed. Pansy Ho testitled that Sormy Yeung made regular payments to her
totaling approximately $461,000 to reimburse her for monies misappropriated by Gilbert Yeung.
(ii)
Dr1isy Ho
Daisy Ho's position as. a Class A director ofthe joint venture, her financial support of Pansy
Ho in meeting her equity requirements and developing Site B, and Daisy Ho 's llnancial and
professional relationships with her father and companies under his control merit discussion of Daisy
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Ho's relationship with her father and his companies. 61 In fact, DaisyHo has benefited from many of
the san1e professional and personal r~lationships., gifts:: und transactions detailed above i-n respect of
Daisy Ho has advanced professionally and holds leadership pusitions within companies
controlled by Stanley Ho. She is the Deputy Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer, and the
third-largest individual shareholder of Shun Tak, which is the primary source of her personal income.
Daisy Ho serves on the STDM Board as Shun Tak's corporate representative,
a8
wel! as serving as
STDM and Stanley Ho 's owner representative for Shun Tak Centre, the building housing Shun Tak' s
.corporate offices.
She has accumulated her wealth through her employment at her father's companies and his
Financial records and her testimony indicate that her annual STDM
'''Between December 2004 and Marci12005, Daisy Ho made approximately $587,000 in payments for the
pro!essional costs relating to the dcw!opment of Sire B. Pansy Ho reimbursed her t<>r these expenditures in July
2005.
"'See discussion oi' 2002 rights offering, OillQfil at note 3!.
!See disc.u~sion of Alpha Davis transaction, 3!lQ@ at note 60.
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Stanley Ho provides her a monthly allowance of $25.000, as well as annual bitihday gitls.
Additionally, as noted above, her mother gave her HK $5 million (US $641 ,000) as a gift in May
2004. She benefited from her father's establishment and funding of the Daisy Ho Trust, from which
she provided the bulk of her loan to Pansy Ho for the joint venture eguity contribuiion. She, along
with Pansy Ho and a third sister, was a beneficiary of the Cordoba Trust, and its subsequent
distribution into sub-trusts.
64
VL
MGM'S._h:OMPUANC~__ EFFORTS
As with other gaming companies, the MGM Compli~:mce Committt~C was designed to "identify
potentially unsuitabk situations. potentially unsuitable persons'' and to timction as an intemal';quasigaming regulatory body." Lanni test! fied that an effective compliance program required a "proactive
and well-informed'' Compliance Committee that is made aware of significant issues, particularly
those relating to suitability1 early enough to engage in a meaningful review of the issues.
MGM's Compliance Committee leamed little about the company's plans in Macau or the
background of the entities and individuals with which it sought to partner. The minutes from the
Compliance Committee meeting of February i l, 2002 retlect that the Committee was advised that
"the company was not selected as one of the three t!nalists for a license to be issued in Macao."
i\ttinutes from subsequent meetings indicate that the Committee did not discuss an~/thing related to the
subject of Macau, Stanley Ho, Pansy Ho, Shun Tak, and STDM again until approximately two years
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Appendix 3
later at its February 19, 2004 meeting. While MGM and Shun Tak were negotiating the tem1s of a
proposed joint venture fro1n early 2003~ the Cornmlttec received no due diligence infOnnation or
repotis gathered or produced by the MGM Corporate Security Department on Stanley Ho, Pansy Ho,
Daisy Ho, or Shun Tak .. During this same period, MGM 's Compliance Officer also did not receive
any due diligence information or reports relating to Macau. 95
MGM did not provide its Compliance Committee with information that would have been
rei evant to its consideration of the Macau joint venture, According to its minutes, the Compliance
Committee first learned of MGrv1's potential joint venture ;vith Pansy Ho at its Febmary 19, 2004
meeting. The minutes state:
''
Edwards. MGM's head of Corporate- Security, testified that he provided all of his Macau due diligence
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Appendix 3
The Compliance Committee did not learn ofthe terms and structures of the deal until after the
June 19, 2004 signing of the joint venture's Shareholder Agreement. The Committee did not receive
the April 13, 2004 Executive Summary, which was presented to the MGM Executive Committee,
regarding the terms and structure of the joint venture, until August2l, 2004, despite having a meeting
on May 17, 2004.
Jacobs, although aware of derogatory information in MGM's possession and a member of the
company's Compliance Committee, did not share that information with the Committee or MGM's
Com pi iance Officer, Bryan Wright ("Wiight"). As a corporate officer as well as a member of the
Compliance Committee, Jacobs had obligations in both roles. When asked about his failure to infonn
the Compliance Committee of the derogatory information, he attributed it to 'some sloppiness in our
procedures."
66
Both Lanni and Jacobs acknowledged that MGI'vi should have shared its due diligence
with the Committee by July 2003, when MGM and Shun Tak had reached a general consensus on the
structure of a proposed join! venture.
67
MGM did not engage in or request from a private firm any investigation or analysis of her
independence from her father or of her financial resources, including her source of funds for the
~ M(iM executiw~ similarly did no! apprise ttw CommiHce regarding the company's discussion~ with NWD and
Chan. In 2(10!, despite the MGM Exel~Utive Committee's June 2001 resolution authorizing MGM to negmiate a joint
venture agreernt>rH with N\VD and Gorrespondence between tht< p~rticR conceming >pecific corporate structures and
65
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00143
Appendix 3
transaction, net worth, income sources, or business or tinancial relationships. Beginning in October
2003, when Pansy Ho individually was identified as MGM's joint venture partner, the company was
aware that the central regulatory issues were Pansy Ho's independence from her father and her source
of funds fbr the joint venture. Wright, Edv;ards, and Gebhardt testified that neither Jacobs nor any
other MGM executive asked them to investigate these areas.
Addiriona!ly, MGM failed to timely disclose the due diligence within its possession to New
Jersey, Nevada and Mississippi regulators. On October 14, 2004, Jacobs provided an MGM Mirage
Corporate Security report, captioned "Shun Tuk", to New Jersey regulators. In the cover letter, Jacobs
stated that "enclosed are materials .ve have on Pansy and Daisy." The letter noted, "[S]ince we have
accc-ss to public sources, these materials are limited. With their tilings and refeases, you will, of
course, be able to go deeper." As noted in this report, beginning in early 2003 MGM possessed a
significanl amount ofderogaiorydue diligence relating to Stanley Ho and Macau's casinos, as well as
information about Pansy Ho, much of which was incorporated into MOM Corporate Security
Background reports that were shared with senior MGM executives. Regarding the transmittal letter to
New Jersey, Jacobs testified that he "should have been dearer" that "this was not everything we
MGM provided Nevada and Mississippi regulators the identical MGrvt MIRAGE Corporate
Security Background Report that it hadprovided to New Jersey. NGCB has advised the Division that
MGM admitted that it had ;failed" to provide certain due diligence documents during its investigation
----------------------------------- - - - - financial tenns, !he Colllpli;m,e Committee's minutes do not indiea!e that it received any information regarding the entities
or individuals involved. Simibrly, the
Committee~
minutes contain no
n:fl~rences
to Chan.
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Appendix 3
and "that the t1ow of information relating to its then constituted Compliance Committee was not
adequate. " 0 a
B.
conducting and disclosing pertinent due diligence in a tirnely fashion. The minutes oft he Compliance
Committee meetings ret1ect that MG!v1 executives did not disclose, let alone discuss. virtually any
aspects of the Company's development activities in Macau with the Compliance Officer and
Committee. Despite possessing a significant amount ofderogatoty infimnation, much of which was
incorporated into various written investigative reports, neither Jacobs nor Edwards, both rnt.."l11bers of
the Compiiance Committee, provided any of these documents to the company's Compliance Officer
or the Committee as a whote .. In addition, with the exception of one report that omitted the hulk of
derogatory information in the company's possession, MOM did not share any other due diligence with
the Division of Gaming Enforcement. Rather, the Division uncovered certain due diligence that
MGM possessed in the course of its investigation of the joint venture.
''"In a letter dated April 4, 2008 to the Division regarding MGM's admitted compliance failures, the NGCB
advised that:
.. certain Nevada reia.ted faetors !ihou!d be considered: (a) ~'thi!e various mtonnation
required to be provided to Compliance Committees pur~uant to the terms of their
Compliance Plans. the NGCB views such requirements as guidance lor self
gewrnnnce rather than an automatic grounds lor discipline; and (b) none of the
NGCB Memb~rs. in rheir discretion, pursued disciplinary action regarding the matters
detailed in the referenced sections of the Investigative R~port.s a.~ they were not
deemed senous rnough to warrant 5uch action in YJew of the totality of the
mvestigation regarding compliance with the foreign Gaming Act.
i.~
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Appendix 3
Moreover. once MGM became aware in the tall of 2003 that Pansy Ho was to be its JOint
venture partner. company executives knew that Pansy Ho's independence from her father was,
according to Jacobs, ;'fiom a due diligence standpoint or a regulatory standpoint the key issue."
Nevertheless, MGM tailed to investigate the issue, conducting no due diligence on the question of
independence or Pansy !Io's personal tinancial resources or business relationships. lt assumed
independence, ignoring the mnple evidenct: within its possession to the contrary, including:
knowledge that the individuals participating in the negotiating and tormation of the joint venture did
not change when Pansy Ho individually replaced Shun Tak; knowledge that Pansy Ho was bonowing
to finance her egui ty contribution, and sought to obtain the funds directly from Stanley Ho mere days
before the joint venture's fonnation; and knowledge that Pansy Ho held leadership and govemance
positions in companies controlled by Stanley Ho. In shoti, MGM cannot now claim surprise at the
extent of her dependence upon her father's financial and corporate resources when it tailed to pursue
the requisite i11vesrigation into these issues on its own.
MGM's efforts to obtain a letter from the Macau government attesting to the integrity of
SJM's gaming operations and the probity of that company's major shareholders (induding Stanley
Ho) evidences a lack of commitment and sensitivity to compliance and the role of regulators. As set
torth above, MGM was in possession of derogatory information relating to Sianley Ho and his
companies. Despite believing that Stanley Ho was unsuitable for regulatory purposes, Jacobs took a
lead role in drafting the August l, 2003 Secretary Tam letter. In addition, although MGM knew that
the NGCB possessed the Secretary Tam letter, the company failed to present the derogatory due
diligence in its possession that undercut the tetter's very assertions.
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Appendix 3
presentation of the Secretary Tam letter to members of the NGCB constitutes an unacceptable
.
.
6''
comprom1se
o f'b usmcss
mterests.
Pansy Ho 's relationship with her father, the central role that he and his companies have played
in her successes and the formation of the Joint venture, and her associations with persons alleged to be
associated with organized crime render lwr susceptible to inf1uence by unsuitable persons. The joint
venture Shareholders Agreement provides no mechanism for dispuie resolution other than the
agret..>rnent of both parties. \Vhile l'v1GM points to that provision as assurance that the joint venture
will act in a manner that is consistent with MG!v!'s regulatory obligations by requiring MGM
approval tor all significant actions, the converse is also true: all signitkant actions by the joint venture
will require the appnrval of Pansy Ho. Given the extent ofSTDM, SJM, and Stanley Ho's iniluences
and
involvemL~nt
in gaming in Macau, and the multiple roles that Pansy Ho plays in the Stanley Ho
~mpire, the possibility of Pansy Ho's competing and conflicting interests influencing the operation of
[n addition to and apart from questions of suitability related to the parties with whom MGM
has entered into the joint venture, its conduct in pursuing and consummating that venture raises
concerns about its commitment to corporate regulatory integrity.
conduct evidences a '.villingncss to seek partnt;rships with persons it knew to be associated with
or
''uThe S<:cre!ary Tam fetter was also provided to Mis:>i~sippi regulators. MGM never presented the leuer to
the Division.
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Appendix 3
alleged to be associated with organized crime. Additionally, the company failed to conduct due
di!igem:e on issues that it acknowledged were important to regulators, primarily whether Pansy Ho
was sufticiently independent from her father. Finally, MGM minimized lhe role and effectiveness of
its own Compliance Officer and Committee, by tl1iling to present to its Compliance Offker and
Compliance Committee complete and timely due diligence relating k) the negotiations. the joint
venture, or its partner.
In sum, the joint venture between MGM and Pansy Ho was the culmination of a concerted
effort by rvtGM to enter the Macau market. The Macau market represented to MOM not only a fastgrowing and lucrative gaming market in Asia, but also an important market from which it could
attract additional clientele to the company's Las Vegas properties. MGM believed that it had to
establish a presence in Macau, which it did by seeming a local partner, obtaining a subconcession,
identifying and gaining approval for development on a particular parcel, and ultimately constructing
and opening a casino. Its efforts and actions in Macau fmthered those corporate objectives. As a
licensed entity in the State of New Jersey, however, MGM must at all times satisfy its statutory
obligations. Here, the lack of personal, financial, and professional independence of its joint venture
pattner
suitability, and MGM's failure in compliance and disclosure, lead the Di-vision to conclude that
MGM's joint ;enture partnership in Macau docs not satisfy its obJigations under the Act.
Based upon the information contained in this Special Report and revealed pursuant to the
Division's investigation, the Division recommends that the Commission find Stanley Ho to be an
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SJ001324
Plaintiff Ex. 1102_ 00148
Appendix 3
unsuitable person under the Act. The D1vision's recommendation is supported by the opinions of
MGM senior executives, MOM's own due diligence, the actions of other casino regulatory agencies,
Stanley Ho's continued business ties to persons associated with organized crime, and the Division's
own investigation. [n addition to his substantial, although indirect, funding of Pansy Ho's joint
venture equity contributions, Stanley !-lo was present at every major event leading to the opening of
the joint venture, including the signing of the joint venture agreement at his personal residence, the
g,roundbreaking, and the grand opening. In
m()St 1f
ofMGM.
The Division recommends that the Commission also find Pansy Ho to be an unsuitable person
under the Act based on her dependence upon her father and her association with individuals
connected to organized crime. The Division's recommendation is supported by the fact of her direct,
substantial, and continuing business and financial ties to her father, Stanley Ho. HistOJically, almost
all of her income and accumulated wealth was directly attributable to him, or entities controll,:d by
him. The majority of the assets used to fund her interest in the joint venture with MGM came directly
or indirectly from Stanley Ho.
The Division also recommends that the Commission find that Pansy Ho is not independent of
her father, Stanley Ho. The closely intertwined financial and business associations that support a
negative finding on her individual suitability similarly require a determination that Pansy Ho lacks
independence from her father. Her controlling position at Shun Tak and her presence on the STDM
Board present obvious conflicts with the MGM joint venture that leave her vulnerable to the potential
int1uence or control of her father or his associations. Moreover, her involvement with MGM in the
very industry in which her father's organized crime associations, both past and present, are linked
give the Division extreme concern. Aside t!om the significant evidence of substantial and continuing
business and financial connections to her father, genuine concems about Pansy Ho's lack of
independence are evidenced by, among other issues, the pervasive involvement of individuals
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Appendix 3
associated with or employed by Stanley Ho or the entities he controls, her January 2007 trip to
Kazakhstan on behalf of STDM/Shun Tak, her representation on behalf of her father at a STDM
General Assembly meeting, her designation as a representative of STDM to testify in court
proceedillgs, and Stanley Ho's appeanmce at the MGM Grand Macau's opening in December 2007.
These economic and professional ties to her futher demonstrate a lack ofthe independence necessary
to insulate tht: joint venture ti-om the potential of influence or control by Stanley Ho, his business
entities, or as~ociates.
Separate and apart from her father's organized crime assocwtions, Pansy Ho herself
ha~;
joint venture, despite its Corporaie Security report documenting Chan's involvement in VIP rooms
and his associations With persons involved in organized crime, After it became apparent that the
original tfuet' successful bidders \Vould, in fi.1ct, receive a concession, MGM sought to partner with
SJM, the only concessionaire who was not a direct competitor in the Las Vegas market Despite their
s\vom statements to the contrary, MGM's interest and efforts in securing an arrangement with SJM
evidences a wil!ingness to do business with Stanley Ho and his companies. Indeed, Pansy Ho was
initially present at the negotiating table at her l'itther's request as a representative of Stanley Ho.
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Appendix 3
Additionally, in light of the due diligence in MOM's possession at the time, MOM's role in
acquiring a letter from a high-ranking member of the Macanese government attesting to the suitability
of SJM and Shun Tak, and its subsequent delivery to members ofthe NGCB, reflects, at. best, a lack
of candor to that regulatory entity. The drafting of the letter, the efforts to secure the signature, and its
presentation to regulntors-despite the significant amount of due diHgence within the company's
possession that contradicted or qualified the assertions contained tbcrein-demonstrate that MGM did
in fact attempt to rehabilitate Stanley Ho and his companies in the eyes of Nevada regulators.
MGM provided inadequate and untimely disclosure ofthe Macau venture and its partners to
its compliance personneL In part1cular, despite their presence on the Compliance Committee, and
their awareness of the due diligence MGtvt possessed, and in the case of Jacobs his additional
knowledge of the various negotiations, neither Jacobs nor Edwards kept the Committee or
Compliance Officer informed. In light of Jacob's complicity in failing to provide the Compliance
Committee with timely and complete inti.xmation, the payment of a bonus \6 Jacobs creates, at the
very least, an appearance that the securing of a lucrative joint venture absolved any shortcomings in
following intemal policies regarding comp!iance. Furthermore, MOM's presentation of the joint
venture to the Compliance Committee after the joint venture signing left the Committee unable to
offer any meaningful guidance.
MGM also fai.kd to conduct adequate due diligence on the very issue that the company's
leadership acknowledges is central to regulatory inquiry on the joint venture, namely, Pansy Ho's
financial independence hom her father and her source offunds f()r the joint venhtre. fvlGM 's records
reveal that MGM did nol undertake additional due diligence or background investigation into Pansy
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Appendix 3
Ho 's personal, tinancial, and professional independence, despite the company's recognition that Pansy
Ho had limited ability to finance the deal and despite the extensive derogatory public allegations
relating to Stanley Ho, organized crime, and his casino empire.
Bused upon a careful review of all the 1cts, the Division makes the following
recommendations to the Commission:
I.
2.
J.
4.
That MGM be directed to disengage itself from any direct or indirect business or
financial association with Pansy Ho, or her related entities;
5.
That MOM's due diiigence/compliance etforts be found to be deficient under the Act;
and
6.
Thtll a public hearing be heid to address the facts and cir{:.umstances set forth in this
Speciai Report.
Respectfully
SH
1itt:J,
LICJ.E.A~-.
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tRECTOR/
ASSfSTANTATIORNEY GENERAL
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102_ 00 152
Appendix 4
SPECIAL REPORT-High-rollers, triads and a Las Vegas giant
2868 words
30 March 2010
05:50
Reuters Nev.-s
LBA
English
(c) 2010 Reuters Limited
*Macau economy booming on $15 blnf1J a year casino revenues
* Court case linked gang member to Sands junket contractorl2l
* Hit orderedl31 on casino dea!erf4l suspected of cheatingr5l
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Appendix 4
gambling halls_ Documents show that1 28i his investment allowed him a share in the
profits from a VIP gambling room at the casino.
An examination of Hong Kong court recordsf291, U.S. depositions from the .former
president of Sandsi301 , and interviews with law enforcement and security officials in both
the U.S. and Macau, reveals a connection between Las Vegas Sands and Cheung -ties that could potentially put Sands in violation of Nevada gaming laws.
The Reuters investigation is a collaboration with the Investigative Reporting Program at
University of California, Berkeley.
U.S, casinos operating in Macau are all headqumtered in Nevadaf31 l and must comply
with that state's laws which prohibit "unsuitable" associations that "discredit" its gaming
industry. Those lavvs are meant to keep organized crime figures out of the casinos.
Leading up to its public offerin,g .ln Hong Kong last November. Sands China . a
subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands'"2 l, acknowledged the risks of working with gaming
promoters -- another term for junkets: "If we are unable to ensure high standards of
probity and integrity of our Gaming Promoters with whom we are associated, our
reputation may suffer or we may be subject to sanctions, including the loss of (Sands'
Macau gaming license,)" the company wrote in a public filingl 33l.
Randall sar;re, a member of the Nevada Gaming Control Board that monitors casino
compliance 34J, declined to comment specifically on Sands Macau. writing in an email
that the state "takes no public position on suitability ... without a full investigative workup."
A gaming official, who insisted upon anonymity, said: "This relationship (with Cheung)
would be of concern to Nevada authorities. You're talking about direct ties to bad
guys"f35 J Another said the agency is monitoring the situation.
Las Vegas Sands issued a statement saying, ''to our knowledge, Mr. Cheung Chi Tai is
not listed as a director or shareholder" with any of the gaming promoters the company
uses in Macau, but declined to comment further.
Sands was the first U.S. operatorP 9l to cash in on the Chinese passion for gambling
when it entered Macau in 2004[371 after the government opened the casino market to
outsiders,
Since reverting to China in 1999, Macau, an hour away from Hong Kong by ferry, has
flourished as one of the world's wealthiest cities. The territory's economy has soared in
recent years -- much of the wealth generated by the enclave's casinos.
Indeed, the former Portuguese colony has become a playground fo,r China's nouveau
38
riche. And the gleaming neon red lights of the Sands Macau casinol ! are the first sights
a visitor takes in as the ferry approaches Macau.
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THE JUNKETS
The link between Macau's gambling industry and organized crime may be an open
secret, but it has come under increasing scrutiny lately. Within the last two weeks, MGM
Mirage said it would give up its holdings in New Jersey in response to pressure from the
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcementl3 9l. The state agency had said that Pansy
Ho, MGM Mirage's partner in Macau and the daughter of casino tycoon Stanley Ho, was
an ''unsuitable" associate, an assertion stemming from the agency's belief that her
father has links to organized crimel40l.
The involvement of the triads in Macau's casinos is centered on the murky and highly
41
profitable junket business. The VIP sector brought in $9.9 billionf J last year, two-thirds
42
of the enclave's total gambling revenues! J
Macau has about 187 Hcensed junket operators, said Manuel Joaquim das Neves,
director of Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau 143l.
The junkets are crucial because they ensure the flow of capital by extending credit to
gamblers, often millions of dollars on a visit They assume responsibility for collecting on
their loans -- at times indelicately, authorities say.
They also often assume management of the private VIP rooms. And while many lawabiding junkets are active in Macau, experts say the industry is highly susceptible to
criminal influence given the extra-legal functions and opaque environments in which
they work.
In an interview, Dan Grove, a former agent for the FBI who oversaw security for Sands
Macau in the first few years1441 after its opening -- and before the casino became
involved in junketsf45l -- characterized pressure from triads to work with the casino as
"immense."
When known crime figures applied directly for contracts, blocking them was easy, Grove
says. But if legitimate professionals submit applications and then sub-contract the work
to the triads, detecting such ties was more difficult if not impossible. [20100329 215028
GMT]
JUMBO BOOM
Cheung Chi-tai's ties to Sands Macau came through such a multi-tiered arrangement.
His solely owned company, Jumbo Boom Holdings06l, provided capital for another firm,
now called Neptune Group, to acquire a stake in Hou Wanf471 , a junket operator. Hou
Wan was entitled to profits from Sands Macau's Chengdu VIP room 1481
Cheung owned more than 8 percent of Neptune Group in 2008H 91 , according to public
filings with the Hong Kong stock e~~~ange. That made hirn a substantial shareholder
when the call for the dealer's murder"0 ' went out
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When asked about Cheung, Nicholas Niglio, Neptune's chief operating officer, said: "I'm
not familiar with him at aiL"
After a reporter showed him Neptune's 2008 annual report listing the firm's substantial
shareholders, including Cheung, Niglio de9lined to respond specifically. Cheung does
not appear in Neptune's 2009 annual report'5 li
Niglio said Neptune wasn't a junket itself but invests in VIP junkets that operate at the
Sands Macau, the Venetian Macau and Galaxy Entertainment's StarWor!d casinosr52 l.
He said Neptune now had a 20 percent stake in Hou Wan1 53i, a junket operator that runs
around 20 VIP tables at the Sands Macau154I
In Neptune's public filings three years ago, Cheung was described as a ''merchant in
Hong Kong'' whose company ''generally does not engage in underwriting business and
has no underwriting experience as at the date of this announcement. ..res]
While Niglio described Neptune merely as an "investor'' in junkets, trial testimony placed
Cheung inside the casino's private room[S&J.
According to testimony by Siu Yun-ping, aka the "God of Gambling", who won about
HK$100 million ($12.9 million) between August 2007 and January 2008 at various
casinos, Cheung was "the person in charge'' of the Chengdu Hall, one of the VIP rooms
that Siu frequentedr571 .
Las Vegas Sands, however, has said it maintains management of all its VIP rooms,
though it acknowledges working with gaming promoters to attract customers.
FRIGHTENED AWAY FROM THE SANDS
A triad member turned informant named Lau Ming-yee testified that he, and the five
men who would be convicted of engaging in triad activities, referred to Cheung as "the
boss."1581
Cheung, however, didn't appear in court and was not charged. Hong Kong police
declined to answer detailed inquiries on why this was so. In an emailed response.
authorities acknowledged only that a 49-year-old man surnamed Cheung was arrested
in connection with the case but ''released after legai advice was sought due to
insufficient evidence."
Attempts to determine Cheung's current whereabouts with !he Hong Kong police and
U.S. gambling industry sources in Macau were unsuccessfulr"'91 .
The judge in last year's murder-for-hire case, Madame Verina Bokhary[GOJ, said in
passing sentence that, "I bear in mind of course that, behind the scenes, there is a
person or are persons even more blameworthy than any of thern. "[611
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In the summaries of the trial called "particulars of offense" the judge identified Cheung
by his Cantonese nickname, "Tsang Pau," or "explosive money maker."i621
Siu, th,e "God of Gambling" suspected of colluding with the dealer at the Sands
631
Macaut , testified that he had been attacked, his house had been set aflame and that
his son had received threatening phone calls. "As a result of Tsang Pau {Cheung), he
(the witness) was frightened away from the Sands Casino," according to the judge's
summary.
Macau's regulator Nevesf64l acknowledges that the junket business in Macau has links
to organized crime, though he says it is less prevalent and more under control than in
the past.
"This kind of business certainly involves people related to organized crime,'' he said.
"That's why we established the license for just a year Every year. they (the junket
operators) must renew the license."
Asked specifically about whether Macau will strip the license from a casino operator if
the regulators discover that it is hiring a junket operator with links to organized crime,
Neves said: "It's separate. In principle, it doesn't affect the concessionaires."
Neves said he was informed by police of Cheung's alleged role in the murder-for-hire
case. But he described the accusations against Cheung as "rumors'' and said without
formal charges being brought against him, he would be free to continue to operate in
Macau.
"If he (was) condemned by the Hong Kong court ... if he was arrested and condemned ...
we wouldn't aliow him to run the junket," he said. "In this kind of case we must deal very
carefully .. Sometimes if we use this (rumor) to deny the license, he can put us in
court."
Unlike Las Vegas. where casinos tend to have direct relationships with their VIP
customers, Macau's casinos rely on junket operators to bring them the majority of their
high rollersf65l, who might easily lose US$1 million in an evening. [20100329 215035
GMT}
THE $64,000 BET
On a late Friday night in February, gamblers were exchanging wads of golden one
thousand Hong Kong do!lar banknotes ($130) for expensive chips in the exclusive and
restricted VIP gaming rooms of the Sands Macau.
The labyrinth of rooms -- decorated with classical Greek columns, Italian marble and
chandeliers -- were largely filled with mainland Chinese clients at high-stakes Baccarat
tables.
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The atmosphere was smoky, hushed and privileged, as casino employees kept watch.
The rooms seemed a world removed from the mass market gaming floors below.
At the "Luoyang" room, named after a gritty Chinese city, most gamblers were
Manclarrn-,~peaking mainland Chinesef 66l, who constitu~e more than half of ~acau's VIP
gamblersfo, . As two Reuters reporters looked on, a mtdd!e-aged woman w1th dtamond
bracelets staked a single H K$500, 000 ($64,440) bet -- and shrugged off the loss.
A supervisor of the VIP floor and several employees said the Chengdu hall - the room
that Cheung Chi-tai ran, according to the court testimony -- has been renamedf68l
Most VIP gambling in Macau is leveraged: gamblers usually bet more than their cash on
hand[i.\GJ_ This is particularly true of mainland Chinese high-rollers who, because of
Beijing's strict capital controls, are limited to carrying the equivalent of US$5,000 in
renminbi per trip when they leave ChinallO] Macau's six publicly listed casino
operatorsFti lend to only a small minority of t11eir patrons, according to company
filingst 72J That is because collection of gambling debt is illegal in China 731 and Macau
forbids casinos from writing off their bad or uncol!ectable debtsf'4l.
Concerned that junkets with possible links to organized crime could harm their
businesses, some U.S casino executives were reluctant to enter Macau. Harrah's
Entertainment Inc [HAMLEH.UL). the world's largest casino operator, decided not to bid
for a gaming concession therel7'-'l. Michael Chen, Harrah's president for Asia, said in an
interview with Reuters last year that the company worried that its regulators around the
world would not permit it to run casinos in Macau.
That issue was front and center in the official report released by New Jersey gaming
regulators in mid-March regarding MGM Mirage's partnership with Pansy Ho.
Regulators cited the junket influence within her father's VIP rooms as a prime
concemf76J "The VIP rooms in (Stanlev Ho's} casinos provided organized crime the
entry into the Macau gaming market that. it had previously lacked," the report said 771 .
When Sands first won a Hcense in Macau in 2002, it was paired with Hong Kong-based
casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Groupl78l, but the U.S. company ultimately ended
the arrangement \/Villiam Weidner, the former president of Sands, in a deposition for an
unrelated Nevada court case in 2007, cited Galaxy's intent to run the VIP rooms in the
traditional Macau style as one of the reasons for the split.
''These guys want to do VIP rooms the way they ... do them in Macau where the ... triad
guys run them because they're the only ones that can grant and collect credit in
mainland China, and they smuggle the renminbi across the borger," he said. "I can't do
that business. That's tt1e way they want to do it, so I can't do it."r'uJ
Sands' major competitor, Wynn Resorts , said the company would decline its Macau
gaming concession if it was barred from extending credit and collecting debts directly in
an effort to avoid the junket system, according to company filingsfBO]
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But the U.S. companies realized soon enough that they could not compete with local
casinos without junkets.
China's high rollers tend to prefer the personal, informal relationships of the junkets,
experts say, and often demand a level of anonymity incompatible with the credit
applications required by the casinos[81 I
LOWER PROFILE
While triads remain active in Hong Kong, the gangs have burrowed deeper into
mainland China including cities like Chongqing and retain a strong imprint in Macau.
The triads are believed to have originated as a rebel grouping in the early Qing Dynasty
formed to help overthrovv the Manchu regimel82l.
Ko-lin Chin, a professor at Rutgers University and one of the foremost experts on Asian
organized crirner83l, disputes the regulator's contention that the triads are less prevalent
in Macau. But he said they do keep a lower profiie than before internationally owned
casinos entered the market and revenues grew from $2.26 billion to $15 billion today! 84 J
Even if crime groups are involved in the junket business, he says, with the casinos
making so much money, the government reaping huge taxes, and the citizens of Macau
enjoying full employment, there is scant political will to remove them.
"No one wants to crash the party," he said. "This is a feel-good story." (Reporting by
Reuters in Macau and Hong Hong and Matt lsaacs in San Francisco and Las Vegas;
editing by Lowell Bergman, Jim 1m poco and Claudia Parsons) [201 00329 215044 GMT]
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[ADD VENETIAN MACAU LETTERHEAD]
Luis M. de Melo
Venetian Macau Ltd
The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel,
Executive Offices, L-02,
Estrada da Baia deN. Senhora
da Esperanca s/n,
Taipa, Macau
Registrar of the High Court
High Court Registry,
LGi, High Court Bui!ding,
38 Oueensway,
Hong Kong
29 April 2010
Dear Sir,
Request for Official Transcript, HKSAR v. SEE WAH ! UN AND OTHERS (HCCC1312009)
I refer to the above High Court Case, the sentencing of which took place on 27 October 2009.
On 30 March 2010, Reuters, the news agency published an article (copy attached for reference)
entiUed "Special Report- High-rollers, triads and a Las Vegas giant". According to the Articie,
an individual by the name Cheung Chi~tai was reportedly named during the aforementioned
Trial as a leader ofWo Hop To, a triad society. as well as being "the person in charge" of one of
the VIP rooms at Sands Macau, a property of Venetian Macau Ltd.
Following the publication of the Article, we have become a concerned party to the Case. As
such and given the severity of the allegations contained in the Article and the (potentially)
considerable reputational damage to my organization, we therefore request a copy of the
Official Transciipt of the Trial, with a view independently to verifying what was and was not said
during the Trial.
Your favourable and prompt response to this request would be appreciated.
Yours Sincerely,
Luis M. de Melo
Executive Vice President,
Genera! Counsel and Company Secretary
Venetian Macau Ltd
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Pagel of4
HCCC 13/2009
fN 'THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HKSAR
SEE Wah-llm (Al)
TANG
Ka~man
(A2)
Before:
Date:
Prcsent:Mr Simon Tam, SPP, and l'v1r Franco K uan, PP, of the Department of Justice, for
HKSAR
Mr John
Haynt~s,
(2) Conspiracy to cause grievou;-; bodily hann with intent (.'$1 ct!~1L~~:I.; rM 5&*t
dl?
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_XHJR'f: See Wah-lun, Tang Ka~man, Wong Chi-man, Yeung Chun-kit and Chan Ho-leung,
in respect of each of you, I have considered everything urged on your behalf by your
counsel.And J have of course given separate eonsideration to each of you on the question of
sentence.
As far as you, See Wah~lun, is concerned, your offences under Counts 1, 2 and 4
are all related to the conspiracy lo rnurder under Count 3. 1 will pass concunent
sentences on you on all f()ur counts.
As far as you, the other four accused, are concerned, your offence under Count 1 is
related to the conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent under Count 2.
1 \Vill pass concurrent sentences on each of you four on those two counts. And as
far as the role which each of you fiJur played, J will draw no distinction.
In respect of all t1ve accused, 1 will of course take the most .lenient view that can
reasonably be taken. The appropriate total sentence tor each of the five accused
will be achieved by making the longest of the concurrent sentences against each
accused rel:lect aU the appropriate elements of aggravation, including those which
come under another or other counts. Tbat will achieve the appropriate total but no
more than the appropriate total since all the sentences will be concurrent.
The maximum penalty for the offence under Count l (of acting as a member of a
triad society) is 3 years' imprisonment on a first conviction and 7 years'
imprisonment on a .second or subsequent conviction. 'fhc maximum penalty for the
offence under Count 2 (ofconspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent),
for the offence under Count 3 (of conspiracy to murder) and for the offence under
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Page 1 of4
this. The evidence clearly indicates that the way in which the 1st aec.used acted as
a triad member is more serious than the way in which the other tc1ur accused so
acted; and his role in the conspiracy to cause grievous bodily ham1 with intent is
more serious than theirs. As against all five accused, it has to be said that the
grievous bodily bann which they conspired to cause with intent was to be carried
hom 3 years'
imprisonment to
!2 years'
is the
mitigation available to the 3rd accused in the form of his previous good character.
The other accused's criminal record -.vi11 of course not be held against them when
they are scntc11ced. I have serious doubts as to whether a previous good character
is effective mitigation jn a case like this one. But l vvi!1 err on the s.ide of leniency
if I err at all, and give the 3rd accused some discount, even though it cannot be
much of a discount, for his previous good character.
\
When it comes to the role each ofthem played, I will draw no distinction betvveen
the 2nd to .5th accused.
A court should always be as lenient as possible, but tbe seriousness of a case
cannot be ignored. The seriousness oC this case speaks for itself one.;.~ the basic
tl!'J I /1{1 ~ ()
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Page 4 of4
facts are noted. Each of these conspiracies involved a p!an to abduct a man in the
street and take hlm as a captive to a prepared location. In the first conspiracy, the
plan was to break his anns and legs at that loeation. In the second conspiracy, the
plan went even further. It vvas to kill him at that location.
9 years.
5th accused, I sentence you to l 1/2 years' i1nprisonment on Count l and a.
A /'1 I /"1!) t ii
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Over t.he past decudr,, t.here has been <! substantial increase in
i'lshtn organ.ized crime ~wUvity in the lJniteJ State$. Asian organizt-d crime t,'1oups have extended their reach to a wide array of
c:rimimd activity, much of it violent. F.tJmic Chinese criminai
gToups have comt} to dominate the heroin .irnportmjon trade, whieh
appears tv be t~xpandin'. Highly mobile Vietrwme;H' street gangs
have turned to extremely violent home invasion robberies. Japa
n!)Se mobsters hav~~ reportedly been laundering money in the United St.ates a.nd making real estate purchases. In fact, while the De
partment of Justice now ranks Asian organized crime as its No. Z
priority nationwide just after La Cosa Nostra, there have been relativdy few successful prosecutions.
In response to this growing problem, and in light of the historic
interest in organized crime by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSl),l Sent~tor \\'illiarn V. Roth Jr., Ranking Mjnority
Mt:mber, with the concurrence of Chairman Sam Nu.nn, initiated
an investigation into Asilll1 organized crime groups in June, 1991.
The Subcommittee had three goals in this investigation: First, to
examine how these organizations are structured 1md how they op<~rate. Second, to identif; deficiencies and opportunities for improvement, in both domestic and international law enfortemer.t responses to t\sia.'l organized t~rime. A.nd1 ti.na lly, by publicly exposing
these organizations and identifying ttJeir principal members, the
Subcommittee attempted t,o neutralize their most important weap.
ons: Anonymity and invisibility.
Between October, 1991 and August, 1992, the Subcommittee held
5 days of hearings, and heard testimony from 40 witnesses. The
witnesses included representativ!JS from Federal, Stare and local
law enforcement agencies, the intell.igence community, and AsianAmericlll1 1.-ictims of orgMized crime activitie.s as well as current
and fOnner members of Asia..'1 orglll1ized crime !!Toups.
Th<: investigation led t.o lll1 inescapable conciusion: Today, Asian
criminal grcmps represent a pToblem of dramatic proportions, both
in the United States and int.emationally. Indeed, Asian criminal
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criminals a world problem and one that we should be eage:r to address t.ogethel'."
The investigation ll.l1coveroo little {:vidence to sugge~t th!lt either
U.S. or foreign law enf)rcement entities are currently cqu.ipped to
meet the challenge of this new breed of international criminal. On
the contrary, it is clear that. the current la,w enforcement responses
are inadequate. Problems confronting U,S. law enforcement ngencies include lack of foreign language expertise, inadequate knowledge of Asian cultures and customs, .and limited success in gathering or sharing criminal intelligence.
At the international level, an entirely new approach is needed.
As Senator Roth stated at the June 18, 1992 hearing: "Our current
situation is .analogous to the 1920's when the United States ex peri
enced a rash of interstate bank robberies. Bank robbers, like the.
infamous Bonnie and Clyde, began using automobiles to rob bunks
and then quickly crossed State !i.ne.s, t1&ereby evading StaLe and
local law enfoTcement jurisdiction. While we eventually remedied
this problem by creating a Federal bank robbery statute, the solu
tions to the challenge posed by the nev,: international criminill are
not so obvious,"
Law enforcement efforts too often stop at international borders.
While informal contacts among law enforcement agencies have
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3
been expanding and ought to be strong'ly encouraged, the current
formal methods for exchange of information and evidence, as well
a.s for extradition, are inadequate to cope w:ith .international organiz.ed crime as we approach the 21st Century.
The Asian American populaticn in the United States hns grown
more rapidly in the past decade than any other ethnic [{roup. Thus,
it. may be exp0cted that A.sia.n crime would also gro">v. But the va.st
majority of Afiian Arnericans nre hard working, law abiding citizens. Indeed, there may be no other group of immigmnts lo America who have been harder working m: who have f(,,wer welfare reciPients than Asiun An1erkans. (}nlv a small fmetion of /\.";ian
Ainericans an' involved in organized crime. MoreHver, il must be
kept in mind that most victims af Asian organized crime groups an;
themselves Asian. Distrust of law enforcement authorit.i(:s. languagf; harriers and perceived law enforcement disi.ntarest. ha:_,t' all
contributed to the victimization of Asian Americans by i\;;ian OJgani;wd crime.
There is, unfortunately, an often unspoken, but m;vertheless
widely held view that becaus.:: most Asian criminal activities are directed against Asians, other Americans D(eed not be concenwd. The
Subcommittee emphatica.lly rejects that point of view, tlrst., bccause
all residents of the United States are entitled to proteetion, whatever their background, and second, because history demonstrates
that all or_ganized criminal ~oups in the United States, whatever
their ethmc origin, eventually extend their corrupting tentacles to
the larger community as they Sc:ek more power, influence, and prof-
its.
GKI\'ER.'I.L STRUCTURE A.i''ffi NI'.1'U'RE Of SPEC!Ji'IC GROUPS
BlSI'OPJCAL OVERVIEW
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5
"f was not n~quired to pay any pmcentnge r;f profit;; to tlw
14 K hwdership. Triads do not worh that way. Triad mem
bers do f:\lvor~ for eaeh other, provide intro.dudions and assistance to each ()thfrr, engage in criminal schemes with
nne s.noLhnr, but triads gm.1t':n11lv do not luwH th<i kind of'
stri.:t.ly discipl-ined organizaiional strud.ure Lhat. ot,hcr
crimirwl !;,'Toups likt~ the It.alian mafia haw. For example,
a triad nHJrt,ber would not nec(~Ssad1y bE requ.ired to got
permission froro t.Jv, dragonhead of h{s partiru.lur tri;ul i.n
ord<~r to engage in a pfirtieular criminal undert.akingrwtm if the partiwlar d(~al involved an outsider or even u
member of another triad, On the other h<<nd, on t.he occ11
sion of t_ra~ition<~l Chinese.. ~lolidays such .a,s Chiues~ J>f,E'w
Year, t;Jact, me:no5'rs traq_lt.!onally ffVe _g-J!t:s t<:. r,helr mg
brother or u.nc:e.s who often are ornce J)earers lll t,h;-: tnads."
.a
Kc-lin Chin, ChUH?:ie Se.bcultu11 flr..A.1 Crirr.,jr:A!.i:y: Nan.-Tro.d.ilivr..al Cn.'me Groups in A.'7U?I"i.t-...a
(Grei:!UWUO<J
.Pres!',
.l990)
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a triad in Hong Kong, Hong Kong is the undisputed capital of modem day triads.
Over time, triad members infiltratGd much of Hong Kong society.
lncluding government agencies. At the Subcommittee's Jww 18,
1992 hearing, il convicted hetoin smuggler testif1,1d that he joined
the R(\yal B(mg Kong Poliee (RHKP} 4- y<m:rs nfwr being initiated
into .the 141~ T~iad, ~.:round 1~_62.'1 ~e testified th~t a significan~
number of hHE:P officers at Wat: tww were tnaC! mmnbers mHi
that the police were paid to protect gambling dens, opium dens,
and houses of prostitution.
In W74, the Hnng Kong government ost.ubllsh.::d t,he Independent
Cornr.nission :\g<"dnst. COrruption OC:t\C) to att.ack corruptit)n ln tht::!
fH.llice dermrtmcnL Although no one daims that the ICAC has corn
plet-ely ewdicated 1:rrrruption from .Hong Kong hlw enfbrcement, ii
is eredit<;d wHh making wbstanLi.al pn)gtess. The iCAC stili fun<:tions today, im'i;stignting cor.mption in law enforcein<-nt and other
areas of gz.venrment.
The RHKP estimate that. thtne are cmor(mtly about 50 triad sociebes in Hong Kong, with 11b<mt H.'> of those being very actl\:e, While
it is very .difficult LQ deterrnirH; the exact number of triad members
in Hcmg Kong, most authorities agr1!e that there are at least
80,000. Some triads are thought to have as liJ;tl'e as 100 mt)mbers
y;hile lfong .Kong's largesi; triad, the Sun Yee On, is believed to
have at least 25.000 rnembers,
i\:fter thc Sttn Yee On, the next largest triads are the W<> Group,
including th<~ Vlo Hop To and at 'least nine other subf.;'T(.l\lps, which
have over 20,000 Hong Kong members. The JAJ\ Triad, including
ov.;'r 30 subgroups, is also believed to have over 20,0()0 Hong Kong
members. The fourth largest group is the Luen Groun w.ith ap
proximately 8,000 Hong Kong members. The 'l'ung: Group is
thought to havt) approx.imat~?.ly 3,000 Hong Kong members. All of
thesE groups a1sc have substantial ovt::rsea.s nHnnbership. Other tr-i
ads exist with smaller membership.
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Appendix 7
9
SUN YEE ON TR!A!l
Krmg. The group has been linkt>d to a vdd(' variety of crirnim;l a,;
including heroin trafficking and contml of the entertain
rneni. industry in Hong Kong.
The Sun Yee On continues to be controlled bv members of the
Heung family, specifically drrough the many sons of Sun Yee On
founder He\m~ C:hin. At. 58 years o!d, H~l!ng: Wah Ylm ~s the eldest
son of Hueng Chm and lS currently the tnad's Dragon HeadY
Thomas Heu:ng, also known as Heung Wah W1ng, is a Sun Yee
On office bearer and one of the brothers c.f Dragon Head Heung
Wah 'lim. Thomas Heung hDlds himself out as H trl:lnsportation
mer.ehant in Ron" Kong, but is repuled to be the Sun Yee On's l'irl
ancier and one of the t-riad's top leaders. In addition to his role as
tlr.a.nder, Thomas Henng is bcoiieved to act ae- 11 l.la.ison betwf!en
high ranlting police ofi'it~ers, governrnentnl ofndals, and prominent
businessmen.
Thomas Heung exercises influence in the United States through
associates in the Tung On Tona in New York's Chinatown. Thomas
Heung is the ~Dai-Lo'' or Big Brother of Cl.ifford Vv'ong, President
of the Tung On Tong, as we.ll as Wong's younger brother Steven
\'long, w1lo is known as "Tiger Boy," and who is a former leuder
of the Tung On Boys, a New Yorkbased streat gang affiliared wit.~
the Tung On Tong. Steven Wong is currently incarcerated lor heroin trafficlr..ing. Confidential witness "Mr. Ma" testified that,
"Clifford Wong represents the Sun Yee On's interests in New
t"iiti~s,
York."
Sun Yee On associates have been involved in the A.sian enter
ta.inment industry in the United States. Vincent Jew, the former
leader of the Wah Ching Gang in San Francisco is an associate of
the Sun Yee On Triad. Vincent Jew fled San Francisco to the Far
East in response to law enf<)rcement pressure in 19Si, and is now
active in the Sun Yee On T"riad in Hong Kong. Vincent Jew, alon"
with Tony Young, who has been identified as the leader of the \Vah
Ching Gang in the Los Angeles area for several years, have used
G\ii.P, Mm:"gl.Hl, Tr-iad. S~i.e-ties in Hon.g Km:.g, (O'wi!inm;mt ?-rt~o. Hong K~.x~g 1900}. p. ~06.
~ H~\..!flg' Wnh Yim waH cnr."icteci in lfNS7 in H~ug Kong ot"trtlhJJUB. C'f'lmt."S re~nu-Y.i w manng.~
!r::~!H. .or u. t.ri~d a.-x:;f;!L}'. !'.nrticipnti~:m !n tri..a~ nct;.~"'-,ti~ or even tria.d mernbernh.iv u.> a.;nram.Bl
VlOiAUon :.n H~!Og Kor:g. Ten o~her !et!d::n;. of t.h.e ~\;;1 r~ On w(!TH abo conv'let.e"!. bill B.:l conVJ!:
t1Gfl.'i were n."!'<er.:>ed on appeal .tvJ a t"'CBUh, those incti\1daals e<n~tinue w flt"'.Jrrtote the Sun Yee
o~;s
crurio..ti.l ven!::u..""'eS.
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Plaintiff Ex. I I 02 00 I 77
Appendix 7
10
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Appendix 7
11
tr.iad, but niost Big Circle Gang mP.mbers are also members of var,
ious trh~d societies, Johnny Kon, a former Big Circle associate and
convicted heroin smuggler, testified that he J:wlpt<d organ.ize a
group of Big Circle Gang members into !l tightly organized and dis,
dpli!ied group known as the Flaming EagJes which expand1~d from
j<::vclr; store robberies ir~, H~on!f K:mg .~~ a worid wide heroin distnbutlon network. AJ] or hon s Btg L:m:k assoc1att's wer<! alsu
members of other triads. 9
With the impending Communist ta.keover of Hong Kong in HlS7,
dw triads have been expanding th!!ir netwGrk worldwide and have
generall_v gained a foothold ~ihenwer large Ch.inese immigrant
communities exist, including Australia, The United Kingdom, The
Netherlands, and Canada as wet! as the United States.
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PlaintiffEx. 1102_00179
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Plaintiff Ex. II 02 _ 00180
.Appendix 7
13
ma-)ai Oittle horse). The soldiers cnrry out the assignments of the
leauers.
Chinese street gangs function on t.wo rehited but distinct levels.
First, the gangs (~ngage in their own indep~m.dent. criminal activi
Ue:> such as extortion and robbm-y. S<icond, the street gangs work
for and with other Chinese or!)'aniZ(<d erimt~ groups such <tS tongs
or triads. For example, a ton<> tnat ru.ns a gambling hou5e may hire
a gang to pro!.ert the pmbi.ing house from oth~Jr gangs or from
local law enfon(:mcnt ln exclll;\.nge, the gang rec{liv(S the prestig<)
of being associated with the tong and has acces'3 to Lhe t<mg's protectio.n and resources, including lawyers. Gang membnrs (>ften belong to both tnng:~ and gang5 . .\.~{
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Appendix 7
14
powc:rful ethnic Vietnamese gangs. Its membership includes some
ethlll.c Clunese who grew up i11 Vietnam. ~Phe BTK was fou.nded in
1988 by the recently jailed David Thai a:ft.er Thn.i kit fl gllllg known
as the Vietnamese l''lving Dragons to form B'l'K 'rhe gang, also
kno>vn as the Cunal Stn1et Boys, sinee they controlled the Canal
Street area of .New York'~ Chinatown, is believed to consist of from
50 to 100 members, with associates in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut. and Canada.
The BTK has not confined its criminal activity to New York's
Chinotown, but has regularly committed oft1mses aaainst primarily
A~ ian victim~ throughout the Unit~d Stat.es and Canadn. 1<1 David
Tba.i nnd six othe, BTK members were con~ictcd on March SO,
19~12 on charges of robbery, murder, illegal possession and sale of
firearms, and other violent crimes. Johnnv Lai, aka Lam Loc, is
now believed to lead the gang.
'
,!Ai'ANSSE 0HGANIZI!:D CRJME: T.HE BORYOKTJDAN
The roots of the Boryokudan can be traced to the early 17th Century, .vhen there exist-ed a lower class of jndependent samurai w~n
riors.16 These legendary fi~res have been the subject of many Japanese stories, and as banait herQeS, can be likened to Robin Hood.
Boryokudan origins can be traced to two other groups which
evolved during the 18th and 19th Centuries-street peddlers and
gambling gangs. 'f'he street peddlers were organized into gangs
wit.h complex organizational structures emphasizing total loyalty.
The gambling gangs were knovm as "Bakuto." Tattooing, which
:"T.s-lit~m.?.ny_
or Wi!luun OMhmR. N'~w York Po!a:~ Deptutmet~t. t~(ere PSI., 0\.."t-~e:- 3- 1 !991.
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&.u.me . Thu.s., Yakv:.:a ~ilo)jll:':t.es l"Jugh!y to ~.OS.. ~;-.. "The Bor'j'Okudur. hBVI! c:ultha.t.OO thcir "u.r:cier
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"worthless" outcasts.
In the 2t)t.h Cc:;ntu.ry ~ e.xpansion of Bory{)kudan
acth.tlt.i~s cor
responded with the grawth of the Japane'ie (1\.0nomy Borynkud;Jn
ent.ered into fl variety of' busiih~:i-SE:S, most notably construction and
tmn~portation. The gang$ al~o enten;d the politin-:;1 arena, typk<llly
r:hoosing to nflgn thr.~rnsf~1_ves with right\ving nationalist politicians
BGryokudan as~odate Yoshio Kodama, an ultra-n<ltionali!lt., d(J
natBd large surns c,f rnoru~y to the Liht~ral Dc~tnoerati~~ Purty during
the Anwrir:an occupation of Japan, and rnanag~d to cultivate close
rc~Iatlcnships 'vitb u variety of in1portRnt. irldiv:idu.als, including
other Boryokudan l~:ader;; ar\d ,Japanese poiliitians.'' Kodama's
widespread inf1uence in .Japanese political eircles laid the ground
work tbr future Boryokudan influence in ,Jupanese fina.nda! circles.
Hec.:mtly, there h8ve been numerous publicly reported incidents re
vealing t.he Boryokudan's involvement in publie corruption which
.Japanese conglomerau~ . 10
A seeond financ.iai scandal involvd a prominent Japanese ex
press delivery company, Tokyo Sagawa Kyubin, which was linked
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16
~r was formerlv involved in real estate investment and do
velopment. Through my business, I became closely associ
ated with a nmnber of high-level Boryokudan ligu.res, including leaders ofseverHl Boryokudan groups. My relation
ships were important to my success in the real estate business in Japan . . .
"Some would argtle that their createst impact is now in
more legitimate activities. The "Boryokudan have become
increasingly sophisticated, and cnrn~ntly play an active
role in many Japanese business enterprises . . . the
Borvokudan 3-..ndJ~;utes are active investors !n the stock
1t11'1rket a.nd hiwe b.'!1n linked to sever;d major financ.ial
scarlda1s in recent years. Such seandals have also sho\Vn
the Boryokuda."1 to have inf1ue.r-:ce in political drcies,
where certain gang members have cultivated the favor of
a small number of poi1ticians." 21
The success of Japanese cr:imjnal groups on the domestie front
has been facilitated by their being allowed to operat-e in the open.
Boryokudan have functioned largely as public corporations, maintaining offices which display the:ir g:roup logo, and even carrying
business cards identifying their gang.2 2
The Boryokudan, until recently, submitted membership lisb to
the National Police Agency (NPA). While th" ,Japanese police have
recently used the substantial intelligence .base generated by these
li.sts to expand anti-Boryokudan efforts, a si!,,rnificant number of
Japanese. police o!Ucers have traditionally held some degree of respect for th> gangster.sJW Breaking with past acceptance of
Boryokuda.n, on l\1arch 1, 1992, the Japr~nese Government began
<mforcement of H new "Borvokudan Ccuntermeasan~s Lmv." The
,Japanese Government has ai"so promulgated new money laundering
statutes tu go into effect <lt the end of 199!1~14 It remains to be seen
how effective these laws v.ill be in counreracting Boryokudru1 power
and influence rn Japanese society. \Vhat :is clear, however, is that
the Boryokudan have attempted to disguise their activity by mov
ing their offices underground. Some Boryokudan groups have
changed their names in an attempt to masquerade as legitimate
businesses,
BORYOKUDAN OPERATIONS ABROAD
Over the ltJst three decades, Japanese organized crime has expanded overseas. VVhile Japanese crime groups hav<: been active in
Korea since the end of World \Var Il, Boryokudan prostitution operations in Korea t,'Teatly expanded in the 1970's. During that decade, the Boryokudan became deeply involved in the international
sex trade. B-:Jryokudan-controlled prostitution, pornography, and
"sex tour" operati-ons stretched to Taiwan, the Phillipines, Thailand, and Jatar to South America, Europe, and the United St.ates.
21
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Appendix 7
17
Boryokudan members have recndted American women from Hawaii and the West Coast. into prostitution in Japan. 25
Boryokudan operations in the Unired States during recent years
have included gun running, drucr traffic:king, gambling, extortion,
immis'Tation fraud, securities \riorations, and money laundering. ln
1985 Masashi Takenalut, the brother of the former boss of the
Yamaguchi-Gumi, was arrested in Honolulu for conspiring to buy
guns and rocket launchers, which were intended for use in a war
tlgainst the Ichiwa-kai, a now defunct rival splinter group in
Japan. Other members of the Yamaguchi-Gum.i were charged with
conspiring tc sell amphetamines
heroin ir< Hawaii, as well as
murder"for-hire. \\'bile U1e prosecution u.ltirnately 1.vas unsuc:cess"
ful, the charges resulted in significant loss of "face" and money for
ano
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New York gangs and tongs are involved in a w.ide range of illegal
activities. These crimes include extortion, theft, alien smuggling,
drug smuggling, mun:kr, gambling, and prostitution.
New York Cil,'t', ns nuted ptevious1y, is th: destination for most
of the Southwst A.sinn hemin ente1ing the United States. In 1989,
in a single Gase, authoriti;~.s in .l\ew York City netted $3 million in
cash and 820 pounds of 90 percent pure Southeast Asian heroin
with an estimated street. vaiue of over $1 billion. It was the largest
heroin seizure in the United Staws at that time. and has to dat..e
resulted in over 40 arrests worldwide. 35 rn fact, New York City
serv-=s as the distribution center for most Southeast Asian heroin
wh.ich enters the United States. There is elear evidence Gu;t in{llvidunl tong oH:'icials a.nd street gang leaders are involved in heroin
traf'fir.k.ing, but organizat.ional involvemE>nr by the tongs and stn,et
gangs in drug trafficking appears limit.;.>d.
The so-caned godfather of Chinatown is Benny Ong. Ong, also
known as 'rUncle Seven," is the ofl:icially df,signHted ".advisor for
life" leader of the Hip Sing Tong located on Pe!l Streel Now in his
eighties, Ong has long bl!en associated with organized crime in
Chinatown. Mr. Ong invoked the J:<1ft.l:l A.men.dment. and refused to
answer questions dming a staff deposition.
The Hip Sing 'Tong is the sponsor of thr Flying Dragons street
gang in Now York. This relationship exists in other cities a.s welL
The Hip Sing's tra.d.itiona.l rival is the On Leong Chinese Merchants' Association. The On Leong Tong is hea.dquartered nabonally in New York City a.nd is currently headed by Chan Wing Wah.
His brother, Chan Wing Y(mng, resigned the post in April of 1989.
The Chan brothers, as well as the Nat.i<mal On Leong Association,
have bem intiicted in a ChicHgo,based R! CO prosecution which
charged 29 officers and associates of the National On Leong Tong.
The case recently resulted in a hung jury on the RlCO counts and
several individual convictions on tax eva5ion ch<uges. The case is
e~pected t.o be retried, A third brother, Chan Wing Lok, is the main
street leader of the affiliJlted Ghost Shadows Ganr:. Robin Chee and
,James Lee, aka "Bradley Joe," are also .street leaders of the Ghost
Shadows.
Another major tong Jn Chinatovm is the Tung On. The '!'w'1g On's
president is Clifford Wong, a.lta "Chi Fai Wong." Wong is widely believed to be a member of the Hong Kongbased Sun Yee On '1'rlad
which, among other activities, dominates the entertainment industry there. Wong was hea1rily involved v:ith Asian entert.J.linment in
Atlantic City unti1 his license was revoked in early 1989. Wong invoked his Fifth .t'\:mendment rights and refused t<J answer questions
when subpoenaed bofore the Subcommittee.36
The BTK, or Born to Kill Gang, is currently the most. n~ared of
the Chinato\o'.>TJ street gangs. Members are mostly of ethnic Viet
namese origin or are ethnic Chinese who grew up in Vietnam and
are considered more violent than the other street gangs. (See discussion, supra p. 13-14.)
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Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 00191
Appendix 7
24
NOUTHEH~ Cti.tlf<'O&.~:IA
The Wah Ching Gang, under the l<:aden;hip ofVineent .hw:, was
th:", dornif.l,ill'lt :<\.sian erlmi.nal g~oup in .Norll~em C:>lifornia pnti! ,the
nnn J.9~v s. Under pressure Jron1 law enforcernent, v1ncent. aew
t.:.>\t:ntually left San Francisco and noV/ reportedly resid8~ l.n T"aj~
wan, while spending a significanl amouni oi' time in Hong Kong.
He passed the leadership of the Wah Ching in San Francisco to
Danny Wong. Or.f! of Jew's lietltena.TJts, Tony Young, rdoc\i;ed from
San _Franeisc~l to ~he Los An~eles are_a .'Yl~ere he now !.!ontrols the
Southern Califorma Brandl 01 the Wah clung.
During the m.id-1980's, Chu Kong-Yin, aka Alfred Chu, a n.:puted
H-1~l6" or enforcer of t.he Hong Eong-based We Hop To Triad, began
recrwtil;l~ mer:t_J;H;rs _.('or his orgm;.iz?-Lion, in t~te E_ast B.ay, ~hu was
arrestea oy I!\S m udober of 1988 on !rnrmgratiOn vwlatwns and
eventually sentenced to 5 years for lr-ine on his applic:at.ion for per
m.mmt O.S. residency.:n By the timf: oi"t:hu's armst, he had established n siutbie \Vo Hop Tt', operation in Or1kland, <tnd his recnlits
make up a key segment :)f the eurrent. Wo Hop To structure.
After fjfred Ch!.t's an-est, Peter Chong, aka Clv:>ng B.ingKeung,
a_ Wo Hop To 'ITind rnembt,r frum Bon~ 'Kong, as;;uli1ed leadership
of thi:.> group. 3" Chong has sueN>ssf\ll!y integrated a number of
crirninal factions ur,der tht' Wo Hop To umbrella., includina Oak
\and gangs, disgnmtled Wah Ch.\ng rnembe.rs, and several Viet
namese street gangs. Chong's activities prompted a number of retaliato.ry moves by thP Wah Ching. At: bast five murders of Wah
Ching and \Vo Hop To members have occurred, including the assassination of Danny Wong, the Wah Ching leader, on April 19, 1991.
Although retaliatory moves continue, the Wo Hop To is now in con ..
trol of virtually aU Asian organized crime in the Bay Area .
a.s previously stated, V.fo Hop To members are invoived in a wide
range of illegal activities in the San Francisco Bay Area, including
heroin trafficking, money laundering. extortkn, home invasion robberies, kidnapping, and assault. Peter Chong, the leader of the Wo
Hop To in San Francisco, has also beer: active in Asian ent-ertainment brought to San Frs..>1eisco, and a number of other seeming. ly
let;-:it.imate business \'entures.
Gambling is a major source of ca.sh for the Wo Hop To's operatwns. Underground gambling parlors, numbering at least 50 in
n !~por. of 'he {m..-rUg:att:ol! r:.nd :Xat.ura.JiZJH:Wn 5~T'<1::'C cr1 fl"fhe INS Enfor~em<?r.t Appruadl
Chim.~ 0-rganlz:.;ci Crime," ,J;!.na 19~)0. pagu 10.
:.u M~rnor.tn.cl~.t<~ in Su::.p<n\ of D~. ~.nni:1g P~fendiln!. WtthmH Bsi1 P~u.ant L.c 18 C.S C. Sec
tian 3~42 :;.n <:i.l~ of US ;t. Ch1er..!. Ch;.JJraJj. t-:onhr!m DisJ.nc.;, ofGe.~Ubn::.i..B.. Case Nc. 3--91......09&S L, (ktaber 7. ! 9S!, pag~ 4.
r.o
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00192
Appendix 1
25
San Fnwcisw's Chinatown alone, pay $200--$750 per table, per
\Veek for protecth'm. :w Wo Hop To assoc.iates are also active in
ma.ny of the legal ~arJ clubs in Erneryvil1e; San Bruno, and San
Jo,3e. Sueh activity ineludes dispatching Joan sharks to the various
locations to eonttlct denlers and pit bosses about pottntially vulnerable customers. Some of iJws<. c:ard dub~' employef:'s an~ al~o \Vo
Hop To assoeiat.es or members.
!Wo Hop To Triad chart follow$:]
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Wo
Ho~p
To Triad
Dragon Bead
Chan Ting-Hung
11ka Scr Chal Tai
ak~ Tai Chan
HONG KONG
LEADERSHIP
Hui lui
(Uncle d
William Mui)
'aim "Uilde"
Fonner Leader
Allred Chu
aka Chu Kong Yin
ly"Rav1-1ond Chow
.;~.ka
8ohhy Tsang
,lohruw Yea
aM
'"Stufmp 8oyw
~:.uJ
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1
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;~Ka ~cog sov
(r...{t;fllert'd 7/,219l
... a
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t,.,.1Jnq-
j
"""""".low
-..,..~- r~
Tim Huang
Bo Xu
(!rnp,t!~)(!t~ri)
K2oo Tcrtg
,}l)hftfl'(
San
Tom
Tsang
ts~ng
T:;an~.;1
Ml~Nlel V'it~
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Former Wah Ching
Gang Associates
tMuraart~d
[M,Jrae'i'eo
budy
!own~ :.1;2~;o:J1}
Ou11c
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Cil(;
Raymond Jew
a~;a
AnthonvMa
Ma W109 Kwon
Tony Peon
aka PiJnn L3m
W<tm:nMr..:l
{N.n;-:;,~e~:::.:
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.....
J.>Jfwo 01~0.
aka 'Fa~ Drilgon"
Appendix 1
27
Chong, the U.S. lead,,r of the gr\,up, r<!fu;wd to tesUfy, asserting his
Fifth lunendment privilege. Bobby Tsang, one of P(;>tcn Chong's
lieuttlrlllnts, ulsll inv<>ked his Fifth Amendment privilege. Tony
Poon, identified as "an affiliate- o( Pi3ter Chong [;1nd.l1i known bookmaker," o testi1ed about the Wo Hop To and its rival, the \Vah
(~~in~ Gang. .. .
~
-r~
.
.
~
lfl Jum' of 1992, tlH! !Bl arrested SOVHnll key\\<() Hop ro ngure>,
including Lhe triad's n:pnted No. 2 m:Jn, Raymond Chow, also
f
kno.;.;n
hin:.~
as
l(Shrlrnp
chnrg("d v.:iLh
<1
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r.nurderwt'Qr.
gangs in San ,Jose, most nN..."tbly the Httng Pho, which has been
brought w;der the Wo Hop To umbrella. You.ng Vietnamese gangst'ilrs are involved in home invasion robberies, ear t.hdt, and extor
tion of merchants and gambling operations. 42
SOUTHERN CAL.tf.X)H.N1A
of Asians over the past decade, and Asian organized crime has acthis Asian i)1lmlg,r~tion. The San GaJniel Valley is home
to 1mm1grants from Chma, 'Imwan, and Hong Kong.
The third and newest Asian population center, sometimes cailed
"Little Saigon," is comprised of. t~ree cities in Orange County....Westmin.ster, Garden GN\'e, anct Santa Ana-home to more than
col!lp!H~ied
De(.iO'i.;itwn
~;fcontider.'b;a!
witaess
"'~\1r.
~- 199~.
"3
Tht:so!:
the
em:uotWe pJpWntJC:n more th.n:1 t!i.ph~ci i.::1 ili:e l98G'e is nul d!!3.putcd.
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Appendix 7
28
ext.ortkn, and auto theft Many of these ethnic Vietnamese giuJ.g
sters asp1re to follow their et.hnic Chinese cotmterparts into more
lncrat.ive crime such as narcotics ~rafricking Hod illegal gambling.
. In contrast in Northam California, ther is cur-rently no single
dGminant Asian rrirnimd group in Southern Califomia. The United
Bt~mb~o f3-ang, a 'l.'aiw~n-based tri<:cl, hu~ op~n~tions ~n the San Ga
bnel 'n1lrey. A law entorccnwnt rmd on fl safe nouse m the Los An
geles area uncovered an orgmrizational chart showing part of the
United Bamboo's Los A.ngele~ organization. The chart details the
involvement d' Benson Wang, aka \\'ang Chih Pin, in garnbling and
~'xtortion activilies on bt,half of the United Bamboo.'' 1 Benson
Wang was deported to Taiwan in Oi:toher, 1991, in t~onnection v:ith
~he murder of a Taiwar;_ese family, ir~ the, P!;illtpines. O~her .l]nited
Bamboo operatwns 1n ~outhern Ctd1forn:w H'H.~mr.le sem1-legmmate
busin.-,ss ventures, thlough wh.ich money i3 launderNI.
The 'Nah Ching Gang is iJwQ]ved in cl'im.i.nal activity in the
downtown Los Angeles Chinatown and, to a ksser extent, in Mon
tE:rey Park and surrounding San Gabriel Valley cities. The V/ah
Ching is also active in semHegitimate businesses such as enter
tainment promotion and bulk leasing nf video cassettes. Both the
United Bamboo and the Wah Ching utilize et.hnie ChineseViet
namese gangs for intimidation and street-level activity, such a~
horne invasions and protection of gambling establishments. The
\Vah Ching Gang in Southern Califomia is led by Tony Yottng, aka
"Sweet Plum," the former lieutenant of Viah Ching: leader Vincent
Jew:'> Y(mng has a.lso been identified as an associate of tlw Sun
Yoe
. ~ F.x.hib~t 44, ~~o;d .?f ~z~~g;' ~~-r~Si nn Asian OrgMizi!d Ci;.me, OcLo~ 3. Ncrven::ber 66c ,991, S. Hr-g. :C.t;.....JJ.ti. gagl!t;; :.172........,.,,),
A.hChart prepared by P'SL ~uh Ch!ng Gt~ng.~<" lnU't~.hu:ed ~!it heilring- on No,;e;rber 6. 199!
..wchart p-t!pared by PSI, ... Sun Yee On1':1ad/' introduced' at hi~nng <.:n June 18, 1992.
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Appendix 7
29
HP.O!N
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Appendix 7
30
In contrast, convicted heroin smuggler and triad member, Johnny Kon, aka Kon Yu.Leung, testifie(J that he formed a group of Big
qircl~ Gang members. into a tight knit ~;roup, knownas the l''!am,-.
mg r~agles Gang, whiCh he hoped WO\lld become a .. super tnad ..
The main business of the Flaming Eagles Gang was heroin trnftlckine:. 1N1Jile the F!amln& Eagles Gang fell apMt aft.;r the arrest t)f
.Johnny Kon, the creation of this gang demonstrates the potential
of triad like organizations becoming. mort:~ in~:olved, i;-. heroin .traffick mg. It. should be noted that Kon alsc ut1i1zed tns connecnons
as an office bearer in the \Vo On Lok Tr.iad to further his criminal
enterprises.
CRYSTAL .Mb.'?HAMPHE'l'AM!Nii. ("leg")
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Appendix 7
31
cMBno!; w
.s't=v~<.lli ~nJ
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,:md
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Appendix 1
32
tasks.
Asian gangs also take advantage of legal gambling venues to further their criminal acthrities. Lga.1 casinos operating in Nevada
and Atlantic City, as well as legal card clubs in California, have,
in recent years, made special efforts to attract Asian customers.
Ma1<y of the large casinos are now offering Sic Bo, Pai Gow and
other Asian games. The marketing efforts of tho various casinos
have attracted not only the legitlrnat.e gambler, but somu Asian or
ganized crime figures as well. Numerous Asian o-rganized uime figures, including some from Hong Kong and ;Japan, patronize American casinos. They are usually known as "high rollersn who gamble
SJ001376
P1aintiffEx. 1102 00200
Appendix 1
SJ001377
Appendix 7
15. 1!'<'11
~o~1~h1..;.,d 'I'rih!J..:"a~. "'};.as;, BaS' G.umblin.g. Club ?..a~d: :?n::Ce int<.\ As")an Gangz," A~:ril 2:..~. l9fi~\
p A-1; Se:e a.l&.> A!fiditV'it 1lf S;.~~-!:"n ~. S.AkH~. C!ilW::rr:i:J Depen.rw:n ~~[ JOBtl<:e, lf> ll.~pf::...Clt of
s~~l~~;:~~~ll.~~ J3eart:h WH.ITlW!., April 22, .lW2, &mn::h w~o:rrnnL !'i'u. 1.0310, Cu.y and (;;>wat.'j uf
,~;.'
n.tf.
Mat1a,~
SJ001378
Appendix 7
35
Los Angeies County Sheriffs Office, some of the Asian games contractors "have ties to [~-sian. orgaJ!ized crime. Additionally1 gang
members a:re often usee by the A$Ul.n games contractor as ae<1lers
and
bosses in the casinos." !V1oreover, he added, "Chinese o:ga.niz<'H crime !:'Toups use leq,] card clubs to launder substantial
Hmounts of illicit proceeds from fiBmbling, loansharking, extortion,
prostitution, and narcotics trafficKing."
Detective Howell noti.Jd that the lack of an effective State Gam
in~ Cormnission in Cal.lfornia contributes to this problem: "As are
su:t of the lack of regulat-ion, card clubs operating in both Northern
~1nd Sout!!ern c:ahfGrn.itl have come Wlder ;\zdan organized crime
mfluenee.
fit
EXTOR'flO.'I
One of the most frightening of all Asian or~anized crime activities is the home invasion robbery. In a typical home invasion, gang
members enter a home, tie up the inhabitn.nts, and terrorize, torture, beat, and rob them .
.ro Husin~ extortion is U:w.:: a tnaimtay of the ttin.ds io Hong KJng. Some expP.t"tt:J .canlr.md
lhat it is the Only criminal a\:tivit;y in which tfi.ailii, a.o t'ried5, engage.
u Ko-lin Chi.n, R;.)hert: Kelly, Jaffrey Pagan, unpublhlhed pape:r, ... Chin~e Stret Gar:.g ~
tm::, .. February 5, 1900.
~1-.r.
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Appendix 1
36
H<)me invasions are typically committed by strHd gang rnemrwn
who target a particular home after intelligence has been gat.h<'n:d
about the residents. Home invasion gangs are sometimes ad hoe
groups whose members are from outside the area where the roh
bery is perpetrated. Home invasion gangs Hre highly mobile, often
entHring a city to co.nunit one or more ho!nB irrvas-ions$ then travel
ling i.o another part of the country to commit more invasinns or to
"cool off."
Preventi11g and prosecut.ing home invasions are difficu.lt tasks.
Many home invasions go urtreportecl because of intimidation of vic
tims and because of distrust of law enforcement among the Asian
community.
One innovative rcspons~' t..:l home invasions involves a San Jose,
California Polic<: Depmt.ment sting operation. The sting operation
employed an informant who put out the word that he was inter
ested in participating in home invasions, Those who volunteered to
participate were then invited to an a.partm.en!. equipped with vid(>O
cameras where the proposed robberies were planned in detaiL 'I'he
police arrested t.he participants as thev drove to the site of the pro
posed home invasions. The sting operation resulted in mu.ltiple ar
rests and a subsequ<>nt reduction in reported home invasion robberies, at least for a time.
PsosrmrrioN
Most As.ian organized r.r:irne gnmps, both in the l"ar East and in
the United States, are involved in prostitution. Triad societies
largely control prostitution in Hong Kong; and triad, tong and
street gang members a:re .also involved in pro:>Lit.ution oper.:stions in
lhe United States two b"iad xnembers who t"st.ified before the Sub
committe<' noted their involvement in prostitution in the early days
of Lhr~.ir erint:inal careers. ~r.lr. :r.1ht t.o]d the Subcornnrittee on rJunE
18, 1992 that he ''opened a 'call girl centt'2r' after obtaining the ap
provEd of my 14K triad gnmp.n His prostitution business preceded
his involvement in more sophisticated heroin smu~gling operations.
Johnny Kon, a Wo On Lok 1nad m<)mber and a leader of a group
of Big Circle Gang members kJwwil as the Flarn.ing Eagles Gang.,
testified that he "began helping young Blg Circle leaders t.o set up
illegal businesses of their own in Hong Kong, I financed their oper
at.ions, which included prostitution. . . .n Kon's financing of pros
titution operations also preceded his entry i.nt.o the heroin business.
In New York, Subcommittee staff learned of a. typical massage
parlor employing ethnic Korean prostitutes. These women a.re frequently legal U.S. residents or citizens because of previously ar
ranged marriages to U.S. servicemen in Korea for which the .S<<rV
icemen are paid a fee. Once in the United States, the women typi
cally divorce and begin work in a massage parlor as arranged by
the prostitution organization that assisted in arranging their bogus
marriages. The women often become v'trtua1ly indentured servants
until their debts to the organization are satisfied. Taiwanese, Malaysian, and other Asian .\~Om<m are also imported to work as prostitutes. Most of these prostitution operations are controlled by eth
nic Chinese crime groups andior prot:Ct.ed by Chinese t1nd Viet
namese street gangs.
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Appendix 7
37
Japanese organized crime has also been linked to the "sex trade"
in the United States, including prostitution and child pornography
in Guam. A Boryok.udan associate testified before the Subcommittee that the Boryok.udan are also active in the recruitment of
American women into prostitution in ,Tapanr,e
ALlEN SMUCCWNG
1991.
SJ001381
Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 00205
Appendix 7
88
))(;ing used as drug couriers and being forced i.nto prostitution to
pax their debts.
bince May of 1992, at lr-,Hst six boats holding aboul 100 Lmdocunwntcd Chinese aliens hnvt! been intercepted by Imnu.gration authorities in Am<n1can waters. Points of arrival have inclu.dc,d Hawaii, Norf.h C!nrolina, California, and Massachusetts. Undoubtedly,
many mc,re such bGats ure not being interr.epted When smuggkd
aliens are apprehended, they cannot generaDy be detained for extender! pe_riod,, of.. t~~le 'l'his. is a, si_gnific:ant r.robl.em in t.ryip~ to
stop tne mf1ux or ulegal al.1ens lk"mg smuggled mto the limted
States, Key ports of f.!ntry an~ typically ovenvhelrrH'd with ilkgal
entrants lor which there is not adeauate detention space. Such
aliens [!1US,t Chen be; relef.lsed on parole: and often do not. appear for
scnedutd neanng~.
MONEY UUNUEP.ING
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Appendix 7
39
Despite t.he fact that. Japanese organized crime groups are believed t':J have invested hu.ndred;:; of millions of dollars of profits
from thei.r criminal enterprises in U.S. real estate during the past
decade, U.S. law enforcement authorities have had a.lmost no suetess in dealing with thi;; probkm. Tlw reasons are twofold: First,
U.S. officials face almost insurmountable difficulties in tracing the
source of Japanese funds used tG purchase U.S. properties; second,
even if such infon:nation is obtained, loopholes in current U.S. law
on money laundering make successful prosecut.ion unlikely .
.!\dditionally, ,Japanese polict' aui.hi';ritins arE> reluctant to supply
information about members of .Japant~'"' orgr.mi:wd crime to American authorities, apparently in part {H.1f.. of' fN;.r of civil liability
under Japanese law. At least two instanres hav<) lwen rf:ported to
t.h(e Subcommittee where Boryokudan members or associates have
s~w.d ~b-~ Japane:s:" National Pc,hct for tell~as.ing information to
U mtea l)t.:ates offioals.
The Su.bcommittBc' hea.rd ;:;ubstaiitial evidence of money laundering by Japane.s crime groups on A.ugust 4, 1992. Confide11tial witness "Mr. Bully,~ an associate of :wveral major Boryokud.an groups,
tied the Borfokudan !x, numerous purchases of United States properties. He first notJd that, ~1 myself have knowledge of at least five
major properties in Hawa.ii which >vere bought with money generated illegally by the Boryokudan, and I know that personally.
From my own experience, my educated est-imate is that. there am
probably doser to 50 major properties in Hawaii which have been
purchased. These properties include resort hotels and golf courses.
All such prop,~rties ure f'ronts for Boryokudan money laundering."
In his testimony, "Mr. Bully'' gave a detailed description of the
methods by which Boryokudan groups la.under money in the Unit-ed
States:
Japanese holding companies capitalize the U.S. companies, which then provide th.e vehicle for further investment. The companif.'s .attempt to evade U.S. taxes by filing
false documE:nt~ and false reports with the IRS, until the
authoritie~ catcb on. As soon as the IRS gets suspicious,
the Boryokudan 1vill fold up the front company .az1d send
the money, which has been laundered, back to Japan."
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Appendix 1
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According to the testimony, Hacbidai SangyD Coq-.oration "is a
development company in the real estate area, and they, in fact, got
financing fiom Homan and they purchased ru1.developed l'<1a1 estate
on the east side of Oahll. . . . If you look at this chart, you dw
see th~J~: t.hr. H.'J.chidai Sangyo Corporation here does net have any
dir~<ct. rdationship with Itoman & Company. Therefore, to recdve
the loan fTom Itoman, they at Hachida.i Snngyr) tfllked to an lnflu
entia] person at I.tomnn, to have him help fin the loan. And as is
written on dw chart, they would then give the gift. to th(l
Boryokudan associHle (for in~r,,ducing Hachidai Sangyo n~pre.sentt'l
tives to the ftoman &. Company repmsC!nt.ative.l and therefore, they
(an associate of the Sumiyoshi-kai Boryokudan group) .vould receive a finder's fee of[) io 10 percent of the loan."
~(1vlr. Bully'' pro~tided a t\nthcr exan1pie~ d.ct.a.iliog the high f.>l~oflie
purchase d the Pebble Beach Country Club in rvronterey, Calii.brnia, one of Amerit:a's most famous golf courses. Pebble Beach was
bought by Mi.<1oru lsutani, through a number Df holding companies,
including Cosmo World Company, for H n.!ported price of $S41 million i.n September 1~190.
The Pebble Beach purchase was brgely financed throu&h loans
from !toman & Company to Minoru Isut.ani's Cosmo Wond Company. "Mr. Bully" detailed the Boryokudan link to this financing:
urn Japan, there is a man c.a!led Mr. Shigeru Sato. He has
associations v.oi.th members of almost
of the main
Yakuza groups, ar1d sometimes sel'Yes as atl intermediary
amon~ these individuals. Sat.o also uses Yakuza members
as boayguards.
"The Su:miimno Bank wanted to bnv ll bank . , . which is
35 percent owned by Mr. Sat.<r. He rtgreed t.o sell, and
therefore, very highranking people ai SumH.omo felt an
obligation to Mr. St<to . . . [who] owed favors to certain
Ya..lmza associates. . .. These peoplt! were plac{ld with
ILOman wh.ich is a .su.h~iJ.li[Jry of Surnitomo. For example,
the person i:n charge of real estate, development at ltoman
becam& one of these Yakuza associates. The Boryokudan,
therefore, have substantial influence on Itoman, in part,
because they were aware of the deeds of Homan. Itoman
loaned to Isutani money, which enabled him to purchase
the Pebble Beach Golf Course. . . . Itoman would have the
right to sell memberships to Pebble Beach Ckllf Course in
lieu of payment, the principal and interest payments by
Isut.ani."
Th" Pebble Beach purchase was undennined in 1991 ,,,..hen Cali
fornia regulators denied Cosmo \"lorld's request to sell memberships to the course, which is on land under the supervision of the
California Coastal Commission. The go1f course was sold in Feb
r-uary 1992 for $500 milbon, 40 percent less than the originally re
ported purchase price, to a Japanese investor group. Minoru
Isutani has also been involved in a number of other U.S. business
ventures.
In addition to the Boryokudan lin.k to the Pebble Beach purchase, Isutani has been identified by a hi(;h-ranking member of the
lnagawa-kai Boryokuda.n sy11dicate as having used Boryokuda.n
an
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Appendix 7
4~l
corporate tax evas.ion and fraudulent sale of golf memberships, generating some $800 mi.llion. He allegediv sold 51.000 memberships
while advertising that only 2,000 wouJJ be sold. The membetships
were in Mi2.uno's Ibaraki Country Club in Japan.
Yasumichi Morishita, also known as "Mamushi" or the "Snake,"
runs a finance company called Aichi Corparat.ion in Japan.
Mori.shitn has used members of the Sumiyoshi -kai Boryokudan syndicate to handle debt collection for his comnanv. Morishita has
bc,en identified by law enforcement as an aUe;ied !Joryokuda.n asso .
ciate who has invested in the United Stales. 'Morishita currently
owns two golf courses in CaHfomia and one in Arizona. H(! also
owns a la.rge shareholding in Christie's Auction House in New
York, and has bought over $80 miHion worth of a.rt at auction for
his prominent Tokyo art gallery. His purchases have included
works by Van Gogh and Picasso,
In 1988, Asahi Jyuken, a Japanese company run by Kizo
Matsumoto purchased $163.5 million worth of Oahu real estnte, including the Turtle Bay Hilum Resort.. Kizo Matsumoto founded
Asahi Jyuken in 1968, shorth afl-.er "resigning" his affiliation with
the Yamaguchl-Gumi Gang.'h Individuals who resign from the
Ye.kuza in Japan often do so to gain an appearance of legitimacy,
but maix}tain connections to their former gang."'
Kizo Matsumoto and his brother, Kihachi, were affiliated '.'lith
the Yamagu.chi-Gumi subgroup lwov.m as the Shiragami-Gumi.
This sub-group has been tied to other activity L"l the Ur>jted States
7::1 !';'f.\C ~ t:::'\t{&, "".)(po:lC," J~.inc 2, 19"J l.
Hond'J.iu
Advf!ctln:t.~.
j'P...e8ort
offi<:~al_
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mt:mb:n-~"'
,.._~ SnJJ$_Cquer;t t.c the ttlentifictr!.~or~. :Jf ~f'f~tu~moto ~ Y.akut~ UBt~ntiC.:'I, t.he M3t.aurn-cto _br~l:l~
c_n> ccmo:amec u.~ th~ JapaneNt. 1'\at.iOH~! P(~_hce~ nn<j sc""r:ral p.nh<" office:-F WO"f"C re~t!cliy d:it;
tJp!.in&.(ru; e P...''-st.:.lt. Ja.p<Snef.C crirr..inal im.eJhg~!'lC'!tJ eh.:m.n,Jh;. repurwdi,Y dn('!.i up f:;.'l' h shon bmi!
.s.fier ;.hilS ~vent...
1
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Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 00211
Appendix 7
44
as well. ne head of the sub-group, Hideo Shiragami, was assassinated in the U.S. territory ofSaipa11 in 19.87.
CGMP1fl'ER (';up Tl!EI"l'
A ptirne example of the innovutiv appmaeh of sonw Asian organized cnme gr-oups is thei< involvement in the th(,ft of computer
chips. It lu\s b(;en esb_1;1ated ~h?t compukr chip ~h,,ft is_ ~osti!_lg
/l.mencan eompan11~s mduons or ao!lars each yenr. Theft.s of:Pl nullien or more have b<;en reported in Oklahom~l, Tm;as, ['lorida, and
Californiu, wh.ich has bad several multi-million dollar thetls.'''1
Cornputer chips are (~Spe;eiarly at.truetivu Lo Aslan eYirr.J;C-:' groups
for several reasons. Chip thdl is very lu.cra!.ive and difllcult. to detect and to proser:ule. Cornputer chips an: typicdly r<>sdd for 80
percfUJl of their vaJue as oppos(~d to 20 pereont f;.!r othe.r stolen
it.r~n1s such as jcv-lelry. Cornputer chips .are fUn&,ribil(?s do not lurve
n~gistration n1unb~'?.rs, H.nd ar'e very difficult to tract.\ Ash1.n c.rime
groups are nDiquely positinned for computer chip theft becaus(e
ma.ny A5ians work for computer chip rnanuJacturers and becr.mse
there are markets for the chlps in Southeast A;ia. Sergt<~mt Douglas Zw(,mke of the San Jose Police Departrnent ~estified that "IIJn
San Jose, also known as Silicon Valley, approximately 70 percent
of all b igh-tecb theft cases are generated by Vietnamese criminals,"'"
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45
7
77P...eut:e-rn, ,..Vake Cr--.::du Card lc.du..at!y F1ourieh.cs in HDilg Mng.~ by Kathy Chen, Murch 15,
1992.
70 Te.!i.tir:aony
Ju.n~
lB, 1992.
'!PToront..c; Stiit., ''Ru:k~lr:86 .W:m gar..r,o repmt.ecl on ri~ in U.S.,"' .J!lne 19, l~!:Y.i., Page A24
T~timuny iJ{
lnternntion~,
SJ001389
Plaintiff Ex. II 02 00213
VISA INTERNATIONAL
~--
. ...--'-'----
~lo
..
of
Change ln
Reported
_ _ _ _.:...F..:..r=au=d=-
Reported
_.!:~.~.1:1.1.12.~
Heported
%of
Region
CALIFORNIA
$8,106
42.63%
$2,4'17
34.99%
$5,689
2:J~).4%
NEW YORK
$2,717
14.29%
$1 ,4B3
21.47%
$!,235
a:J.3%
FLORIDA
$748
3.94%
$6fl6
9.93%
$63
~3.'1%
NEW JERSEY
$492
2.59%
$263
3.81%
$229
37.2%
TEXAS
$373
1.96%
$152
2.20%
$221
i45.4%.
WASHINGTON
$355
1.07%
$7!1
1.13%
$277
356.1%
GEORGlA
$333
1.75%,
$1!4
0.64%
$238
54!.l.l%
tJEVADA
$304
1.50%
$181
2.61%
$123
68.2%
PENNSYLVANIA
$303
1.60%
$'13
1.05%
$230
315,0%
$194
2..81%
CounlryiState
__ __
lLUNO!S
.;;_:;__
,,
HEGION TOTAL
..........--_!~~-- . -
1.50%
------ "------
$92
---------
...
Growlh
Rate
47.6%
-~------
,,:I>
ID
:s
1:2.
-..!
$19,015
100.00%.
$6,S06
100.00%
$12,109
175.3%
Appendix 7
47
As the chart demonstrates, Visa lnt.emational';; losses from counterfeiting virtually tripled in 199 .L Visn has <llso reported thal.>uch
los:;es reached a ?year high in the first quarter of 19H2. 8 l
One nctabl~: rt<cent: cmw involved the Aprfl H192 arrest> of Ul
people in Hong Kong, as well as the nrresL of lwo residrmts of Falls
Church, Virginia. Oi1E; of tho individuals in FaHs Church W<lS id~,n
Ufi~d a:; H member of both tlv" UK Triad and Hw On Leong Tong
In \Vashington, D.C. 82 Thi'; syndicate was alkg;)(lty responsible for
over $2.:3 million in credit card fraud worldwide. This is not the
cnlv reGent counterfeit ease in which triad members have been invdvcd. In February 1H92. Tha.i Polin" arre;;ted fout' HK Trind
mernl:krs in Bangk(lk with' counterfeit- ~redit card~ nnd passports
Ethnic Chinc:sn crirm~ groups have also been linked to c<)unterfi~it
cn~d.it <:nrds in Phoenix, Seattl<), and Gmun, 8 " as wdi HS New York
~!nd Los Angeles. 8' 1 It is nor y<:t clear that U.S. law enforc~ment. i;;
propi!rly fbcused on this ~,;Towing problmn.
GONTRO~ .. C:P .AS!..AN E"N'7EH'I'AlNMEN1'
SJ001391
Plaintiff Ex. I 102 002 I 5
Pet-er Moy
Andv Suen
92 ?roct Co.
New York
Al!anHc City
Rose Lam
Shang.hai
Prod..,cl!ons
N~wYork
Raymond Miu
Raymond Miu
Productions
New York
Al!anlic Cily
Peter Lee
aka
Tong
SinCJ Bo
ProducHons
u,,,
N~.wYork
1'0
:I
Entertainment Industry
Participants Not Known
to be Involved In
Organized Crime
c.
;
~
Appendix 7
49
The evidence is clear that numerous .Asian <frgani:wd crime i1gures dthlr currently have, or t;wrne.rly had, substantial intlum1cc
in Lhe Asian enteli.ainmerit. indu$l.rv. Most notable are Clifford
'Wong, th;, hem! of the Tung On 'I'or!'g in New York City, and an
associate of tlH: Sun Ye<: On 'I'd.ad; Vim~ent. ,Jew, the /~1rmer leader
of the San Francisco WBh Ching Ci.-:tng, who hns ties t.o both th:
Sun Yee On and 141< Lri<<ds in Hong Kong; Danny Mo, u Tonmtv
resid~mt who has ties to both the Kung Lok and 14K triads; and
Peter Chong, the head of the Wo Hon 'To Triad in San Francisco.
Members and associates of the cri1ilinally-int1uenced On Leong
Tong in New York's ChinatoVI>'!l are alBo active in the .<\sian entertainment industry. Al.l of these individuals have played a role in
promoting tours of i\shrn Gnterta:iners who have come to North
.An!&Tiea frnrn J-Jong .K:)nf{ . ,
..
.
.
. .. . .
"
H.ec(:nt tours hrn'(~ 1ncH.HH1<l penonn.ancc-!s u; Atlantlc Clt:y . Ss_n
Francisco. Los .<\..ngd;:,s, Chicago, Boston, Toronto, l.'donlreal, Calg(-HOJ'1 .and \!a.ne(HlV(~r. Such tours .are supposedl~l contro.Uod by Nevt'
York producr;:rs who often huve contracts with Atlantic City casi
nos, whkh are important vonues for Asian perfc;;nnanres. The re~~lity {s, h~wever, that ei:hnic Chinese gangsters ~rom l'{ew York,
.:->an FrmH'lSCO, Lo;: /\.ngeles, Toronto, and Hong h.ong p;ay maJor
role$ in arranging Hnd promoting such performances.
The prominence of Asian erimf: groups in the entertainment industry is troubling f(n several reasons. First, companies set up by
gangsters to promote and produce Asian entertainment sho,.vs provide vehides for mnney laundering. Second, promotion of Asian entertainment ls a way ft>r heal gang bosses to "gain fate" and legitimacy in North Amerkfm Asian communitie~ 87 Finally, other
criminal activity has been tied to Asian concert tours, inelnding vi
olence at the shows and extortion of potential ticket buyers,
CHALLENGE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
A.s.ian organizc;d crime poses a profound challenge to law enforcement in the United States a:nd worldwide. That cha!lenge is not
currently being met. In the United St-ates, there has been a failure
to make Asian organized crime the law enforcement priority it deserves to be, and there has also been a failure to recruit and hire
su...'fkient personnel fluent in A.~:ian languages and knowledgeable
about Asian culture.
Inten1ationa1ly, there is a need for much great-er cooperation
among Jaw Enforcement agencies and development of streamlined
methods for (:xchanging evidence and informat.ion. The Justice Department ranks Asian orga.r.):r.ed crime as a No. 1 organized crime
priority in only one city-San Francisco,<~> and prosecution cf A_sian
organized crime is uneven at best. While one U.S. Attorney's office,
the Eastern District of New York, has filed a large number of cases
i\g.ainst Asian organi:r.ed c:ime figures, most other U.S. Attorneys
have filed lew such cases, even those with large A~ian populations
and substantial Asian organized crime acti\rity.
1 D1~positio:n
ISNTe:sdm:::ny
N:Jv~m.b-=r
6,
19Hl.
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Appendix 7
50
Hong Kong is generally thoughL to be good, yet not l'tithout problems. These problems could increase as Hong f{ong prepares t.o b(:
taken over by the Peopk's Republic of China (PRCj in 1997. A
growing concern is that Hong Kong ofl'icinls will cooperate l<!ss as
1997 approaches so as not to appear overly friC'ndly with western
law enforcement and invite the animosity of Lhcir future M.ainland
Chinese sup.eriors.
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Appendix 7
51
t.he United SLates has a heavilv utilized extracauon treutv with
Hong Kong through Great Britain that will expire in wn7. The
Justk~ Department is curren(Jy negotiating a post-1997 treatv
with Hong Kung thlli: will adht:re to- the "o!H: country---two ;;.ysterns" cnncept. The treaty will allow for continued extradition b<) .
tween the United StHt<~s and Hong Kong but will not involve the
PRC as a whole. The United States has no extradition treaty with
the PB.C and no current pians to m"gotiate one.
TA!WAN
Law en.fbrcernent cooperatioH between tbe United. States and Taiwan is a problem on several fronts. Taiwan ha$ effectively becolll('
a haven for the new internatjona l criminal of Chinese descent since
illerB is ne ext.rHdition u;.rr(:H)rnent betv-leon ra:i\-van 8nd the United
Staws nr betw>:'en Taiwan and mw other Asian country, ln addi
tion, Taiwanese l;1w enforcement officials ll.Tt! g.:merally u:nw-iEing to
sha.HJ in formation and evidence with foreign Ia w enforcement, agen
ci~s. l\loreover, Ta!wm1ese law enforcement has been unwilling to
share intelligeru~e information about the structure, activities, 1Wd
membership of t:Y\ad otga.nization,s in Taiwan.
Taiwan's stat:u~ as a haven for fugitives of Chinese descent ls
W<;H documented. Two corwicted heroin smugglers tesWied befonJ
the SubcommJLte:; that they sought temporary haven in Taiwan
when the Hong Knng police began investigating their heroin oper,
ation$ sincE they were aware that Taiwan had no extrad.it.ion
agreenn~nt with Great Britain or Hong Kong!'~' Fonner Ghost
Shado;v and On Leong Tong member "Kenneth Chu" testif'led at
t~E Subcommift~e's October 3, 19~ i., _he;.ri.ng that -~he
Leong
'long once: lwlo ns annual convenuon 1n Ta1wan so that 1b former
grand president, who was wru1tP.d in the United States, could at-
qn
tend.
Subeommit.tee sta!'f )Jresented Taiwanese law enforc<!ment with a
list \)f 11 criminal fugitives wanted in the Unlt<)d States who are
believed to be residing in Taiwan. Th,~ Taiwanese responded with
rega.rd to five individuals on the list, ronfi:-rning that three of the
individuals are, in fa;!t, in Ta.iwan,
The lack of an extradition at,'T?ement with Taiwan also affects
Taiwan's efforts t.o enforce its own laws. Taiwanese officials presented the Subcommittee ;vith n list of 87 raiwanese citizens who
faced criminal charges in Taiwan but were believed to have i1ed to
the United States. Although most of these fugitives are charged
.vith economic crimes such as embezzlemeni, some are sought for
violent crimes. 90
Contributing factorll to the current lack of cooperation may in
part be attributable to the fact that the Unjted States does not recognize Taiwan diplomatically and does not have any law enforce
ment representatives stationed in Taiwan.
i<iT~o.wnony
af Johnny Kr.m. A.:..:gMI. 4 . .1992: end. conOclen'l:ial witne;e ~{r. Ma" Jt3J\e l.S, l99:Z.
before PSL
S:.dxomrn:i~u..~s Novemt;.er 5. le92, hear:l:-1g O~:nect!-vi!- HoY<(>H o( thf? L.ci) Aogll?5 Sh~
i.ff'~ 1';i)i~11 expl<l~:::n:d thl! d1fficuiti~e in ~r.:urning a (Uf.ql.i\'e wuntfd !O Taiwn.n for murdering.nn
l::'rHlro (a.n,ily. Ht)WeU had oo obtai:l Lhe fugiL1\1e!$ voluntar.; ugl'\~mcm. by rc~1uxl!y nrri!!!tir\f;
;(!At th'{!
SJ001395
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00219
Appendix 7
52
TrfF.; f'EO!'LSS REPUBLiC OF CHII<:A
,
.
..
.
l
cal! <~u.
gortr 'll-lSl 1 Ci.lil(<.
,; ._b."'' _coopf~Ta.twn.......P.:rllllfl.nt:~ _m t le
nan:ohcs area..was steadily unprovmg nrml tb;; ume of tnls case.
The goldfish c.ase involved a cooperative dfort between the PRC
an_d U.S. law en~or:cement in \;,hkh ,h,e:oin stuffed inside .rro]df.sh
srnpp<:d to th<- cmted Stales tn:.m <.:mna was successfnllv urt.er
cepted. Suspeds were arrested b()t.h .in the Llwted Stutes imd the
1-:Rc. Tfry PJ'(C then ag.n;)d t? send :ne c;f their defe!1donts. tu the
Lmteu. t>L<Jtes to be a w1tness m the L.S. Uovernment's cas<:' mvolving the seized heroin. The agreement to send this witness to the
United States was considen;d a high point in U.S and Chinese law
enforcenwrd cooperation. The high point hetarne the low poinl.
whcm the wiUl'""" dxtimed politieal asylum, 1'1.nrl the Unit.:.d Stabs
to
growids.
Law er.forcement cooperat-ion between thn United States and the
major Southeast Asian heroin cu.ltivating and producing countries
is equally important due to the prevalence of heroin trafficking
among Asian organized crime groups. Of the t.hree major cultivating a<1d producing countries-Bnnn.a., Laos, and Thailand-the
United States has what are gene:raHy considered good law enforcement relations \\oith Thailand only. 'Law enforcement cooperabon
with Burma, .,.,hich is credited v.ith 60 ne:rcent of the world heroin
production, is virtUElly non-e:dstent,
"J Te~Hlrnony ':lf P.s.l~'Tt &m.r.cr, Adm.tni$tr.:tor, Drn.g t.:nfm;~n.le!:lt t\:imittHI;.:rnuor. befo"N~ t.ht!
Juchd.ary C'Jmmit-t~. May 19. l99Z.
!l:S.t_J:t:iU!:lWft i\!'l'te.r.d.ment to L.h~ Fl.J'reig:: Open~ti()nU .:\pprupriavivm:: Ar::t C",f 1~; (P.L. W1l5'7>; t\~t u{ Octdx~ 21, tMZ ~:P.L 97~}5!/J and A.~l. d Decemtx<r 2'2. j957 \P.L~ 1{)0~202.1 both
a.mf:lldmg the lm.m;g"rt~tion. sr:ri Na!~urwli\y !v:i. of J.952.
s~mHc
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Appendix 7
53
CANADA
Carwdian-U.S. Jaw enforcermmt coo~\eration in joint investigations is very good, particuJarly in drug investigat.ions. The vast majority of heroin ontring Carwd2 f'rom Southeast. 1\..sia is destined
for N.:;w York City, so it it; irnporbnt th11t such cooperation continUl'<.
In attempting to fight Asian organized crime. cooperation between American and Canadian law enforcement authorities is criticaL Canada's lax immigration laws and enforcement aiJd the open
border between t.he Unit.ed St..ates and Canada result in Canada
serving a;; an entry po.int for criminal elements from the Far East
who want: to establish onerations in the United States as well as
in Canada. Canada has exuerienced a dramatic increase in l>.sian
irnntit:rratinn in re.Ct"'!Dt. verrrS~
A:;ian 01gani;~ed c1in1e has firmly est.ahli:>hed itself in Canada's
mii!Jor cities, most notably Tomnto and VancotPWL Asian organized
crime rnernber:_s are also ,f;.ctiv? .in C~llE[My, Montreal, Winnipeg, E\J.
montnn, and l:laskatoonY" As1an tnaa nnd street. gang members m
Canada am active in heroin trnflir.king, extortion, illegal gambling,
robbery, prostitution, murder, r.nonBy .!HtmdErring, and fraud. The
potential impact on the United States was outlined by Detective Inspector .Roy '1'eeft of the Toronto Joint Task Force who testified
that in excess of lOG Triad members had lllready applied for immigration into Canada frorn Hong Kong in anticipation of 1997. He
add<;d that "Over the past few years, our lax immigration laws
have afrected our American neighbours by allowing criminals into
Canada who have been using our country as a sprin~oa.rd int) the
U.S.A. wher-e they ront.i.nue the.ir criminfl1 activities.'
Hong Kong residents do not need a vha to enter Canada. Canada
is act.ive.ly trying 1:.0 attract immigrants frorn Hong Kong viho could
infuse capital into the cotmtry. The Canadian Constitution ~;"ives
anyone present on Canadian. soil nyany of the, riP.hEs of a citizen of
Canada and makes deportation a tengtlly ana cuffi.cult process. In
addition, information gathered througn intelligence channels is not
admissible in 1nnnigration hearings.
Canadian authorities need to
abie to exclude triad and gang
members before they arrive on Cs.nadian soil. As Detective Yates
of Toronto po.inted <mt, "Not only can we expect a gro'lvth of Triad
members "v:ithin Canada if thev are not refused entry, the number
of potential victims of crime v.ifl also increase dramatically." 114
oo
JAPAN
48.
~'i'ei:Limony
Met.~:t--.;litrut
Corr..mit~-re R.epi::J\.,
1991," p. 4S-
SJ001397
Appendix 1
ship lists tD the poliee. Prior to !\larch 1992, when H new anti-gang
law took effect, Bo:ryokndan groups opemted quit' openly. As a. uisult, the NPA possesses r:xumsiv11> infonnation about ,Japanese
crime group members and associates, includinr.; those who have
t.rnveiea w ft)r,;ign cou.nt:ries.
Bold new approaches are needed t.o better combat Asian organized crime and the new international criminal which Asian crime
groups represent.
l.!i'l'F.!L'1ATJON AL li\'IT!ATr.'!cS
SJ001398
Appendix'7
55
4.. While the Drug Enfim:ement Agency currently has 1.1 subslfm
<i:;J presence in Southeast. Asian comitries. the involvement of
AsiaD crime groups in international crifninal B.ctiviti~~s .extends "vall
bc'yond rlntg trafficking. Conscr.pHmtl?, agencies such as the Fedend Bureau of Im,1st.igation and the lrnmign1tion and Naturaliza
tion Servic(' shm.dd consider expanded roles for their personn<tl sUI
tioned in t.LS. t~rnbassies in Southet:nn. A.sian eou.ntf-ies,. iro avoid
and resolve contHcts among the various agencies, the State Department mu.st exereise more effective control.
5. The Central lntelligen(e Agency is perfonning a ''aluable sen
ice ~n the G.ht. against .A>ian o~gan~zed crimi!_. through_ the. anal:~sis
performed by 1ts AntJ-Narcotlts Control Center. C:ons1deratwn
should be given to expa.nding the CIA's analysis function beyond
narcotic,s. traf?c~ing si?;e<: :nany Asian oq,{anized t~rin:"" groups ore
mvclvea m cnmma1 ecr.rnt.Ies other than nrug traifiCkmg.
6. 'I'hose countries wh.ich eil'ectively !;erv,, as sanctunries for
intematlon.al criminals by their refusaf to extradite such crim.inals,
or to prosecute those within their bounda.rius who engage in international criminal activities, should be subject to international sam>
tions. Gonside1atlon should be given t.o expanding 22 U.S.C. 2291.
which imposes sanctions on countries not cooperating in thH fight
against drug trafficking. Sanctions could be expanded to include
th;-se countries sfonrin~ as s~nctua0e~. for the new int1mwtional
cnmmals who are mernnars nt orgamzed cnnw groups, wnether en
gag<:d in drug trafficking or other intematio!H1l criminal activity.
7. Major efforts are necessary to improve Jaw enforcement co
operation with Taiwan. A recent n~:,rreernent between the United
States and Taiwan provid.ing for exchange (rf evidence and wit
nesst'<s in criminal prosecutions is an important first step. NevH~
theless, Congress shou.ld amend the Taiwan Relations Act, to re
move any doubt that may exist as to wh(!ther the United States
can enter into an extradition agreement with Taiwan, and such an
agreement should be negotiated as soon as possible. U.S. Jaw enforcement liaison o.ffidals should be stationed fu.ll time in Taiwan
(with the consent of the Taiwanese government) to establish liaison
channels for excha."lge of information and evidence about criminal
activity of mutual interest.
8. \~ihile the Japan-ese Government has recently adopted new
:mti-organized crime laws, the effect of these laws remains to be
seen. What is clear is that the heretofore anemic ,Japanese law enfon:~ment efforts against Boryokudan ga.ngs have had an adverse
impact. on the United States and other countries where the
Borvokudan have begun t0 extend their influence and investments.
The fa.ilure of Japa.'1ese law enforcement officials to share infom1a
tion and intelligence about Borvokudan members in e timelv fash
ion and in a ftJlm which is legally admissible in U.S. courts has se
verely h;mdicappl.':d U.S. lavt enforcernent efforts.
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Appendix 7
56
The ex<;cutivo branch should make a priority the neg.otiation of
formal and informal agreements with Japan to promptly Jmprove
law enforcement cooperation in part:icular evidence, information,
and inteiligence sharing.
In furtherance of this effort, the 8t.ate [hmart.ment should amend
current visa re5>ulations to make Bor;;okudt:i.n membership an inde,
pendent basis for den:ying a visa. While Boryokudan members with
criminal records are curren(:ly subje.ct to visa dan.ial, many
Boryokudim members do not hHvE, Hrrest records.
9. As the 1997 PR.C takeov~?r of Hong Kong appronchks, in
creased strains in the current good working relaLionship HnHmg law
enforcement authorities may be anticipated. The United States
should cont.irn.<.e b.) press Hong r-:ong and British authorities for better int.elHgenc(-) sharing r(~g;irding t.riad HH~rnbers ~1nd organizations. su~pped u.p effort~ by U.S. CODSlJiar and immigration officials
to prevent triad rnemlwrs from coming to the United States are
necessary. TiHo rec<mt State Department initiative makJng triad
memb.;rship an independent ground for v-isa denial is encouraging.
Negctiution.s should continue and be completed as soon as pos.
sible to ensure that law enforcement cooperation between Hong
Kong and the United States will continue post-1997 under the uone
country-two systems" concept.
DoM5'Tlc lNtTI.ATIVF.S
SJ001400
Appendix 7
57
U.S. law enforcement ageneks have thus t:ar failed t;o make seri
ous efforts Lo recruit Royal Hong Kong PoHce offida!s, despite the
fact that most ~vitncsses who testif1ed br,fore tht! SubcornmitterJ
agreed that such an endeavor would be fruitful. Many Royal Hong
Kong Police oiiicers are reportediy interested in leaving Hong Koug
prior t.o 1997. Canada and Australia are currently exploiting this
potential resource, and the Unjted States should do the same. If
necessary, Congress should enact 1egislation to facilitate such re
cru.iting efforts.
S. Law enforcement a~;encks al all leveb should implenH?nL
measures desig-ned tn r~ach out to /\sian communities in order to
g!.dn their trust and underst-anding., Such measures mny ind.ude
Lelephone "hotJines" which allow crimes to be reported in Asim1
languages; aggressive public information pmgnuns designed to in
crease reporting of crime; and joint Federal-locnl efi~?rt.s lo develop
better relations v.'ith lociJ.l Asian commw-Jitit:s.
4. The U.S. Secret Service, which has primary responsibllity for
enforcement of credit card fraud st-atutes, should d}Vote sufficient
attention and resources to the growing problem of A:;ian organized
crime .involvement In fraudulent credit card manufl\cture and distribution. While manufacture of fraudulent cards is centered in
Southeast Asia, the impact is being felt by U.S. consumers who ultimately pay higher interest rates to cover the losses suffered by
card issuers.
of PS! on DrtA!Js !VV1 }J.o:uy LaL!n.dt'nng v-;. PtJJ?.am;:a, Jan.UB.lj' 28, ! gs.;t S. Hre.
l00-854.
SJ001401
Plaintiff Ex. 1102_ 00225
Appendix 7
58
forcement agencies ean maintain access to new telecommunications
systems through court-authorized sunreillance.
IMMIGRATION fSSUES
fore PSl,
of Michael
Nr.,v~rnl:;.:t"
~ropres,
INS
Exc::n~ve
S, 1991.
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Appendix 7
59
pr.~szmts
Asitm orgunized cri!lli:? from its origins in the Fur East to Lhe Unit ..
ed States and els<)where has been clearlv documented. Asia.n crime
groups have proven themselves to be d)nunnic, sophisticated, and
internationally connected.
Law enforcement. in both the United States and abroad must
take the necessary stepH to recognize, pursue, and prosecute A. .>ian
criminal figures. New anproaches rtre necessary, and such ap
proaches must seek t,o dramatically incn:~ase the level of international c.oorcli11ation. A failure to do so will only serre to further
endanEer Asian-American communities and ultimately t.o threaten
the sruety and weB-being of all citizens.
The following Senaoors, who were members of the Permanent
Subcommittee on Investigations at the time of the hearings, have
Hpproved this report:
Sam Nunn
\Villiam V. Roth, Jr.
John Gle1m
Ted Stevens
,James R. Sasser
WilliamS. Cohen
David Pryor
Joseph Lieberman
Other Senators, who are Members of the Committee on Governmental Affil.irs, approving this repo:rt are:
Daniel K. Akaka
T'ne Members of the Committee on Governmental A..fl'airs, except
those who were members of the Senate Pe.n:nanent Subcommittee
on Investigations at the time of the hearings, did not- participate
in the hearing on which the above report is based. Accordingly,
they have taken no part in the preparation and submission of the
report, except to authorize its filing as a report made by the Sub
committee.
SJ001403
PlaintiffEx. 1102_00227
Appendix 8
0 HOPT: TRIAD
ChanTing Hung
aka ChanTai
aka ucrazy Tai"
aka Sor Chai Tai
aka Tom Hung Chan .
",
Dragon Head
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Hui Lui
.nr
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No Tal Wh
Australia
ak"MaoTse
r --Ng LalOn
lu1.<
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Lo Wai Fu
aka C~o Fu
ab"Unclo"
San Fm..'1dsco
Appendix 9
STP..FF S'l'..l\TEl'iENT OF SCOTT E. ORCHJ-0~D, ST.A.FF I!fVES'riGATOR
u.s. SENJ,TE PERHANENT SUBCOMMITTEE: ON INVESTIGATIONS
June 18 r 19 92
Rc~h!
tht~
i.n
course o cur
.Ye~"I:C
..:~sian
cr-iminal groups
~.,.hich
operate globally.
~sian
crganizatio~s
connec~ions.
~s
At a
ac~ivities
~hese
gro~?s,
Mcsr
o=
o~
'triads",
~hase
we have
Sun Yee On
merrJ::ershi.~
T~~.i.ad.
The
2onse.r.-vati.ve t::?stirnc.tes
e;f
Staff has prepared e chart of the Sun Yee On Triad and its'
international leadership.
char~.
as 1n
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Appendix 9
Page 2
The Sun Yee On was founded in the early 1950's in Hong Konq
by the late Heung Chin.
Heung
Participation in triad
As a
criminal ventures.
Chinato~~.
Vincent Jew, the former leader of the Wah Ching Gang in San
Francisco has also been identified as an associate of the Sun Yee
SJ001406
Appendix 9
Page 3
On Triad.
response
~cny
lS
now active
se,;e:r~~al
year~s.
linked to the Sun Yee On Triad, and have used their ties to the
C~her
s~~
i'
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Boo~,
was convicted of an
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schsrne
Heung
~eceived
Kc~g
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~he
the largest of
lS
the Wo Group.
w~ich
This
is the We Shing
However,
in November of 1991,
the
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Appendix 9
Page 4
activi~y
in the
leadership
Hop To Triad.
the
as crazy Ta.i
~~
recent. "-'Beks.
in promoting
thi.r~y
The
Subcorr~ittee
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Appendix 9
Page 5
today from a 14K office bearer, and Toronto Police officials will
testify
14~
1a~er
The
~or
~hese
purposes.
is t.he Kung
:..,,~)}:
Ll.S.
s1nge~s
t~am
relatively new
A~ny
Guards who
g~oup.
lef~
Gang
n~f::1!n.bers
is a
are al.o
rnerr~bers
of a :.:riad.
Most Big
As \'lill be
Two
~aiwan-based
~hict
has
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Appendix 9
Page 6
an estimated :membership of over 20,000.
Barr~oo
The
The group
The
Four Seas Gang has ties i.n Los .1\.ngeles and New York.
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102_ 00235
Appendix 9
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~(B:,Aj~':iSf GUA.R./1.;."/TOR
fNFOlUviATlON
%r},Jbt:::if.~n~rt
Julv 9.1%0
for ~ crt1dit Jine \Vith Ven~t!a1"! },..1:J.cau Lirn.ited {the ~~.LemJef~) and th.~ Guarantor hereby penzouaHy guarantees the.
debt of tht: Borrower/Dcbt<.~r~ subj~ct tv the fulh::vting rerms nnd condttkm.s:
ffJ~i:),&~Af?f;!:t:F,B:B;lf'!i'~J::!ffi:1Jttt.*f;-j{Y.;;),z'tv~'4W.Y~F.flifW~if';'i:~.f~J::J:!H~~iJ~t&i'*l~.MIEti*/AA
ill!:f1.1J~8:&r%tX. .A
. EJCU,t~fi~&.rit~~fJ:J:~m~*iJ::M~.:~%:H'~tFtf!91J. ~ /Est5-~~JtftEPJffJtlt-.HfY>Ji}f:"(:Wlff~ . . \.
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J. The Borrovi<'r and the Guarantor both attest thor ali informat.inn provided above or provided il1 the Cred!t
ApplicMbn Forms by the Borrower and the Guaramc-r tC> the Lender iH true m~d accurate, nn.d the Lend~r bas the
Bono\ver's as: \V1:H as the Chu:.rantor~s pe:rni:--,sio.n r.n (,erif)' such infonnatkxl~ including v~rifict1ti:.:m cf any listed
company or .individual crcd~t~ other tn.:s.ine:% an.d/o; crn_p.loyr.n.e.r.t hhtory~ thmugh any Iegitinwte .snnr::e,
J)\ f*;mf${ ~)~ . A, -~JtRJi!t~ff.~.X:t !tJ3;~ ifJZ:f.~H f~! t~i. . ~Mil~1 tft~~I ~
2. Tl:e Borrower ~'ld G.ua:antor e~em~Jt ~:e Lender fro.m._"h.is duty o~ ~e;~recy:. a:J~.ho~t!?g the.Lender} ~.s long as ar~y
amotJnts. arc (!',s.red ~o t.ne LeDdex trv tne .Borrower. ~o d:tEdose to tmrd rJart1es the mforrnatwn p:rov1cred abc.,.e. cr
provided in the Cre.rl.it ApplJc:atio;l Fonn o: the. emount of credit n{ved, to the extt~nl required to nbtai:1 .the
lepaymenr of (":.rt.'tJlt granted to the. Borrower pursu~n'; t(~ thjs agreer.nel~{.
SJ001415
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00239
Appendix 10
\1
4. Personal or com.pany data or any ether related infor:nation provided by tin: Borrower as well as by the Guar<l:Itor
will be subject to automated proce.ssing hy tim Lt:nder fer the pmpDse~ of analyzing credit risk and ensuring t.he
repayment of amounts :ent to the Borr.ower, and for credit risk inquiries to third party credit agencies.
~~tt(Jit~l'f.l;_I;1:.~~8'J~f!.\; ,
5. Credit isst1ed by 1he Lender to the Bnrrnwer shail be only grunted by me~r;s of transfer of casino chips of the
Lender l<.l be used by tlte Borrower solely \Vithin the Venetian ~Aacati Li:dted casincs f{'Jr legitimate casino play
pUlJOSSS.
( /\ ~ ) {'~t.l.. ~*:.tf!t\}J1lH~f:t~f;J.:;t:~~r~.Hff}J!;:0:WJig}iill~~J.L~~~(1-fKDLOMQ9..100D.00).~J?t~1J!a~f,~
fit.:+
62, The avlilfabHity of the credit lihe shaH be conditiona! 1.1pon ;he receptioD by {he L~nder Df a Prur.niti5ory N~...1tt~
("Livruuga") ctnJ a Lctt<:r of Consent C'l'acw de Precnchimcr:to") in favor of !he Lender, as attached to thi!i
Agreement:u Annex 1, and sec.ured by the Guarantor as lmd(~nv:riwr CAvalista' 1).
UWH3 :?g~~~t -
fW8t/-~
~.4. EaJ.:_~I <.a~d:t g;.~an!.ed under t~tl.s agrcernent shall_ be paid il; the ma~uDty d~~.to srawd in (~.t~ch negodable instrument
tiv1a.rker) w1Hcn \V1U be ex.ecuted by the Bm''i'\~"Wer for each Wlthtir<1\.Vi1L
I)
6.6. The r.n.~d.it Hne granted under this agree:.nent.~ !nay be i.ncr..za.sed at Borrower's request! \Vho} toge~he.f with the
Guarantor) must sign a :'Jun.ket Cu.:dit Line l::v~n~ase Recp..1e~t', in the tOrm presented a~; A..-1nex 2 of this agrc~.:n~nt.
( f; t;) !#T.O:A1Ji$~#i!"-1flf.nTiiiiDtl!.if:~l8:tS'tffikAJ$C::;Jtl{'U,.5F'l:#~iYJ4<i'rfJJ:~f'Jf+-,z ;$:~"'\Z .. MiBJ.\1\
~T:~.&J\I:;t;If/''.l1.!Ui~rt~XF~bf:.J"~l&f1:{lJ~
6;7. The availability of the increase...-1 credit 11ne shall be conditional up0n the .rt:~:eption by rhe L::,ndcJ of a n~w
Pn.m1issory Note C~Lhrti.nya:=) and a Letter of Co.nsew. ('t,.ado de Preenchimcntoll) in favor of the Lendor, us
an ached to this Ag(l-!emen.t. ~1s Annex l~ and se~-:tn~d by 1h.~ Gn;:s~ntor a::. ll!lderv..-THer (".Avv.lista 11 )-
wf"
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Appendix 1 0
lrr
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{HKD lOOJlOO.Q.Q.QJ)_Q.).
6.9. For valuable consideration, r.,;.eipt ofwhic:, is herehy aGknowledg:ed by the Bo1Tower ar1d which includes the
g:-anting and extension of a casioo crcd.it line by Creditor to the Borrow0r (Account.#,1].'i5S3), 1.hc Guarantor
personally and unconditionally gu~mntees th~ paymeD.t, to the Creditor of ~ny amot:nl requested by the Borrower's
under ;:he credit line g<nnted m this agreement up to the amount and including Q.tn:; HllNLlllliD M!LL!Ol';' HQNO
ft.:J,~:trn=:f}~)~.f/i}.:.~}'ti~*i~it~Xi&:Hi!t.HRN:fffi :Further, Grmnmior is jcintly ar,d severally liable for a.ny amount owed by th<: Hom)\Wf uncl~t this Agreemem. In the
event of any tit~fqull in payrnenl by BG;rower~ Guanmror agrees that 1/1\<!L ma~t comn1cnce collec-tion efforts o!
related \ega! pror:<X!rhng directly ag;linst Guanntm for the ddimlwd pr<yme<tt without t.he r.eed of exhaugi\ng b;
collection (:ffhns a.gain~r Borro\'!er/Debtor, ir: ac('. (.)Tdance lAril"l.: a.nd fur fhe. purpo.r;es of !ll~kle 636 nf the ~.;1.~cau
Civil Code.
( t~) ft~J.:/\J;:;J32!\~'J1i{t!t8%,~1':fffj!Jlli!J~tf.7ti;)Wi:!{):Ur!!l:t..1~fii;,~.\Will!;i:#:Z.HHM~.it'tiff~t~2f'17it~kA
7. The Borrovrt.~r shall pny to the Lender th.e am.ounf of the casino d1ips transfZ!rred t'o the Boaowei" r~o Jaf.er than the
cL:e dc.tc stated tOr e-ach withdrnwJl.
fi 18% , 'f1L~~.~t~~i:1~X.tll\8U.fi.e~..:~~~~t~~~fi~t1!11i~:
8 .L /\ny instaUrnc.nt or Hn.tount loaned not p;.dd or) the due date(sJ set oul for ec.d: wirhdmw"E.d sheH be subject to
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9. The Lend~r m~y comp~ete any pcrticn nf any Prornissory Note CLirron;;i.i'1) e>::conted by the Borrower, and
guaramcet\ by the Guarantor by Ava!, thul muy be' missing, in:,\\Jding (!.) th~ arnn1.rnt cf credit dr.wm a:ld (ii) the
:no;\trity dai<1.
an
SJ001417
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00241
Appendix 10
ll..l. fn the event of any non-paynwnt by th~ Borrower andior rhe Guaramor of any flmol~'lts due hereunder, the
Bor::owcr aml the Guarantor hereby irrevocably empower the Lender (but without obligation, (In rhe part nf t.he
Lender) to apply s.ny t~rt;"(fi~ b~lance {in what.;;ver C"!.!r.tent~y) {1) standing upo.u ~:1/ accvurH. of L~e Borrower and/or of
the Guaranior in the Venetian Maca:: United casinos, (ii) hold in any other form by t.l:le Lender, r.umely any
corrunission payrnem that the Bonuwer may have earned or be entitled to thmugh. the rolling program(s) at
Vendian Ma<".JU Limited casinos, or (iii) by using any casLrw chips that the Bcrrowe: ur the Guarantor may redeem
or any fron( deposit mo1~cy of the Borrower or the Guarantor towards sntisfaction of any sum whether princip;1l,
interest or otherwise at any time due to ~he Lender under this AgrcemenL
ffgiJJ&%\'~{fiTJx!t H03JttTfif~_g;:_.z~f.Et'i!~!#iik),,;;,f*,
11.2. The Borrower and the Guarantor also hereby i.rrevoc..ably er;-tpO\Ver tf-~ Lender, in tht~ event of any rH.~.n . .
payJnent. by the Borro\vcr u.r:J!or. the G.:arant()f of any arnc!ur.:ts hereundtJI when due, in the nmne of the Borrnv.'er
andA.:r of the Gu~rantor or of the Lender and a.t the expense cf the Borrowt;r to do
such acts a1xl to exec:.:tf) r.H
su-::h documents as may be requlre.d te eff{..~t ~ntch app.Hcation.
an
frorn the Borrower hereunder, th{~n th~ Lender slwH bt! entitled tG decnt due iHld....pa.yubk aU amounts i'cmcd to the
Borrower, namely as pri~dpa.l, fe<.:S and expense-a and tbe Lender s},a!l thereafter be entitled w, with fl.lll powers ami
.at its fuil dlsGrt:.tion, e.nforce aU the g~~arantccs provided hcretJ.Dder.
(+-=.
12..2, The smmc.nsion or te.nninatbn (~f the Borrovl'er~s WJtivitv as a g3ntin~ pnnnoter~ the w:m Hmewal or th~
termination of the re:::.neCthe .Hcen~e G:: def<.-ntltin2 (l:..flV of :J1~; Oblig.ati~n;:; liet" force in .Adrnkist::Htive Regulation
6/?..00:!, whic:. comprO::nise.~ it~: ga.ming pro.rr,oti.on. . . a.ctfviry, .shaH be d(l".cm.~""'i! for a.U events and pnq>oses, events of
default and have the exact. ~an:e CQn;:~equences _pro;.-]dcd for in Law or in this agreement
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14.1. Any disoute~s arising fro~YI this t~g-rccrnent shall be subiect to the excbsivr: juri.sdivtion of the courts of the
!v1acau S./'L.R ... This shuli t~ot prc.ch:uk d~c. inditution of legal }!ro,~.cdlngs against the Borrn\ver O"o> the Guo.nmtor to
the fA~nder ln the Courts of any ntherjorisd"iclior~.
(+Ii ) frf! ~:_.,A._fill.~ ~ Tij{] ?,;tW~t}-..8-:.J l~~-)~~ li~}rt-y" ~ ~t~ . .~..-~1J!~ ]f~ / ...~~ ~ tf~t 3!: fA ft=:~ 1~ &:~:;<~: t'FHW.~ ~t li rr:ll ~ ~
t-5: . .A... ;{g~F:4J ..t3ii'~ :z. {~.1 /~-.:k~~.f.HfF*!tE {~JfAJ ::~ ~)Y i.;iDS !J~ if~: " ~t~{#J: . . \.11J..f..;.JJLt~{~1: ..\. ;2:.{~1.A. :~!.. ~~ Vs:!ffit]% {ffi"iJ i~ ~~
SJ001418
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00242
Appendix 10
15. The G\laramor agre~;.s to FOVide Lender, at Lender's option, tmd as scc-.1rity forth~ issu~n~e of ~r~riit, ll personal
check which Lender may apply toward payment. The lender may complew iHly portinn ofihe guarantor's personal
cheque or cheque en board that may be missing or let! blank including (i) the amoun\ of the ,;ut~t~nding credit
balance; (i.i) date on the clwque.
C+>'\) :tf.liillr-PF1i:ilft~:J?'JJ0M*lit~\'1i,~i31f~?f1'fi!ff!f~;.A,i5jfjg>.R!ifrw.4R_,\.f;JTP.ii~R<J1tJft@lt
16. The tem1s and concl.itio.ns provided in d!is agreement will be applicable to !IIi the increases of the credit !inc
requested by the Borrower and um:ler:1ig1wd by the G~>m:antor.
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f~~}.. ~BA%~9<D:JBB'c7':fuBJJ8;.t.t:ffl'~*ti~Iif~.:$'~89?s$.
}..f1'T~:d<B'-J~!*?J:>*J?g;;:.~'f.~.:&_{f{iffi.rmii.~{jzylllfi.Qgi'j
PJH'YJdFJflf.t9\.A2.7E~~-ttli!!;!J#"?i?r~t
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J7. The Borrower declares that he is follv aware of the t:ontents of tht' ab:we wrineo dauses, that he has been duly
i.'l:ormed on its contents and thai all clarifications re{\ue,-.te;:i hy him on this matte.r have b~en duly pmvlded by the
Leuder.
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FJ i '~ El 2008 -lf1\.facaul f\p!, I ~ i S ~ 2.003
~f.'XA Th~ Lender
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PlaintiffEx. 1102_00243
Appendix 1 0
0 Notar!e Prlvacto,
$7.oa
Total.. .........................
ttl~" no or!gln~l.
RCoM\~ a asslnatura retro de CHEUNG, CHI TAl ?!!l!l:fo..:.fett~
perani~ m}m, cuja ld~mU~ade v~:1fq1t:ai por ra.:Ci~o de H(lng K(>r~
Permanent ldeittlty Card r,f DBa4555{0i, cm~ido em 9 <IS Setambm
d~
E~pecl~l
de Hong
K~ng.
0 No~rio i"rt"acto,
Re;)lnnEY;<> a a&lioiiur~ ro!ro, leila rm r;;ii\1>~ p;e~e.190. dB JOAQUIM JORGE FERESTRELQ NETO
VAI.ENT!:, quo prof.ss!onalmentt~ \!Sa JORGE NETO VALENTE, na qu~f;<fmle ;)e Admin!;treoor.Celll(lad-~.
ern !<>pr~mw,ao tia VENETIAN MACAU, S.A., em chh6>, m'>l!tli!Jf . ?,.iiJ'!.F'Jflf:llHirl'li~jj'j e, em ir~les.
Vendian Mar..IH; Umshd, cii)as id~nlid;;Oo, asid~ile ~ pcdsres nilcessarios pam o a~to.$&\ do ffiti'J CC<lh.>
r:lmento pesso<::t
JAaca:.~, 28 :;Je Abrli de t.YJQ5.
ANo!Sria P&.:a-0~.
~~ \JJ. Q~.Q.\~
Marl de L~rdos CostB
EmoL; c~k'!tze pai~c:es . ..
Conh"? 61
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Appendix 11
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l. Pl>rsooal or company data or any other related infonnation provided by the Borrower as well as by :he Gu2rantor
wi11 be subject to automat~d processil1g by lite Lender for the purposes of aoalyziug credit ri~k and emu~ing the
repayment of amou.'lts hmt to the Borrower, atid for credit risk i11quiries to third party credit agencies.
1\
5. Credit issued by t.1e Lende.r to the .Borrvwer shall he only granted by rneans of trnnsfer of cosino chip~l of the
Lender to be used by the BcHtower ..-~olely within the Venetian r..Jacau Lhnited c<~siHos for legitimate casino p~ay
purposes.
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6.1. '!'he Bon ower requesw the I.. .~:mder to .make available a crt.;dit Jbe to be llsed :rt (..'J..;s.ino chips up
t!,&Dl~!).OOO.OOO.OO (ONE HVNJll;tED AND FIFTY MlllJQN.H9.NGJ>,QNqQQU",AR.;?).
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(f.\1arkcr) which '\viH be executed by the Bc1rrnwer for each wlthdrrtwal.
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5.7. 11w avnikbilitv of the increased credit Iine shall br c~ond\ti<Jn.al uoon the reception by the. Le-nder nf a n"w
Pn.)m.bsory 'Note (;,Livm.n.<;al!) and a Letter r.d' Const::nt {''Pecto ric. Pr~enchirnents'Jn) tn fa\.or of the Lender. arl
attnuh::d tn ~his Agre,~rnent as A.nnex 11 an.d secured by the GUC!l~\ri{OJ 1.\$ undcr~.'Titer Avr: Hsta '~).
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00246
Appendix 11
6.8. The signed "Junket Cn;dit Line lncre~.oc Request" will be ;uffident evidence of the further arnotmls granted by
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(HKD 150,000,000.00 l.
6.9. For vahlr.ble ean~Ido;rntion, receipt of whkb is hereby ackn0wledged by Li-te Borrower and whkh includes the
gntming and exr.en3ion of a ca$ino credit line by Crediw: to tho Borrower (Account#53057l), 1he Guarantor
pcr:sona lly and 1Jncrmditkm;1l!y J;.'rltnrante~s tiw paym~m~ tfi the Creditor of any amount requested by the BorTo\ver's
under the crerli! :ine grant~d itl this atacr.meu up :o th~ ?.HKH~nt and illduding ONE HUND:P..J~)J A}i'D FlFTY
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1. The Borrower $han pay to the Lender th0 on1ow1t of th~. 1!3SiJ.~c; chips tf1.nsf~.rred r.o d:te Borrower no later than the
Jt:,
8.2. So kmg as the fa.ih.rre continuGS
su~h nH':! shaH be ret":alcuhted ;:;.n the san1e basis thereaner and interest so
>..::alcufateri shall be con1pound.ed rnn.nt.h.iy up to tbe n'IOlnent the Lender detennin~ such indebtedness to be fuHy
settled.
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guar~ntf.r:ed by the Guaranror' by ,A..va 1: th5.t may bf:: mifis\n.gs inc.ludmg (i) the arneunt of credit dnrwn and (ii) the
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00247
Appendix 11
ll.i In the evcm of a:;.y w.m-payment by the Borrower endior the Guarwtnr of any amounts due hereunder, the
Bmrower a.nd the G"ar;mt<Jr hereby .irrevocably empow::r the Lender ('out without obligRtit.m, on t11e part of the
I:c:ndcr) to apply my cR>dit balance {in whatever currency) (i) standing upon any accocull of th; BOJTJWer andior of
tt;e Guamntur in the Venetian Macau Limited cusuws, (ii) hold in anv other form bv th~ Lender, namelv any
corrJJ"~ssion pa)1tlent that the Borrower may havE: ea!r~ed or be c;ntil'Jed to t.hrc.tugh .. the ro1ling progratn(s) at
Vcncttan t{acau Limited VtJsirws~ or (iii) by using any cas;no chips that tlv:- Bm.lD\~et or the Goaramor may redeen)
or any front deposit n1oney of l~c Borrwwcr or the Ch.:.arar:tot towards satisfaction of ar:y sum whether principalr
btere~t or othcnd~e at any tir.ne due rn the I,ende.r under this Agrccn1{~nt.
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.ili~rneiy should the Borrovler fail to p:.ty in the .m~nner and time set t~Jrt.h i1....th~s agrce.n-wrlt or v:hich rru.y be c1air.ncd
from the Born:nver hereunder~ th,;.n tlH:: Lender ~hall be. cr:t.itled to dee.1n dut~ and pay~h1e flll amnunts ioaned to t1:c
Borrower, Jlarne1y a.s ;.>rincip~l. fee,> and expense~ and the Lt':lder shall thereafter be enlitle<l to, with full pov.><>rs itnd
iH its fuH discretion, enfOrce aH the guurante,$ provided hereunder.
lcn.ni.natlon of tt:e respective li.::ensc or dcfadting any of \he obligalion;; set fcr.::c in Alhniniatrative RegulaHon
612.002., \vh!ch comprom.ises it.i ge:ming prornotion activity~ ;;huH h;: deemed~ for an events and purposc.j, :!vent~~ of
dcftuJfl an.d iun.-e lho exac1 sarne consequences provided for in Lav{ cr in thi~ agreement.
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set 01't for each wit.hdrawa1, the Lender shell b<: entitkd to aU costs of collection, indudng reasonable
attorney f~es~ cou..rt cost~ 1 as per the am.ount stated in the blUing- ne\e tn be prepared by tbe Lendcc and to JcfuuH
interest al the. rate set out in such spxi.fic terrr~> and c:'mdit.ions.
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m. the Courts of any otne.r JUnsGtctlo.::o,
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Plaintiff Ex. II 02 00254
Footnote 1
Article l
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LOS ANGELES, March 31 (Reuters) - Nevada's Gaming Control Board said on Wednesday it was
analyzing the status of VIP room operations In Macau casinos and possible links to Chinese
criminals.
Reuters reported on Monday that an examination of Hong Kong court records, U.S. depositions of
a former Sands executive and Interviews with law enforcement and security officials in the United
States and Macau show a connection between Las Vegas Sands Corp and a Macau-based
businessman alleged to have ties to organized crime.
"At the conclusion of our analysis of the situation In its entirety, this agency will move appropriately
as governed by Nevada law and standards required of our Nevada licenses," Randall Sayre, a
member of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, said in an e-mailed statement.
Sayre said the situation at Sands, along with the general environment regarding VIP operations In
Macau, was known to the agency and would be addressed "at the point the investigative product is
ripe for consideration."
Sands operates three casinos In Macau as well as the Palazzo and Venetian resorts on the Las
Vegas Strip. Other casino companies with operations in both Nevada and Macau Include MGM
Mirage and Wynn Resorts Ltd.
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Las Vegas Sands, which !s about to open a new $5.5 billion casino complex In Singapore, also
operates a casino In Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
A spokesman for the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said in a statement that "the review of
sultablilty by the Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement Is ongoing for all license holders, and
it will not confirm or deoy whether this is a matter In which It Is actively Investigating.' (Reporting
by Deena Beasley; Editing by Toni Reinhold)
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Document LBA0000020100331e63v0021b
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Footnote 2
HCCC 13/2009
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 13 OF 2009
HKSAR
v.
SEE Wah-lun (AI)
TANG Ka-man (A2)
WONG Chi-man (A3)
YEUNG Chun-kit (A4)
CHAN Ho-leung (AS)
Before:
Date:
Present:Mr Simon Tam, SPP, and Mr Franco Kuan, PP, of the Department of Justice, for
HKSAR
Mr John Haynes, instructed by Messrs Mike So, Joseph Lau & Co. (assigned by
DLA), for the 1st Accused
Mr William Chan, instructed by Messrs Lau, Chan & Ko, for the 2nd Accused
Mr Paul Tse, instructed by Messrs Tam, Pun & Yipp (assigned by DLA), for the
3rdAccused
Mr Peter Cahill, instructed by Messrs Li, Wong, Lam & WI Cheung (assigned by
DLA), for the 4th Accused
Mr Francis Cheng, instructed by Messrs Louis K Y Pau & Co. (assigned by DLA),
for the 5th Accused
Offence:(l) Acting as a member of a triad society (!2A-=:ir-@r!&;jj,~15Hf~)
(2) Conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent ( s$~:f.f;t([ilffrif:~~
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COURT: See Wah-lun, Tang Ka-man, Wong Chi-man, Yeung Chun-kit and Chan Ho-leung,
in respect of each of you, I have considered everything urged on your behalf by your
counsel.And I have of course given separate consideration to each of you on the question of
sentence.
As far as you, See Wah-lun, is concerned, your offences under Counts 1, 2 and 4
are all related to the conspiracy to murder under Count 3. I will pass concunent
sentences on you on all four counts.
As far as you, the other four accused, are concerned, your offence under Count 1 is
related to the conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent under Count 2.
I will pass concurrent sentences on each of you four on those two counts. And as
far as the role w~ch each of you four played, I will draw no distinction.
In respect of all five accused, I will of course take the most lenient view that can
reasonably be taken. The appropriate total sentence for each of the five accused
will be achieved by making the longest of the concurrent sentences against each
accused reflect all the appropriate elements of aggravation, including those which
come under another or other counts. That will achieve the appropriate total but no
more than the appropriate total since all the sentences will be concurrent.
The maximum penalty for the offence under Count 1 (of acting as a member of a
triad society) is 3 years' imprisonment on a first conviction and 7 years'
imprisonment on a second or subsequent conviction. The maximum penalty for the
offence under Count 2 (ofconspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent),
for the offence under Count 3 (of conspiracy to murder) and for the offence under
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Count 4 (of soliciting to murder) are the same. It is life imprisonment.
As to the counts against all five accused, namely Counts 1 and 2, the position is
this. The evidence clearly indicates that the way in which the 1st accused acted as
a triad member is more serious than the way in which the other four accused so
acted; and his role in the conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent is
more serious than theirs. As against all five accused, it has to be said that the
grievous bodily harm which they conspired to cause with intent was to be carried
out pursuant to a carefully planned attack.
There are cases which show that the sentence for causing grievous bodily harm
with intent commonly range from 3 years' imprisonment to 12 years'
imprisonment although everything will ultimately depend on the particular
circumstances. There are also cases which show that conspirators are not
infrequently punished in the same way as if they had completed the offence which
they conspired to commit. Again, it all depends ultimately on the particular
circumstances.
In respect of each of these five accused, I bear in mind of course that, behind the
scene, there is a person or are persons even more blameworthy than any of them.
Turning to the 1st accused alone, the murder which he conspired to commit and
which he solicited others to commit was likewise to be carried out to a carefully
planned attack. The use of stun guns and very deadly knives was part of the plan.
As far as mitigation is concerned, the only real mitigation available is the
mitigation available to the 3rd accused in the form of his previous good character.
The other accused's criminal record will of course not be held against them when
they are sentenced. I have serious doubts as to whether a previous good character
is effective mitigation in a case like this one. But I will eiT on the side of leniency
if I err at all, and give the 3rd accused some discount, even though it cannot be
much of a discount, for his previous good character.
When it comes to the role each of them played, I will draw no distinction between
the 2nd to 5th accused.
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Footnote 2
facts are noted. Each of these conspiracies involved a plan to abduct a man in the
street and take him as a captive to a prepared location. In the first conspiracy, the
plan was to break his arms and legs at that location. In the second conspiracy, the
plan went even further. It was to kill him at that location.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO. 13 OF 2009
HKSAR
v.
SEE Wah-lun (Al)
TANG Ka-man (A2)
WONG Chi-man (A3)
YEUNG Chun-kit (A4)
CHAN Ho-leung (AS)
Before:
Date:
Present:Mr Simon Tam, SPP, and Mr Franco Kuan, PP, of the Department of Justice, for
HKSAR
Mr John Haynes, instructed by Messrs Mike So, Joseph Lau & Co. (assigned by
DLA), for the 1st Accused
Mr William Chan, instructed by Messrs Lau, Chan & Ko, for the 2nd Accused
Mr Paul Tse, instructed by Messrs Tam, Pun & Yipp (assigned by DLA), for the
3rd Accused
Mr Peter Cahill, instructed by Messrs Li, Wong, Lam & W I Cheung (assigned by
DLA), for the 4th Accused
Mr Francis Cheng, instructed by Messrs Louis K Y Pau & Co. (assigned by DLA),
for the 5th Accused
Offence:(l) Acting as a member of a triad society (~_:::1-f~JJX;~5J-ful.{f$)
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COURT: See Wah-lun, Tang Ka-man, Wong Chi-man, Yeung Chun-kit and Chan Ho-leung,
in respect of each of you, I have considered everything urged on your behalf by your
counsel.And I have of course given separate consideration to each of you on the question of
sentence.
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are all related to the conspiracy to murder under Count 3. I will pass concurrent
sentences on you on all four counts.
As far as you, the other four accused, are concerned, your offence under Count 1 is
related to the conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent under Count 2.
I will pass concurrent sentences on each of you four on those two counts. And as
far as the role which each of you four played, I will draw no distinction.
In respect of all five accused, I will of course take the most lenient view that can
reasonably be taken. The appropriate total sentence for each of the five accused
will be achieved by making the longest of the concurrent sentences against each
accused reflect all the appropriate elements of aggravation, including those which
come under another or other counts. That will achieve the appropriate total but no
more than the appropriate total since all the sentences will be concurrent.
The maximum penalty for the offence under Count 1 (of acting as a member of a
triad society) is 3 years' imprisonment on a first conviction and 7 years'
imprisonment on a second or subsequent conviction. The maximum penalty for the
offence under Count 2 (ofconspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent),
for the offence under Count 3 (of conspiracy to murder) and for the offence under
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Count 4 (of soliciting to murder) are the same. It is life imprisonment
As to the counts against all five accused, namely Counts 1 and 2, the position is
this. The evidence clearly indicates that the way in which the 1st accused acted as
a triad member is more serious than the way in which the other four accused so
acted; and his role in the conspiracy to cause grievous bodily hann with intent is
more serious than theirs. As against all five accused, it has to be said that the
grievous bodily harm which they conspired to cause with intent was to be carried
out pursuant to a carefully planned attack.
There are cases which show that the sentence for causing grievous bodily harm
with intent commonly range from 3 years' imprisonment to 12 years'
imprisonment although everything will ultimately depend on the particular
circumstances. There are also cases which show that conspirators are not
infrequently punished in the same way as if they had completed the offence which
they conspired to commit. Again, it all depends ultimately on the particular
circumstances.
In respect of each of these five accused, I bear in mind of course that, behind the
scene, there is a person or are persons even more blameworthy than any of them.
Turning to the 1st accused alone, the murder which he conspired to commit and
which he solicited others to commit was likewise to be carried out to a carefully
planned attack. The use of stun guns and very deadly knives was part of the plan.
As far as mitigation is concerned, the only real mitigation available is the
mitigation available to the 3rd accused in the form of his previous good character.
The other accused's criminal record will of course not be held against them when
they are sentenced. I have serious doubts as to whether a previous good character
is effective mitigation in a case like this one. But I will err on the side of leniency
if I err at all, and give the 3rd accused some discount, even though it cannot be
much of a discount, for his previous good character.
When it comes to the role each of them played, I will draw no distinction between
the 2nd to 5th accused.
A court should always be as lenient as possible, but the seriousness of a case
cannot be ignored. The seriousness of this case speaks for itself once the basic
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facts are noted. Each of these conspiracies involved a plan to abduct a man in the
street and take him as a captive to a prepared location. In the first conspiracy, the
plan was to break his arms and legs at that location. In the second conspiracy, the
plan went even further. It was to kill him at that location.
All things considered, I will sentence as follows.
1st accused, on Count 1, I sentence you to 2Y2 years' imprisonment. On Count 2, I
sentence you to 11 years' imprisonment. On Count 3, I sentence you to 14 years'
imprisonment. On Count 4, I sentence you to 12 years' imprisonment. All the
sentences will be concurrent. So you will go to prison for 14 years.
2nd accused, on Count 1, I sentence you to 1Y2 years' imprisonment. On Count 2, I
sentence you to 9 years' imprisonment. Those sentences will be concurrent. So
you will go to prison for 9 years.
3rd accused, on Count 1, I adopt a starting point of 1Yz years. On Count 2, I adopt
a starting point of 9 years. For your previous good character, I will give you such
discount as to sentence you to 1 year's imprisonment on Count 1 and to 8Yz years'
imprisonment on Count 2. Those sentences will be concurrent. So you will go to
prison for 8Y2 years.
4th accused, I sentence you to 1Yz years' imprisonment on Count 1 and a
concurrent term of 9 years' imprisonment on Count 2. So you will go to prison for
9 years.
5th accused, I sentence you to 1Y2 years' imprisonment on Count 1 and a
concurrent term of 9 years' imprisonment on Count 2. So you will go to prison for
9 years.
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Hong Kong
Triad five jailed over plot to kill croupier
Yvonne Tsul
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28 October 2009
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Five Wo Hop To triad members were jailed yesterday for 6-1/2 to 14 years for taking part in a plan
to murder a casino dealer in May last year on the orders of a senior gangster.
The dealer was targeted after the "Yuen Long God of Gambling", Siu Yun-ping, won hundreds of
millions of dollars in Macau casinos, the Court of First Instance had heard.
The five men, who pleaded not guilty, were convicted by a jury last Friday,
See Wah-lun, 30, Tang Ka-man, 31, Wong Chi-man, 26, Yeung Chun-kit, 22, and Chan Ho-leung,
35, were convicted of acting as triad members and conspiring to cause grievous bodily harm. See
was also convicted of conspiring to murder and soliciting nine people - Including the other four
convicted - to commit murder. He was jailed for 14 years. Tang, Yeung and Chan were jailed for
nine years and Wong for 8-1/2 years.
The court had heard that triad boss Cheung Chi-tai, also known as "Tsang Pau", ordered his
followers in April last year to abduct dealer Wong Kam-ming and break his arms and legs. But
Cheung changed his mind in early May, and ordered wong killed.
Information from triad member Lau Ming-yee had led to the arrest of more than 10 men in a Yuen
Long village house on May 15. Police found a range of weapons inside.
At the trial, Wong testified that Slu had won an estimated HK$500 million to HK$600 million playing
baccarat between August 2007 and January last year in Macau casinos, including the Venetian, the
Usboa and the Sands Macao.
Wong said he had made more than HK$10 million in tips from Siu,
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won so much money and suspected him of cheating.
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these years, he versed himself in management of all kinds
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(Australia) and member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified
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Mr. Wong Tat Tung, aged 38, has over 12 years business
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The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement,
makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever
for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this
announcement.
This announcement appears for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to
acquire, purchase or subscribe for the securities.
AND
(5) RESUMPTION OF TRADING
Financial adviser to Massive Resources International Corporation Limited
KINGSTON CORI'ORATE FINANCE LIMITED
SJ001530
footnote 22
First Profit Agreement
On 9 January 2007, Highest Increase as purchaser entered into the First Profit
Agreement with Hou Wan as vendor and Mr. Guo, the ultimate beneficial owner
of Hou Wan, as guarantor. Pursuant to the First Profit Agreement, Hou Wan has
conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign and Mr. Guo has
conditionally agreed to procure Hou Wan to sell and/or assign to Highest Increase
absolutely Hou Wan's right, title and interest and benefits in and to 100% of the
Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/or its
customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms commencing from the
completion date of the First Profit Agreement and Highest Increase shall
purchase/accept the assignment the Profit, free from all liens, claims, equities,
charges, encumbrances or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with all
rights attached thereto as from the completion date of the First Profit Agreement.
Call Option
Certain Champ has, pursuant to an agreement dated 16 January 2007, granted to
the Company the Call Option. The Call Option is, subject to Completion,
exercisable by the Company within 24 months after Completion. The aggregate
price for the exercise of the Call Option is HK$350,000,000.
The Company has no current intention to exercise the Call Option. Further
announcement will be made by the Company upon exercise of the Call Option.
(2)
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(3)
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PlaintiffEx. 1102 00356
Footnote 22
(5)
GENERAL
As some of the applicable percentage ratios as referred to in Chapter 14 of the
Listing Rules are more than 100%, the Acquisition constitutes a very substantial
acquisition on the part of the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the approval by the Shareholders at a
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general meeting under Rule 14.49 of the Listing Rules.
An EGM will be convened to consider and, if thought fit, approve (i) the
Acquisition and the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; and (iii) the
Change of Company Name. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information
and belief having made all reasonable enquiries, no Shareholder is required to
abstain from voting at the EGM.
A circular containing, among other things, the details of (i) the Acquisition and
the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; (iii) the Open Offer; and (iv) the
Change of Company Name, together with a notice of the EGM will be despatched
to the Shareholders as soon as practicable.
(6)
(1)
16 January 2007
Parties
Purchaser
Vendor
Others
the Company
Mr. Guo, an Independent Third Party
Certain Champ and Hou Wan
Assets to be acquired
Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, the Company has conditionally agreed to
acquire and the Vendor has conditionally agreed to dispose of 100 shares of US$1.00
each in the share capital of Credible, representing 100% of the entire issued share
capital of Credible, free from any option, charge, lien, equity, encumbrance, rights
of pre-emption or any other third party rights whatsoever and together with all
rights attached to them at the date of Completion or subsequently becoming attached
to them. Credible holds a 20% equity interest in Base Move, a company which has
entered into the Second Profit Agreement with Highest Increase to acquire 100% of
its profit, being approximately 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou
Wan and/or its customers at the Chengdu VIP Club, one of the VIP gaming rooms
owned by Sands Macao and which currently has 5 gaming tables.
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footnote 22
Consideration
The total consideration for the Acquisition is HK$140,000,000 and shall be satisfied
in cash upon the Completion. The consideration was arrived at by reference to the
track record of the Rolling Turnover of Hou Wan at Chengdu VIP Club during the
period between July 2005 and October 2006, the number of gaming tables at the
Chengdu VIP Club, the First Guaranteed Profit, the Second Guaranteed Profit, the
Call Option and the research reports conducted by leading investment banks that
made a revenue estimate of approximately HK$300,000,000 a month to be derived
from one gaming table of Baccarat (being the 1nost accessible ga1ne in a VIP Club
in Macau).
Conditions precedent
Completion is conditional upon the satisfaction and/or waiver of the following:
(A)
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PlaintiffEx. 1102 00358
footnote 22
Asset to be acquired
Hou Wan has on 17 February 2005 entered into the Junket Representative Agreement
and on 17 February 2006 renewed such Junket Representative Agreement with
Venetian Macau Limited as a gaming promoter for Sands Macao. Hou Wan has
conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign and Mr. Guo has
conditionally agreed to procure Hou Wan to sell and/or assign to Highest Increase
absolutely Hou Wan's right, title and interest and benefits in and to 100% of the
Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/or its
customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms commencing from the completion
date of the First Profit Agreement and Highest Increase shall purchase/accept the
assignment of the Profit, free from all liens, claims, equities, charges, encumbrances
or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with all rights attached thereto as
from the completion date of the First Profit Agreement.
Consideration
The consideration payable by Highest Increase to Hou Wan for the Profit sold and/
or assigned is HK$1.00.
Conditions
Completion of the First Profit Agreement is conditional upon the following
conditions having been fulfilled or waived (as the case may be):
(a)
(b)
the warranties given by Hou Wan in the First Profit Agreement remaining
true and accurate in all material respects; and
(c)
Highest Increase being satisfied in its absolute discretion with the results
of the due diligence investigation in respect of Hou Wan, including but not
limited to the affairs, business, assets, legality of all business and
commercial activities conducted at Sands Macao, any other due diligence
relevant to the sale and purchase of the Profit, liabilities, operations, records,
financial position, value of assets, accounts, results, legal and financing
structure of Hou Wan.
Long-stop date
The First Profit Agreement provides that should the satisfaction of all the above
conditions, if not waived by Highest Increase, not occur on or before 30 June 2007,
the First Profit Agreement shall terminate.
Completion
Completion shall take place on the fifth Business Day or on such date as may be
agreed between the parties after the last of the conditions of the First Profit
Agreement having been fulfilled or waived.
SJ001535
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footnote 22
The major terms of the Second Profit Agreement are set out as follows:
Asset to be acquired
Highest Increase has conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign
and Mr. Guo has conditionally agreed to procure Highest Increase to sell and/or
assign to Base Move absolutely Highest Increase's right, title and interest and
benefits in and to 100% of the Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated
by Hou Wan and/or its customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms
commencing from the completion date of the Second Profit Agreement and Base
Move shall purchase/accept the assignment of the Profit, free from all liens, claims,
equities, charges, encumbrances or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with
all rights attached thereto as from the completion date of the Second Profit
Agreement.
Consideration
The consideration payable by Base Move to Highest Increase for the Profit sold
and/or assigned is HK$1.00.
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Completion of the Second Profit Agreement is conditional upon the following
conditions having been fulfilled or waived (as the case may be):
(a)
Base Move obtaining such legal opinions as it may in its absolute discretion
require on, inter alia, the legality and enforceability of the junket operation
conducted by Hou Wan at Sands Macao and the legality of the transactions
contemplated thereunder;
(b)
(c)
Base Move being satisfied in its absolute discretion with the results of the
due diligence investigation in respect of Hou Wan, including but not limited
to the affairs, business, assets, legality of all business and commercial
activities conducted at Sands Macao, any other due diligence relevant to
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Hou Wan.
Long-stop date
The Second Profit Agreement provides that should the satisfaction of all the above
conditions, if not waived by Base Move, not occur on or before 30 June 2007, the
Second Profit Agreement shall terminate.
Completion
Completion shall take place on the fifth Business Day or on such date as may be
agreed between the parties after the last of the conditions of the Second Profit
Agreement having been fulfilled or waived.
Pursuant to the Second Profit Agreement, written evidence showing that the First
Profit Agreement has become unconditional and completed shall be received by
Base Move on completion of the Second Profit Agreement, otherwise completion
on Second Profit Agreement shall not take place.
SJ001536
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00360
Footnote 22
The Company understands that the arrangement of the First Profit Agreement and
the Second Profit Agreement is for the purpose of ringfencing and ensuring there is
no tax burden arising from the Profit for Base Move upon completion of the
Acquisition. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having
made all reasonable enquiries (including obtaining legal advice from the legal advisor
to the Company), the First Profit Agreement and the Second Profit Agreement are
legally enforceable.
DIRECTORS' VIEWS
(1)
(b)
SJ001537
footnote 22
The Company understands that Hou Wan receives monthly junket
representative settlement forms signed off by Sands Macao. Therefore, based
on such settlement forms, the monthly profit is calculated and ascertained.
The Company will appoint representative to attend the monthly settlements
of commission paid by Sands Macao to Hou Wan in the future and review
those junket representative settlement for each month. The Company has
indicated that, for each month, Sands Macao will pay to Hou Wan the
commission/service fee for the Rolling Turnover brought by Hou Wan to
Sands Macao. Hou Wan will then pay the Profit, being 0.4% Rolling
Turnover, to Highest Increase and Highest Increase in turn will pay the
Profit to Base Move.
(2)
(3)
After balancing the risks as stated in the section headed "Risk Factors of Junket
Business" below with the benefits of the Acquisition, including the Group's perpetual
rights to the Profit, no share of loss by the Group and the source of the Profit under
the Profit Agreements, the Directors consider that the consideration is fair and
reasonable and the Acquisition is in the interest of the Company and the Shareholders
as a whole.
The consideration is determined after arm's length negotiation between the Company
and Mr. Guo after considering that (1) the Acquisition will broaden the Group's
revenue source and provide a substantial and stable income source to the Group in
view of the acquisition of the Profit by Base Move from Hou Wan under the Profit
Agreements; (2) the loosening of travel restrictions of mainland Chinese visitors;
and (3) the prospects of Macau's gaming business.
The Company considers acquiring a profit stream which has no share of loss under
the Profit Agreements of Hou Wan will not prejudicially affect the Company. The
Company understands that no guarantee has been given by Mr. Guo and Hou Wan
under the Junket Representative Agreement.
SJ001538
Plaintiff Ex. I 102 00362
Footnote 22
As such, the Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) consider
the consideration for the Acquisition to be fair and reasonable. Please refer to the
paragraph headed "Reasons for the Acquisition" for further details of the reasons
for the Acquisition.
(2)
(3)
In the event that Sands Macao becomes the target for carrying out money
laundering, the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan may be affected
and/or interrupted.
(4)
(5)
As the Profit is sourced from Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/
or its customers pursuant to the Junket Representative Agreement, there is
a risk that the source of the Profit will cease if the Junket Representative
Agreement expires or the junket licence of Hou Wan cannot be renewed.
(6)
(7)
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SJ001539
footnote 22
(8)
(9)
The junket licence of Hou Wan granted by the Macau Government is subject
to renewal annually.
(10)
(11)
.""".
First Profit
Agreement
The diagram below shows the shareholding structure of the relevant entities
immediately after Completion:
First Profit
Agreement
11
SJ001540
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00364
footnote 22
GUARANTEED PROFIT
Hou Wan has irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed to Highest Increase that
the annual Profit during the period of one year commencing from the date of
Completion ("First Relevant Period") shall not be less than HK$120,000,000 ("First
Guaranteed Profit"). In the event the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest
Increase for the First Relevant Period shall be less than HK$120,000,000, Hou Wan
undertakes to pay to Highest Increase the sum calculated in accordance with the
following formula (the "First Adjustment") within 60 days after the First Relevant
Period (provided that the First Adjustment shall not be more than HK$ 120,000,000):
First Adjustment
= (A I -
B 1)
where:
Al
Bl
::::
=
HK$120,000,000
the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest Increase during the
First Relevant Period
and if the resulting First Adjustment shall be a negative figure, Highest Increase
shall not be required to pay any adjustment for the First Relevant Period.
In addition, Hou Wan has also irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed to Highest
Increase that the Profit during the period of one year commencing from the first
day after the First Relevant Period ("Second Relevant Period") shall not be less
than HK$132,000,000 ("Second Guaranteed Profit"). In the event the Profit received
and/or receivable by Highest Increase for the Second Relevant Period shall be Jess
than HK$132,000,000, Hou Wan undertakes to pay to Highest Increase the sum
calculated in accordance with the following formula (the "Second Adjustment")
within 60 days after the Second Relevant Period (provided that the Second
Adjustment shall not be more than HK$132,000,000):
Second Adjustment
= (A2 -
B2) x 4
where:
A2
B2
HK$132,000,000
the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest Increase for the Second
Relevant Period
and if the resulting Second Adjustment shall be a negative figure, Hou Wan shall
not be required to pay any adjustment for the Second Relevant Period. The
Guaranteed Profit is still valid in the event that Hou Wan failed to obtain a junket
licence from the Macau Government.
The Guaranteed Profit is determined under arm's length negotiation between relevant
parties by reference to the performance of Hou Wan (the Company was given to
understand by Hou Wan that the Rolling Turnover per annum in average was
approximately HK$30 billion) and, as a reference to the market condition of the
gaming industry, research reports conducted by leading investment banks that made
a revenue estimate of approximately HK$300,000,000 a month to be derived from
one gaming table of Baccarat (being the most accessible game in a VIP Club in
Macau).
Mr. Guo has agreed to guarantee the obligations of Hou Wan under the First Profit
Agreement.
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SJ001541
footnote 22
INFORMATION OF THE TARGET GROUP
Information of Credible
Credible was incorporated on 13 November 2006 and is an investment holding
company.
The main asset of Credible is its 20% equity interest in Base Move. According to
the unaudited management accounts of Credible, the total assets of Credible as at
31 December 2006 is HK$780 and Credible has no liability as at 31 December
2006. There is no profit or loss recorded in the unaudited management accounts of
Credible for the period commencing on 13 November 2006 (the date of its
incorporation) to 31 December 2006.
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SJ001542
Footnote 22
its corporate, business and financial information, information regarding its key
employees and shareholders, judicial litigation and governmental investigation,
bankrnptcy and insolvency, its previous experience in junket business. The relevant
authorities will also consider the information provided by the corporate applicant's
shareholder with 5% or more of the share capital and key employees, including
their personal and family background, their financial information and civil
proceedings or criminal investigation that they may be involved. To the best
knowledge of the Directors, the role of Sands Macao in renewing the junket
representative license for Hou Wan is to issue a letter to the relevant government
department in Macau confirming that the gaming promoter continues to be a gaming
promoter for Sands Macao.
As a junket representative, being an independent contractor responsible for soliciting
customers to casinos, Hou Wan is primarily responsible for directing gaming
customers to Sands Macao and using its best endeavors to actively promote Sands
Macao to existing and potential customers. It receives a commission on the Rolling
Turnover from Sands Macao. The net profit it receives, after deducting commission
paid by it to its agents, administrative expenses and tax payable to the Macau
Government, is approximately 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover.
To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having made all
reasonable enquiries, Base Move, Mr. Guo and their ultimate beneficial owners, are
Independent Third Parties and all of them are independent of and not connected
with the Directors and their respective associates.
REASONS FOR THE ACQUISITION
The principal activities of the Group are manufacturing and trading of electrical
equipment, provision of electrical engineering and contracting services, securities
trading, and leasing and management of cruise.
Sands Macao is operated by Venetian Macau Limited, a subsidiary of Las Vegas
Sands Corp., the securities of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Based on the monthly junket representative settlement forms, which are the official
invoices issued to Hou Wan by Sands Macao evidencing the Rolling Turnover and
the commission of Hou Wan, the unaudited Rolling Turnover generated by Hou
Wan for the period between July 2005 and October 2006 amounted to approximately
HK$44.34 billion.
In view of the recent economy of Macau and the prospects of Macau's gaming
business, the Directors believe that the Acquisition will broaden the Group's
revenue sources and provide a stable income stream to the Group. Accordingly,
the Directors consider that the terms of the Acquisition Agreement are fair
and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a
whole.
IMPLICATIONS UNDER THE LAWS OF HONG KONG AND THE LISTING
RULES
As covered by the legal opinion as the Macau law, Hou Wan is validly licensed to
act as a gaming promoter (or junket) in Macau. To the best of the Directors'
knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiries, Sands
Macao is licensed to operate junket business and gaming business by the relevant
authorities in Macau.
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SJ001543
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00367
footnote 22
Shareholders should be aware that under the guidelines issued by the Stock Exchange
in relation to "Gambling activities undertaken by listing applicants and/or listed
issuers" dated 11 March 2003, should the Group directly or indirectly be engaged
in gambling activities and operation of such gambling activities (i) fail to comply
with the applicable laws in the areas where such activities operate and/or (ii)
contravene the Gambling Ordinance, the Company or its business may be considered
unsuitable for listing under Rule 18.04 of the Listing Rules, the Stock Exchange
may direct the Company to take remedial action, and/or may suspend dealings in,
or may cancel the listing of, the Shares.
In relation to the prevention of the money laundering activities, as both Hou Wan
and Sands Macao are respectively licensed to operate junket business and gaming
business by the relevant authorities in Macau and the amount of bet/Rolling Turnover
is properly registered by both Hou Wan and Sands Macao, their gaming activities
and businesses are subject to stringent control and regulation of the Macau
Government. As their activities are under the regulation of the Macau Government
and covered by a local legal opinion (as to Hong Kong law) that the gaming
promotion businesses carried out by Hou Wan do not contravene any applicable
laws of Hong Kong, the Directors, based on the legal opinions issued by Macanese
lawyer and Hong Kong lawyer, confirms that the activities they participate are
legal and lawful and thereby the income derived from these activities is also be
lawful and proper.
Apart from relying on such stringent official control, the Company, with the aid of
Mr. Ban Wan, an chief executive officer in the Company who has been working in
the gaming industry in Macau and passage vessel with gaming facilities for about
20 years (of which he has participated in the management level of gaming industry
for about 10 years), will also use its best endeavours to procure that effective
internal control systems are in place to make sure that the dividend distributed
from Base Move is derived from proper source, for instance, the Company will
adopt the guideline set by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in formulating antimoney laundering measures. The Company will also cross-check the Profit received
and/or receivable with the original monthly junket representative settlement forms
issued by Sands Macao to Hou Wan. Further, the Company will from time to time
obtain direct confirmation in respect of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou
Wan from Sands Macao.
15
SJ001544
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00368
footnote 22
(2)
(b)
the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting the listing of, and
permission to deal in, the Consolidated Shares in issue upon the Share
Consolidation becoming effective.
16
SJ001545
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00369
Footnote 22
Application for listing
Application will be made to the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange for the
granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Consolidated Shares in
issue upon the Share Consolidation becoming effective.
Subject to the granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Consolidated
Shares on the Stock Exchange, the Consolidated Shares will be accepted as eligible
securities by HKSCC for deposit, clearance and settlement in CCASS with effect
from the commencement date of dealings in the Consolidated Shares on the Stock
Exchange or, under contingent situation, such other date as determined by HKSCC.
Settlement of transactions between participants of the Stock Exchange on any trading
day is required to take place in CCASS on the second trading day thereafter. All
activities under CCASS are subject to the General Rules of CCASS and CCASS
Operational Procedures in effect from time to time.
for collection on or after the tenth Business Day from the date of submission of the
certificates for the Existing Shares to the Registrar. Unless otherwise instructed,
new share certificates for the Consolidated Shares will be issued in board lots of
10,000 Consolidated Shares.
17
SJ001546
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00370
Footnote 22
Effect of the Share Consolidation on the share capital of the Company
The following table shows the total authorised share capital of the Company as at
the date of this announcement and immediately after the Share consolidation
becoming effective:
As at the date of
this announcement
Number of
Existing
Shares
(3)
HK$
Immediately after
the Share Consolidation
becoming effective
N11mber of
Consolidated
Shares
HK$
Total authorised
50,000,000,000
1,000,000,000
5,000,000,000
1,000,000,000
Total issued
14,397,630,000
287,952,600
I,439,763,000
287,952,600
Total unissued
35,602,370,000
712,047,400
3,560,237,000
712,047,400
Subscription Price
Number of Consolidated
Shares in issue upon
completion of the Open Offer
The Offer Shares proposed to be issued pursuant to the terms of the Open Offer
represent 50% of the entire issued share capital of the Company upon the Share
Consolidation becoming effective and approximately 33.33% of the entire issued
share capital of the Company as enlarged by the issue of the Offer Shares.
As at the date of this announcement, the Company has no derivatives, options,
warrants and conversion rights or other similar rights which are convertible or
exchangeable into Shares.
18
SJ001547
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00371
footnote 22
Qualifying Shareholders
The Open Offer is only available to the Qualifying Shareholders. The Company
will send (i) the Prospectus Documents to the Qualifying Shareholders and (ii) the
Overseas Letter together with the Prospectus, for information only, to the Excluded
Shareholders. To qualify for the Open Offer, the Shareholders must at the close of
business on the Record Date:
(i)
(ii)
19
SJ001548
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00372
footnote 22
Closure of register of members
The register of members of the Company will be closed from 4 April 2007 to 12
April 2007, both dates inclusive, to determine the eligibility _of the Shareholders to
the Open Offer. No transfer of Shares will be registered during this period.
Subscription Price
The Subscription Price for the Offer Shares is HK$0.2 per Offer Share, payable in
full on application. The Subscription Price represents:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
a premium of approximately 19.76% over the audited net asset value per
Consolidated Share of approximately HK$0.167 based on the audited
consolidated net asset value of the Group as at 30 June 2006 as shown in
the annual report 2006 of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2006
and the number of the Consolidated Shares in issue immediately after the
Share Consolidation becoming effective but before the completion of the
Open Offer.
The Subscription Price was arrived at after arm's length negotiation between the
Company and the Underwriters after having taken into account, among other things,
(i) the recent price performance of the Shares and (ii) the potential investment
opportunity to the Shareholders. The Directors consider that the terms of the Open
Offer are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the
Shareholders as a whole.
Status of the Offer Shares
The Offer Shares (when allotted, fully paid and issued) will rank pari passu in all
respects with the Consolidated Shares (assuming the Share Consolidation becoming
effective) in issue on the date of allotment and issue of the Offer Shares. Holders
of the Offer Shares will be entitled to receive all future dividends and distributions
which are declared, made or paid on or after the date of allotment and issue of the
Offer Shares.
20
SJ001549
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00373
footnote 22
Fractions of Offer Shares
The Company wiil not allot fractions of the Offer Shares. Any fractional entitlement
to the Offer Shares will be aggregated and sold in the open market (if a premium,
net of expenses, can be obtained) and the proceeds will be retained for the Company's
own benefits.
Certificates of the Offer Shares
Subject to fulfillment of the conditions of the Open Offer, share certificates for the
Offer Shares are expected to be posted on or before 8 May 2007 to those entitled
thereto by ordinary post at their own risk.
Application for listing
The Company will apply to the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange for the
listing of, and permission to deal in, the Offer Shares. Dealings in the Offer Shares
will be subject to the payment of stamp duty in Hong Kong.
UNDERWRITING ARRANGEMENTS
Underwriting Agreement
Date
16 January 2007
Underwriters
Number of
Offer Shares
underwritten
Commission
21
SJ001550
footnote 22
The 2.5% commission payable to the Underwriter was determined after arm's length
negotiations between the Company and the Underwriters based on normal commercial
terms and with reference to the market rates.
(1)
(b)
(2)
(3)
(4)
SJ001551
Footnote 22
Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) shall be entitled by notice
in writing to the Company, served prior to the Latest Time for Termination, to
terminate the Underwriting Agreement.
Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) shall be entitled by notice
in writing to rescind the Underwriting Agreement if prior to the Latest Time
for Termination:
(1)
(2)
then and, in such case, Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters)
may, by notice in writing given to the Company prior to the Latest time for
Termination, rescinds the Underwriting Agreement and thereupon the
obligations of all parties under the Underwriting Agreement shall terminate
forthwith and no party shall have any claim against any other party in respect
of any matter or thing arising out of and in connection with the Underwriting
Agreement (save for any antecedent breaches thereof) and the Open Offer
shall not proceed.
Conditions of the Open Offer
The Open Offer is conditional upon:
(1)
(ii)
(2)
the delivery to the Stock Exchange for authorisation and the registration
with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong respectively of one copy of
each of the Prospectus Documents duly signed by two Directors (or by
their agents duly authorised in writing) as having been approved by
resolution of the Directors (and all other documents required to be attached
thereto) and otherwise in compliance with the Listing Rules and Companies
Ordinance not later than the despatch of the Prospectus;
(3)
(4)
In the event of the said conditions not being fulfilled before the Latest Time for
Termination or the respective dates aforesaid (or such other time or date as the
Company and Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) may agree), the
Underwriting Agreement shall terminate and all obligations and liabilities of the
parties thereunder shall forthwith cease and determine and no party shall have any
claim against the others (save for any antecedent breaches thereof).
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SJ001552
Footnote 22
WARNING OF THE RISK OF DEALING IN THE SHARES
Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should note that the
Open Offer is conditional upon the Underwriting Agreement having become
unconditional and the Underwriters not having terminated the Underwriting
Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof (a summary of which is set
out in the sub-paragraph headed "Termination of the Underwriting Agreement"
above). Accordingly, the Open Offer may or may not proceed.
Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should therefore exercise
extreme caution when dealing in the Shares, and if they are in any doubt about
their position, they should consult their professional advisers.
Shareholders should note that the Shares will be dealt in on an ex-entitlement
basis commencing from 2 April 2007 and that dealing in Shares will take place
while the conditions to which the Underwriting Agreement is subject remain
unfulfilled. Any Shareholder or other person dealing in Shares up to the date
on which all conditions to which the Open Offer is subject are fulfilled (which
is expected to be on 3 May 2007), will accordingly bear the risk that the Open
Offer cannot become unconditional and may not proceed. Any Shareholder or
other person contemplating selling or purchasing Shares, who is in any doubt
about his/her/its position, is recommended to consult his/her/its own professional
adviser.
E.tisting Shares
(1\,VJifOX.)
Share.~
(Appm.r.)
!0.42
12.75
150,000,00()
i 83,596,00D
10.41
12.75
150,0011,000
!83,596,000
6.95
8.50
28.8(1
76.83
621,977,616
97,903,884
I,106,167,000
lllO.OO
2,159,644,500
I,500,000,000
Mr. Lin Cheuk Fung (l'iote Jj
I,335 ,960,011()
Mr. Chim Pui Chung (Not!' 2!
Underwriters (Nole .l):
--- l!imk Buom (lsl place)
- Kingston Securities (2nJ place)
11,061,670,000
Other public Shareholders
76.83
l,l06,167,C~JO
14,397,630,000
100.00
1.439,763,UOO
Totai
Immediately after
Immediately after
completion of the Open Offer completion of the Open Offer
(assuming no Qualifying
(assuming all Qualifying
Shareholders take up
Shareholders take up
hisi11er/ils entitlements
his/her/its eutitlements
under the Open Offer)
under the Open Offer)
Co11so/idated
%
Consolidated
%
Shares (Approx.)
Shares (Approx.)
225,000,000
275,394,()00
10,42
12J5
4.53
5122
1,659,250,5@
76.83
100.00
2,159,644,500
lOO.OO
............
Notes:
Mr. Lin Cheuk Fung is an executive Director and the chairman of the Company. These
Shares are held by Mr. Lin Cheuk Fung personally.
2.
Mr. Chim Pui Chung is a substantial Shareholder. As at the date of this announcement, of
the I ,835,960,000 Existing Shares, as to 1,264,220,000 Existing Shares are held by Gallery
Land Ltd (a company wholly-owned by Mr. Chim Pui Chung), as to 568,800,000 Existing
Shares are held by Golden Mount Ltd (a company wholly-owned by Mr. Chim Pui Chung)
and as to 2,940,000 Existing Shares are held by Mr. Chim Pui Chung personally.
24
SJ001553
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00377
footnote 22
3,
To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief and having made all
reasonable enquiries, the Underwriters and their respective ultimate beneficial owners
are third parties independent of and not connected with each other, the Company and its
connected persons,
(4)
(i)
(ii)
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SJ001554
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00378
Footnote 22
The effective date of the Change of Company Name will be the date on which the
new name is entered by the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong on the register
in place of the existing name. Upon the Change of Company Name becoming
effective, all existing share certificates in issue bearing the current name of the
Company will continue to be evidence of title of shares in the Company and will
continue to be valid for trading, settlement and registration purposes and the rights
of the Shareholders will not be affected as a result of the Change of Company
Name. Once the Change of Company Name become effective, any issue of share
certificates thereafter will be in the new name and the securities of the Company
will be traded on the Stock Exchange in the new name.
A further announcement will be made when appropriate to inform Shareholders the
effective date of the Change of Company Name and the new stock short name of
the Shares.
EXPECTED TIMETABLE
All times stated in this announcement refer to Hong Kong times. The expected
timetable for the Share Consolidation and the Open Offer set out below is indicative
only and it has been prepared on the assumption that the Acquisition and the Share
Consolidation will be approved by the Shareholders at the EGM. The expected
timetable is subject to change, and any such change will be announced by the
Company as and when appropriate.
2007
Despatch of the circular containing,
among other things, notice of EGM ................... On or before Monday, 5 March
Latest time for lodging forms of proxy for
the purpose of the EGM .......................... 10:00 a.m. on Monday, 26 March
EGM .......................................... 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 28 March
Effective date of the Share Consolidation ......................... Thursday, 29 March
Announcement of the resulls of the EGM ......................... Thursday, 29 March
Original counter for trading in the Existing Shares
in board lots of 10,000 of Existing Shares
temporarily closes ................................ 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, 29 March
Temporary counter for trading in the Consolidated
Shares in board lots of l ,000 Consolidated
Shares opens (in the form of existing share
certificates) , ..................................... 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, 29 March
First day for free exchange of existing share
certificates for new share certificates ..... - ......... 9:30a.m. on Thursday, 29 March
First day of operation of odd lots trading facility ................... Thursday, 29 March
Last day of dealings in Shares on a cum-entitlement basis .............. Friday, 30 March
First day of dealings in Shares on an ex-entitlement basis .............. Monday, 2 April
Latest time for lodging transfer of Shares
in order to be qualified for the Open Offer ............. 4:00p.m. on Tuesday, 3 April
26
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PlaintiffEx. 1102 00379
Footnote 22
Register of members of the Company closed
(both dates inclusive) ..... , .. , . , .. , ......... , .. , ... Wednesday, 4 April to Thursday,
12 April (both dates inclusive)
Record Date .................... , ............................... Thursday, 12 April
Despatch of the Prospectus Documents (in case of
the Excluded Shareholders, the Prospectus only) ................... Thursday, 12 April
Register of members of the Company re-opens . , , ...................... Friday, J 3 April
Original counter for trading in the Consolidated
Shares in board lots of I 0,000 Consolidated
Shares re-opens (in the form of new share
certificates) ...................................... ,. 9:30a.m. on Tuesday, 17 April
ParallelLrading in the Consolidated Shares
(in the forms of both existing and new share
certificates) commences .............................. 9:30a.m. on Tuesday, 17 April
Latest time for acceptance of and payment for
Offer Shares ..................................... , ... 4:00p.m. on Friday, 27 April
Latest time for the Open Offer to become unconditional
(being the third business following
the Latest Time for Acceptance) ...................... 4:00p.m. on Thursday, 3 May
Announcement of the results of the Open Offer ...... , ................. Monday, 7 May
Despatch of share certificates for Offer Shares ... , ..... , .. , On or before Tuesday, 8 May
Temporary counter for trading in the Consolidated
Shares in board lots of I,000 Consolidated
Shares closes (in the form of existing share
certificates) ...................................... , 4:00p.m. on Wednesday, 9 May
Parallel trading in the Consolidated Shares ends
(in the forms of both existing and new share
certificates) ...... , .. , .. , , ... , ....... , ........ , . , , . 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 9 May
Last day of operation of odd lots trading facility ....... , , ........... Wednesday, 9 May
Dealings in fully-paid Offer Shares commence . , ..................... Thursday, 10 May
Last day of free exchange of existing share
certificates for new share certificates ....... , ............ , .. , ... Wednesday, 16 May
(5)
GENERAL
As some of the applicable percentage ratios as referred to in Chapter 14 of the
Listing Rules are more than 100%, the Acquisition constitutes a very substantial
acquisition on the part of the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the approval by the Shareholders at a
general meeting under Rule 14.49 of the Listing Rules.
An EGM will be convened to consider and, if thought fit, approve (i) the Acquisition
and the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; and (iii) the Change of Company
Name. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having
made all reasonable enquires, no Shareholder is required to abstain from voting at
the EGM.
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SJ001556
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00380
footnote 22
A circular containing, among other things, the details of (i) the Acquisition and the
Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; (iii) the Open Offer; and (iv) the Change
of Company Name, together with a notice of the EGM will be despatched to the
Shareholders as soon as practicable.
(6)
DEFINITIONS
In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and
expressions shall have the following meanings when used herein:
"Acquisition"
"Acquisition Agreement"
"associates"
"Base Move"
"Board"
board of Directors
"Business Day"
"Call Option"
"CCASS"
"Credible"
"Certain Champ"
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footnote 22
"Company" or "Purchaser"
"Companies Ordinance"
"Completion"
"connected persons"
"Director(s)"
"EGM"
"Excluded Shareholders"
"Existing Shares"
"Guaranteed Profit,
"Group"
"HKSCC"
"Highest Increase"
"Hong Kong"
"Hou Wan"
footnote 22
"Independent Third Party"
"Jumbo Boom"
"Junket Representative
Agreement"
"Kingston Securities"
"Listing Rules"
"l'Yiacau"
"Macau Government"
government of Macau
"Mr. Guo"/"Vendor"
"Non-negotiable Chips"
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 003 83
Footnote 22
"Offer Share(s)"
"Open Offer"
"Overseas Letter"
"Overseas Shareholders"
"PRC"
"Profit"
"Profit Agreements"
"Prospectus"
"Prospectus Documents"
"Qualifying Shareholders"
"Record Date"
"Registrar"
"Rolling Turnover"
"Sands Macao"
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Plaintiff Ex. I I 02 003 84
footnote 22
"Share(s)"
"Shareholder(s)"
"Stock Exchange"
"Subscription Price"
"Underwriters"
"Underwriting Agreement"
"HK$"
"%"
per cent.
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises four executive Directors, Mr. Lin
Cheuk Fung, Mr. Lau Kwok Hung, Mr. Chan Shiu Kwong, Stephen and Mr. Lau Kwok
Keung and three independent non-executive Directors, Mr. Chow Pui Fung, Mr. Yue Fu
Wing and Mr. Wong Yuk Man,
"Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in The Standard"
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PlaintiffEx. I 102 00385
footnote 24
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement,
makes no representation as to its accr~racy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever
for any loss howsoever arising from or in relia11ce upon the whole or any part of the contents of this
announcement.
This announcement oppears for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to
acquire, purchase or subscribe for the securities.
SJ001562
\,
Footnote 24
First Profit Agreement
On 9 January 2007, Highest Increase as purchaser entered into the First Profit
Agreement with Hou Wan as vendor and Mr. Guo, the ultimate beneficial owner
of Hou Wan, as guarantor. Pursuant to the First Profit Agreement, Hou Wan has
conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign and Mr. Guo has
conditionally agreed to procure Hou Wan to sell and/or assign to Highest Increase
absolutely Hou Wan's right, title and interest and benefits in and to 100% of the
Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/or its
customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms commencing from the
completion date of the First Profit Agreement and Highest Increase shall
purchase/accept the assignment the Profit, free from all liens, claims, equities,
charges, encumbrances or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with all
rights attached thereto as from the completion date of the First Profit Agreement.
Call Option
Certain Champ has, pursuant to an agreement dated 16 January 2007, granted to
the Company the Call Option. The Call Option is, subject to Completion,
exercisable by the Company within 24 months after Completion. The aggregate
price for the exercise of the Call Option is HK$350,000,000.
The Company has no current intention to exercise the Call Option. Further
announcement will be made by the Company. upon exercise of the Call Option.
Risk factors of jnnket business
The junket business operated by Hou Wan involved certain risk factors, details
of such risk factors have been disclosed under the section headed "Risk Factors
of Junket Business" herein.
{2)
SJ001563
footnote 24
(3)
SJ001564
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00388
Footnote 24
{5)
GENERAL
As some of the applicable percentage ratios as referred to in Chapter 14 of the
Listing Rules are more than 100%, the Acquisition constitutes a very substantial
acquisition on the part of the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the approval by the Shareholders at a
general meeting under Rule 14.49 of the Listing Rules.
An EGM will be convened to consider and, if thought fit, approve (i) the
Acquisition and the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; and (iii) the
Change of Company Name. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information
and belief having made all reasonable enquiries, no Shareholder is required to
abstain from voting at the EGM.
A circular containing, among other things, the details of (i) the Acquisition and
the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; (iii) the Open Offer; and (iv) the
Change of Company Name, together with a notice of the EGM will be despatched
to the Shareholders as soon as practicable.
(6)
(1)
16 January 2007
Parties
Purchaser
Vendor
Others
the Company
Mr. Guo, an Independent Third Party
Certain Champ and Hou Wan
Assets to be acquired
Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, the Company has conditionally agreed to
acquire and the Vendor has conditionally agreed to dispose of 100 shares of US$1.00
each in the share capital of Credible, representing 100% of the entire issued share
capital of Credible, free from any option, charge, lien, equity, encumbrance, rights
of pre-emption or any other third party rights whatsoever and together with all
rights attached to them at the date of Completion or subsequently becoming attached
to them. Credible holds a 20% equity interest in Base Move, a company which has
entered into the Second Profit Agreement with Highest Increase to acquire 100% of
its profit, being approximately 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou
Wan and/or its customers at the Chengdu VIP Club, one of the VIP gaming rooms
owned by Sands Macao and which currently has 5 gaming tables.
SJ001565
PlaintiffEx. 1102_00389
footnote 24
Consideration
The total consideration for the Acquisition is HK$140,000,000 and shall be satisfied
in cash upon the Completion. The consideration was arrived at by reference to the
track record of the Rolling Turnover of Hou Wan at Chengdu VIP Club during the
period between July 2005 and October 2006, the number of gaming tables at the
Chengdu VIP Club, the First Guaranteed Profit, the Second Guaranteed Profit, the
Call Option and the research reports conducted by leading investment banks that
made a revenue estimate of approximately HK$300,000,000 a month to be derived
from one gaming table of Baccarat (being the most accessible game in a VIP Club
in Macau).
Conditions precedent
Completion is conditional upon the satisfaction and/or waiver of the following:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
SJ001566
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00390
footnote 24
Asset to be acquired
Hou Wan has on 17 February 2005 entered into the Junket Representative Agreement
and on 17 February 2006 renewed such Junket Representative Agreement with
Venetian Macau Limited as a gaming promoter for Sands Macao. Hou Wan has
conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign and Mr. Guo has
conditionally agreed to procure Hou Wan to sell and/or assign to Highest Increase
absolutely Hou Wan's right, title and interest and benefits in and to 100% of the
Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/or its
customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms commencing from the completion
date of the First Profit Agreement and Highest Increase shall purchase/accept the
assignment of the Profit, free from all liens, claims, equities, charges, encumbrances
or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with all rights attached thereto as
from the completion date of the First Profit Agreement.
Consideration
The consideration payable by Highest Increase to Hou Wan for the Profit sold and/
or assigned is HK$1.00.
Conditions
Completion of the First Profit Agreement is conditional upon the following
conditions having been fulfilled or waived (as the case may be):
(a)
(b)
the warranties given by Hou Wan in the First Profit Agreement remaining
true and accurate in all material respects; and
(c)
Highest Increase being satisfied in its absolute discretion with the results
of the due diligence investigation in respect of Hou Wan, including but not
limited to the affairs, business, assets, legality of all business and
commercial activities conducted at Sands Macao, any other due diligence
relevant to the sale and purchase of the Profit, liabilities, operations, records,
financial position, value of assets, accounts, results, legal and financing
structure of Hou Wan.
Long-stop date
The First Profit Agreement provides that should the satisfaction of all the above
conditions, if not waived by Highest Increase, not occur on or before 30 June 2007,
the First Profit Agreement shall terminate.
Completion
Completion shall take place on the fifth Business Day or on such date as may he
agreed between the parties after the last of the conditions of the First Profit
Agreement having been fulfilled or waived.
SJ001567
footnote 24
The major terms of the Second Profit Agreement are set out as follows:
Asset to be acquired
Highest Increase has conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign
and Mr. Guo has conditionally agreed to procure Highest Increase to sell and/or
assign to Base Move absolutely Highest Increase's right, title and interest and
benefits in and to 100% of the Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated
by Hou Wan and/or its customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms
commencing from the completion date of the Second Profit Agreement and Base
Move shall purchase/accept the assignment of the Profit, free from all liens, claims,
equities, charges, encumbrances or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with
all rights attached thereto as from the completion date of the Second Profit
Agreement.
Conslderathm
The consideration payable by Base Move to Highest Increase for the Profit sold
and1or assigned isHK$1:00. -- -
Conditions
Completion of the Second Profit Agreement is conditional upon the following
conditions having been fulfilled or waived (as the case may be):
(a)
Base Move obtaining such legal opinions as it may in its absolute discretion
require on, inter alia, the legality and enforceability of the junket operation
conducted by Hou Wan at Sands Macao and the legality of the transactions
contemplated thereunder;
(b)
(c)
Base Move being satisfied in its absolute discretion with the results of the
due diligence investigation in respect of Hou Wan, including but not limited
to the affairs, business, assets, legality of all business and commercial
activities conducted at Sands Macao, any other due diligence relevant to
the sale and purchase of the Profit, liabilities, operations, records, financial
position, value of assets, accounts, results, legal and financing structure of
Hou \"Van.
Long-stop date
The Second Profit Agreement provides that should the satisfaction of all the above
conditions, if not waived by Base Move, not occur on or before 30 June 2007, the
Second Profit Agreement shall terminate.
Completion
Completion shall take place on the fifth Business Day or on such date as may be
agreed between the parties after the last of the conditions of the Second Profit
Agreement having been fulfilled or waived.
Pursuant to the Second Profit Agreement, written evidence showing that the First
Profit Agreement has become unconditional and completed shall be received by
Base Move on completion of the Second Profit Agreement, otherwise completion
on Second Profit Agreement shall not take place.
SJ001568
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00392
footnote 24
The Company understands that the arrangement of the First Profit Agreement and
the Second Profit Agreement is for the purpose of ringfencing and ensuring there is
no tax burden arising from the Profit for Base Move upon completion of the
Acquisition. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having
made all reasonable enquiries (including obtaining legal advice from the legal advisor
to the Company), the First Profit Agreement and the Second Profit Agreement are
legally enforceable.
THE CALL OPTION
Certain Champ has, pursuant to a call option agreement dated 16 January 2007,
granted to the Company the Call Option. The Call Option is, subject to Completion,
exercisable by the Company within 24 months from Completion. The aggregate
price for the exercise of the Call Option is HK$350,000,000 (with reference to the
consideration of the Acquisition) and shall be satisfied in cash.
The Company has no current intention to exercise the Call Option. Further
announcement will be made by the Company upon exercise of the Call Option.
DIRECTORS' VIEWS
As the Junket Representative Agreement is confidential, its major terms cannot be
disclosed to the Directors. However, the Directors had (i) visited Sands Macao on
various occasions to observe the level and operation of Hou Wan's business; (ii)
reviewed the junket representative settlement forms issued by Sands Macao to Hou
Wan evidencing the Rolling Turnover generated at Chengdu VIP Club; (iii) reviewed
the licences issued to Hou Wan to operate its business and the Macanese legal
opinion on the legality and validity of Hou Wan; and (iv) conducted extensive
research on junket business in Macau, including reviewing reports prepared by
well-known investment banks in relation to Macau gaming business and making
enquiries with the practitioners in the gaming industry, in order to understand the
arrangement between the junket operators and Sands Macao operators generally.
The Directors understand that generally, the term of the agreement between the
junket operator and Sands Macao operator is tied with the term of the junket licence.
Such kind of agreement will be revoked once the renewal of the junket licence
fails. Having reviewed the Junket Representative Agreement, the Macanese lawyers
are of the view that Hou Wan is validly licensed to act as a gaming promoter in
Macau. As such, the Directors have exercised their fiduciary duty to ensure that the
Junket Representative Agreement does indeed exist and the interests of the Company
and the Shareholders are protected in respect of the Acquisition.
Despite this, the Directors consider that the consideration is fair and reasonable
given that:
(1)
(b)
SJ001569
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00393
footnote 24
The Company understands that Hou Wan receives monthly junket
representative settlement forms signed off by Sands Macao. Therefore, based
on such settlement forms, the monthly profit is calculated and ascertained.
The Company will appoint representative to attend the monthly settlements
of commission paid by Sands Macao to Hou Wan in the future and review
those junket representative settlement for each month. The Company has
indicated that, for each month, Sands Macao will pay to Hou Wan the
commission/service fee for the Rolling Turnover brought by Hou Wan to
Sands Macao. Hou Wan will then pay the Profit, being 0.4% Rolling
Turnover, to Highest Increase and Highest Increase in turn will pay the
Profit to Base Move.
(2)
(3)
After balancing the risks as stated in the section headed "Risk Factors of Junket
Business" below with the benefits of the Acquisition, including the Group's perpetual
.rights to the Profit, no share of loss by the Group and the source of the Profit under
the Profit Agreements, the Directors consider that the consideration is fair and
reasonable and the Acquisition is in the interest of the Company and the Shareholders
as a whole.
The consideration is determined after arm's length negotiation between the Company
and Mr. Guo after considering that (l) the Acquisition will broaden the Group's
revenue source and provide a substantial and stable income source to the Group in
view of the acquisition of the Profit by Base Move from Hou Wan under the Profit
Agreements; (2) the loosening of travel restrictions of mainland Chinese visitors;
and (3) the prospects of Macau's gaming business.
The Company considers acquiring a profit stream which has no share of loss under
the Profit Agreements of Hou Wan will not prejudicially affect the Company. The
Company understands that no guarantee has been given by Mr. Guo and Hou Wan
under the Junket Representative Agreement.
SJ001570
Footnote 24
As such, the Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) consider
the consideration for the Acquisition to be fair and reasonable. Please refer to the
paragraph headed "Reasons for the Acquisition" for further details of the reasons
for the Acquisition.
(2)
(3)
In the event that Sands Macao becomes the target for carrying out money
laundering, the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan may be affected
and/or interrupted.
(4)
(5)
As the Profit is sourced from Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/
or its customers pursuant to the Junket Representative Agreement, there is
a risk that the source of the Profit will cease if the Junket Representative
Agreement expires or the junket licence of Hou Wan cannot be renewed.
(6)
(7)
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footnote 24
(8)
(9)
The junket licence of Hou Wan granted by the Macau Government is subject
to renewal annually.
(10)
(11)
Ii
lOO%
20%
G~~
Mr. Guo
Agreement
The diagram below shows the shareholding structure of the relevant entities
immediately after Completion:
~
!
100%
First Protit
Agreement
--1-~:gtles
1:~!;--~1 ---~ / . / Second Profit
lnc~ease
Agreement
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Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 003 96
footnote 24
GUARANTEED PROFIT
Hou Wan has irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed to Highest Increase that
the annual Profit during the period of one year commencing from the date of
Completion ("First Relevant Period") shall not be Jess than HK$120,000,000 ("First
Guaranteed Profit"). In the event the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest
Increase for the First Relevant Period shall be less than HK$120,000,000, Hou Wan
undertakes to pay to Highest Increase the sum calculated in accordance with the
following formula (the "First Adjustment") within 60 days after the First Relevant
Period (provided that the First Adjustment shall not be more than HK$ 120,000,000):
First Adjustment= (Al- Bl) x 5
where:
Al
Bl
HK$120,000,000
the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest Increase during the
First Relevant Period
and if the resulting First Adjustment shall be a negative figure, Highest Increase
shall not be required to pay any adjustment for the First Relevant Period.
In addition, Hou Wan has also irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed to Highest
Increase that the Profit during the period of one year commencing from the first
day after the First Relevant Period ("Second Relevant Period") shall not be less
than HK$132,000,000 ("Second Guaranteed Profit"). In the event the Profit received
and/or receivable by Highest Increase for the Second Relevant Period shall be less
than HK$132,000,000, Hou Wan undertakes to pay to Highest Increase the sum
calculated in accordance with the following formula (the "Second Adjustment")
within 60 days after the Second Relevant Period (provided that the Second
Adjustment shall not be more than HK$132,000,000):
Second Adjustment == (A2 - B2) x 4
where:
A2
B2
::::
HK$132,000,000
the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest Increase for the Second
Relevant Period
and if the resulting Second Adjustment shall be a negative figure, Hou Wan shall
not be required to pay any adjustment for the Second Relevant Period. The
Guaranteed Profit is still valid in the event that Hou Wan failed to obtain a junket
licence from the Macau Government.
The Guaranteed Profit is determined under arm's length negotiation between relevant
parties by reference to the performance of Hou Wan (the Company was given to
understand by Hou Wan that the Rolling Turnover per annum in average was
approximately HK$30 billion) and, as a reference to the market condition of the
gaming industry, research reports conducted by leading investment banks that made
a revenue estimate of approximately HK$300,000,000 a month to be derived from
one gaming table of Baccarat (being the most accessible game in a VIP Club in
Macau).
Mr. Guo has agreed to guarantee the obligations of Hon Wan under the First Profit
Agreement.
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footnote 24
INFORMATION OF THE TARGET GROUP
Information of Credible
Credible was incorporated on 13 November 2006 and is an investment holding
company.
The main asset of Credible is its 20% equity interest in Base Move. According to
the unaudited management accounts of Credible, the total assets of Credible as at
31 December 2006 is HK$780 and Credible has no liability as at 31 December
2006. There is no profit or loss recorded in the unaudited management accounts of
Credible for the period commencing on 13 November 2006 (the date of its
incorporation) to 31 December 2006.
Information of Base Move
To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having made all
reasonable enquiries, Base Move is an investment holding company incorporated in
the British Virgin Islands on 22 September 2006, and owned as to 20% by Credible
and 80% by Certain Champ (wholly owned by Mr. Guo). To the best of the Directors'
knowledge, other than the Second Profit Agreement, Base Move does not have any
assets or liabilities nor does it has any profit or loss recorded as at the date of this
announcement. Mr. Guo has over 15-year experiences in the gaming industry (both
in Asia and North America). He has been working as a junket in various VIP Clubs
in Macau (including the Chengdu VIP Club at Sands Macao), responsible for
introducing customers to the VIP Club. Mr. Guo is the founder of Hou Wan and
has through Hou Wan acted as a junket representative for Sands Macao since July
2005.
Hou Wan is a company incorporated in Macau on 9 November 2004 and is whollyowned by Mr. Guo.
So far as the Directors are aware, Hou Wan with its first junket license granted on
17 August 2005 is the only appointed junket representative at Chengdu VIP Club.
The Profit Agreements do not provide for the profit of other VIP Clubs to be
included as part of the Profit and there is currently no intention for Hou Wan to be
a junket representative of other VIP Clubs. Acting as a junket representative at
Sands Macao is the only track record that Hou Wan has in respect of its operation
as a junket representative. Other than being a junket representative, Hou Wan does
not engage in any other business. As at the date of this announcement, the Company
has been informed that Hou Wan has approximately 500 junket agents. The licence
granted to Hou Wan for acting as a junket operator is valid for one year and is
renewable. Hou Wan's re-newed licence has been granted on 15 December 2006
and is valid until 31 December 2007. In relation to the requirements for obtaining a
junket licence from the Macau Government, the licence can only be granted when
the applicant is found to comply with the probity requirements. If the applicant is a
corporate gaming operator, the probity requirements also apply to its shareholder
with 5% or more of the share capital and its key employees. The applicant, when
submitting an application request, has to produce, among other things, a questionnaire
to ascertain the probity of the applicant. To consider whether the applicant fulfill
the probity requirement, the relevant authorities of the Macau Government will
consider the information provided by the applicant in the questionnaire, including
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PlaintiffEx. 1102 00398
footnote 24
its corporate, business and financial information, information regarding its key
employees and shareholders, judicial litigation and governmental investigation,
bankruptcy and insolvency, its previous experience in junket business. The relevant
authorities will also consider the information provided by the corporate applicant's
shareholder with 5% or more of the share capital and key employees, including
their personal and family background, their financial information and civil
proceedings or criminal investigation that they may be involved. To the best
knowledge of the Directors, the role of Sands Macao in renewing the junket
representative license for Hou Wan is to issue a letter to the relevant government
department in Macau confirming that the gaming promoter continues to be a gaming
promoter for Sands Macao.
As a junket representative, being an independent contractor responsible for soliciting
customers to casinos, Hou Wan is primarily responsible for directing gaming
customers to Sands Macao and using its best endeavors to actively promote Sands
Macao to existing and potential customers. It receives a commission on the Rolling
Turnover from Sands Macao. The net profit it receives, after deducting commission
paid by it to its agents, administrative expenses and tax payable to the Macau
Government, is approximately 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover.
To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having made all
reasonable enquiries, Base Move, Mr. Guo and their ultimate beneficial owners, are
Independent Third Parties and all of them are independent of and not connected
with the Directors and their respective associates.
In view of the recent economy of Macau and the prospects of Macau's gaming
business, the Directors believe that the Acquisition will broaden the Group's
revenue sources and provide a stable income stream to the Group. Accordingly,
the Directors consider that the terms of the Acquisition Agreement arc fair
and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a
whole.
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footnote 24
Shareholders should be aware that under the guidelines issued by the Stock Exchange
in relation to "Gambling activities undertaken by listing applicants and/or listed
issuers" dated 11 March 2003, should the Group directly or indirectly be engaged
in gambling activities and operation of such gambling activities (i) fail to comply
with the applicable laws in the areas where such activities operate and/or (ii)
contravene the Gambling Ordinance, the Company or its business may be considered
unsuitable for listing under Rule 18.04 of the Listing Rules, the Stock Exchange
may direct the Company to take remedial action, and/or may suspend dealings in,
or may cancel the listing of, the Shares.
In relation to the prevention of the money laundering activities, as both Hou Wan
and Sands Macao are respectively licensed to operate junket business and gaming
business by the relevant authorities in Macau and the amount of bel/Rolling Turnover
is properly registered by both Hou Wan and Sands Macao, their gaming activities
and businesses are subject to stringent control and regulation of the Macau
Government. As their activities are under the regulation of the Macau Government
and covered by a local legal opinion (as to Hong Kong law) that the gaming
promotion businesses carried out by Hou Wan do not contravene any applicable
Jaws of Hong Kong, the Directors, based on the legal opinions issued by Macanese
lawyer and Hong Kong lawyer, confirms that the activities they participate are
legal and lawful and thereby the income derived from these activities is also be
lawful and proper.
Apart from relying on such stringent official control, the Company, with the aid of
Mr. Ban Wan, an chief executive officer in the Company who has been working in
the gaming industry in Macau and passage vessel with gaming facilities for about
20 years (of which he has participated in the management level of gaming industry
for about 10 years), will also use its best endeavours to procure that effective
internal control systems are in place to make sure that the dividend distributed
from Base Move is derived from proper source, for instance, the Company will
adopt the guideline set by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in formulating antimoney laundering measures. The Company will also cross-check the Profit received
and/or receivable with the original monthly junket representative settlement forms
issued by Sands Macao to Hou Wan. Further, the Company will from time to time
obtain direct confirmation in respect of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou
Wan from Sands Macao.
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00400
footnote 24
(2)
(b)
the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting the listing of, and
permission to deal in, the Consolidated Shares in issue upon the Share
Consolidation becoming effective.
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footnote 24
Application for listing
Application will be made to the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange for the
granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Consolidated Shares in
issue upon the Share Consolidation becoming effective.
Subject to the granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Consolidated
Shares on the Stock Exchange, the Consolidated Shares will be accepted as eligible
securities by HKSCC for deposit, clearance and settlement in CCASS with effect
from the commencement date of dealings in the Consolidated Shares on the Stock
Exchange or, under contingent situation, such other date as determined by HKSCC.
Settlement of transactions between participants of the Stock Exchange on any trading
day is required to take place in CCASS on the second trading day thereafter. All
activities under CCASS are subject to the General Rules of CCASS and CCASS
Operational Procedures in effect from time to time.
Arrangement for odd lot trading
In order to facilitate the trading of odd lots (if any) of the Consolidated Shares
arising from the Share Consolidation, the Company has appointed Kingston Securities
to match the purchase and sale of odd lots of the Consolidated Shares at the relevant
market price per Consolidated Share for the period from 29 March 2007 to 9 May
2007 (both dates inclusive). Holders of odd lots of the Consolidated Shares who
wish to take advantage of this facility either to dispose of their odd lots of the
Consolidated Shares or top up to a full board lot may, directly or through their
brokers, contact Ms. Rosita Kiu (Tel.: 2298-6215 and Fax:: 2295-0682) of Kingston
Securities during this period. Holders of odd lots of the Consolidated Shares should
note that successful matching of the sale and purchase of odd lots of the Consolidated
Shares is not guaranteed. Any Shareholder, who is in any doubt about the odd lot
facility, is recommended to consult his/her/its own professional advisers.
Trading arrangement for the Consolidated Shares
The detailed trading arrangement for the Share Consolidation will be set out in the
circular, which shall contain, inter alia, further information on the Share
Consolidation, to be despatched to the Shareholders. A further announcement will
be made when the expected timetable is available.
Free exchange of share certificates
Shareholders may exchange their share certificates for the Existing Shares for new
share certificates for the Consolidated Shares on or after 29 March 2007. This may
be done free of charge by delivering the share certificates for the Existing Shares
to the office of the Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited
at Rooms 1712-16, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong
Kong, during the period from 29 March 2007 to 16 May 2007 (both dates inclusive).
After the prescribed time for free exchange of share certificates, share certificates
for the Existing Shares will be accepted for exchange for share certificates for the
Consolidated Shares only on payment of a fee of HK$2.50 (or such higher amount
as may be stipulated by the Stock Exchange from time to time) for each new share
certificate to be issued or each old share certificate submitted, whichever number
of share certificates is higher, to the Registrar for exchange of share certificates.
It is expected that new share certificates for the Consolidated Shares will be available
for collection on or after the tenth Business Day from the date of submission of the
certificates for the Existing Shares to the Registrar. Unless otherwise instructed,
new share certificates for the Consolidated Shares will be issued in board lots of
10,000 Consolidated Shares.
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Footnote 24
Effect of the Share Consolidation on the share capital of the Company
The following table shows the total authorised share capital of the Company as at
the date of this announcement and immediately after the Share consolidation
becoming effective:
As at the date of
this announcement
Number of
Existing
Shares
(3)
HK$
Immediately after
the Share Consolidation
becoming effective
Number of
Consolidated
Shares
HK$
Total authorised
50,000,000,000
1,000,000,000
5,000,000,000
1,000,000,000
Total issued
14,397,630,000
287,952,600
I,439,763,000
287,952,600
Total unissued
35,602,370,000
712,047,400
3,560,237,000
712,047,400
Subscription Price
Number of Consolidated
Shares in issue upon
completion of the Open Offer
The Offer Shares proposed to be issued pursuant to the terms of the Open Offer
represent 50% of the entire issued share capital of the Company upon the Share
Consolidation becoming effective and approximately 33.33% of the entire issued
share capital of the Company as enlarged by the issue of the Offer Shares.
As at the date of this announcement, the Company has no derivatives, options,
warrants and conversion rights or other similar rights which are convertible or
exchangeable into Shares.
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SJ001579
footnote 24
Qualifying Shareholders
The Open Offer is only available to the Qualifying Shareholders. The Company
will send (i) the Prospectus Documents to the Qualifying Shareholders and (ii) the
Overseas Letter together with the Prospectus, for information only, to the Excluded
Shareholders. To qualify for the Open Offer, the Shareholders must at the close of
business on the Record Date:
(i)
(ii)
The Company will send (i) the Prospectus Documents to the Qualifying Shareholders
and (ii) the Overseas Letter together with the Prospectus, for information only, to
the Excluded Shareholders.
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SJ001580
Footnote 24
Effect of the Share Consolidation on the share capital of the Company
The following table shows the total authorised share capital of the Company as at
the date of this announcement and immediately after the Share consolidation
becoming effective:
As at the date of
this announcement
Number of
Existing
Shares
(3)
HK$
Immediately after
the Share Consolidation
becoming effective
Number of
Consolidated
Shares
HK$
Total authorised
50,000,000,000
1,000,000,000
5,000,000,000
l 1000,000,000
Total issued
14,397,630,000
287,952,600
1,439,763,000
287,9 52,600
Total unissued
35,602,370,000
712,047,400
3,560,237,000
712,047,400
Subscription Price
Number of Consolidated
Shares in issue upon
completion of the Open Offer
The Offer Shares proposed to be issued pursuant to the terms of the Open Offer
represent 50% of the entire issued share capital of the Company upon the Share
Consolidation becoming effective and approximately 33.33% of the entire issued
share capital of the Company as enlarged by the issue of the Offer Shares.
As at the date of this announcement, the Company has no derivatives, options,
warrants and conversion rights or other similar rights which are convertible or
exchangeable into Shares.
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SJ001579
footnote 24
Qualifying Shareholders
The Open Offer is only available to the Qualifying Shareholders. The Company
will send (i) the Prospectus Documents to the Qualifying Shareholders and (ii) the
Overseas Letter together with the Prospectus, for information only, to the Excluded
Shareholders. To qualify for the Open Offer, the Shareholders must at the close of
business on the Record Date:
(i)
(ii)
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SJ001580
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00404
Footnote 24
Closure of register of members
The register of members of the Company will be closed from 4 April 2007 to 12
April 2007, both dates inclusive, to determine the eligibility of the Shareholders to
the Open Offer. No transfer of Shares will be registered during this period.
Subscription Price
The Subscription Price for the Offer Shares is HK$0.2 per Offer Share, payable in
full on application. The Subscription Price represents:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
a premium of approximately 19.76% over the audited net asset value per
Consolidated Share of approximately HK$0.167 based on the audited
consolidated net asset value of the Group as at 30 June 2006 as shown in
the annual report 2006 of the Company for the year ended 30 .June 2006
and the number of the Consolidated Shares in issue immediately after the
Share Consolidation becoming effective but before the completion of the
Open Offer.
The Subscription Price was arrived at after arm's length negotiation between the
Company and the Underwriters after having taken into account, among other things,
(i) the recent price performance of the Shares and (ii) the potential investment
opportunity to the Shareholders. The Directors consider that the terms of the Open
Offer are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the
Shareholders as a whole.
20
SJ001581
PlaintiffEx. 1102_00405
Footnote 24
Fractions of Offer Shares
The Company will not allot fractions of the Offer Shares. Any fractional entitlement
to the Offer Shares will be aggregated and sold in the open market (if a premium,
net of expenses, can be obtained) and the proceeds will be retained for the Company's
own benefits.
Underwriting Agreement
Date
16 January 2007
Underwriters
Number of
Offer Shares
underwritten
Commission
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SJ001582
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00406
footnote 24
The 2.5% commission payable to the Underwriter was determined after arm's length
negotiations between the Company and the Underwriters based on normal commercial
terms and with reference to the market rates.
Termination of the Underwriting Agreement
If, prior to the Latest Time for Termination:
(1)
(b)
(2)
(3)
(4)
SJ001583
Footnote 24
Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) shall be entitled by notice
in writing to the Company, served prior to the Latest Time for Termination, to
terminate the Underwriting Agreement.
Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) shall be entitled by notice
in writing to rescind the Underwriting Agreement if prior to the Latest Time
for Termination:
(1)
(2)
then and, in such case, Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters)
may, by notice in writing given to the Company prior to the Latest time for
Termination, rescinds the Underwriting Agreement and thereupon the
obligations of all parties under the Underwriting Agreement shall terminate
forthwith and no party shall have any claim against any other party in respect
of any matter or thing arising out of and in connection with the Underwriting
Agreement (save for any antecedent breaches thereof) and the Open Offer
shall not proceed.
Conditions of the Open Offer
The Open Offer is conditional upon:
(1)
(ii)
(2)
the delivery to the Stock Exchange for authorisation and the registration
with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong respectively of one copy of
each of the Prospectus Documents duly signed by two Directors (or by
their agents duly authorised in writing) as having been approved by
resolution of the Directors (and all other documents required to be attached
thereto) and otherwise in compliance with the Listing Rules and Companies
Ordinance not later than the despatch of the Prospectus;
(3)
(4)
In the event of the said conditions not being fulfilled before the Latest Time for
Termination or the respective dates aforesaid (or such other time or date as the
Company and Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) may agree), the
Underwriting Agreement shall terminate and all obligations and liabilities of the
parties thereunder shall forthwith cease and determine and no party shall have any
claim against the others (save for any antecedent breaches thereof).
23
SJ001584
Footnote 24
WARNING OF THE RISK OF DEALING IN THE SHARES
Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should note that the
Open Offer is conditional upon the Underwriting Agreement having become
unconditional and the Underwriters not having terminated the Underwriting
Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof (a summary of which is set
out in the sub-paragraph headed "Termination of the Underwriting Agreement"
above). Accordingly, the Open Offer may or may not proceed.
Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should therefore exercise
extreme caution when dealing in the Shares, and if they are in any doubt about
their position, they should consult their professional advisers.
Shareholders should note that the Shares will be dealt in on an ex-entitlement
basis commencing from 2 April 2007 and that dealing in Shares will take place
while the conditions to which the Underwriting Agreement is subject remain
unfulfilled. Any Shareholder or other person dealing in Shares up to the date
on which all conditions to which the Open Offer is subject are fulfilled (which
is expected to be on 3 May 2007), will accordingly bear the risk that the Open
Offer cannot become unconditional and may not proceed. Any Shareholder or
other person contemplating selling or purchasing Shares, who is in any doubt
about his/her/its position, is recommended to consult his/her/its own professional
adviser.
14.397,630,000
Immediately arter
Immediately artcr
completion ol' the Open Offer completion of the Open Offer
(assuming no Qualifying
(assuming all Qualifying
Shareholders take up
Shareholders lake up
hisllter/its entitlements
his/bcr/its entitlements
under the Open Offer)
under the Open Offer)
Consolidated
%
Cousolidared
%
{Approx.j
Shnre.r
(Apprax.)
Shares
(Approx.)
Shares
(Approx.)
10.42
12.75
ISG,l!OO.OUO
183,59(000
JD.42
12.75
150,00ll,UOO
183,596,000
6.95
8.50
225,000,000
275394:000
1\1.42
11.75
mo
76.83
621,977,616
91,903,884
1,106,167,000
4.53
51.22
1,659,250,5ll0
76.83
2,159,644,500
-l2!1J!.Il
~2,1~59,~64~4,5~00
......!.22!
76.83
1,106,167,000
Notes:
L
Mr. Lin Cheuk Fung is an executive Director and the chairman of the Company. These
Shares are held by Mr. Lin Cheuk Fung personally.
2.
Mr. Chim Pui Chung is a substantial Shareholder. As at the date of this announcement, of
the 1,835,960,000 Existing Shares, as to 1,264,220,000 Existing Shares are held by Gallery
Land Ltd (a company wholly-owned by Mr. Chim Pui Chung), as to 568,800,000 Existing
Shares are held by Golden Mount Ltd (a company wholly-owned by Mr. Chim Pui Chung)
and as to 2,940,000 Existing Shares are held by Mr. Chim Pui Chung personally.
24
SJ001585
footnote 24
3,
To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief and having made all
reasonable enquiries, the Underwriters and their respective ultimate beneficial owners
are third parties independent of and not connected with each other, the Company and its
connected persons.
(ii)
25
SJ001586
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 _0041 0
footnote 24
The effective date of the Change of Company Name will be the date on which the
new name is entered by the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong on the register
in place of the existing name. Upon the Change of Company Name becoming
effective, all existing share certificates in issue bearing the current name of the
Company will continue to be evidence of title of shares in the Company and will
continue to be valid for trading, settlement and registration purposes and the rights
of the Shareholders will not be affected as a result of the Change of Company
Name. Once the Change of Company Name become effective, any issue of share
certificates thereafter will be in the new name and the securities of the Company
will be traded on the Stock Exchange in the new name.
A further announcement will be made when appropriate to inform Shareholders the
effective date of the Change of Company Name and the new stock short name of
the Shares.
EXPECTED TIMETABLE
All times stated in this announcement refer to Hong Kong times. The expected
timetable for the Share Consolidation and the Open Offer set out below is indicative
only and it has been prepared on the assumption that the Acquisition and the Share
Consolidation will be approved by the Shareholders at the EGM. The expected
timetable is subject to change, and any such change will be announced by the
Company as and when appropriate.
2007
Despatch of the circular containing,
among other things, notice of EGM ................... On or before Monday, 5 March
Latest time for lodging forms of proxy for
the purpose of the EGM ............. , . , . , ..... , . . . 10:00 a.m. on Monday, 26 March
EGM .................................... , .... , 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 28 March
Effective date of the Share Consolidation ... , .................... Thursday, 29 March
Announcement of the results of the EGM ...... , .................. Thursday, 29 March
Original counter for trading in the Existing Shares
in board lots of 10,000 of Existing Shares
temporarily closes ................................ 9:30a.m. on Thursday, 29 March
Temporary counter for trading in the Consolidated
Shares in board lots of I ,000 Consolidated
Shares opens (in the form of existing share
certificates) ................................ , ..... 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, 29 March
First day for free exchange of existing share
certificates for new share certificates ..... , ..... , ... 9:30a.m. on Thursday, 29 March
First day of operation of odd lots trading facility ................... Thursday, 29 March
26
SJ001587
footnote 24
Register of members of the Company closed
(both dates inclusive) .................... , ... , . , ... Wednesday, 4 April to Thursday,
12 April (both dates inclusive)
Record Date .......... , .. " ....... , . ,. .............. , ............. Thursday, 12 April
Despatch of the Prospectus Documents (in case of
the Excluded Shareholders, the Prospectus only) .... , ........... , .. Thursday, 12 April
Register of members of the Company re-opens ................... , .. , .. Friday, 13 April
Original counter for trading in the Consolidated
Shares in board lots of I 0,000 Consolidated
Shares re-opens (in the form of new share
certificates) . , .... , ......... , ....... , ........ , ...... 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 17 April
Parallel trading in the Consolidated Shares
(in the forms of both existing and new share
certificates) commences ................. , ........... 9:30a.m. on Tuesday, 17 April
Latest time for acceptance of and payment for
Offer Shares ......................................... 4:00p.m. on Friday, 27 April
Latest time for the Open Offer to become unconditional
(being the third business following
the Latest Time for Acceptance) ...................... 4:00p.m. on Thursday, 3 May
Announcement of the results of the Open Offer ........................ Monday, 7 May
Despatch of share certificates for Offer Shares ............... On or before Tuesday, 8 May
Temporary counter for trading in the Consolidated
Shares in board lots of I ,000 Consolidated
Shares closes (in the form of existing share
certificates) .................................. , .... 4:00p.m. on Wednesday, 9 May
Parallel trading in the Consolidated Shares ends
(in the forms of both existing and new share
certificates) ............................. , ......... 4:00p.m. on Wednesday, 9 May
Last day of operation of odd lots trading facility ............ , ....... Wednesday, 9 May
Dealings in fully-paid Offer Shares commence , ........ , ............. Thursday, 10 May
Last day of free exchange of existing share
certificates for new share certificates ........... , ............... Wednesday, I 6 May
(5)
GENERAL
As some of the applicable percentage ratios as referred to in Chapter 14 of the
Listing Rules are more than 100%, the Acquisition constitutes a very substantial
acquisition on the part of the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the approval by the Shareholders at a
general meeting under Rule 14.49 of the Listing Rules.
An EGM will be convened to consider and, if thought fit, approve (i) the Acquisition
and the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; and (iii) the Change of Company
Name. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having
made all reasonable enquires, no Shareholder is required to abstain from voting at
the EGM.
27
SJ001588
Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 00412
Footnote 24
A circular containing, among other things, the details of (i) the Acquisition and the
Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; (iii) the Open Offer; and (iv) the Change
of Company Name, together with a notice of the EGM will be despatched to the
Shareholders as soon as practicable.
(6)
DEFINITIONS
In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and
expressions shall have the following meanings when used herein:
"Acquisition"
"Acquisition Agreement"
"associates"
"Base Move"
"Board"
board of Directors
"Business Day"
"Call Option"
"CCASS"
"Credible"
"Certain Champ"
28
SJ001589
footnote 24
"Company" or "Purchaser"
"Companies Ordinance"
"Completion"
"connected persons"
"Consolidated Share(s)"
"Director( s )"
"EGM"
"Excluded Shareholders"
"Existing Shares"
"Guaranteed Profit"
"Group"
"HKSCC"
"Highest Increase"
"Hong Kong"
"Hou Wan"
tiT m!
29
SJ001590
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00414
Footnote 24
"Independent Third Party"
"Jumbo Boom"
"Junket Representative
Agreement"
"Kingston Securities"
4:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the Latest Time
for Acceptance or such later time or date as may be
agreed between the Company and Kingston Securities,
being the latest time to terminate the Underwriting
Agreement
"Listing Rules"
"Macau"
"Macau Government"
government of Macau
"Mr. Guo"/"Vendor"
"Non-negotiable Chips"
30
SJ001591
Footnote 24
"Offer Share(s)"
"Open Offer"
"Overseas Letter"
"Overseas Shareholders"
"PRC"
"Profit"
"Profit Agreements"
"Prospectus"
"Prospectus Documents"
"Qualifying Shareholders"
"Record Date"
"Registrar"
"Rolling Turnover"
"Sands Macao"
31
SJ001592
Plaintiff Ex. 1 I 02 00416
Footnote 24
"Second Profit Agreement"
"Share(s)"
"Shareholder(s)"
"Stock Exchange"
"Subscription Price"
"Underwriters"
"Underwriting Agreement"
"HK$"
H%"
per cent.
By order of the Board
Massive Resources International Corporation Limited
Lin Cheuk Fung
Chairman
"Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in The Standard"
32
SJ001593
footnote 25
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement,
makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever
for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this
announcement.
This announcement appears for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to
acquire, purchase or subscribe for the securities.
SJ001594
Footnote 25
First Profit Agreement
On 9 January 2007, Highest Increase as purchaser entered into the First Profit
Agreement with Hou Wan as vendor and Mr. Guo, the ultimate beneficial owner
of Hou Wan, as guarantor. Pursuant to the First Profit Agreement, Hou Wan has
conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign and Mr. Guo has
conditionally agreed to procure Hou Wan to sell and/or assign to Highest Increase
absolutely 1-Iou Wan's right, title and interest and benefits in and to 100% of the
Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/or its
customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms commencing from the
completion date of the First Profit Agreement and Highest Increase shall
purchase/accept the assignment the Profit, free from all liens, claims, equities,
charges, encumbrances or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with all
rights attached thereto as from the completion date of the First Profit Agreement.
(2}
SJ001595
footnote 25
(3)
SJ001596
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00420
Footnote 25
(5)
GENERAL
As some of the applicable percentage ratios as referred to in Chapter 14 of the
Listing Rules are more than 100%, the Acquisition constitutes a very substantial
acquisition on the part of the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the approval by the Shareholders at a
general meeting under Rule 14.49 of the Listing Rules.
An EGM will be convened to consider and, if thought fit, approve (i) the
Acquisition and the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; and (iii) the
Change of Company Name. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information
and belief having made all reasonable enquiries, no Shareholder is required to
abstain from voting at the EGM.
A circular containing, among other things, the details of (i) the Acquisition and
the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; (iii) the Open Offer; and (i v) the
Change of Company Name, together with a notice of the EGM will be despatched
to the Shareholders as soon as practicable.
(6)
(1)
16 January 2007
Parties
Purchaser
Vendor
Others
the Company
Mr. Guo, an Independent Third Party
Certain Champ and Hou Wan
Assets to be acquired
Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, the Company has conditionally agreed to
acquire and the Vendor has conditionally agreed to dispose of 100 shares of US$1.00
each in the share capital of Credible, representing 100% of the entire issued share
capital of Credible, free from any option, charge, lien, equity, encumbrance, rights
of pre-emption or any other third party rights whatsoever and together with all
rights attached to them at the date of Completion or subsequently becoming attached
to them. Credible holds a 20% equity interest in Base Move, a company which has
entered into the Second Profit Agreement with Highest Increase to acquire 100% of
its profit, being approximately 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou
Wan and/or its customers at the Chengdu VIP Club, one of the VIP gaming rooms
owned by Sands Macao and which currently has 5 gaming tables.
SJ001597
footnote 25
Consideration
The total consideration for the Acquisition is HK$140,000,000 and shall be satisfied
in cash upon the Completion. The consideration was arrived at by reference to the
track record of the Rolling Turnover of Hou Wan at Chengdu VIP Club during the
period between July 2005 and October 2006, the number of gaming tables at the
Chengdu VIP Club, the First Guaranteed Profit, the Second Guaranteed Profit, the
Call Option and the research reports conducted by leading investment banks that
made a revenue estimate of approximately HK$300,000,000 a month to be derived
from one gaming table of Baccarat (being the most accessible gaine in a VIP Club
in Macau).
Conditions precedent
Completion is conditional upon the satisfaction and/or waiver of the following:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
SJ001598
Footnote 25
Asset to be acquired
Hou Wan has on 17 February 2005 entered into the Junket Representative Agreement
and on 17 February 2006 renewed such Junket Representative Agreement with
Venetian Macau Limited as a gaming promoter for Sands Macao. Hou Wan has
conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign and Mr. Guo has
conditionally agreed to procure Hou Wan to sell and/or assign to Highest Increase
absolutely Hou Wan's right, title and interest and benefits in and to 100% of the
Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/or its
customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms commencing from the completion
date of the First Profit Agreement and Highest Increase shall purchase/accept the
assignment of the Profit, free from all liens, claims, equities, charges, encumbrances
or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with all rights attached thereto as
from the completion date of the First Profit Agreement.
Consideration
The consideration payable by Highest Increase to Hou Wan for the Profit sold and/
or assigned is HK$1.00.
Conditions
Completion of the First Profit Agreement is conditional upon the following
conditions having been fulfilled or waived (as the case may be):
(a)
(b)
the warranties given by Hou Wan in the First Profit Agreement remaining
true and accurate in all material respects; and
(c)
Highest Increase being satisfied in its absolute discretion with the results
of the due diligence investigation in respect of Hou Wan, including but not
limited to the affairs, business, assets, legality of all business and
commercial activities conducted at Sands Macao, any other due diligence
relevant to the sale and purchase of the Profit, liabilities, operations, records,
financial position, value of assets, accounts, results, legal and financing
structure of Hou Wan.
Long-stop date
The First Profit Agreement provides that should the satisfaction of all the above
conditions, if not waived by Highest Increase, not occur on or before 30 June 2007,
the First Profit Agreement shall terminate.
Completion
Completion shall take place on the fifth Business Day or on such date as may be
agreed between the parties after the last of the conditions of the First Profit
Agreement having been fulfilled or waived.
SJ001599
Footnote 25
The major terms of the Second Profit Agreement are set out as follows:
Asset to be acquired
Highest Increase has conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign
and Mr. Guo has conditionally agreed to procure Highest Increase to sell and/or
assign to Base Move absolutely Highest Increase's right, title and interest and
benefits in and to 100% of the Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated
by Hou Wan and/or its customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms
commencing from the completion date of the Second Profit Agreement and Base
Move shall purchase/accept the assignment of the Profit, free from all liens, claims,
equities, charges, encumbrances or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with
all rights attached thereto as from the completion date of the Second Profit
Agreement.
Consideration
The consideration payable by Base Move to Highest Increase for the Profit sold
and/or assigned is HK$1.00.
Conditions
Completion of the Second Profit Agreement is conditional upon the following
conditions having been fulfilled or waived (as the case may be):
(a)
Base Move obtaining such legal opinions as it may in its absolute discretion
require on, inter alia, the legality and enforceability of the junket operation
conducted by Hou Wan at Sands Macao and the legality of the transactions
contemplated thereunder;
(b)
(c)
Base Move being satisfied in its absolute discretion with the results of the
due diligence investigation in respect of Hou Wan, including but not limited
to the affairs, business, assets, legality of all business and commercial
activities conducted at Sands Macao, any other due diligence relevant to
the sale and purchase of the Profit, liabilities, operations, records, financial
position, value of assets, accounts, results, legal and financing structure of
Hou Wan.
Long-stop date
The Second Profit Agreement provides that should the satisfaction of all the above
conditions, if not waived by Base Move, not occur on or before 30 June 2007, the
Second Profit Agreement shall terminate.
Completion
Completion shall take place on the fifth Business Day or on such date as may be
agreed between the parties after the last of the conditions of the Second Profit
Agreement having been fulfilled or waived.
Pursuant to the Second Profit Agreement, written evidence showing that the First
Profit Agreement has become unconditional and completed shall be received by
Base Move on completion of the Second Profit Agreement, otherwise completion
on Second Profit Agreement shall not take place.
SJ001600
Plaintiff Ex. II 02 00424
Footnote 25
The Company understands that the arrangement of the First Profit Agreement and
the Second Profit Agreement is for the purpose of ringfencing and ensuring there is
no tax burden arising from the Profit for Base Move upon completion of the
Acquisition. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having
made all reasonable enquiries (including obtaining legal advice from the legal advisor
to the Company), the First Profit Agreement and the Second Profit Agreement are
legally enforceable.
DIRECTORS' VIEWS
As the Junket Representative Agreement is confidential, its major terms cannot be
disclosed to the Directors. However, the Directors had (i) visited Sands Macao on
various occasions to observe the level and operation of Hou Wan's business; (ii)
reviewed the junket representative settlement forms issued by Sands Macao to Hou
Wan evidencing the Rolling Turnover generated at Chengdu VIP Club; (iii) reviewed
the licences issued to Hou Wan to operate its business and the Macanese legal
opinion on the legality and validity of Hou Wan; and (iv) conducted extensive
research on junket business in Macau, including reviewing reports prepared by
well-known investment banks in relation to Macau gaming business and making
enquiries with the practitioners in the gaming industry, in order to understand the
arrangement between the junket operators and Sands Macao operators generally.
The Directors understand that generally, the term of the agreement between the
junket operator and Sands Macao operator is tied with the term of the junket licence.
Such kind of agreement will be revoked once the renewal of the junket licence
fails. Having reviewed the Junket Representative Agreement, the Macanese lawyers
are of the view that Hou Wan is validly licensed to act as a gaming promoter in
Macau. As such, the Directors have exercised their fiduciary duty to ensure that the
Junket Representative Agreement does indeed exist and the interests of the Company
and the Shareholders are protected in respect of the Acquisition.
Despite this, the Directors consider that the consideration is fair and reasonable
given that:
(1)
(b)
SJ001601
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00425
footnote 25
The Company understands that Hou Wan receives monthly junket
representative settlement forms signed off by Sands Macao. Therefore, based
on such settlement forms, the monthly profit is calculated and ascertained.
The Company will appoint representative to attend the monthly settlements
of commission paid by Sands Macao to Hou Wan in the future and review
those junket representative settlement for each month. The Company has
indicated that, for each month, Sands Macao will pay to Hou Wan the
commission/service fee for the Rolling Turnover brouglit by Hou Wan to
Sands Macao. Hou Wan will then pay the Profit, being 0.4% Rolling
Turnover, to Highest Increase and Highest Increase in turn will pay the
Profit to Base Move.
(2)
(3)
After balancing the risks as stated in the section headed "Risk Factors of Junket
Business" below with the benefits of the Acquisition, including the Group's perpetual
rights to the Profit, no share of loss by the Group and the soii"rce of the-Pn;fit under
the Profit Agreements, the Directors consider that the consideration is fair and
reasonable and the Acquisition is in the interest of the Company and the Shareholders
as a whole.
The consideration is determined after arm's length negotiation between the Company
and Mr. Guo after considering that (1) the Acquisition will broaden the Group's
revenue source and provide a substantial and stable income source to the Group in
view of the acquisition of the Profit by Base Move from Hou Wan under the Profit
Agreements; (2) the loosening of travel restrictions of mainland Chinese visitors;
and (3) the prospects of Macau's gaming business.
The Company considers acquiring a profit stream which has no share of loss under
the Profit Agreements of Hou Wan will not prejudicially affect the Company. The
Company understands that no guarantee has been given by Mr. Guo and Hou Wan
under the Junket Representative Agreement.
SJ001602
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00426
footnote 25
As such, the Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) consider
the consideration for the Acquisition to be fair and reasonable. Please refer to the
paragraph headed "Reasons for the Acquisition" for further details of the reasons
for the Acquisition.
(2)
(3)
In the event that Sands Macao becomes the target for carrying out money
laundering, the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan may be affected
and/or interrupted.
( 4)
(5)
As the Profit is sourced from Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/
or its customers pursuant to the Junket Representative Agreement, there is
a risk that the source of the Profit will cease if the Junket Representative
Agreement expires or the junket licence of Hou Wan cannot be renewed.
(6)
(7)
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SJ001603
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00427
footnote 25
(8)
(9)
The junket licence of Hou Wan granted by the Macau Government is subject
to renewal annually.
(10)
(11)
IC{]%
Second Profit
Agreement
The diagram below shows the shareholding structure of the relevant entities
immediately after Completion:
1--:::-1
I lC~%
11
SJ001604
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00428
footnote .25
GUARANTEED PROFIT
Hou Wan has irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed to Highest Increase that
the annual Profit during the period of one year commencing from the date of
Completion ("First Relevant Period") shall not be less than HK$120,000,000 ("First
Guaranteed Profit"). In the event the Profit received and/or recci vable by Highest
Increase for the First Relevant Period shall be less than HK$120,000,000, Hou Wan
undertakes to pay to Highest Increase the sum calculated in accordance with the
following formula (the "First Adjustment") within 60 days after the First Relevant
Period (provided that the First Adjustment shall not be more than HK$ 120,000,000):
First Adjustment
= (A 1 -
B 1) x 5
where:
Al
B1
HK$120,000,000
the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest Increase during the
First Relevant Period
and if the resulting First Adjustment shall be a negative figure, Highest Increase
shall not be required to pay any adjustment for the First Relevant Period.
In addition, Hou Wan has also irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed to Highest
Increase that the Profit during the period of one year commencing from the first
day after the First Relevant Period ("Second Relevant Period") shall not be less
than HK$132,000,000 ("Second Guaranteed Profit"). In the event the Profit received
and/or receivable by Highest Increase for the Second Relevant Period shall be less
than HK$1.32,000,000, Hou Wan undertakes to pay to Highest Increase the sum
calculated in accordance with the follmving formula (the ''Second Adjustment")
within 60 days after the Second Relevant Period (provided that the Second
Adjustment shall nol be more than HK$132,000,000):
Second Adjustment
= (A2
- B2) x 4
where:
A2
B2
HK$132,000,000
the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest Increase for the Second
Relevant Period
and if the resulting Second Adjustment shall be a negative figure, Hou Wan shall
not be required to pay any adjustment for the Second Relevant Period. The
Guaranteed Profit is still valid in the event that Hou Wan failed to obtain a junket
licence from the Macau Government.
The Guaranteed Profit is determined under ann's length negotiation between relevant
parties by reference to the performance of Hou Wan (the Company was given to
understand by Hou Wan that the Rolling Turnover per annum in average was
approximately HK$30 billion) and, as a reference to the market condition of the
gaming industry, research reports conducted by leading investment banks that made
a revenue estimate of approximately HK$300,000,000 a month to be derived from
one gaming table of Baccarat (being the most accessible game in a VIP Club in
Macau).
Iv1r. Guo has agreed to guarantee the obligations of Hou Wan under the First Profit
Agreement.
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SJ001605
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00429
Footnote 25
INFORMATION OF THE TARGET GROUP
Information of Credible
Credible was incorporated on 13 November 2006 and is an investment holding
company.
The main asset of Credible is its 20% equity interest in Base Move. According to
the unaudited management accounts of Credible, the total assets of Credible as at
31 December 2006 is HK$780 and Credible has no liability as at 31 December
2006. There is no profit or loss recorded in the unaudited management accounts of
Credible for the period commencing on 13 November 2006 (the date of its
incorporation) to 31 December 2006.
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SJ001606
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00430
Footnote 25
its corporate, business and financial information, information regarding its key
employees and shareholders, judicial litigation and governmental investigation,
bankruptcy and insolvency, its previous experience in junket business. The relevant
authorities will also consider the information provided by the corporate applicant's
shareholder with 5% or more of the share capital and key employees, including
their personal and family background, their financial information and ci vii
proceedings or criminal investigation that they may be involved. To the best
knowledge of the Directors, the role of Sands Macao in renewing the junket
reprcsentati ve license for Hou Wan is to issue a letter to the relevant government
department in Macau confirming that the gaming promoter continues to be a gaming
promoter for Sands Macao.
As a junket representative, being an independent contractor responsible for soliciting
customers to casinos, Hou Wan is primarily responsible for directing gaming
customers to Sands Macao and using its best endeavors to actively promote Sands
Macao to existing and potential customers. It receives a commission on the Rolling
Turnover from Sands Macao. The net profit it receives, after deducting commission
paid by it to its agents, administrative expenses and tax payable to the Macau
Government, is approximately 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover.
To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having made all
reasonable enquiries, Base Move, Mr. Guo and their ultimate beneficial owners, are
Independent Third Parties and all of them are independent of and not connected
with the Directors and their respective associates.
In view of the recent economy of Macau and the prospects of Macau's gaming
business, the Directors believe that the Acquisition will broaden the Group's
revenue sources and provide a stable income stream to the Group. Accordingly,
the Directors consider that the terms of the Acquisition Agreement arc fair
and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a
whole.
THf~
LISTING
As covered by the legal opinion as the Macau law, Hou Wan is validly licensed to
act as a gaming promoter (or junket) in Macau. To the best of the Directors'
knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiries, Sands
Macao is licensed to operate junket business and gaming business by the relevant
authorities in Macau.
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SJ001607
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00431
footnote 25
Shareholders should be aware that under the guidelines issued by the Stock Exchange
in relation to "Gambling activities undertaken by listing applicants and/or listed
issuers" dated 11 March 2003, should the Group directly or indirectly be engaged
in gambling activities and operation of such gambling activities (i) fall to comply
with the applicable laws in the areas where such activities operate and/or (ii)
contravene the Gambling Ordinance, the Company or its business may be considered
unsuitable for listing under Rule 18.04 of the Listing Rules, the Stock Exchange
may direct the Company to take remedial action, and/or may suspend dealings in,
or may cancel the listing of, the Shares.
In relation to the prevention of the money laundering activities, as both Hou Wan
and Sands Macao are respectively licensed to operate junket business and gaming
business by the relevant authorities in Macau and the amount of bet/Rolling Turnover
is properly registered by both Hou Wan and Sands Macao, their gaming activities
and businesses are subject to stringent control and regulation of the Macau
Government. As their activities are under the regulation of the Macau Government
and covered by a local legal opinion (as to Hong Kong law) that the gaming
promotion businesses carried out by Hou Wan do not contravene any applicable
laws of Hong Kong, the Directors, based on the legal opinions issued by Macanese
lawyer and Hong Kong lawyer, confirms that the activities they participate are
legal and lawful and thereby the income derived from these activities is also be
lawful and proper.
Apart from relying on such stringent official control, the Company, with the aid of
Mr. Ban Wan, an chief executive officer in the Company who has been working in
the gaming industry in Macau and passage vessel with gaming facilities for about
20 years (of which he has participated in the management level of gaming industry
for about 10 years), will also use its best endeavours to procure that effective
internal control systems are in place to make sure that the dividend distributed
from Base Move is derived from proper source, for instance, the Company will
adopt the guideline set by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority i.n formulating antimoney laundering measures. The Company will also cross-check the Profit received
and/or receivable with the original monthly junket representative settlement forms
issued by Sands Macao to Hou Wan. Further, the Company wi.ll from time to time
obtain direct confirmation in respect of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou
Wan from Sands Macao.
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SJ001608
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00432
Footnote 25
(2)
(b)
the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting the listing of, and
permission to deal in, the Consolidated Shares in issue upon the Share
Consolidation becoming effective.
16
SJ001609
footnote 25
Application for listing
Application will be made to the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange for the
granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Consolidated Shares in
issue upon the Share Consolidation becoming effective.
Subject to the granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Consolidated
Shares on the Stock Exchange, the Consolidated Shares will be accepted as eligible
securities by HKSCC for deposit, clearance and settlement in CCASS with effect
fron1 the con1mencement date of dealings in the Consolidated Shares on the Stock
Exchange or, under contingent situation, such other date as determined by HKSCC.
Settlement of transactions between participants of the Stock Exchange on any trading
day is required to take place in CCASS on the second trading day thereafter. All
activities under CCASS are subject to the General Rules of CCASS and CCASS
Operational Procedures ln effect from time to time.
17
SJ001610
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00434
Footnote 25
Effect of the Share Consolidation on the share capital of the Company
The following table shows the total authorised share capital of the Company as at
the date of this announcement and immediately after the Share consolidation
becoming effective:
As at the date of
this announcement
Number of
Existing
Shares
(3)
HK$
Immediately after
the Share Consolidation
becoming effective
Number of
Consolidated
Shares
HK$
Total authorised
50,000,000,000
I,000,000,000
5,000,000,000
l ,000,000,000
Total issued
14,397,630,000
287,952,600
J ,439,763,000
287,952,600
Total unissued
35,602,370,000
712,047,400
3,560,237,000
712,047,400
Subscription Price
Number of Consolidated
Shares in issue upon
completion of the Open Offer
The Offer Shares proposed to be issued pursuant to the terms of the Open Offer
represent 50% of the entire issued share capital of the Company upon the Share
Consolidation becoming effective and approximately 33.33% of the entire issued
share capital of the Company as enlarged by the issue of the Offer Shares.
As at the date of this announcement, the Company has no derivatives, options,
warrants and conversion rights or other similar rights which are convertible or
exchangeable into Shares.
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SJ001611
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00435
footnote 25
Qualifying Shareholders
The Open Offer is only available to the Qualifying Shareholders. The Company
will send (i) the Prospectus Documents to the Qualifying Shareholders and (ii) the
Overseas Letter together with the Prospectus, for information only, to the Excluded
Shareholders. To qualify for the Open Offer, the Shareholders must at the close of
business on the Record Date:
(i)
(ii)
SJ001612
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00436
footnote 25
Closure of register of members
The register of members of the Company will be closed from 4 April 2007 to 12
April 2007, both dates inclusive, to determine the eligibility of the Shareholders to
the Open Offer. No transfer of Shares will be registered during this period.
Subscription Price
The Subscription Price for the Offer Shares is HK$0.2 per Offer Share, payable in
full on application. The Subscription Price represents:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
a premium of approximately 19.76% over the audited net asset value per
Consoli dated Share of approximately HK$0.167 based on the audited
consolidated net asset value of the Group as at 30 June 2006 as shown in
the annual report 2006 of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2006
and the number of the Consolidated Shares in issue immediately after the
Share Consolidation becoming effective but before the completion of the
Open Offer.
The Subscription Price was arrived at after arm's length negotiation between the
Company and the Underwriters after having taken into account, among other things,
(i) tbe recent price performance of the Shares and (ii) the potential investment
opportunity to the Shareholders. The Directors consider that the terms of the Open
Offer are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the
Shareholders as a whole.
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SJ001613
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00437
footnote 25
Fractions of Offer Shares
The Company will not allot fractions of the Offer Shares. Any fractional entitlement
to the Offer Shares will be aggregated and sold in the open market (if a premium,
net of expenses, can be obtained) and the proceeds will be retained for the Company's
own benefits.
Certificates of the Offer Shares
Subject to fulfillment of the conditions of the Open Offer, share certificates for the
Offer Shares are expected to be posted on or before 8 May 2007 to those entitled
thereto by ordinary post at their own risk.
Application for listing
The Company will apply to the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange for the
listing of, and permission to deal in, the Offer Shares. Dealings in the Offer Shares
will be subject to the payment of stamp duty in Hong Kong.
UNDERWRll'ING ARRANGEMENTS
Underwriting Agreement
Date
16 January 2007
Underwriters
Number of
Offer Shares
underwritten
Commission
21
SJ001614
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00438
footnote 25
The 2.5% commission payable to the Underwriter was determined after arm's length
negotiations between the Company and the Underwriters based on normal commercial
terms and with reference to the market rates.
Termination of the Underwriting Agreement
If, prior to the Latest Time for Termination:
(1)
(b)
(2)
(3)
(4)
SJ001615
footnote 25
Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) shall be entitled by notice
in writing to the Company, served prior to the Latest Time for Termination, to
terminate the Underwriting Agreement.
Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) shall be entitled by notice
in writing to rescind the Underwriting Agreement if prior to the Latest Time
for Termination:
(1)
(2)
then and, in such case, Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters)
may, by notice in writing given to the Company prior to the Latest time for
Termination, rescinds the Underwriting Agreement and thereupon the
obligations of all parties under the Underwriting Agreement shall terminate
forthwith and no party shall have any cJaim against any other party in respect
of any matter or thing arising out of and in connection with the Underwriting
Agreement (save for any antecedent breaches thereof) and the Open Offer
shall not proceed,
Conditions of the Open Offer
(ii)
(2)
the delivery to the Stock Exchange for authorisation and the registration
with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong respectively of one copy of
each of the Prospectus Documents duly signed by two Directors (or by
their agents duly authorised in writing) as having been approved by
resolution of the Directors (and all other documents required to be attached
thereto) and otherwise in compliance with the Listing Rules and Companies
Ordinance not latCi than the despatch of the Prospectus~
(3)
( 4)
In the event of the said conditions not being fulfilled before the Latest Time for
Termination or the respective dates aforesaid (or such other time or date as the
Company and Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) may agree), the
Underwriting Agreement shall terminate and all obligations and liabilities of the
parties thereunder shall forthwith cease and determine and no party shall have any
claim against the others (save for any antecedent breaches thereof).
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SJ001616
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00440
Footnote 25
WARNING Ol-', THE RISK OF DEALING IN THE SHARES
Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should note that the
Open Offer is conditional upon the Underwriting Agreement having become
unconditional and the Underwriters not having terminated the Underwriting
Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof (a summarj' of which is set
out in the sub-paragraph headed "Termination of the Underwriting Agreement"
above). Accordingly, the Open Offer may or may not proceed.
Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should therefore exercise
extreme caution when dealing in the Shares, and if they are in any doubt about
their position, they should consult their professional advisers.
Shareholders should note that the Shares will be dealt in on an ex-entitlement
basis commencing from 2 April 2007 and that dealing in Shares will take place
while the conditions to which the Underwriting Agreement is subject remain
unfulfilled. Any Shareholder or other person dealing in Shares up to the date
on which all conditions to which the Open Offer is subject are fulfilled (which
is expected to be on 3 May 2007), will accordingly bear the risk that the Open
Offer cannot become unconditional and may not proceed. Any Shareholder or
other person contemplating selling or purchasing Shares, who is in any doubt
about his/her/its position, is recommended to consult his/her/its own professional
adviser.
SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE
nF THE COMPANY
The following illustrates the shareholding structure of the Company (i) as at the
date of this announcement, (ii) immediately after the Share Consolidation and before
the Open Offer, and (iii) immediately after completion of the Open Offer:
76.83
I,IG6,!67,000
14,397,630,000
l00.00
1,439,163,000
Totai
lll.42
12.75
Immediately after
Immediately after
complelion of the Open Offer completion of the Open Offer
(assuming no Qualifying
(assuming all Qualifying
Shareholders take up
Shareholders take up
hislller/ils entitlements
hisn1er/its entitlemeJlls
under the Open Offer)
under tbe Open Offer)
Consoiiduled
Consolidated
%
%
Shares (Approx.j
Shares (Apprax.)
lSO,DJO.GDO
10.42
12.75
l50,iJOO,OOD
!lE,S9fi,O%
695
lgj596,110fl
28.80
4.53
76.8)
621,977,6Ifi
'i?,%.1,314
l,iOU7,0:JG
iOO.OO
2,159,644,500
--
---
Notes:
225.000,000
Y/5,394,000
10.42
I2.75
U2
I,659,250,500
76.33
100,00
2,i59,644,500
35()
lOO.OJ
l.
Mr. Lin Cheuk Fung is an executive Director and the chairman of the Company. These
Shares are held by Mr. Lin Cheuk Fung personally.
2,
Mr. Chim Pui Chung is a substantial Shareholder. As at the date of this announcement, of
the 1,835,960,000 Existing Shares, as to 1,264,220,000 Existing Shares are held by Gallery
Land Ltd (a company wholly-owned by Mr. Chim Pui Chung), as to 568,800,000 Existing
Shares are held by Golden Mount Ltd (a company wholly-owned by Mr. Chim Pui Chung)
and as to 2,940,000 Existing Shares are held by Mr. Chim Pui Chung personally.
24
SJ001617
footnote 25
3.
To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief and having made all
reasonable enquiries, the Underwriters and their respective ultimate beneficial owners
are third parties independent of and not connected with each other, the Company and its
connected persons.
(4)
(ii)
25
SJ001618
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00442
Footnote 25
The effective date of the Change of Company Name will be the date on which the
new name is entered by the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong on the register
in place of the existing name. Upon the Change of Company Name becoming
effective, all existing share certificates in issue bearing the current name of the
Company will continue to be evidence of title of shares in the Company and will
continue to be valid for trading, settlement and registration purposes and the rights
of the Shareholders will not be affected as a result of the Change of Company
Name. Once the Change of Company Name become effective, any issue of share
certificates thereafter will be in the new name and the securities of the Company
will be traded on the Stock Exchange in the new name.
A further announcement will be made when appropriate to inform Shareholders the
effective date of the Change of Company Name and the new stock short name of
the Shares.
EXPECTED TIMETABLE
All times stated in this announcement refer to Hong Kong times. The expected
timetable for the Share Consolidation and the Open Offer set out below is indicative
only and it has been prepared on the assumption that the Acquisition and the Share
Consolidation will be approved by the Shareholders at the EGlvl. The expected
timetable is subject to change, and any such change will be announced by the
Company as and when appropriate.
2007
Despatch of the circular containing,
among other things, notice of EGM ... , .. , ....... , , . , . On or before Monday, 5 March
Latest time for lodging forms of proxy for
the purpose of the EGM .............. , .... , ....... 10:00 a.m. on Monday, 26 March
, <> . . . . . . . . .
26
SJ001619
footnote 25
Register of members of the Company closed
(both dates inclusive) ......... , , .. , ................ Wednesday, 4 April to Thursday,
12 April (both dates inclusive)
Record Date ............ , ...... , ............................... Thursday, 12 April
Despatch of the Prospectus Documents (in case of
the Excluded Shareholders, the Prospectus only) ........ , .. , ..... , . Thursday, 12 April
Register of members of the Company re-opens , ... , , , . , ................ Friday, 13 April
Original counter for trading in the Consolidated
Shares in board lots of I 0,000 Consolidated
Shares re-opens (in the form of new share
certificates) ....................................... 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 17 April
Parallel trading in the Consolidated Shares
(in the forms of both existing and new share
certificates) commences ................. , ....... , ... 9:30a.m. on Tuesday, 17 April
Latest time for acceptance of and payment for
Offer Shares ......................................... 4:00 p.m. on Friday, 27 April
LatcH! time for the Open Offer to become unconditional
(being the third business following
the Latest Time for Acceptance) ..................... 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, 3 May
Announcement of the results of the Open Offer ......................... Monday, 7 May
Despatch of share certificates for Offer Shares . . . .
(5)
GENERAL
As some of the applicable percentage ratios as referred to in Chapter 14 of the
Listing Rules are more than 100%, the Acquisition constitutes a very substantial
acquisition on the part of the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the approval by the Shareholders at a
general meeting under Rule 14.49 of the Listing Rules.
An EGM will be convened to consider and, if thought fit, approve (i) the Acquisition
and the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; and (iii) the Change of Company
Name. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having
made all reasonable enquires, no Shareholder is required to abstain from voting at
the EGM.
27
SJ001620
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00444
footnote 25
A circular containing, among other things, the details of (i) the Acquisition and the
Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; (iii) the Open Offer; and (iv) the Change
of Company Name, together with a notice of the EGM will be despatched to the
Shareholders as soon as practicable.
(6)
DEFINITIONS
In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and
expressions shall have the following meanings when used herein:
"Acquisition"
"Acquisition Agreement"
"associates"
"Base ]\Jove"
"Board"
board of Directors
"Business Day"
"Call Option"
"CCASS"
"Credible"
"Certain Champ"
28
SJ001621
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00445
footnote 25
"Company" or "Purchaser"
"Companies Ordinance"
"Completion"
"connected persons"
"Consolidated Share(s)"
"EGM"
"Excluded Shareholders"
"Existing Shares"
"Guaranteed Profit"
"Group"
"HKSCC"
"Highest Increase"
"Hong Kong"
"Hou \Van"
29
SJ001622
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00446
footnote 25
"Independent Third Party"
"Jumbo Boom"
"Junket Representative
Agreement"
"Kingston Securities"
4:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after the Latest Time
for Acceptance or such later time or date as may be
agreed between the Company and Kingston Securities,
being the latest time to terminate the Underwriting
Agreement
"Listing Rules"
"Macau"
"Macau Government"
government of Macau
"Mr. Guo"/"Vendor"
"Non-negotiable Chips"
30
SJ001623
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00447
footnote 25
"Offer Share(s)"
"Open Offer"
"Overseas Letter"
"Overseas Shareholders"
"PRC"
"Profit"
"Profit Agreements"
"Prospectus"
"Prospectus Documents"
"Qualifying Shareholders"
"Record Date"
"Registrar"
"Rolling Turnover"
"Sands Macao"
31
SJ001624
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00448
footnote 25
"Second Profit Agreement"
"Share(s)"
"SharehoJder(s )"
"Stock Exchange"
"Subscription Price"
"Underwriters"
"Underwriting Agreement"
"HKS"
"%~'
per cent.
By order of the Board
Massive Resources International Corporation Limited
Lin Cheuk Fung
Chairman
"Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in The Standard"
32
SJ001625
footnote 26
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes no
representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever
arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
Reference is made to the prospectus issued by Massive Resources International Corporation Limited (the
"Company") on 13 June 2007 ("Prospectus") in respect of the Open Offer. Capitalised terms used herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus, unless otherwise defined.
SJ001626
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00450
footnote 26
SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE OF' THE COMPANY
The following is a summary of the shareholding structure of the Company immediately before and after
completion of the Open Offer:
Immediately before
completion of
the Open Offer
Shares
%
Immediately after
completion of
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Sooth China Morning Post
FT News, Education
English
(c) 2009 South China Morning Post Publishers Limited, Hong Kong. All rights reserved.
The casino ship Neptune is closely linked with Lin Chiu, the "gambling king of the high seas"
arrested last year over a corruption scandal involving the head of the Game electrical-appliance
store chain, Wong Kwong-yu. Lin Cheuk-fung, chairman of the ship's operator, the Neptune Group,
is the younger brother of Lin Chiu (also known as Lian Chao).
According to the influential mainland business magazine Caijing, Lin Chiu, a delegate to the
Guangdong's Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) from 2003 to 2007,
invited Wong and mainland officials to gamble aboard the Neptune and helped the tycoon launder
money.
Wong was arrested in November for stock manipulation. Lin Chiu was arrested a month later.
Caijing reported that he had tried to help Wong's wife, Du Juan , flee.
Wong's arrest brought down a number of heavyweights formerly In charge of law and order in
Guangdong: Chen Shaoji, formerly chairman of the Guangdong CPPCC, his former deputy Zheng
Shaodong -who rose to become assistant minister of public security - and his deputy Xiang
Huaizhu. Fallen Shenzhen mayor Xu Zongheng, now being investigated by the Communist Party's
disciplinary watchdog, is also implicated in Wong's case.
The newspaper Wen Wei Po has reported that Lin Chiu and Hong Kong triad boss Cheung Chi-tal
jointly Invested in the Neptune in 1996. Caijing has reported that Cheung was arrested for links
with Lin.
A crew member who has worked on the Neptune for two years said many of her colleagues had
seen Wong gambling. "My boss, Mr Lin [Lin Chiu], used to bring his friends, most of them mainland
officials or tycoons, on board for gambling. One of the most well-known figures was Wong."
SJ001630
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00454
footnote 29
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Document SCMP000020090627e56s00002
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scmp.com
Hong Kong
Officer lifts lid on workings of the underworld
Yvonne Tsu'i
761 words
16 October 2009
scmp.com
SCMCOM
English
(c) 2009 scmp.com. All rights reserved.
In the shadows of Hong Kong's underworld, the relationship between police and triads- the violent
gangs that hold sway over wide swathes of the city and often do battle for each other's territory is not always what it seems.
According to an experienced anti-triad officer, the two sides shared a "special relationship" that
often saw senior triad members helping the police, and indirectly themselves.
Senior detective inspector Cheung Man-shing said the gangsters, for whom "loyalty and unity"
were all-important, usually maintained strict silence during interviews under caution, meaning
what they say can be used as evidence.
But off the record they can be much more forthcoming -especially with information that might
harm a rival and not themselves, said Cheung, a triad expert with the police criminal intelligence
bureau.
"When police officers interview triad members during an Investigation, they normally remain silent
under caution but are very willing to tell the whole story when they are interviewed not under
caution," he told the Court of First Instance yesterday.
Triad informants would tip off police officers about matters concerning other triad branches and
matters that did not concern themselves, he said, describing this as a "special kind of relationship"
between the pollee and triad members.
Cheung was giving evidence as an expert witness in the Court of First Instance trial of five alleged
Wo Hop To triad members, accused of involvement in a plot to murder casino dealer Wong
Kam-ming in May, last year, after a one of his clients won hundreds of millions of dollars in Macau
casinos.
SJ001632
footnote 30
Cheung told the court that the history of triad societies could be traced back to 1674 when an
organisation was founded in China with a mission to overthrow the Qing dynasty.
"In Hong Kong, triad societies only engage in illegal activities," he said. "The sole purpose is to
make money. [Triad people] do illegal things, and they do legal things through illegal means."
Giving a rare public insight Into the alleged activities of some of the city's most notorious gangs,
Cheung said Wo Hop To was one of the most influential, with members active in Western District,
Aberdeen, Wan Chai and Yuen Long. Its activities included loan sharking and gambling.
Another society, Wo Shing Wo, was active in Kowloon West with underground casinos, drug
trafficking, piracy, extortion and vice.
The 14K society, he said, was Involved in extortion, prostitution, piracy and illegal franchising of
taxi stops.
Sun Yee On, active in the Tslm Sha Tsui area, engaged in activities related to dangerous drugs,
extortion and piracy.
Cheung said there were 2,378 triad-related cases last year, with 648 involving woundings and
serious assaults, compared to 2,258 and 555 respectively in 2007.
Of the violent crimes, most arose from fights In public places and were related to conflicts between
different triad societies.
Under a code of "loyalty and unity", triad members usually obeyed without question any
instructions from higher levels of the society's hierarchy.
"Most of the time they simply follow instructions from their superiors without knowing much about
the background," Cheung told the court.
The experienced triad-fighter said the lowest tier comprised two categories: "ordinary members",
who had been through a formal ceremony, and "hanging the blue lantern" members, who had not
Basic members could be promoted to various kinds of office bearers, including "the red pole", also
known as 426, who traditionally took care of the operations of the society; "the white paper fan",
or 415, who was responsible for the administration and organising ceremonies; and the "grass
sandals", or 432, who communicated between different branches.
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footnote 30
Office bearers were ell qualified to be leaders of a branch and had control over money, according
to the inspector. Faction leaders were called "big brothers' or "Dai Gor", while the top leader was
26, Yeung Chun-kit, 22, and Chan Ho-leunQ, 3.5, have pleaded not guitty to charges Including
acting as trlad members and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm.
See, an alleged senior member of the group, Is also charged with conspiring with "Tsang Pau",
identified in court as Macau casino operator Cheung Chi-tal, to
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scmp.com
Hong Kong
Triad five jailed over plot to kill croupier
Yvonne Tsui
329 words
28 October 2009
scmp.com
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Five Wo Hop To triad members were jailed yesterday for 8-1/2 to 14 years for taking part In a plan
to murder a casino dealer in May last year on the orders of a senior gangster.
The dealer was targeted after the "Yuen Long God of Gambling", Siu Yun-ping, won hundreds of
millions of dollars in Macau casinos, the Court of First Instance had heard.
The f1ve men, who pleaded not guilty, were convicted by a jury last Friday.
See Wah-lun, 30, Tang Ka-man, 31, Wong Chi-man, 26, Yeung Chun-kit, 22, and Chan Ho-leung,
35, were convicted of acting as triad members and conspiring to cause grievous bodily harm. See
was also convicted of conspiring to murder and soliciting nine people - including the other four
convicted - to commit murder. He was jailed for 14 years. Tang, Yeung and Chan were jailed for
nine years and Wong for 8-1/2 years.
The court had heard that triad boss Cheung Chi-tai, also known as "Tsang Pau", ordered his
followers In April last year to abduct dealer Wong Kam-ming and break his arms and legs. But
Cheung changed his mind in early May, and ordered Wong killed.
Information from triad member Lau Ming-yee had led to the arrest of more than 10 men In a Yuen
Long village house on May 15. Police found a range of weapons inside.
At the trial, Wong testified that Siu had won an estimated HK$500 million to HK$600 million playing
baccarat between August 2007 and January last year in Macau casinos, including the Venetian, the
Lis boa and the Sands Macao.
Wong said he had made more than HK$10 million in tips from Siu.
SJ001635
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00459
footnote 31
Siu testified that he suspected the plot was orchestrated by someone who was angry that he had
won so much money and suspected him of cheating.
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Hong Kong
'Gambling God' placed bets of up to HK$1.5m
Yvonne Tsui
605 words
10 October 2009
scmp.com
SCM COM
English
(c) 2009 scmp.com. All rights reserved.
The casino dealer who earned about HK$50 million in tips and commissions from the HK$100
million Macau winnings of "Yuen Long God of Gambling" Siu Yun-ping, said Siu bet up to HK$1.5
million at a time.
The Court of First Instance was told that Siu gradually increased the size of bets he placed over the
years, and his wins and losses were in the tens of millions each time he gambled in Macau between
mid-2007 and February last year.
The dealer, Wong Kam-ming, nicknamed "Wong Ming Chai", was testifying yesterday at the trial of
five alleged Wo Hop To triad members in relation to an alleged plot to murder and/or abduct him
last year.
See Wah-lun, 30, Tang Ka-man, 31, Wong Chi-man, 26, Yeung Chun-kit, 22, and Chan Ho-leung,
35, have pleaded not guilty to charges including acting as triad members and conspiracy to cause
grievous bodily harm.
See, an alleged senior member of the group, is also charged with conspiring with a "Tsang Pau" to
commit murder, and soliciting nine people, including the four other defendants, to murder. The
court heard earlier that "Tsang Pau", also known as Cheung Chi-tai, was the person in charge of
the Chengdu gambling hall at the Sands Macao casino in Macau.
The prosecution said the offence took place after Siu had won more than HK$100 million in Macau
casinos.
It said Wong was the dealer who took Siu to gamble at baccarat between August 2007 and January
last year in Macau casinos, including the Guangdong hall of The Venetian casino, the Wong Kam
hall of the Lisboa casino, and the Chengdu hall.
SJ001639
footnote 33
Siu had paid about HK$10 million to Wong in tips,-
Siu testified earlier this week that he believed the plan to abduct and murder Wong was
orchestrated because someone was angry he had won such a huge sum of money and wanted it
back.
Wong, 40, began his testimony in the hearing yesterday by revealing details of the life of the "God
of Gambling" who started as a barber.
The court was told that Wong first met Slu when he was a barber and Wong worked at his mother's
cafe in Yuen Long. Wong said Siu began building village houses in 2000.In 2004, Wong became a
"mud-chip dealer"- an agent who earns commissions through trading a casino's chips to gamblers
- on a floating casino.
He said he then started a cafe with a partner in Yuen Long around 2005, but had continued to work
intermittently as a mud"chip dealer in Macau casinos.
According to Wong, he began dealing in chips at the Macao Sands Chengdu gambling hall -one of
three halls where Siu won HK$100 million on baccarat.
He said he and Siu initially visited the casino to gamble about "once every 10 days or so" and Siu
bet "tens of thousands" on each game.
Wong said the bets got bigger and bigger- from HK$500,000 to HK$1.5 million- and he estimated
Siu won or lost tens of millions gambling at Macau casinos.
He also said he was required to deposit one to two million dollars in a casino's account to become
a mud-chip dealer, but such deposits were insufficient for him to be Siu's mud-chip dealer when his
Document SCMCOM0020091010e5aa0001e
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God of Gambling lent HK$20m to casino dealer in Macau, court told
Yvonne Tsui
414 words
9 October 2009
South China Morning Post
SCMP
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English
(c) 2009 South China Morning Post Publishers Limited, Hong Kong. All rights reserved.
"Yuen Long God of Gambling" Siu Yun-ping said yesterday he gave a HK$20 million loan to a dealer
who worked for one of three Macau gambling halls where he had previously won more than
HK$100 million.
Testifying in the Court of First Instance, Siu said he was assaulted after he gave out the loan and
it had not been repaid although he made several attempts to chase after it.
Siu told the court he lent the money as a personal loan to casino dealer Ma Hon-cheung, who
worked for Cheung Chi-tai, nicknamed "Tsang Pau", operating two gambling halls In Macau
casinos, including the Chengdu hall in the Sands.
The Chengdu was run by Cheung Chi-tai, the court has been told.
Siu said Ma originally asked him for about HK$15 million on February 1S last year and promised to
repay him in three hours. He gave Ma a bank draft for HK$20 million that he "just happened" to
have obtained from Bank of China earlier that day.
But Ma told him the repayment was not ready when they met for dinner in a Shenzhen restaurant
that evening. Slu was beaten up by five men outside the restaurant as he left.
Siu was giving evidence at the trial of five Wo Hop To triad members accused of Involvement in a
plot to kill another casino dealer, Wong Kam-ming, last year- including one who is alleged to have
conspired with a "Tsang Pau" to commit murder.
He said that when Ma asked him for the money he promised to repay him In "mud chips" -a type
of gambling chip used by Siu- in three hours. Siu said he suspected the attack on him in Shenzhen
was arranged by Ma.
SJ001641
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00465
Footnote 33
In the trial, See Wah-lun, 30, Tang Ka-man, 31, Wong Chi-man, 26, Yeung Chun-kit, 22, and Chan
Ho-leung, 35, have pleaded not guilty to charges including acting as triad members and conspiracy
to cause grievous bodily harm.
See, an alleged senior member of the group, Is also charged with conspiring with "Tsang Pau" to
commit murder, and soliciting nine people, Including the four other defendants, to murder.
On Wednesday, Slu told the court he had suspected Wong was targeted because someone wanted
to force him to return the money he had won.
Document SCMP000020091008e5a90000o
scmp.com
Hong Kong
'God of Gambling' attacked over wins, court told
Yvonne Tsui
700 words
8 October 2009
scmp.com
SCMCOM
English
(c) 2009 scmp.com. All rights reserved.
A man known as the "Yuen Long God of Gambling" was attacked by a gang of five on the mainland
last year after he had won more than HK$100 million from Macau casinos in six months, a court
heard yesterday.
Siu Yun-ping told the Court of First Instance that his house had also been set on fire and his son
received threatening phone calls.
He said he was the only customer of casino dealer Wong Kam-ming, who as a result of his
successes at the tables received more than HK$50 million in tips and commissions, and later
become the target of a murder plot.
SJ001642
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00466
Footnote 33
Siu- previously described by prosecutors as the "Yuen Long God of Gambling", or "Lang Tou Ping"
-was giving evidence at the trial of five alleged Wo Hop To triad members, who have been accused
of involvement in the plan to kill Wong in May last year.
The prosecution has alleged that the plan was ordered by Cheung Chi-tai- nicknamed "Tsang
Pau" -whom Siu yesterday described as the person in charge of the Chengdu gambling hall at the
Sands Casino in Macau, one of the VIP halls he patronised during his winning streak.
See Wah-lun, 30, Tang Ka-man, 31, Wong Chi-man, 26, Yeung Chun-kit, 22, and Chan Ho-leung,
35, have pleaded not guilty to charges including acting as triad members and conspiracy to cause
grievous bodily harm.
See, an alleged senior member of the group, is also charged with conspiracy to commit murder and
soliciting nine people, including the four other defendants, to murder.
Yesterday, Siu said he had won more than HK$100 million between August 2007 and January last
year, playing baccarat in the Guangdong hall of The Venetian, the Wong Kam hall of the Lis boa and
the Chengdu hall. He paid about HK$10 million to Wong in tips.
Slu said he gambled with "mud chips" -sold to gamblers on commission by intermediaries ..
He said he obtained the cl1ips from Wong, whom he described as a long-term friend. Wong earned
a commission every time he placed a bet regardless of whether Siu won or lost.
If Siu won, he would be paid with a bank draft issued by a casino operator. Wong, as the dealer,
was the middleman who helped to collect the draft.
Slu told the court that Wong had earned HK$40 million to HK$50 million in commission from his
winnings in the six months.
He said he subsequently had a series of unpleasant experiences that left him very worried and
unhappy.
In mid-February last year, after the arson attack on his home and the calls to his son, he was
attacked by five men after dinner with two friends in Shenzhen.
Cross-examined by defence barristers John Haynes, Siu said he told the police about his suspicion
that the person in charge of a gambling hall had done something harmful to him, probably because
he won a great deal of money.
SJ001643
He also told them that he believed someone was jealous and suspected him of cheating. He
thought that person had planned to kill Wong to force him to return the money.
Slu said he drew a bank draft after the attack and instructed Wong to hand it to Cheung at the
Sands casino's service counter at the Shun Tak ferry pier. But he Instructed the bank to stop
payment after he reported the assault to pollee.
He also told the court that he had won the money fairly through sheer luck, although he had "some
tips of his own'' in playing baccarat.
The court heard earlier that Wong's abduction was ordered for May 15 last year In Pat Heuhg, but
the plot was foiled when one of the gang - who ha-s since given evidence In the trial under Immunity
- told the police.
The original plan, the court heard, was to break Wong's arms and legs, but It was later decided that
he should be murdered.
The trial continues to(jay.
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South China Morning Post
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'Gambling king' took fallen tycoon aboard to bet
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28 June 2009
South China Morning Post
SCMP
English
(c) 2009 South China Morning Post Publishers Limited, Hong Kong. All rights reserved.
The casino ship Neptune is closely linked with Lin Chiu, the "gambling king of the high seas"
arrested last year over a corruption scandal involving the head of the Gome electrical-appliance
store chain, Wong Kwong-yu. Lin Cheuk-fung, chairman of the ship's operator, the Neptune Group,
is the younger brother of Lin Chiu (also known as Lian Chao).
According to the influential mainland business magazine Caijing, Lin Chiu, a delegate to the
Guangdong's Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) from 2003 to 2007,
invited Wong and mainland officials to gamble aboard the Neptune and helped the tycoon launder
money.
Wong was arrested in November for stock manipulation. Lin Chiu was arrested a month later.
Caijing reported that he had tried to help Wong's wife, Du Juan , flee.
Wong's arrest brought down a number of heavyweights formerly in charge of law and order in
Guangdong: Chen Shaoji, formerly chairman of the Guangdong CPPCC, his former deputy Zheng
Shaodong - who rose to become assistant minister of public security - and his deputy Xiang
Huaizhu . Fallen Shenzhen mayor Xu Zongheng, now being investigated by the Communist Party's
disciplinary watchdog, is also implicated in Wong's case.
The newspaper Wen Wei Po has reported that Lin Chiu and Hong Kong triad boss Cheung Chi-tai
jointly invested in the Neptune in 1996. Caijing has reported that Cheung was arrested for links
with Lin.
A crew member who has worked on the Neptune for two years said many of her colleagues had
seen Wong gambling. "My boss, Mr Lin [Lin Chiu], used to bring his friends, most of them mainland
officials or tycoons, on board for gambling. One of the most well-known figures was Wong."
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footnote 42
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement,
makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever
for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this
announcement.
This announcement appears for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or ojfer to
acquire, purchase or subscribe for the securities.
Agrcemt~nt
The Company and Mr. Guo has entered into the Acquisition Agreement on 16
January 2007. Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, the Cornpany has
conditionally agreed to acquire and Mr. Guo has conditionally agreed to dispose
of 100 shares of US$1.00 each in the share capital of Credible, representing
100% of the entire issued share capital of Credible, free from any option, charge,
lien, equity, encumbrance, rights of pre-emption or any other third party rights
whatsoever and together with all rights attached to them at the date of Completion
or subsequently becoming attached to them, at a total cash consideration of
HK$140,000,000. Credible holds a 20% equity interest in Base Move, a company
which has entered into the Second Profit Agreement with Highest Increase to
acquire 100% of its profit, being approximately 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover
generated by Hou Wan (who has on 17 February 2005 entered into the Junket
Representative Agreement and on 17 February 2006 renewed such Junket
Representative Agreement with Venetian Macau Limited as a gaming promoter
for Sands Macao) and/or its customers at the Chengdu VIP Club.
SJ001670
PlaintiffEx. 1102_00494
footnote 42
First Profit Agreement
On 9 January 2007, Highest Increase as purchaser entered into the First Profit
Agreement with Hou Wan as vendor and Mr. Guo, the ultimate beneficial owner
of Hou \Van, as guarantor. Pursuant to the First Profit Agreement, Hou Wan has
conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign and Mr. Guo has
conditionally agreed to procure Hou Wan to sell and/or assign to Highest Increase
absolutely Hou Wan's right, title and interest and benefits in and to 100% of the
Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/or its
customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms commencing from the
completion date of the First Profit Agreement and Highest Increase shall
purchase/accept the assignment the Profit, free from all liens, claims, equities,
charges, encumbrances or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with all
rights attached thereto as from the completion date of the First Profit Agreement.
Call Option
Certain Champ has, pursuant to an agreement dated 16 January 2007, granted to
the Company the Call Option. The CaU Option is, subject to Completion,
exercisable by the Company within 24 months after Completion. The aggregate
price for the exercise of the Call Option is HK$350,000,000.
The Company has no current intention to exercise the Call Option. Further
announcement will be made by the Company upon exercise of the Call Option.
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PlaintiffEx. 1102 00495
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PROPOSEDCHANGEOFCOMPANYNAME
The Board proposes to change the Company name from "Massive Resources
International Corporation Limited" to "Neptune Group Limited" to reflect the
Company's expansion plans into Macau as the Company owns a passage vessel
with gaming facilities called "Neptune", and as such the Directors believe that
the Change of Company Name would be appropriate. Upon the change of name
becoming effective, the Company will adopt "YHJ :f_ W: [II ff II~ 'l~ 'P] " as its
new Chinese name.
SJ001672
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00496
footnote 4.2
(5)
GENERAL
As some of the applicable percentage ratios as referred to in Chapter 14 of the
Listing Rules are more than 100%, the Acquisition constitutes a very substantial
acquisition on the part of the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the approval by the Shareholders at a
general meeting under Rule 14.49 of the Listing Rules.
An EGM will be convened to consider and, if thought fit, approve (i) the
Acquisition and the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; and (iii) the
Change of Company Name. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information
and belief having made all reasonable enquiries, no Shareholder is required to
abstain from voting at the EGM.
A circular containing, among other things, the details of (i) the Acquisition and
the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; (iii) the Open Offer; and (iv) the
Change of Company Name, together with a notice of the EGM will be despatched
to the Shareholders as soon as practicable.
(6)
(1)
nm ACQUISITION AGREEMENT
Date
16 January 2007
Parties
Purchaser
Vendor
Others
the Company
Mr. Guo, an Independent Third Party
Certain Champ and Hou Wan
Assets to be acquired
Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, the Company has conditionally agreed to
acquire and the Vendor has conditionally agreed to dispose of 100 shares of US$1.00
each in the share capital of Credible, representing 100% of the entire issued share
capital of Credible, free from any option, charge, lien, equity, encumbrance, rights
of pre-emption or any other third party rights whatsoever and together with all
rights attached to them at the date of Completion or subsequently becoming attached
to them. Credible holds a 20% equity interest in Base Move, a company which has
entered into the Second Profit Agreement with Highest Increase to acquire 100% of
its profit, being approximately 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou
Wan and/or its customers at the Chengdu VIP Club, one of the VIP gaming rooms
owned by Sands Macao and which currently has 5 gaming tables.
SJ001673
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00497
footnote 42
Consideration
The total consideration for the Acquisition is HK$140,000,000 and shall be satisfied
in cash upon the Completion. The consideration was ani ved at by reference to the
track record of the Rolling Turnover of Hou Wan at Chengdu VIP Club during the
period between July 2005 and October 2006, the number of gaming tables at the
Chengdu VIP Club, the First Guaranteed Profit, the Second Guaranteed Profit, the
Call Option and the research reports conducted by leading investment banks that
made a revenue estimate of approximately HK$300,000,000 a month to be derived
from one gaming table of Baccarat (being the most accessible game in a VIP Club
in Macau).
Conditions precedent
Completion is conditional upon the satisfaction and/or waiver of the following:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
SJ001674
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00498
Footnote 42
Asset to be acquired
Hou Wan has on 17 February 2005 entered into the Junket Representative Agreement
and on 17 February 2006 renewed such Junket Representative Agreement with
Venetian Macau Limited as a gaming promoter for Sands Macao. Hou Wan has
conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign and Mr. Guo has
conditionally agreed to procure Hou Wan to sell and/or assign to Highest Increase
absolutely Hou Wan's right, title and interest and benefits in and to 100% of the
Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/or its
customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms commencing from the completion
date of the First Profit Agreement and Highest Increase shall purchase/accept the
assignment of the Profit, free from all liens, claims, equities, charges, encumbrances
or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with all rights attached thereto as
from the completion date of the First Profit Agreement.
Consideration
The consideration payable by Highest Increase to Hou Wan for the Profit sold and/
or assigned is HK$1.00.
Conditions
Completion of the First Profit Agreement is conditional upon the following
conditions having been fulfi!led or waived (as the case may be):
(a)
(b)
the warranties given by Hou Wan in the First Profit Agreement remaining
true and accurate in all material respects; and
(c)
Highest Increase being satisfied in its absolute discretion with the results
of the due diligence investigation in respect of Hou Wan, including but not
limited to the affairs, business, assets, legality of all business and
commercial activities conducted at Sands Macao, any other due diligence
relevant to the sale and purchase of the Profit, liabilities, operations, records,
financial position, value of assets, accounts, results, legal and financing
structure of Hou Wan.
Long-stop date
The First Profit Agreement provides that should the satisfaction of all the above
conditions, if not waived by Highest Increase, not occur on or before 30 June 2007,
the First Profit Agreement shall terminate.
Completion
Completion shall take place on the fifth Business Day or on such date as may be
agreed between the parties after the Jast of the conditions of the First Profit
Agreement having been fulfilled or waived.
SJ001675
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00499
footnote 42
The major terms of the Second Profit Agreement are set out as follows:
Asset to be acquired
Highest Increase has conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign
and Mr. Guo has conditionally agreed to procure Highest Increase to sell and/or
assign to Base Move absolutely Highest Increase's right, title and interest and
benefits in and to 100% of the Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated
by Hou Wan and/or its customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms
commencing from the completion date of the Second Profit .i\greernent and Base
Move shall purchase/accept the assignment of the Profit, free from all liens, claims,
equities, charges, encumbrances or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with
all rights attached thereto as from the completion date of the Second Profit
Agreement.
Consideration
The consideration payable by Base Move to Highest Increase for the Profit sold
and/or assigned is HK$1.00.
Conditions
Completion of the Second Profit Agreement is conditional upon the foLlowing
conditions having been fulfilled or waived (as the case may be):
(a)
Base Move obtaining such legal opinions as it may in its absolute discretion
require on, inter alia, the legality and enforceability of the junket operation
conducted by Hou Wan at Sands Macao and the legality of the transactions
contemplated thereunder;
(b)
(c)
Base Move being satisfied in its absolute discretion with the results of the
due diligence investigation in respect of Hou Wan, including but not limited
to the affairs, business, assets, legality of all business and commercial
activities conducted at Sands Macao, any other due diligence relevant to
the sale and purchase of the Profit, liabilities, operations, records, financial
position, value of assets, accounts, results, legal and financing structure of
Hou \Van.
Long-stop date
The Second Profit Agreement provides that should the satisfaction of all the above
conditions, if not waived by Base Move, not occur on or before 30 June 2007, the
Second Profit Agreement shall terminate.
Completion
Completion shall take place on the fifth Business Day or on such date as may be
agreed between the parties after the last of the conditions of the Second Profit
Agreement having been fulfilled or waived.
Pursuant to the Second Profit Agreement, written evidence showing that the First
Profit Agreement has become unconditional and completed shall be received by
Base Move on completion of the Second Profit Agreement, otherwise completion
on Second Profit Agreement shall not take place.
SJ001676
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00500
Footnote 42
The Company understands that the arrangement of the First Profit Agreement and
the Second Profit Agreement is for the purpose of ringfencing and ensuring there is
no tax burden arising from the Profit for Base Move upon completion of the
Acquisition. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having
made all reasonable enquiries (including obtaining legal advice from the legal advisor
to the Company), the First Profit Agreement and the Second Profit Agreement are
legally enforceable.
DIRECTORS' VIEWS
As the Junket Representative Agreement is confidential, its major terms cannot be
disclosed to the Directors. However, the Directors had (i) visited Sands Macao on
various occasiom to observe the level and operation of Hou Wan's business; (ii)
reviewed the junket representative settlement forms issued by Sands Macao to Hou
Wan evidencing the Rolling Turnover generated at Chengdu VIP Club; (iii) reviewed
the licences issued to Hou Wan to operate its business and the Macanese legal
opinion on the legality and validity of Hou Wan; and (iv) conducted extensive
research on junket business in Macau, including reviewing reports prepared by
well-known investment banks in relation to Macau gaming business and making
enquiries with the practitioners in the gaming industry, in order to understand the
arrangement between the junket operators and Sands Macao operators generally.
The Directors understand that generally, the term of the agreement between the
junket operator and Sands Macao operator is tied with the term of the junket licence.
Such kind of agreement will be revoked once the renewal of the junket licence
fails. Having reviewed the Junket Representative Agreement, the Macanese lawyers
are of the view that Hou Wan is validly licensed to act as a gaming promoter in
Macau. As such, the Directors have exercised their fiduciary duty to ensure that the
Junket Representative Agreement does indeed exist and the interests of the Company
and the Shareholders are protected in respect of the Acquisition.
Despite this, the Directors consider that the consideration is fair and reasonable
given that:
(1)
(b)
SJ001677
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00501
Footnote 42
The Company understands that Hou Wan receives monthly junket
representative settlement forms signed off by Sands Macao. Therefore, based
on such settlement forms, the monthly profit is calculated and ascertained.
The Company will appoint representative to attend the monthly settlements
of commission paid by Sands Macao to Hou Wan in the future and review
those junket representative settlement for each month. The Company has
indicated that, for each month, Sands Macao will pay to Hou Wan the
commission/service fee for the Rolling Turnover brought by Hou Wan to
Sands Macao. Hou Wan will then pay the Profit, being 0.4% Rolling
Turnover, to Highest Increase and Highest Increase in turn will pay the
Profit to Base Move.
(2)
(3)
After balancing the risks as stated in the section headed "Risk Factors of Junket
Business" belo\V v;jth the benefits of the .l\cquisition including the Group's perpetua.!
rights to the Profit, no share of loss by the Group and the source of the Profit under
the Profit Agreements, the Directors consider that the consideration is fair and
reasonable and the Acquisition is in the interest of the Company and the Share-holders
as a whole.
1
The consideration is determined after arm's length negotiation between the Company
and Mr. Guo after considering that (1) the Acquisition will broaden the Group's
revenue source and provide a substantial and stable income source to the Group in
view of the acquisition of the Profit by Base Move from Hou Wan under the Profit
Agreements; (2) the loosening of travel restrictions of mainland Chinese visitors;
and (3) the prospects of Macau's gaming business.
The Company considers acquiring a profit stream which has no share of loss under
the Profit Agreements of Hou Wan will not prejudicially affect the Company. The
Company understands that no guarantee has been given by Mr. Guo and Hou Wan
under the Junket Representative Agreement.
SJ001678
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00502
footnote 42
As such, the Directors (including the independent non--executive Directors) consider
the consideration for the Acquisition to be fair and reasonable. Please refer to the
paragraph headed "Reasons for the Acquisition" for further details of the reasons
for the Acquisition.
(2)
(3)
In the event that Sands Macao becomes the target for carrying out money
laundering, the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan may be affected
and/or interrupted.
(4)
(5)
As the Profit is sourced from Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/
or its customers pursuant to the Junket Representative Agreement, there is
a risk that the source of the Profit will cease if the Junket Representative
Agreement expires or the junket licence of Hou Wan cannot be renewed.
(6)
(7)
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SJ001679
footnote 42
(8)
(9)
The junket licence of Hou Wan granted by the Macau Government is subject
to renewal annually.
(10)
(11)
FirstProtit
},greemen!
The diagram below shows the shareholding structure of the relevant entities
immediately after Completion:
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SJ001680
footnote 42
GUARANTEED PROFIT
Hou Wan has irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed to Highest Increase that
the annual Profit during the period of one year commencing from the date of
Completion ("First Relevant Period") shall not be less than HK$120,000,000 ("First
Guaranteed Profit"). In the event the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest
Increase for the First Relevant Period shall be less than HK$120,000,000, Bon Wan
undertakes to pay to Highest Increase the sum calculated in accordance with the
following formula (the "First Adjustment") within 60 days after the First Relevant
Period (provided that the First Adjustment shall not be more than HK$ 120,000,000):
First Adjustment = (A 1 - B 1) x 5
where:
Al
Bl
HK$120,000,000
the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest Increase during the
First Relevant Period
and if the resulting First Adjustment shall be a negative figure, Highest Increase
shall not be required to pay any adjustment for the First Relevant Period.
In addition, Hou Wan has also irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed to Highest
Increase that the Profit during the period of one year commencing from the first
day after the First Relevant Period ("Second Relevant Period") shall not be less
than HK$132,000,000 ("Second Guaranteed Profit"). In the event the Profit received
and/or receivable by Highest Increase for the Second Relevant Period shall be less
than HK$132,000,000, Hou \Van undertakes to pay to Highest Increase the sum
calculated in accordance with the following formula (the "Second Adjustment")
within 60 days after the Second Relevant Period (provided that the Second
Adjustment shall not be more than HK$132,000,000):
Second Adjustment = (A2 - B2) x 4
where:
A2
B2
HK$132,000,000
the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest Increase for the Second
Relevant Period
and if the resulting Second Adjustment shall be a negative figure, Hou Wan shall
not be required to pay any adjustment for the Second Relevant Period. The
Guaranteed Profit is still valid in the event that Hou Wan failed to obtain a junket
licence from the Macau Government.
The Guaranteed Profit is determined under arm's length negotiation between relevant
parties by reference to the performance of Hou Wan (the Company was given to
understand by Hou Wan that the Rolling Turnover per annum in average was
approximately HK$30 billion) and, as a reference to the market condition of the
gaming industry, research reports conducted by leading investment banks that made
a revenue estimate of approximately HK$300,000,000 a month to be derived from
one gaming table of Baccarat (being the most accessible game in a VIP Club in
Macau).
Mr. Guo has agreed to guarantee the obligations of Hou Wan under the First Profit
Agreement.
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SJ001681
footnote 42
INFORMATION OF THE TARGET GROUP
Information of Credible
Credible was incorporated on 13 November 2006 and is an investment holding
company.
The main asset of Credible is its 20% equity interest in Base Move. According to
the unaudited management accounts of Credible, the total assets of Credible as at
31 J)ecenJber 2006 is HK$780 and Credible has no liability as at 31 December
representative~
not engage in any other business. As at the date of this announcement, the Company
has been informed that Hou Wan has approximately 500 junket agents. The licence
granted to Hou Wan for acting as a junket operator is valid for one year and is
renewable. Hou Wan's re-newed licence has been granted on 15 December 2006
and is valid until 31 December 2007. In relation to the requirements for obtaining a
junket licence from the Macau Government, the licence can only be granted when
the applicant is found to comply with the probity requirements. If the applicant is a
corporate gaming operator, the probity requirements also apply to its shareholder
with 5% or more of the share capital and its key employees. Tile applicant, when
submitting an application request, has to produce, among other things, a questionnaire
to ascertain the probity of the applicant. To consider whether the applicant fulfill
the probity requirement, the relevant authorities of the 1v1acau Government will
consider the information provided by the applicant in the questionnaire, including
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SJ001682
Footnote 42
its corporate, business and financial information, information regarding its key
employees and shareholders, judicial litigation and governmental investigation,
bankruptcy and insolvency, its previous experience in junket business. The relevant
authorities will also consider the information provided by the corporate applicant's
shareholder with 5% or more of the share capital and key employees, including
their personal and family background, their financial information and ci vii
proceedings or criminal investigation that they may be involved. To the best
knowledge of the Directors, the role of Sands Macao in renewing the junket
representative license for Hou Wan is to issue a letter to the relevant government
department in Macau confirming that the gaming promoter continues to be a gaming
promoter for Sands Macao.
As a junket representative, being an independent contractor responsible for soliciting
customers to casinos, Hou Wan is primarily responsible for directing gaming
customers to Sands Macao and using its best endeavors to actively promote Sands
Macao to existing and potential customers. It receives a commission on the Rolling
Turnover from Sands Macao. The net profit it receives, after deducting commission
paid by it to its agents, administrative expenses and tax payable to the Macau
Government, is approximately 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover.
To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having made all
reasonable enquiries, Base Move, Mr. Guo and their ultimate beneficial owners, are
Independent Third Parties and all of them are independent of and not connected
with the Directors and their respective associates.
In view of the recent economy of Macau and the prospects of Macau's gaming
business, tlH~ Directors believe that the Acquisition will broaden the Group's
revenue sources and provide a stable income stream to the Group. Accordingly,
the Directors consider that the terms of' the Acquisition Agreement are fair
and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a
whole.
IMPLICATIONS UNDER THE LAWS OJ:!' HONG KONG AND THE LISTING
RULES
As covered by the legal opinion as the Macau law, Hou Wan is validly licensed to
act as a gaming promoter (or junket) in Macau. To the best of the Director~'
knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiries, Sands
Macao is licensed to operate junket business and gaming business by the relevant
authorities in 1V1acau.
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SJ001683
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00507
footnote 42
Shareholders should be aware that under the guidelines issued by the Stock Exchange
in relation to "Gambling activities undertaken by listing applicants and/or listed
issuers" dated 11 March 2003, should the Group directly or indirectly be engaged
in gambling activities and operation of such gambling activities (i) fail to comply
with the applicable laws in the areas where such activities operate and/or (ii)
contravene the Gambling Ordinance, the Company or its business may be considered
unsuitable for listing under Rule 18.04 of the Listing Rules, the Stock Exchange
may direct the Company to take remedial action, and/or may suspend dealings in,
or may cancel the listing of, the Shares.
In relation to the prevention of the money laundering activities, as both Hou Wan
and Sands Macao are respectively licensed to operate junket business and gaming
business by the relevant authorities in Macau and the amount of bet/Rolling Turnover
is properly registered by both Hou Wan and Sands Macao, their gaming activities
and businesses are subject to stringent control and regulation of the Macau
Government. As iheir activities are under the regulation of the Macau Government
and covered by a local legal opinion (as to Hong Kong law) that the gaming
promotion businesses carried out by Hou Wan do not contravene any applicable
laws of Hong Kong, the Directors, based on the legal opinions issued by Macanese
lawyer and Hong Kong lawyer, confirms that the activities they participate are
legal and lawful and thereby the income derived from these activities is also be
lawful and proper.
Apart from relying on such stringent official control, the Company, with the aid of
Mr. Ban Wan, an chief executive officer in the Company who has been working in
the gaming industry in Macau and passage vessel with gaming facilities for about
20 years (of which he has participated in the management level of gaming industry
for about 10 years), will also use its best endeavours to procure that effective
internal control systems are in place to make sure that the dividend distributed
from Base Move is derived from proper source, for instance, the Company will
adopt the guideline set by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in fonriulating antimoney laundering measures. The Company will also cross-check the Profit received
and/or receivable with the original monthly junket representative settlement forms
issued by Sands Macao to Hou Wan. Further, the Company will from time to time
obtain direct confirmation in respect of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou
Wan from Sands Macao.
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SJ001684
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00508
Footnote 42
(2)
(b)
the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting the listing of, and
permission to deal in, the Consolidated Shares in issue upon the Share
Consolidation becoming effective.
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SJ001685
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00509
footnote 42
Application for listing
Application will be made to the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange for the
granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Consolidated Shares in
issue upon the Share Consolidation becoming effective.
Subject to the granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Consolidated
Shares on the Stock Exchange, the Consolidated Shares will be accepted as eiigibie
securities by HKSCC for deposit, clearance and settlement in CCASS with effect
from the commencement date of dealings in the Consolidated Shares on the Stock
Exchange or, under contingent situation, such other date as determined by HKSCC.
Settlement of transactions between participants of the Stock Exchange on any trading
day is required to take place in CCASS on the second trading day thereafter. All
activities under CCASS are subject to the General Rules of CCASS and CCASS
Operational Procedures in effect from time to time.
SJ001686
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 0051 0
Footnote 4.2
Effect of the Share Consolidation on ihe share capital of the Company
The following table shows the total authorised share capital of the Company as at
the date of this announcement and immediately after the Share consolidation
becoming effective:
As at the date of
this announcement
Number of
Existing
Shares
(3)
HK$
Immediately after
the Share Consolidation
becoming effective
Number of
Consolidated
Shares
HK$
,000,000,000
5,000,000,000
1,000,000,000
14.397,630,000
287,952,600
] ,439,763,000
287,952,600
35,602,370,000
7!2,047,400
3,560,237,000
712,047,400
Total authorised
50,000,000,000
Tow! issued
Total unissued
.I
Subscription Price
Number of Consolidated
Shares in issue upon
completion of the Open Offer
The Offer Shares proposed to be issued pursuant to the terms of the Open Offer
represent 50% of the entire issued share capital of the Company upon the Share
Consolidation becoming effective and approximately 33.33% of the entire issued
share capital of the Company as enlarged by the issue of the Offer Shares.
As at the date of this announcement, the Company has no derivatives, options,
warrants and conversion rights or other similar rights which are convertible or
exchangeable into Shares.
J8
SJ001687
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00511
footnote 42
Qualifying Shareholders
The Open Offer is only available to the Qualifying Shareholders. The Company
will send (i) the Prospectus Documents to the Qualifying Shareholders and (ii) the
Overseas Letter together with the Prospectus, for information only, to the Excluded
Shareholders. To qualify for the Open Offer, the Shareholders must at the close of
business on the Record Date:
(i)
(ii)
The Company will send (i) the Prospectus Documents to the Qualifying Shareholders
and (ii) the Overseas Letter together with the Prospectus, for information only, to
the Excluded Shareholders.
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SJ001688
Plaintiff Ex. II 02 00512
footnote 42
Closure of register of members
The register of members of the Company will be closed from 4 April 2007 to 12
April 2007, both dates inclusive, to determine the eligibility of the Shareholders to
the Open Offer. No transfer of Shares will be registered during this period.
Subscription Price
The Subscription Price for the Offer Shares is HK$0.2 per Offer Share, payable in
full on application. The Subscription Price represents:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
a premium of approximately 19.76% over the audited net asset value per
Consolidated Share of approximately HK$0.167 based on the audited
consolidated net asset value of the Group as at 30 June 2006 as shown in
the annual report 2006 of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2006
and the number of the Consolidated Shares in issue immediately after the
Share Consolidation becoming effective but before the completion of the
Open Offer.
The Subscription Price was arrived at after arm's length negotiation between the
Company and the Underwriters after having taken into account, among other things,
(i) the recent price performance of the Shares and (ii) the potential investment
opportunity to the Shareholders. The Directors consider that the terms of the Open
Offer are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the
Shareholders as a whole.
Status of the Offer Shares
The Offer Shares (when allotted, fully paid and issued) will rank pari passu in all
respects with the Consolidated Shares (assuming the Share Consolidation becoming
effective) in issue on the date of allotment and issue of the Offer Shares. Holders
of the Offer Shares will be entitled to receive all future dividends and distributions
which are declared, made or paid on or after the date of allotment and issue of the
Offer Shares.
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SJ001689
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00513
footnote 42
Fractions of Offer Shares
The Company will not allot fractions of the Offer Shares. Any fractional entitlement
to the Offer Shares will be aggregated and sold in the open market (if a premium,
net of expenses, can be obtained) and the proceeds will be retained for the Company's
own benefits.
16 January 2007
underwriters
Number of
Offer Shares
underwritten
Commission
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SJ001690
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00514
Footnote 42
The 2.5% commission payable to the Underwriter was determined after arm's length
negotiations between the Company and the Underwriters based on normal commercial
terms and with reference to the market rates.
Termination of the Underwriting Agreement
If, prior to the Latest Time for Termination:
(1)
(b)
(2)
(3)
(4)
SJ001691
Footnote 42
Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) shall be entitled by notice
in writing to the Company, served prior to the Latest Time for Termination, to
terminate the Underwriting Agreement.
Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) shall be entitled by notice
in writing to rescind the Underwriting Agreement if prior to the Latest Time
for Termination:
(1)
(2)
then and, in such case, Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters)
may, by notice in writing given to the Company prior to the Latest time for
Termination, rescinds the Underwriting Agreement and thereupon the
obligations of all parties under the Underwriting Agreement shall terminate
forthwith and no party shall have any claim against any other party in respect
of any matter or thing arising out of and in connection with the Underwriting
Agreement (save for any antecedent breaches thereof) and the Open Offer
shall not proceed.
Conditions of the Open Offer
The Open Offer is conditional upon:
(1)
(ii)
(2)
the delivery to the Stock Exchange for authorisation and the registration
with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong respectively of one copy of
each of the Prospectus Documents duly signed by two Directors (or by
their agents duly authorised in writing) as having been approved by
resolution of the Directors (and all other documents required to be attached
thereto) and otherwise in compliance with the Listing Rules and Companies
Ordinance not later than the despatch of the Prospectus;
(3)
(4)
In the event of the said conditions not being fulfilled before the Latest Time for
Termination or the respective dates aforesaid (or such other time or date as the
Company and Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) may agree), the
Underwriting Agreement shall terminate and all obligations and liabilities of the
parties thereunder shall forthwith cease and determine and no party shall have any
claim against the others (save for any antecedent breaches thereof).
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SJ001692
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00516
footnote 42
WARNING 01<' THE RISK OF DEALING IN THE SHARES
Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should note that the
Open Offer is conditional upon the Underwriting Agreement having become
unconditional and the Underwriters not having terminated the Underwriting
Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof (a summary of which is set
out in the sub-paragraph headed "Termination of the Underwriting Agreement"
above). Accordingly, the Open Offer may or may not proceed.
Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should therefore exercise
extreme caution when dealing in the Shares, and if they are in any doubt about
their position, they should consult their professional advisers.
Shareholders should note that the Shares will be dealt in on an ex-entitlement
basis commencing from 2 April 2007 and that dealing in Shares will take place
while the conditions to which the Underwriting Agreement is subject remain
unfulfilled. Any Shareholder or other person dealing in Shares up to the date
on which all conditions to which the Open Offer is subject are fulfilled (which
is expected to be on 3 May 2007), will accordingly bear the risk that the Open
Offer cannot become unconditional and may not proceed. Any Shareholder or
other person contemplating selling or purchasing Shares, who is in any doubt
about his/her/its position, is recommended to consult his/her/its own professional
adviser.
SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE OF THE COMPANY
The following illustrates the shareholding structure of the Company (i) as at the
date of this announcement, (ii) immediately after the Share Consolidation and before
the Open Offer, and (iii) immediately after completion of the Open Offer:
UOLi,OOO,OOO
Mr. Un Che.nk Fun!! {Nor!! Jj
l,835,960.00fi
Mr. Chim Pu; Chrmg (Nate 2j
Underwriters (Nolr 3j:
.. bmbn Boom (lsi place'!
- King,tnn Secunucs (2nd nlaccl
Oilier public ShJrcholdcrs
ll,Gul,U7lCuJO
Total
14,397,630,000
10.42
12.75
183,596,000
Immediately af!er
Immediately after
completion of the Open Offer completion of the Open Offer
(assuming no Qualifying
(assuming all Qualifying
Shareholders take up
Shareholders take up
his/her/ils cntillemenls
his/her/its entitlements
under the Open Offer)
under the Open Offer)
Consolidmed
%
Cmlloiidated
%
Shares (Approx.)
Sham (Appro.r.)
10<2
I l..75
150,000,000
183,596,0Li0
695
R50
22\,0llO,OOG
275.394,000
l0..12
12.75
18.80
4.53
.il.22
!,6.19,250,500
76.33
76.33
i,i06,167,030
76.8.'\
62l.977:6!6
97,903,H84
1.106, lh?,OOO
j ,439,763,0(10
....!.22!
2,J5Y,644,500
100.00
Notes:
I,
Mr. Lin Cheuk Fung is an executive Director and the chairman of the Company, These
Shares are held by Mr. Lin Cheuk Fung personally.
2.
Mr. Chim Pui Chung is a substantial Shareholder. As at the date of this announcement, of
the 1,835,960,000 Existing Shares, as to 1,264,220,000 Existing Shares are held by Gallery
Land Ltd (a company wholly-owned by Mr. Chim Pui Chung), as to 568,800,000 Existing
Shares are held by Golden Mount Ltd (a company wholly-owned by Mr. Chim Pui Chung)
and as to 2,940,000 Existing Shares are held by Mr. Chim Pui Chung personally.
24
SJ001693
footnote 42
3.
To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief and having made all
reasonable enquiries, the Underwriters and their respective ultimate beneficial owners
are third parties independent of and not connected with each other, the Company and its
connected persons.
(4)
(ii)
25
SJ001694
Footnote 42
The effective date of the Change of Company Name will be the date on which the
new name is entered by the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong on the register
in place of the existing name. Upon the Change of Company Name becoming
effective, all existing share certificates in issue bearing the current name of the
Company will continue to be evidence of title of shares in the Company and will
continue to be valid for trading, settlement and registration purposes and the rights
of the Shareholders will not be affected as a result of the Change of Company
Name. Once the Change of Company Name become effective, any issue of share
certificates thereafter will be in the new name and the securities of the Company
will be traded on the Stock Exchange in the new name.
A further announcement will be made when appropriate to inform Shareholders the
effective date of the Change of Company Name and the new stock short name of
the Shares.
2007
Despatch of the circular containing,
among other things, notice of EGM . , . , , , . , . , .. , , .. , , . On or before Monday, 5 March
Latest time for lodging forms of proxy for
the purpose of the EGM .............. , ............ 10:00 a.m. on Monday, 26 March
EGM
Thursday, 29 March
Thursday, 29 March
< , , .. ,
, ,
26
SJ001695
footnote 42
Register of members of the Company closed
(both dates inclusive) .... , , . , .................... Wednesday, 4 April to Thursday,
12 April (both dates inclusive)
Record Date , , . , .. , . , , . , ...... , ........................... , .... , Thursday, 12 April
Despatch of the Prospectus Documents (in case of
the Excluded Shareholders, the Prospectus only) . , .. , . , ...... , ..... Thursday, J2 Apri 1
Register of members of the Company re-opens .... , .... , ........ , ...... Friday, 13 April
Original counter for trading in the Consolidated
Shares in board lots of 10,000 Consolidated
Shares re-opens (in the form of new share
certificates) .................................... , ... 9:30a.m. on Tuesday, 17 April
Parallel trading in the Consolidated Shares
(in the forms of both existing and new share
cenificates) commences .................. , .......... 9:30a.m. on Tuesday, 17 April
Latest time for acceptance of and payment for
Offer Shares ............................ , ............ 4:00p.m. on Friday, 27 April
Latest time for the Open Offer to become unconditional
(being the third business following
the Latest Time for Acceptance) ...................... 4:00p.m. on Thursday, 3 May
Announcement of the results of the Open Offer . , ...................... Monday, 7 May
Despatch of share certificates for Offer Shares ............. On or before Tuesday, 8 May
Temporary counter for trading in the Consolidated
Shares in board lots of l ,000 Consolidated
Shares doses (in the form of existing share
certificates) ....................................... 4:00p.m. on Wednesday, 9 May
Parallel trading in the Consolidated Shares ends
(in the forms of both existing and new share
certificates) .... , ...... , ..... , .... , , .......... , , .... 4:00p.m. on Wednesday, 9 May
Last day of operation of odd lots trading facility ..... , .............. Wednesday, 9 May
Dealings in fully-paid Offer Shares commence ....... , ............... Thursday, 10 May
Last day of free exchange of existing share
certificates for new share certificates .........., , , . , ..... , ..... , Wednesday, 16 May
(5)
GENERAL
As some of the applicable percentage ratios as referred to in Chapter 14 of the
Listing Rules are more than 100%, the Acquisition constitutes a very substantial
acquisition on the part of the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the approval by the Shareholders at a
general meeting under Rule 14.49 of the Listing Rules.
An EGM will be convened to consider and, if thought fit, approve (i) the Acquisition
and the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; and (iii) the Change of Company
Name. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having
made all reasonable enquires, no Shareholder is required to abstain from voting at
the EGM.
27
SJ001696
Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 00520
footnote 42
A circular containing, among other things, the details of (i) the Acquisition and the
Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; (iii) the Open Offer; and (iv) the Change
of Company Name, together with a notice of the EGM will be despatched to the
Shareholders as soon as practicable.
(6)
DEFINITIONS
In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and
expressions shall have the following meanings when used herein:
"Acquisition"
"Acquisition Agreement"
"associates"
"Base Move"
"Board"
board of Directors
"Business Day"
"Call Option"
"CCASS"
"Credible"
"Certain Champ"
L~ereto
28
SJ001697
PlaintiffEx.l102 00521
footnote 42
"Company" or "Purchaser"
"Companies Ordinance"
"Completion"
"connected persons"
"Consolidated Share(s)"
"Director(s )"
"EGM"
"Excluded Shareholders"
"Existing Shares"
"Guaranteed Profit"
"Group"
"HKSCC"
"Highest Increase"
"Hong Kong"
"Hou Wan"
29
SJ001698
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00522
footnote 42
"Independent Third Party"
"Jumbo Boom"
"Kingston Securities"
"Listing Rules"
"Macau"
"l\1acau Government"
government of Macau
"Iv1r. Guo"/"Vendor"
"Non-negotiable Chips"
30
SJ001699
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00523
footnote 42
"Offer Share(s)"
"Open Offer"
"Overseas Letter"
"Overseas Shareholders"
"PRC"
"Profit"
"Profit Agreements"
"Prospectus"
"Prospectus Documents"
"Qualifying Shareholders"
"Record Date"
"Registrar"
"Rolling Turnover"
"Sands Macao"
31
SJ001700
Plaintiff Ex. II 02 00524
footnote 42
"Second Profit Agreement"
"Sharc(s)"
"Shareholder(s)"
"Stock Exchange"
"Subscription Price"
"Underwriters"
"Underwriting Agreement"
"HK$"
"Please also refer to the published version of this announcement in The Standard"
32
SJ001701
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00525
~""dge
.1 01
footnote 43
Shareholding Disclosures
Disclosure of Interests
Complete list of substantial shareholders on a specified date
.E)(p~iHOJY!"''~~;.~,
Stock code:
Name of listed corporation:
Date (dd/mm/yyyy):
00070
Neptune Group Ltd.
"11/0712007
Please click the links under the column "Date of last notice filed" to view the details of the Dl notices
*Notes: (L)- Long Position, (S) - Short Position, (P) - Lending Pool
'--Number of ~hares interested (See %of issued share
Name of substantial shareholder
capital (See *Notes
*Notes above)
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SJ001704
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00528
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AUDIT COMMITTEE
xncu.l.ive dlrectors:
AUDITORS
PRINCIPAl BANKER$
COMPANY SECRETARY
SJ001705
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00529
LEGAL ADVISORS
STOCK CODE
REGISTERED OFfiCE
SJ001706
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00530
Year ended
30 June 2009
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42,590.00
30 June 2009
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SJ001707
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SJ001709
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00534
CRUISE BUSINESS
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CONTINGENT L!AB!UT!ES
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CAPITAL COMMITMENT
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PlaintiffEx. 1102 00538
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
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Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 00540
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
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CORPORATE,GOVERNANCE PRACTICES
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paq.u.s 12 :_:J 14
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pi,;:J"i :1nr ~)i h:~:~:rd n:,x;tinfr-:L :,:;n::;unr:q tr,c-.~ r::u::l.: ;j i~~ .'1.";t:~"{1
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SJ001718
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00542
Responsibilities
the
Gro;.~~/s bushes~;
t:~rsct-x G( orHc~:1:
lt1 ch;..::/g;:; of
~.~~~Gh Uivk~i~)t!,
The::
fu1z;t~C"Jns
a.nc"i p(nver Hl::t~ E:e .~;c uP.!egdtxi !1rc :"B\if(~h,.et:~ p:;;r,:ocroa!Jy to enm.J:-o !Jw_t H:~:y n;): ne~n aoprcp:iate.
Attendance of
B<H)fd nw~rUngs
EX.>CUtiV{} dkOC";tors
fvlr. Un
(]!Bd(
F\.J?{J.
~)hi:\:J, BE1:1
BOARD COMMITTEES
Tvvo ccrnrnHtee~. nw-:~r.;\<, t(:r; HlH1it corr:n~Tca (:H:ci tho rcrt~unerBbx~ GOrnrnittee were esteJJJis~~i?J uncb: t~~o Bo2nj to
nvers-BG their func~\;ns. The bowd ~:Hs n.:A e:~tabHsht;rJ a nomina tier-: cornrn!tt~(). at the mcmer:t, but wtn ccrdJn:.: :3 to
{a)
Audit Committee
Th~:; au("n c::)Ft'nittes
Mr. Y\1o h..; \tVir:(1 ;.;nd Mr, VV.c~::g Tnt Tun~;. h.tir. Yuc F;_: \s'Ving po.ss:::,<Jse~. reieva:11 p:~.r1HssiGJ~a~ qua!HicEJtions ::~nd
Hnandn! mnrK:tQoment axpei"t:se and r:1eets th~ r;aq;.li:'wn~;.:nt:; vf ru~o ~L2., ~ cf the Usti::9 FhJa&.
Thn auU~t (;o:nrnJt(':e ~;~7-s
ciee.r
t~::r::.:: ~Jf
~~:eGtin9 it:3 responsibi~lh:w k'r fnB~.:rir:g an eft8ct1vo sysle!n c::f ;nternar CGf'!VOl e:nd t>Ynp !.::J.nG3 <.u:j in rrn::;:;ting
~rs cxtr:r~~a!
SJ001719
BOARD COMMITTEES
()
(Cont1nueri)
Attendance of Audit
Committee meetings
L'3
r,_:;<k=;V:} (Jf
{b)
t!
=:3
Remuneration Committee
T: =l~ ~--;;~=-l:JnR: ai.km c~_-::! :r: 1: l :_ty) (:);r:p~-:~-).0:-)~) h.VJ i:':(i;:;p;::; .(;-?-r=i :~GO': BX8C;: .:vf3 (~i=\]~)~Y'":. ~.::.!V~ ~---= =~-~ ,_;:x.~;o_:~~ '.iv=-~ .j;r8(. tc.=:
L:=J :i;::r:L!:s:;;:.i~c:: ~;u;-:::r!~H~~e v-:a5 cst[}(_j~:;~T:c.i v.;:~;-, ::.p<:?di:c itJrH:~_6n :.o::t:T:.~: ~-/ n.=/:_~,~~r;c,~:; :-1=i6 ~.s p!!ncir~tt!y
~-~P.lz.t:-~(-;~;.
t.ht~~r;tu:
bt;!;u.::;e:i, be~c.:nts ~n l<:!:d and IlL.: ~~~!T::z'i u: whicr: l~:::;; p,_::_nk)pr::~~3 i: =.any sh:.t:~::- ~.";r.Jt.i")i"l ~;r..:h~:;r=~~:;~:;, ~,~u
(_;r S',:;nkA :-r:;;r:a{~r:~!r:ern wJ uete:i:(lirk; h~~:_; ov.r: H.~f":'::,,nc:.!ratic.m. The H(;:!" ;:..:r:r:::-r~t:(.~~-: Gc,:tr:ii:i~=.=e
l ,.:
,11
NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS
:-.:Pci vv>:r:) :~t:~Gf.':.=3~_::<.H\'. r:nr:1ir:~;~~nq a~:.~prcpri.:::rtc:; pr.::so!:t:; t:::.: f!~l C-B.useJ '/.:.3.0-:r;c!:::~:
as s~dd:t:c;: :;) 1.0 ~~-\~J Bc:-;.:,j f::r: c~:~~irn~.-n f:v~j ~i:-r:,) !.~.) ti:!k; ~-~=;v~~=;v~s the c:'...:n ;pc=~;;Uon c;f ir::: l:\;.JrJ ,,~~~til n~.::: t:c:.);.ir
::::.:~}J.:d tc= r::ns=.f~h\i tr:.:=ll tne:-e b .::u: i=};:_:prop::~:i.(-; nur::t;..e: o~ dheu;.or::~ on 1h:,:;
SJ001720
st~~tu~c;ry n.=.:qu'"=:=r=k:~r=t~~
=e:'.:;pot!:>ibilint:6
!~-;
,:;v:.('i a.npHc:;-;;JjR ~.=CC')=..;:!ti::q ~:;i.~;n~Jarci:s. :\ st.:~if.=;rne!':1 by Ute r:wd!tors 8bJU1 ih;:.::t reporti::g
se: CH..!\
or~ >.Y~qo
25 =::f
AUDITORS' REMUNERATION
INTERNAL CONTROL
SJ001721
hr~i)e;rnc:~;,
th:; :::io<-;rcl
~:4.~.)!.~
cxtr:.:n:e
r.~;p::>.iU~icn::..r~_;
a :,e~_:;dio .knn~.N
idorn:eCcn is rest:i(;ted
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thr~ ~~ize.
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cd the
j:-,~:T:ecn~-ll.e lieu.-~
'~~roup~~; t:p~:;irw:.:;s.
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1\mct!c:
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fhc:
Ci:'(_:;_;;:;
SJ001722
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00546
DIRECTORS
Executive diH>etors:
fk. :...in Cheuk Fun<J (ChairrnB''J
hl\r.
i'iic~:ob~;
,_;. r..J\;f\1)
La~_;
St~"J;:".!fter:
Kvvok Hung
t:~s
an
i;v.iD;:cnc!:.::-;!. rKm-e:x"dCuth/8
k:dP.~>.:;;!;dcnt
LY!rnctc-~ :~;the
non-execLrrive
;.\nl'v\
cf
r-,~:;
.i\GV.
~ndr:1pf:!=cwnce
f<cr:q Un:
:.ei.~.
p;;rSui:::nt tc.: Huh~ 2. 1:::-~ ct UY.~ FL.dt::s Cuv~:;<Tl~n:} ~he L..;su:{l G1 Secur!1r::;s c;r: T!1e ::J'WCr\ [J<G!-:a::9c (}~Hong
Th;;:; Cun:pany
(-:.:>:~~:de:t~:
dH 0f th(} ir:dt,;Y:1nde:rl
n<.mC:x::;(:,:.Jti'-f~~ dtrsr).cr,~
al'0 ;r;ck;ponr.:tk:t.
SJ001723
Shares
Director
11.
Number of ordinary
Percentage of
shares held
shares held
Nature of interest
Options
Name of director
Number of ordinary
Percentage of
issued options
SJ001724
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00548
f:ya::t
ihu
n:.;~:.;
ru!t:s
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:e
hV_;(;:C.:a.nc-:e
v~ntr: ~he
requ:tur:'lont c!
SUBS!Dli\R!ES
SJ001725
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00549
.:~Gi.)f'f
th::: i"W_jbtc: of
1ntereD~~=
requi:erJ
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s:;:.;~
{):'"
-T~}IT:i
o: :r:e issuer.~
Sl"J<F~-;:
o::_:crn~;{-;.::y v~rsuant
Name of shareholders
i2G(:rd~d j;;
SF~C>
Number of ordinary
Percentoge of
shares held
shares held
:375.D:.)O,ncn
RETIREMENT SCHEME
~;:;:r~~:;nK;n~
,,~,
Ncm 00 tn
fir~.:.:;::ciE.! Slt~:H-;r:;{:::;t~~-
dlrectcJ:.~.
the
Gr::~ur
h.=_:td
nc siunif!::ant (;lJ!ig:JtiGn~; 3[ 3J ,}Ui"? 1.~ 2G(T f~;r k;r:p ::.?2:'\'ice p:.:,v:n.ents 10 its cmp!oy~:es p:.:r.sv:int tC'; tho requirern:::!~i~~
SJ001726
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00550
nc
G~
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th::::~
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ir:
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c:-._;r:g)f.l~~Y- D~::t:J:
s ,:::f
:~;r:J
ir/::f_~ii:c 8n~),_:~
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
PUBLIC FLOAT
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on
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:.>:rnp;;:,:y. /\t t}~f; d;.<:t~. .~ ~/ ~~:i~:;. r>...:.:PG!'~, V:BP.~ ;;~: ;S.:/I;ciG:~t pubik fk,f;t oi ::Gt le;:;::.:. limn ?f/~;; (~;I the c{~r-pany's iss:...;ed
::-ilvn;:::s.
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th~:;
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AUDiT COMMITTEE
AUDITORS
:~~CIF
GF'/\ Ur;t;1eri
at tho f:::;-rthcornit'iQ
'.~tv.:;!~
n:;t;re ;,::nd a
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rc.:~npc.,jntn:s::;
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2":..J:Ji~:)! .~:
~~V} Cc1:npar:y
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]-dr:er.:J rnoef'ng.
Un Cheuk Fung
Dhafrrnan
SJ001727
CCIF
CCIF CPA liMITED
20fF Sunnirtg Plaza
1 0 Hysan Avenue
Causeway Buy, Hong Kong
\Ne r:avr:
p8{}~~
w.:dii.~~d
tl:e
~.~Grr:p:'~~;0;
tno cn::sol"i<k;tod
:\(J:Jtt.:n:) G:'t;;_~p
oi
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st::.:te;:-:e=itS ir:
rs.r.;pnn.si.b~s
HJn~~
vvith
u~e
Kcr:g
k.?Y H:e pr~~paratk)n GnrJ ;he true rtnd fHir prt~sHntHtk.Jr: o1 ti':ose tir:ar:cia.l
~-:inar;c~r;,;
Hor(! Konn
Rope:ru:g
that
S~onda.rds
j::,:sv.ed by
th~~
Hong f<cnq
to
t:e
prepH~0~tkm
rnisst;:;tBrnent, vJhe)w.H
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jnst:tu~e
fa~r pret>t:~r~tHtior;
ot
deAfFijng,
of
i:.~pp!yh:q
Q:""!Cl r:~~:k~ng e.cccu: ~inu B~-:;th;e-Scs that :1.-s :cas!:":n~::.bl~ 1n ~.he cir~.:urt:~t&rh;ss.
AUDITOR'S RESPONSlBIUTY
VVG d~> no?t .:~ssu::w l{ltmonsit.dniy 10'#i::ETJs ~): a.ccspt hH/hy to .;:_~ny ether ps:-:;on io; the ~.:or~t0:~ts uf ~hh~
p;_;;pGi)~:;,
report
V\/::1
U_;~;duc!sd
on /ud\Unn
ist-~U;)d
bv the
~--!o:"tg
Kong !::sutul.t
the
e.re
f!na~GiJl stGtcm{~r;tc,
froe
rrctn
(t;ateia!
r~'1lG:::tatet:K:nt.
z-;\at&r.::ents. Tho
pH.}C-Bdure~~
~he a~r:c;_;nk
Er.d
d~r:;c~cs:...:r8s i:'~
the
UtG rkik\ of n:~~tsrbi r:~~z;~;taten--~G~:t cf thf? fi::t:w:<;;sl statements, vvhathor d~H~ hJ ft.aud cr cr:or. in ::ia\<ng "FHJ!~t~ r~,.._*
rlS~Jt)SS:T;OdB:
the ::1Jdhcr co~:sid&rf, lnterrw.~ centre! :eleva:~~ tG \he erlft-~s j)repHrath)?i 0JiG l~i.:e snct fLif prer:::sntntcr:
of ke ii:~:-ln~;a! sL:~ter:H:.3t:tf:: ~=': <!rdor tc: :J:J.s!gn autm p:-oco(h.<rn!.~ that i~r,:; apprcpda1.J- ~n
Lx thn
p~tp<;;se
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the
ur
E:xp:-es~~!t:g
cp;.:_lrop:-i<;t(?:o:~~:;
v~csH
Hf1Bc1h:sne~:;s
cf Hccou:-:Ung pql:des
u~~~vJ
tho.:;
tifi'Ct.;rn'.>~~3nc0~:~J t):;t
cent~-:..;!,
Ar: audit
Gn~:)ente.ticr:
of the Hr!Bnct;::!
ok~(J
::ot
inGlU(}(3n
c;~)ti:'n;.11z:;(~ rT:B(fe:
s\at:;;rr:er;~s.
SJ001728
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00552
OP.IN!ON
.In our .op.:d:.:::n, H~-r-: tG~li;;Okh:~={'}(f .fi~;.(n-v:;;Y~i b\1k;~tK.rit:.~ )h/~: J !nJ(:; ~Hlx} f~d: \~~!~'\''! ~.~1
~:~nd
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t,~~~
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tw
Ct:tnp=nny
<>:' ~-~l~i U::l~~-up'::; p~~c1iH ~'J?:c ~..~w~h Hc.._,\';j kw th:~ yea1 Uw-!~ ~jnr.ied ~n
I<\Jf1~} n),;,n~:~wi Fer:crt~::n Su::n-:JH dB and hP.Vi~:O h+.A( prUj)t>~~- pr~.:~:.R~~.i.d ~n >ii.<::(:.::.v\)~\f<it:.: \</i'llY
SJ001729
2009
HK$'000
Continuing operations:
Turnover
Cost of sa!es
Gross profit
Othsr t()vc;nu::l
Other net (bs:::)/inc:c1,ne
Ger1era! .c.nd ;;:;drnirlisl; H~.ivn
463,268
---~-~~~J:t? ,2i 6)
446,052
7i,i84
(2,614)
lrnpa:rrnc:-;t cf
(13,303)
~7;xpenses
ex.ry~nse~~
(261,800)
IU
{~;oocivv~H
239,519
12,766
-~-~-~- (29,951)
Prolit/(!oss) before taxation
l:lcorne tax
222,334
225,427
....:3.!g>J.~
1.--.=~~=~~tiiliJ r--.-.-~-~~
----'(7:..!'.:..:72::.:.7)
______
i!i''i::.
AUril:mtable to
Equity shnro~c.~kk3:s c-f IJK~ C>Y!~f.>.i?'l\'"
42,590
_ _ _ _1'-"?.s, 11_{)
2i7,700
1.i1 cents
,_~_..;.;..;.~
1.35cents
(0.24) conts
Earnings!(!os8) per share - diluted
~ Fr~xn ;:;Dn1.i:~u ::g a.nd c1isconti::i:~;d
oper~lticr:s
i.14 cents
1.27 cents
(0.13) cents
SJ001730
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 005 54
HK$'000
!S(c.)
120,808
31,527
F'n.:;paicl bnd p:-erni;;P:s
ln~_.:=;n~Ji~-;!B a.,:.se~s
1, 754,993
(;cZ";dv.J:j!
i0,4B3
-- 133,928
2,051,739
~-;eur~tk;~;
::._:)iJ
f:.;~ tr::.~=.iin~1
2.2
345
=:-''ft:;t:tc:r1(lS
428,571
~
.:-15,328
.;;',1iU
( ;.-;
27,455
261
..................... ~0,1?~
33,353
r::incnty
fnc');Jl:~1
:~~t:a:7h:.:ie1{~r-s
ta;, qayaU:-:0
209,447
2,667
current liabilities
2,303,029
SJ001731
2009
H?<$'000
HK$'000
HK$'000
Less; Non-current liabilities
nol.t;s
32,317
--~-~-?.440
524,757
1,778,27~
Net assets
!.GG'1.4DC
769,449
Pnst:!:ves
364,626
1,134,075
--~-~4.~_9.!.
1,778,272
Total equity
D/recfcr
Dirrr,:tor
SJ001732
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00556
2009
HKS'OOO
Non-current assets
~:;ror_~er ty, plant cmd
HK$'000
~~qut~Yn(mt
:ntnies~f-; ~n ~:;u~J~idiarir;;s
192
--~421.~
2U
1,545,766
Gorr~~nt in-:;set!~
'!33,1'!0
247
---~3s~~
1\:-nu~:nt::;
irrccn:e tax
p.:::!F~t;!e~
5,863
153,825
178
2,2:2~}
1,555,238
31,360
---~-~2.!4.~Q
523,800
Net assets
i ,031,438
Fbscrv(eS
769,449
, ___ 261,?.~9.
Total equity
1,fKJ1,43B
SJ001733
27,00!
jn,143i
SJ001734
2009
HK$'000
------------~
F':-cd1i'{k:-.B}
~;~mur:d
~::e:(xe
:q
t.ax.:rr.k.:n
1')f~crr.tt!cm~~
222,334
____._____B.~37
231 ~271
Ad;<.'''''rl'.'"h fu:
!::~c;r~-;sl
inc;Yn<:l
(258)
:.J:::=:= e-ha~.~s~.J
p~:.:FI
:e::t
~;ocurU:.-::~- he~d
(2 ~}
F;X!),:~r:~~t:>>
::_):
:.lU,i:A!.'
~=~~:tnr)
(53)
;2.
I Ui)
(1,027)
r:.;,~r VEl(:
Gh-.J/:Qc::: c:;
112,602
123
"17,678
29,951
,,
(12,766)
c..:
(10~,898)
631
723
261,800
531,767
858
(71,022)
(24b,?54)
6,000
15,983
483,586
pa:ci
....
jifJJi
SJ001735
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00559
~nvesUng
nchviUBs
(62)
3J
9,459
258
42,470
(15,000)
nC"~tcs
(ao;,soo}
{7,007)
. ~~ (210, i53)
C<~sh
1,565
~,~13&2..1
40,386
-~
6(J.JD2
----~------
3&,82;
SJ001736
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00560
1.
Statement of compliance
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hc,nu 1-\;:.:.::g
Bnd
intrJtp:ntal!o".S::~:;
!;:::sued l)y the~ Ho~-~G f<onG k:r;Htute cr -i.>~(U:Pd r.:ubH~- Ac.-;ow~iBnts ("J+<ICF';\"J, r-.=-~~\;ountinq principies
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SJ001737
i.
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00564
i.
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00566
1.
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PlaintiffEx. 1102 00567
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impairment of assets
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SJ001746
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00570
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00571
1.
Inventories
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PlaintiffEx. 1102 00572
i.
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(CGntinuecl)
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i.
Income tax
SJ001751
i.
{s)
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00576
i.
(Contint;eci)
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00578
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~s heh f!y- :.:;::Ji[:.:. ~.lt' iS inc!u:)cd :n ~l dk~~Y)S21 ~FOUD F~:::n is :.;ie.ssil'isd as hr;irJ for ~)~~-!e, ihe r:un:::uncr:t as0et !;j ::.(._:;T
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SJ001755
i.
(x)
c::;
disr.ont~n:l:'-;d, ~~ ~:~r:!/E:
a:n._x.Jr:t
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;-_;:,
con:p::s:J~;:
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in tfk;idr:n nn.c;nc:;3J
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of Hk Croup
tc infiUf:llC{:;_
SJ001756
Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 005 80
i.
Segment reporting
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SJ001757
3.
:X:e p:c:c;Jsc: of app~yhg lht.~ Group's 8CGcunth:g po!k::lcs which a:<::. de~cr1bed in ncte i ~ the n:::~nB.g::;r:H::::1~
~:G~;
Bt th:e
~1nh:mce ~:~:nor
the cony ng
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to
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co:dit1c-:: b1nt h-3Ye e.n advB~~>e sfiecr. Of) thB <;sbter. 1f thoro 1~:; a c~k-;nge in t1:~1 obj(~(;tvB e-icien{)e Gi
;rl:pat! n~ont in :~}~~~ron t::J the de~;t~)L tt:e irnp';1;r~-r:snt foss V.!OU\!
to
SJ001758
3.
(Continued)
is tho cstir:u?<teo
~wlng
price in lhs
Gi'dl::~ry :-.:uurs~
ef
~~;~.:s!n::;:,;t,
!ess B.s~:rno.tGd ccst;.~ of co!'npictlan ;;,~d seH~ng exp0LStJ!.:.. T(':e~3e ~:.:sti~:rJ.ks &rc b~ssd c: th0 c~r:e::t
n~ud-::nt sor~cft;cn 0r:d t"hu tn-;[o:\;BJ expede>1~~e n: dist:J)Util!g anj som~g prcthJc:ts o~ si~niid natu;1:;0
!t cou\J cJ:s:1q0 si;}f~tfic.:=f::t &.0 g rr~_:;;Jt of cnrnpen~x sc.:Ecns !n "::;spc::s;J to seven:_, ;nJus~ry c;_.':>ss c.r
cF:or changes h cnsrke? DC(~cHtcn. M.::Y!Bgcrn~3n: wd .roassoss h~e esH:naUans tF f.:'),:::;ch ~)::1b.ncc~ ~-{~wd
{jate.
(e)
Estimation of useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
h: asse::>:.:d:-~~J ~ho estr:v,t~y.l :_;;.:~;~fd HVf'~ of p;;);::ert)< J:~~;;n~ ,:;.nd ;~qUif)f:'lEVit -nt) lnL?<r:!)bk~ as:sots.
PY:Fi6.!~JGnF:r:t" t<~knr. ~nto HC<';c:u::t f.actcr~ su:::~~ es thS: E::xpeGtC<.~ :Jg;_~U0 ~-;1 the r::ot;z;et~~ ~-Yl tl1.:3 Group
ba~~ed on f.Jz~st nxpG(onC(\ t!K; (;xpoctec p~~i3~c6ll '/:J8<J.( a~~i.'l ;ei.r (>:Vhch ceponds cr: op;;yntk>n<:..)
ft.;CtcrHJ! te<;f:nh:n! CiJscjOGGBnGe o:ris\nq fwrn r.~:":B.tq:~.:G !.")!' ~mprovnrnontf3 !:: p:'(.H.L:(.~tj::_m 0~ fro:-:: a
cha='":gs in ~-r:srki:3t dernand for th~~ p-:"i.";duct cr ~-;:(;:\dG~:; cu~p=Jt of th:J. a~Jset. The estirncr((oP cf U:e t.H-3cr,J1
Ho ls :;: rn:~U.Hr (/ jucuen:er:t b;-_(~~~:;d on n1n sxps<nnce oi fl$ Gro~:p.
f'.Aonagernr;;nt rrr./ow~.l thf.~ utwful llvos cf PPJ?)Cr-ty, pbr:t ~T:J cquipr;HJ~:t Hnd ir:tangib~:::J .::_s~Dt& G~F:ua!!y~
gql !1 t1xpec~~ations 1-::.ro signdi(;&.ntly d(b:.;ron~ fr(F( pruviuus ost:r:nt>.:;s c-f u.s-9ful eco:-:c!1~ic lives, the
usefd liv.Gs il'~:d 1 tf"\c'EAvre~ the deprnd~xi.\tY: and i!.!T!~-;rt::;atlon ratr~s f(;,r the future psrlcds ~vi!~ be
a(j'-'stcd u.cconJnnly.
(t)
Income tax
[J(;:tr:n::~rdno
lnc:or;";e t;.:x nr{)/i<.-:~ns i1l'v1olvr.; l~.!(Jrr~n~r-mt ex: th;-:; Tutur~~ t;:,x trerrl.:rhn~ of ~~ene.:n
;:::~:d ~n~Prpt'c:~&tc:: of' t:~:--< ru~os. l>1c: Group ca:r;:f;,.ty 8',fe.h.:a_t::-J::; t8x ~rnplic;;tbns. ci
tr;:n;sa.Gti::;:w
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:j.ga!nst wh~ch the ~nusGd tcx cr<::>tJt~~ car; be ;,~~n~~~z:!.i, rne.naqen:ent'~:; 1udgstne~rt fs
~equ~red to fJ8$B8~ the p:c:pabliity of h.ttu:e taxa~".J~e r>rc~ft~s, 1\-i<HV;.gen~onfs a.ssrm;-;.r::ont lt. Gcr.st~:n;i.ly
rcv!cvvccJ E~Ki add~ticn;;.! t~eie~:ec tHx ~~s~.~~-~ts nr~.~ mcogn :::;ed it it br;cornes prabab~s th:::.t hf.:..:rc ~.axable
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SJ001759
3.
(Continued)
(Hq
d SGC)U :h:;(j (::as~: flc~:V r_;rc_]t:Gtions ba~~8Ci U~~ rr:ll::.:Uh~ Gf-lt;r~1f~tf:'S of fut~.H8 GdSh fi,:YNS, suppor!.SU
t::~.!
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f.:Virhnu-; such 3:3 Gui J\Y:t rr:arkut r~:;nt~.: fer c~ieina: pro~x':rUs.s ln ih8 s~.;n~r.-~ l~_;.c.:-)nc:.n c.~r~rj
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(h)
B.!h:;cah.:d
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t:.d\ of U"t:sC-ct.i.::J;, (;c;::;L;, The ~:pWtlnq c.:f tho t~ab!U! .:-F:.cl (:!C.pJity ccrn;:lCne :b: rb:.'.J_:;:"f;S :::1n i:;::;tirn:.::tion ~:.:f
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vaiur::.tion [{>:.:.hn~ques ::.tf_; Hn::~f:-~ ;_;c;rr::non\y app!~f':d by rnarke: pmc:titior-;s:-s. i\~::~:u;npt:e s :_:;!\-.: n~adn
SJ001760
Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 005 84
4.
L.; -~ . : ('( 1.
~=q,;~(ily
(="Jq:./ty ::.:~k] c;:ri:;;s~.:; 'n fi:,e T.'!rr;~:_:lf ~:;u;;r:--;U ,_:;' t~:f! \;I'DU(":"~) b~.:SiPt:SS.
(i)
Credit risk
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hct~_l:r:=.~''t
i:=.: H~<-~ r::~:k t('nf. '-~ C-Gi ;ntc:Jarty ';lUI :1:Jl 'r:Ge~ ~:.::. ;)::A::J<3:ik.:n:; u~~.:.ier :t lin(.~.n~_).:-.:1
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SJ001761
4.
Financial
(ii)
risk
management !Continued)
Liquidity risk
</,nih
1n
en::.~;rs
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of
c.::J~)h
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CJth8: f~nb::c:i:3~ :'E;:SC~.:rcs:~. tu :nuc-,1 i:s i~quic!ity roqui:ren:e:'1tS in the ~~hc1n ar:ci 1cnri.~Y tern:.
___C..(J_~~~c!ua)_undisco.u.nyo~casilQUti.I.~~Y..-.._
The Group
Weighted
average
Within
effective
1 ~{ear or
interest rate on demand
hS'OCO
%
Balance
Atl~r
1 year but
less !han
sheet
More thatt
carrying
fi years
5 years
Tnta!
amount
"'<~:ooc;
HrSCOO
H<S"DGG
HKS'GOO
Hab:lities
a:~;j c.\hi:::r p :~Jt:IB~~
r..w::rie::o p;;yath; tc=
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1: rrl:i: 'f
Al 30 June 2003
f..h-il.1rv:.d
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SJ001762
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00586
4.
(Continued)
(ii)
Contractua~
The Company
Weighted
More tnan
average
Within
i yeaf
effective
i year
but less
interest
or on
than
rate
demand
5 years
5 years
Tt.HC.t~
am aunt
Hl\~:ooo
rlKi'OCIJ
lK$'000
-<<s:nu
H!-<S)'OGO
Balance
sheet
More than
car~!llng
li2bilities
(iii)
SJ001763
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00587
4.
(Conlinusdl
2009
?U08
!::fiective
Effective
Interest
rate
HK$'000
! .i)._i.-}( ~ ;;.:.:.-s
t.):)::':)~N!:" ~-~--
492,440
(ill)
en~.}~::cerinu
the
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r.n>..:ity pric!:;
hFU f:y t:-r:,(tnQ {sl~e ::ow ?~~}. fhe n:,.:_nagc;;r;(:;: ~~ n:en~_t;-;u~) thL~ o>QJ0St.lre i:::v
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4.
ma~~c;.pt i.rnn~;(;.ctic)n::~
:n\r:u
Th8
jr, th(::
as ir,put.
thct t::e
c:ar~:-,;inq (~n-c.:;..:nt~;
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Hab H!-.:.:s
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The Group
The Company
2009
2li[J.'3
2009
20CIS
HK$'000
Hl<f;'t\)(1
HK$'000
HI\$'0JO
492,440
70 l .?.f3CJ
492,440
1,134,075
1,031,438
43.42%
47.74%
SJ001765
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00589
5.
of lhe 7(}%, O>;\WBd crulse a.nd rcc:dving llm prom streatns from g~::r:ln.g and enterta~nmont re!atBd
~)UG!nB:::~~>. p~e
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ancl certracth:g
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by
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pfkn~~;,y
by i:;,_;{;!pr~~g~; ~>ttJr~h:ffl!: ~F'i{1 {Q c;~ d ~t::c.:::ndcw~< 5t3~Jnio:..nl. rc:p~;dill9 b:).!:!'S. by Sj(~{)~~r:;}ph~Cdl. i;,...}~ynont.
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f:\rq>,.q;s -~)~J::;lr~es-~~
~--~~{FlWi'">ts rentest~n1~>
!.hm! .(>fk!:'G pr(-:->duct~~ aw:l fY)rv/~H~< ~.,'--~hiGh (u-e t~f:1.1-t~(!t ru dt;;k,;; .::.u1rl f~)ti..1(PG
dftfe~=t:.~tn frrx.n tt;~;~:;~ ot_ ~:;~he:r t~~h<irifH.i& :;;~~o.rn~Jn.:t~- Du:-~t!"gm.y d~;it;~U&. of th~.:: i."1'.:ii.<Hif:n-;F ~.;n_g~n:grn~~;
y;\..::.
t)w:-t ore
;:JS it..fikJw~:
the gam1ng -and untertc\nrr:ent segmw:t Gons\stecl nf H:e receive o1 proHt ntrnnrns fre~n QtHning ct:d
~~nterta;nmo:it
SJ001766
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00590
5.
-:;:e
~~:s.Je
8~~u1rn:r.~=
ut
tracJ~ng
ci
C:~r-:;c:~;r;:_:;
provi:~:ion
ci
e~ectricdi
:b <--~=1c1
-:::::::f.Jk=ee:!::.f) and
ar:(3
~;ont=act!nq
G-.:::n~~:::-:te.)
o! th::;;
~::)11tr;:1.cti::n S<>v;ce~-:;.
In cc;~~~r::v:.ir;g :r:~:~ (3r;)up::. f.j8(Jgrap!:ic:a] ~~~_:::y::enis, r~=;-:(;::ues ar;fJ n:;:;~..:its ;;r,:; 2ttribute=::-J :c1 the ~:en:ne:"'\h>
t;(_;:-::ed -')n th(; k)c:a::n:: cf :J:/3 cu~:;~~_::;r,r:::~~, .:_:.:r:o :::.~:~~ 1:'h a:~:_; (-J"'t:-~h;_;L~cj to H12 s:eg::-:s:vs t;:~:st=;o c:: u~-:~ 'ocat,c)::, c:r
{a)
Business segments
For the year ended 30 June 2009
Cvntinu!ng eper;Jfion&
Gaming and
er:tertainment Cruise !easing
Dlscentir:ued operaHuns
Electrical
engineering
Sole of
and
electriccl
equipments
HK$'000
contraclil~g
Suhtotal
HKS'OOG
Ccnso!idated
HK$'000
services
HKS'COO
HK$'000
Sub-total
HK$'000
43:it;we
30.000
463,268
23,267
109.690
12,731
252,889
D,Oo2
j33)
9,019
261,908
{82)
(13.452)
12,7fj6
{i.1,370i
12,766
{19!951)
222,834
v.}t9.~~
j~~?S1)
1,937
2,297,218
231,271
-~'.:i31~
7,495
$t;:gm~nt .aSGBt$
HK$'OOD
..............
232,922
129.285
Ucr,!b"''''"';",:;
2,426,503
121,993_
SJ001767
5.
N&t0-11Hr:.Qe:fi ptft11tOtiS
E.lktri~llJ
~ngl~ur(n~
-$~h;
of
lilltl
-tt~Ht:.i!lH and'
%Jth::d::Jir-tn!lltt
Gr~i~~ l~<.!Sifl~
84
34
18
6?.
303
17,51S
282
7:13
SJ001768
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00592
5.
SJ001769
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00593
5,_
................... -----------'--C---c--
'"'")
:.\T:::.:.::=. ,,.,
. .(~
(b)
Geographical segments
=><:
O:c;:_;p's
p:e:.~f~nu~-{l
k;c;.:.~icn
lcct.~r~on
busi::c~Y. ~ o~-;:=:raic=.~-
i(": twc ::::r:cir:;:d g.coqra~-~:k.:a! ;;;: sa~- - Hc~if.! Kcqg sr:r.~ ~k::::;::1U. :~~
i;r.:.s.is cf ~-}i::cp<:;ph~c~~~ ~-~str~1r:::~~.:~~. ::~e{:tr:ent ~u::~t)VBr i~~ ~:i;:!Sf!c1 on tr:.f~.
Seqrr:eni. :1~\~"h:)tS a(;rJ capd.e,\ t;xos:~dit;,;F: ::;r~=; ~."kJ~)r;(l \."Jl t\!2 rp:,)~F2Ph~ca~
1nhxn:.::nicn on
of !"~;JStGr:lC(S,
cf :1..:;.=; ~"l~;()f:t~;.
th~-:;
Hong Kong
2009
?C:OB
HK$'000
Hl<$'0CC
Macau
2009
HK$'000
2,297,218
2GCH
ii<$'<JCIO
2.500,52$
SJ001770
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00594
6.
OTHER REVENUE
----------"------2009
:;}i}:-:g
HK$'000
H;(:~:'CG;J
Continuing operations:
iO
42
52
71,132
71,184
Discontinued operations {note 'lO):
206
138
SUlld:y
~ncor:1~~
535
rota!
(bi
72,013
P._:::-..:a::~
t~)
!:),;
:nc::;v::
r:orr:r=;::t:f<:~t=c::s
tr,.1:::
f':,fl
Vfl!1=-~c.~:8 !(;r
tr
.Sky
A.t~'.:r;:J~i'~~F=~
r:r:._:
F,;:-r:-;:.'j
f:::~k~ roz~:~-:
~~rc~~!~ ~--ofc~t'::.
;;:[)(:Jr,
innu!H z::-
F~; (,~:_:~;u
<~G!I~<C:!:nq
:::
i-:;
.::;~;;g,.,(j
to:
f.!IU5&bn:,~ne~"i
r;:!::~':
:hf
~):::!:1 ~::.iJ.:';:q:~H:: :.:r:Cf:r 1:~::~ :n[f~>!::'in! ~~:-:.~n1 ~FJ?..?a.:~;~"}~' ~;~;n~<..!='~er:J.~;. ~.:rj t::!c;;:::::nt;~g;y
i::
:)l.:r.=rar:Lu::~
p nf.! ~;
~t:r::
SJ001771
2009
HK$'000
1,027
63
(112,602)
---~----i 08,898
8.
(a)
Finance costs
2009
?OC=8
HK$'000
Continuing operations:
SJ001772
PlaintiffEx. 1102_00596
8.
2009
HK$'000
Con1inu~ng
operatietns:
i09
..... ~!7.2~2
535
S40
13,599
20,965
(c)
Other items
2009
2DG8
HK$'000
fii'<.S'DOU
""'------.-~-----
Continuing operations:
650
LJeprecL::JUon of rroperty,
Ux~s
p~a,nt
on djsposal of property.
Cper r.~tinu
p~(:H"Jt
uncJ oquipment
an:-.~ t;~_:H~_~i::u:~~
17,498
631
1,142
123
C::;r;:sGiB.t:n;;
o~
180
SJ001773
9.
Continuing operations
Ta;~
~A~-~~."-~
118
"-A-'<~-~~,..,~'
A~~
"A ...
A V
A'Y -
'""'V
(3,271)
222,334
36,772
67,140
(108,271)
(11)
1,099
178
(3,093)
SJ001774
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00598
9.
Discontinued operations
2009
?UDf
HK$'000
: );<$'();',)t}
1,4i0
-----~~-{5_9)
1,360
82
--------
2009
HK$'000
8,937
i,475
51
(34)
SJ001775
iO.
D!SGONTlNUED OPERATIONS
Tum over
109,690
(9i.767)
Gross profit
17,923
829
(1,630)
(t;
8,937
3,937
7,49~
T112 ~:.Gt cash nv~.vs ;_-::! U:e ;ji:~;(.:Onthu::.:;r: operr~.tio:-:::; for tfE: yee.:.::: en:.iBCl ~:JU
at.
1' ,;319
9.tlf.;1
~
~r)!iu..,~;~_~:
2009
HK$'000
---
SJ001776
1 i.
DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION
THE GROUP
Name of director
2(~~
;;h
~;u~
~![K}:
:0Al9
;>GC3
2Qf9
:)f
2009
HK$'[})}
'Y)'2
'iKS'Wl
~hf'XJ::
HKS'OOO
1-iK~.'C{~:
HKS'Wl
H>:f)J:
HKS'G(JD
9)1)
~rc
12
D~
912
' !.b
fi%
:1.)
i2
!\~~
891
:,.::
!2
:~1-~
638
..,;[,
4'''1
"'
J:"\2
402
Cf::
626
<1~
r::
39(1
i2
i2
.::1,;
1:.!~
&J
i;Q
00
k;
lil)
:;:)
rn
5(j
i~O
80
:~;
_ ......
...
3,~~D1
~.6! ~-
~ x-.~
SJ001777
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00601
i2.
2009
HK$'000
~!l<$'000
2,400
_____z"'' -4_o_o
r;s,;
Number of employees
2009
13.
2009
HK$'000
(256,069)
a..
-~I<
(i65,069)
lt~.l~l.t
b"
.I
SJ001778
i4.
(i)
2009
HK$'000
~:,>-)i~::ui!'{J (,!>'Jet,c:::~;.
:>:-::.:;~y~t::-:ur:;:_; (;r,:~:
a'.:v s
51,816
__________ (9,226)
42,590
(ii)
2009
------------------- ......................................................._.
______________
'000
3,847,245.
SJ001779
14.
~..:_-; (Jrcl:n:>-:- t.<~u;ty ~~hB.ret-e~>~dc:~. ;Jf H~G Curr:pa:ly ~~:!:d tho ~N:.::.ig~1qd avs:aJ8 nu:r:te1 cd app:oxi;n.=-:!i.c!y'
(:),/04.::?:::2,C:UC {2()08: 2.bf::U, i-.<?./!U()l u:-c!:tv;:v c-J!t~7::es ~'-: ;smw ch:ri:~o 1i:P. y::-~r:H ;;:f;8r ad_ju::.::insi h!: -n:o
{i)
2009
HK$'000
From conUnuinn a.nd cBscontinued oreratiDns-;
PrGl:t st:riDut:~;tJi:.~ i.0 z~c.~uity s~::::te!)::i~~ty~~
,o.::v:Y :.ax ef~\:c~ Gt c~fe:.:;i!vo :::1~:yG:;t C)n b:;.b tity
42,590
76,245
Attribut>JUe !o:
Ccnt!::u~r:u orx~rai:c:!S
n:~~cont!nu::;d
85,471
cps:al;:."_):,
(157,:)83}
- - - - - - (9,226)
76,245
(ii)
2009
Shares
'000
\./'/Bi(:l~::.~d ,:~vet,:~~~}~, r u:~:r.~<_), (_)~ c):<Jc~:T:/ sh;.:,~-c:.
H.~
[feet.
J~,;~y
3,847,245
k: :::,:, \'H::tl
2 .. t)f5(i,1
___
2,_,856,9?!
?V)8 .,_,::;:~ ;:-1(:; :;;:l::!E- <H; i::;;~;~ic :G~-~' pf:: :>::r,:rn U8i.~?-.:t;;..;2
a.1 :;;-. tiP:c :::;,!;":~:J tl~f:: ";'f:::l.r. (~>;G:~!.'(;::;. H\C;; ';>:H:"G=~!;, ::ncH c(
sr-;:;;re cr_::k,r,~~ ~.'..Gd( b~ T): c::,;~!vf, c~:r_; ;i:) t:!t":: ~~ffect of thB
SJ001780
Plaintiff Ex, 1102 00604
'15.
The Group
Furniture,
LBa5Ehold
Bu'lding> in
Hong Kong irnprcverr:.ent5
HKf 0}0
IIKSDOO
Plant and
iixlUres and
Computer
machinery
HK:F'GOG
equipment
equipment
HK$:nco
HK$'000
Cruise ship
Total
1-i(S'ODO
CMrying amount:
At 30 June 2009
lf(;fl():3
;42.~;8[)
=-w..~...,.,
SJ001781
i5.
The Company
Furniture,
fixtures and
Leasehold
Computer
equipment
improvements
equipment
Total
liK$'000
Cost:
22.--~
Accumulated
Jepreci<~tion:
1 July 200/
......
'ri
~----~~'
Carrying amount:
At 30 June 2009
79
113
192
SJ001782
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00606
i5.
!.c
:e::ev'! ths ~e::t~)U aft..;;- th.::lt r.h-;t1 .:::d \;.,,hlc~) -:.~H hYrn:~: ;:ve rHn2~Jt;~;c_r~e.~.
L.s-3:38 pc;.y:T;~::r:L~ ;~re '--'~~u<::t~iy ~1:Jj~j~:.tc:..:: cvu:.: h.vc ye;:Hs tu re"h:~ct :r~,=;~;<d mnLs.k~. The lea~(-; do no~
inclurJe
c0rr:i::iy~
:\t 30 ..J~;nr::
!dC;::..~=;
.::1rr;
:t rent;::f.
;!.(.)(;~:_:,
:ecclv~l;les
!;:tn:r~u;t~
!or:;:::e
j:~:~y:TlH~~~:~ l.:<"~dBr :~
:tcrH.:ancui]ab!(.?
opc-.~tr<lnn
m:> !cH:)'Ns:
THE GHOUP
2009
HK$'000
24,000
3fi,GGO
~-,-~-,~00
36,000
16,
INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
THE GROUP
2009
2008
HK$'000
30,500
28,bb0
1,027
At 30 June
SJ001783
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00607
i6.
t~8 Ci=-c~;p's
:~rB '-~~~-~s.s:ft2!.~
t::-,d
prop8-:1y
ir:~cres~s
acc.:c~_n:.r::d
io: as
heki ic,.
cr...pi!.7.i~ ;:;,ppnsck.tt~or:
~;:ljr
vaj;_:e rT:[_;dc!
~~r!~_;
inveoi.:nen~ r.w.Jp;._~:tj;;;s.
2009
HK$'000
?0U5
t"'K:~uou
RepresenUr:g:
L~-:::;;,~;Ghoid ;;.:;ftC.~
in thE.: PeoDle's
H~::pubk~ !Jf
17.
THE GROUP
;.:cnP
2009
HK$'000
=iJ-<J.;~uuo
5,164
2.B3!J
Cost
/\t
i .. iulv
,~,;,;:;:.;ns
380
i23
the year
C~nr9l:;
for
~. .,Jnrt.en
t);;:;r;k r:::r:
-~--203)
d!~~pu~:;akJ
Carrying amount:
At 30 June
;ucn
2009
HK$'000
~-~
v:i; ouG
Repmeenlinu:
t. oas{:;IJr;icJ IDnd ;n 1-ic::p }<o1:q:
Curran~
reGG:JDt:~oD)
SJ001784
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00608
i8,
lNTANGIBLE ASSETS
THE GROUP
Rights in sharing
of 1)nim streams
fif<$'000
De11elopmenl
cost
Total
~KS'ODJ
'I<$'UOC
Cost~
A;
! ._ill\
2:)0/
4,fJ'.."ij
2. I tel /83
/\~-
: .Ju\ ?UDB
cf
s:..:i:Js~d:arie::.
;\-: f
-ltJ~,.:
(4,l~?:J)
4.f)/3
yet:H
?OCE3
LH
n:n
~.!~:;;;r
?61,8<_)(;
d:snc~:;.::l!s
Carrying amounL
At 30 June 2009
1,754,993
1,754,993
-~
SJ001785
i8.
Hou Wan
Profit
Agtearnerrl
Hi<$'000
Neptune Ouro
Profit
Agreement
Hao Cai
Profit
Agreement
Total
HK$~000
HI\S'OOO
.t<sucu
4GS.OOC
I,T:J,UUC
if::p~.;,i
r:Bni :c:Z)H
fer Hh, veer
:e~.~~-\F'HSGG
SJ001786
i 9,
GOODWILL
THE GROUP
Cost:
'! ,.)U!y
210,928
.........?"i !).9/.F$
Carrying amount:
10,483
At 30 June
10,483
SJ001787
i9.
GOODWILL
(a}
iC~cninued)
2009
2.85%
to;
Credible
Sky
Profit
Urrlited
Advantage
Forest
Total
HI<$'COJ
HfC'OOD
H!<$'COO
li!<$'0Cl!
a::~q:.:i~-;:ti~"Jns
At 30 June 2008,
10,438
10,438
SJ001788
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00612
20.
INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES
-----------THE GOMPAlilY
2009
HKS"OOO
308,393
1,047,050
SJ001789
20.
lssu:~d
nnd
Pl<:ci! ot
bcorporativn/
share capital/
of issued crUln-ary
share ca.pf1flllregistered
Name of Gubs.idi.my
Indirectly
-------------------------
'' .-:.:
Comp;;~oy
Directly
Principal activity
.,:.~.
. ... :- :.l
v, !:
SJ001790
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00614
20.
lssu~d
incn~por.ationJ
Nnmo of subsidiary
share capilal/
share
ragi~t~red
cpr:mtion
and
cepHal
i~susd
crdinary
capitatt~egistere<i
Oimc!ly
Principai activity
lodirecHy
~;-_.
.. ,:;:.:;;.:
~-!:.,
.... h...;~;:
.. ~: 1:;: :: : :r
::-:,.
',' =\:::;:'
. ': ~, .. :
SJ001791
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00615
20.
!:;sued and
Place ot
incorporation!
Nami! oi subnidinrt
capi~al/
share
r~gisturetl caplt;~!
operation
of l.ssutd ordinary
share: cap1ta!/registered
:)apltol held b),; ihe Company
Directly
Principal acti>Jity
Indirectly
.:~rh.:k:::~:l
<:o;: J."");J;\J!
~--.:.n.l(jt':-:?
21.
i"i::.:
L\Yn~v~:ly
:() ;;;)r.t!e:
;::U~;,;.
:<d ..~p~!~.if:.
fvk:'.:8
-~- Fi~::;B(~
:r ~')::-:en.~~-w. v~'{Uid (;\n q:c:~ C ::.;"!':p;::n-, /l/!.~, ;;,:,k:n f)f/'i-;8' ():.nr ;3r;~)r
:y: t?1c
M::-ve. :t:
;,'o!!r:~:
(;::!
~.:::.
Cpi!:fl Bn.-<:,
::::)1 ci::s.f;l:;::
7hn
Gcntr:;~:'>'
br ;ltG
ye2~~~-
THE GROUP
2009
HK$'000
i33,928
SJ001792
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00616
2i.
Proportion
of nominal
Name of enHty
Form of
Place of
business
incorporation/
Class of
structure
operation
shares held
value of issued
Proportion
capital held
ol voting
by the Group
power held
Principal
:J::t:;;rUlnr::v::t
r:l::r;::;.c< t)tJsir:{:::..s
2009
HK$'000
669,641
--~-!_37~~-~
806,940
.......... .
(!~?.. :?9..~)
669,542
133,928
137,292
SJ001793
22.
2009
HKS'OOO
. . .....- . . -w----~
345
23.
?S?
INVENTORIES
THE GROUP
24.
2009
?0Cf3
HK$'000
HKc;i)(;()
LOAN RECEIVABLES.
THE GROUP
............................
----~-
..- - - -
2009
HK$'000
SJ001794
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00618
25.
-------~-~-
Maximum
THE GROUP
balance during
Name of company
26.
the year
2009
HK$\100
HK$'000
THE GROUP
THE COMPANY
2009
;~008
2009
~~008
HK$'000
HK$'COO
HK$'000
Hl<$'000
305,268
71,132
132,000
856
754
377,256
132,754
50.000
' ~~-~1.
---~
356
THE GROUP
2009
HK$'000
305,268
SJ001795
26.
u1) \(.)
;:;:"(!
~i.e
G"ats
~)~ U!(;_:~-'~-~
co:~Uc-!
;::~en:(;~
(;\:er :ts
c~;iBt:.n~d~nq
rnc::;i\/ct!G:::: :e n;;nin:isc
G~ccit
dsk. CverdU:3
:r::::r kJ{Jf_n:o:;L
~:-lJi.:
\".<:'OCfJ. i()i"_Y:!{j)
!){
l!V3 ou-r-s~rJiVJing
trad.e
;:lnc' (H:t;:::ta.:r:n:Jnt ~:eqn:ei 11" J8 G~ 3:) ,_il.Ji':F; ~?l.lC:U ilD.\!1~ bet=.::-: scttk::(j SUD8BQ~H:1ntly.
THE GROUP
2009
HK$'000
23,434
61 '9()0
28,889
bB, !H~-5
23,054
d},7k)
224,89i
305,268
THE GROUP
2009
HKS'OOO
493
(4!)_3)
4'Xi
!m~h_i(_~e;:J 1;'1 r;!'V-.:i~:;;O('
for !f;'iP<-J.irrncnt
lo~3S
m;;egnisf:':'j in
:f:~:::pect
of traci!::
P.':')C:::.:JhJ;:lbk:~s ~<rc
incHv;c}uaBy ir'npafrcd
trc.:rlH :ec,,:;:vnb~GFl ;,:,;th ba~~.,nce of app:-{Jxin~.Jteiv H~<~gl\~:~ (?OCb. Hi<$a57,QCG}. The i;ldivldua~ly ~rnn;:.~1rec.;
SJ001796
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00620
26.
THE GROUP
2009
HK$'000
28,889
i to
3 n:onths
f\h./:;; ~h,:: :
;:)<:,~:~
ciur:.:
n:o0t~~S
28,054
.. 224-'f;!9i
THE GROUP
2009
HK$'000
............... '
------------~-------
.....................-------~-----
SJ001797
Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 00621
27.
THEGROUPANDTHECOMPANY
2009
HK$'000
~~-------""'"'"'---~----------~---------------"------
2008
HKS 000
"""'""""""""""""""""""""""""
145,328
'c:W.f!C/
{32,725)
11_~,Q2_~)
At 30 June
ntJte:.;
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2009
:wos
2009
2008
SJ001798
28.
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
--~~--------------
THE GROUP
:2009
HK$'000
Contracts in progress at the balance shset date
29.
BANK OVERDRAFTS
THE GROUP
THE COMPANY
20os
2DG.:"
2009
HK$'ooo
;..;:;,rur./l
HK$'0()0
?OOB
SJ001799
30.
PROMISSORY NOTES
THE GROUP AND THE COMPANY
Dt~
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First
First
Promissory
Promissory
f.lPd F:ri3t
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Note I!
Total
HK$'000
HK$'000
HK$'000
2G.CCO
At 30 June 2008
At 30 June 2009
15,000
-~-
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SJ001800
31.
THE COMPANY
2003
2009
2009
HK$'000
C;)\e
23,54 7
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2,327
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1,476
33,353
5,863
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THE GROUP
2009
HK$'000
32.
2009
HKS'OOO
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THE COMPANY
2005
200g
H!<::~ G(.J0
Hf<$'000
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SJ001801
33.
The Group
Deferred tax
Accelerated
Deferred tax arising from;
'.-:q;~t
::u:ntJ
Convertible
notes
tax
deprecia Uon
Hf-(S'OOO
HKffi'COG
on fair value
gains on
investment
properties
H!<il;'OOO
Total
Hl<$'000
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49,270
118
701
50,089
EU,USD
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32,317
SJ001802
33.
The Company
Convertible
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notes
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34.
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SJ001803
34.
UarJ!qty
Second
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Note
Note
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HK$'000
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SJ001804
Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 00628
35.
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SJ001805
35.
Share capital
Number
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SJ001806
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00630
35.
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36.
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SJ001808
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00632
37.
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00633
37,
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SJ001810
Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 00634
37.
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37.
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SJ001812
38.
ACQUISITION OF SUBSIDIARIES
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carrying
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amount
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38.
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PlaintiffEx. 1102 00638
38.
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SJ001815
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00639
38.
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Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00640
38.
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38.
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SJ001820
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00644
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SJ001821
40.
COMMITMENTS
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SJ001825
45.
SJ001826
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00650
INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
-------------"'-~-------~
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Location
expiry
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Type
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SJ001827
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00651
footnote 45
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement,
makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever
for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this
announcement.
This announcement appears for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to
acquire, purchase or subscribe for the securities.
SJ001828
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00652
footnote 45
First Profit Agreement
On 9 January 2007, Highest Increase as purchaser entered into the First Profit
Agreement with Hou Wan as vendor and Mr. Guo, the ultimate beneficial owner
of Hou Wan, as guarantor. Pursuant to the First Profit Agreement, Hou Wan has
conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign and Mr. Guo has
conditionally agreed to procure Hou Wan to sell and/or assign to Highest Increase
absolutely Hou Wan's right, title and interest and benefits in and to 100% of the
Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/or its
customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms commencing from the
completion date of the First Profit Agreement and Highest Increase shall
purchase/accept the assignment the Profit, free from all liens, claims, equities,
charges, encumbrances or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with all
rights attached thereto as from the completion date of the First Profit Agreement.
Call Option
Certain Champ has, pursuant to an agreement dated 16 January 2007, granted to
the Company the Call Option. The Call Option is, subject to Completion,
exercisable by the Company within 24 months after Completion. The aggregate
price for the exercise of the Call Option is HK$350,000,000.
The Company has no current intention to exercise the Call Option. Further
announcement will be made by the Company upon exercise of the CaLL Option.
Risk factors of junket business
The junket business operated by Hou Wan involved certain risk factors, details
of such risk factors have been disclosed under the section headed "Risk Factors
of Junket Business" herein.
(2)
SJ001829
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00653
footnote 45
(3)
SJ001830
Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 00654
(5)
GENERAL
As some of the applicable percentage ratios as referred to in Chapter 14 of the
Listing Rules arc more than 100%, the Acquisition constitutes a very substantial
acquisition on the part of the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the approval by the Shareholders at a
general meeting under Rule 14.49 of the Listing Rules.
An EGM will be convened to consider and, if thought fit, appro've (i) the
Acquisition and the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; and (iii) the
Change of Company Name. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information
and belief having made all reasonable enquiries, no Shareholder is required to
ahstain from voting at the EGM.
A circular containing, among other things, the details of (i) the Acquisition and
the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; (iii) the Open Offer; and (iv) the
Change of Company Name, together with a notice of the EGM will be despatched
to the Shareholders as soon as practicable.
(6)
(1)
16 January 2007
Parties
Purchaser
Vendor
Others
the Company
Mr. Guo, an Independent Third Party
Certain Champ and Hou Wan
Assets to be acquired
Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, the Company has conditionally agreed to
acquire and the Vendor has conditionally agreed to dispose of 100 shares of US$1.00
each i11 the share capital of Credible, representing 100% of the entire issued share
capital of Credible, free from any option, charge, lien, equity, encumbrance, rights
of pre-emption or any other third party rights whatsoever and together with all
rights attached to them at the date of Completion or subsequently becoming attached
to them. Credible holds a 20% equity interest in Base Move, a company which has
entered into the Second Profit Agreement with Highest Increase to acquire 100% of
its profit, being approximately 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou
Wan and/or its customers at the Chengdu VIP Club, one of the VIP gaming rooms
owned by Sands Macao and which currently has 5 gaming tables.
SJ001831
Footnote 45
Consideration
The total consideration for the Acquisition is HK$140,000,000 and shall be satisfied
in cash upon the Completion. The consideration was arrived at by reference to the
track record of the Rolling Turnover of Hou Wan at Chengdu VIP Club during the
period between July 2005 and October 2006, the number of gaming tables at the
Chengdu VIP Club, the First Guaranteed Profit, the Second Guaranteed Profit, the
Call Option and the research reports conducted by leading investment banks that
made a revenue estimate of approximately HK$300,000,000 a month to be derived
from one gaming table of Baccarat (being the most accessible game in a VIP Club
in Macau).
Conditions precedent
Completion is conditional upon the satisfaction and/or waiver of the following:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
SJ001832
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00656
footnote 45
Asset to be acquired
Hou Wan has on 17 February 2005 entered into the Junket Representative Agreement
and on 17 February 2006 renewed such Junket Representative Agreement with
Venetian Macau Limited as a gaming promoter for Sands Macao. Hou Wan has
conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign and Mr. Guo has
conditionally agreed to procure Hou Wan to sell and/or assign to Highest Increase
absolutely Hou Wan's right, title and interest and benefits in and to 100% of the
Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/or its
customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms commencing from the completion
date of the First Profit Agreement and Highest Increase shall purchase/accept the
assignment of the Profit, free from all liens, claims, equities, charges, encumbrances
or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with all rights attached thereto as
from the completion date of the First Profit Agreement.
Consideration
The consideration payable by Highest Increase to Hou Wan for the Profit sold and/
or assigned is HK$1.00.
Conditions
Completion of the First Profit Agreement is conditional upon the following
conditions having been fulfilled or waived (as the case may be):
(a)
(b)
the warranties given by Hou Wan in the First Profit Agreement remaining
true and accurate in all material respects; and
(c)
Highest Increase being satisfied in its absolute discretion with the results
of the due diligence investigation in respect of Hou Wan, including but not
limited to the affairs, business, assets, legality of all business and
commercial activities conducted at Sands Macao, any other due diligence
relevant to the sale and purchase of the Profit, liabilities, operations, records,
financial position, value of assets, accounts, results, legal and financing
structure of Hou Wan.
Long-stop date
The First Profit Agreement provides that should the satisfaction of all the above
conditions, if not waived by Highest Increase, not occur on or before 30 June 2007,
the First Profit Agreement shall terminate.
Completion
Completion shall take place on the fifth Business Day or on such date as may be
agreed between the parties after the last of the conditions of the First Profit
Agreement having been fulfilled or waived.
SJ001833
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00657
footnote 45
The major terms of the Second Profit Agreement are set out as follows:
Asset to be acquired
Highest Increase has conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign
and Mr. Guo has conditionally agreed to procure Highest Increase to sell and/or
assign to Base Move absolutely Highest Increase's right, title and interest and
benefits in and to 100% of the Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated
by Hou Wan and/or its customers at the Chengdu VlP Club gaming rooms
commencing from the completion date of the Second Profit Agreement and Base
Move shall purchase/accept the assignment of the Profit, free from all liens, claims,
equities, charges, encumbrances or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with
all rights attached thereto as from the completion date of the Second Profit
Agreement.
Consideration
The consideration payable by Base Move to Highest Increase for the Profit sold
and/or assigned is HK$1.00.
Conditions
Completion of the Second Profit Agreement is conditional upon the following
conditions having been fulfilled or waived (as the case may be):
(a)
Base Move obtaining such legal opinions as it may in its absolute discretion
require on, inter alia, the legality and enforceability of the junket operation
conducted by Hou Wan at Sands Macao and the legality of the transactions
contemplated thereunder;
(b)
(c)
Base Move being satisfied in its absolute discretion with the results of the
due diligence investigation in respect of Hou Wan, including but not limited
to the affairs, business, assets, legality of all business and commercial
activities conducted at Sands Macao, any other due diligence relevant to
the sale and purchase of the Profit, liabilities, operations, records, financial
position, value of assets, accounts, results, legal and financing structure of
Hou Wan.
Long-stop date
The Second Profit Agreement provides that should the satisfaction of all the above
conditions, if not waived by Base Move, not occur on or before 30 June 2007, the
Second Profit Agreement shall terminate.
Completion
Completion shall take place on the fifth Business Day or on such date as may be
agreed between the parties after the last of the conditions of the Second Profit
Agreement having been fulfilled or waived.
Pursuant to the Second Profit Agreement, written evidence showing that the First
Profit Agreement has become unconditional and completed shall be received by
Base Move on completion of the Second Profit Agreement, otherwise completion
on Second Profit Agreement shall not take place.
SJ001834
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00658
footnote 45
The Company understands that the arrangement of the First Profit Agreement and
the Second Profit Agreement is for the purpose of ringfencing and ensuring there is
no tax burden arising from the Profit for Base Move upon completion of the
Acquisition. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having
made all reasonable enquiries (including obtaining legal advice from the legal advisor
to the Company), the First Profit Agreement and the Second Profit Agreement are
legally enforceable.
(l)
(b)
SJ001835
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00659
footnote 45
The Company understands that Hou Wan receives monthly junket
representative settlement forms signed off by Sands Macao. Therefore, based
on such settlement forms, the monthly profit is calculated and ascertained.
The Company will appoint representative to attend the monthly settlements
of commission paid by Sands Macao to Hou Wan in the future and review
those junket representative settlement for each month. The Company has
indicated that, for each month, Sands Macao will pay to Hou Wan the
cornmissionJservice fee for the Rolling Turnover brought by Hou Wan to
Sands Macao. Hon Wan will then pay the Profit, being 0.4% Rolling
Turnover, to Highest Increase and Highest Increase in turn will pay the
Profit to Base Move.
(2)
(3)
After balancing the risks as stated in the section headed "Risk Factors of Junket
Business" below with the benefits of the Acquisition, including the Group's perpetual
rights to the Profit, no share of loss by the Group and the source of the Profit under
the Profit Agreements, the Directors consider that the consideration is fair and
reasonable and the Acquisition is in the interest of the Company and the Shareholders
as a whole.
The consideration is determined after arm's length negotiation between the Company
and Mr. Guo after considering that (1) the Acquisition will broaden the Group's
revenue source and provide a substantial and stable income source to the Group in
view of the acquisition of the Profit by Base Move from Hou Wan under the Profit
Agreements; (2) the loosening of travel restrictions of mainland Chinese visitors;
and (3) the prospects of Macau's gaming business.
The Company considers acquiring a profit stream which has no share of loss under
the Profit Agreements of Hou Wan will not prejudicially affect the Company. The
Company understands that no guarantee has been given by Mr. Guo and Hou Wan
under the Junket Representative Agreement.
SJ001836
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00660
Footnote 45
As such, the Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) consider
the consideration for the Acquisition to be fair and reasonable. Please refer to the
paragraph headed "Reasons for the Acquisition" for further details of the reasons
for the Acquisition.
(2)
(3)
In the event that Sands Macao becomes the target for carrying out money
laundering, the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan may be affected
and/or interrupted.
( 4)
(5)
As the Profit is sourced from Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/
or its customers pursuant to the Junket Representative Agreement, there is
a risk that the source of the Profit will cease if the Junket Representative
Agreement expires or the junket licence of Hou Wan cannot be renewed,
(6)
(7)
10
SJ001837
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00661
footnote 45
{8)
(9)
The junket licence of Hou Wan granted by the Macau Government is subject
to renewal annually.
(10)
(11)
l"
Mr. Guo
The diagram below shows the shareholding structure of the relevant entities
immediately after Completion:
Houw:_J
First Profit
Agreement
11
SJ001838
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00662
GUARANTEED PROFIT
Hou Wan has irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed to Highest Increase that
the annual Profit during the period of one year commencing from the date of
Completion ("First Relevant Period") shall not be less than HK$120,000,000 ( ..First
Guaranteed Profit"), In the event the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest
Increase for the First Relevant Period shall be less than HK$120,000,000, Hou Wan
undertakes to pay to Highest Increase the sum calculated in accordance with the
following formula (the "First Adjustment") within 60 days after the First Relevant
Period (provided that the First Adjustment shall not be more than HK$ 120,000,000):
First Adjustment== (Al - B l) x 5
where:
AI
Bl
HK$120,000,000
the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest Increase during the
First Relevant Period
and if the resulting First Adjustment shall be a negative figure, Highest Increase
shall not be required to pay any adjustment for the First Relevant Period.
In addition, Hou Wan has also irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed to Highest
Increase that the Profit during the period of one year commencing from the first
day after the First Relevant Period ("Second Relevant Period") shall not be less
than HK$132,000,000 ("Second Guaranteed Profit"), In the event the Profit received
and/or receivable by Highest Increase for the Second Relevant Period shall be less
than HK$132,000,000, Hou Wan undertakes to pay to Highest Increase the sum
calculated in accordance with the following formula (the "Second Adjustment")
within 60 days after the Second Relevant Period (provided that the Second
Adjustment shall not be more than HK$132,000,000):
Second Adjustment= (A2 - B2) x 4
where:
A2
B2
HK$132,000,000
the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest Increase for the Second
Relevant Period
and if the resulting Second Adjustment shall be a negative figure, Hou Wan shall
not be required to pay any adjustment for the Second Relevant Period. The
Guaranteed Profit is still valid in the event that Hou Wan failed to obtain a junket
licence from the Macau Government
The Guaranteed Profit is determined under arm's length negotiation between relevant
parties by reference to the performance of Hou Wan (the Company was given to
understand by Hou Wan that the Rolling Turnover per annum in average was
approximately HK$30 billion) and, as a reference to the market condition of the
gaming industry, research reports conducted by leading investment banks that made
a revenue estimate of approximately HK$300,000,000 a month to be derived from
one gaming table of Baccarat (being the most accessible game in a VIP Club in
Macau).
Mr. Guo has agreed to guarantee the obligations of Hou Wan under the First Profit
Agreement.
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SJ001839
Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 00663
footnote 45
INFORMATION OF THE TARGET GROUP
Information of Credible
Credible was incorporated on 13 November 2006 and is an investment holding
company.
The main asset of Credible is its 20% equity interest in Base Move. According to
the unaudited management accounts of Credible, the total assets of Credible as at
31 December 2006 is HK$780 and Credible has no liability as at 31 December
2006. There is no profit or loss recorded in the unaudited management accounts of
Credible for the period commencing on 13 November 2006 (the date of its
incorporation) to 31 December 2006.
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SJ001840
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00664
footnote 45
its corporate, business and financial information, information regarding its key
employees and shareholders, judicial litigation and governmental investigation,
bankruptcy and insolvency, its previous experience in junket business, The relevant
authorities will also consider the information provided by the corporate applicant's
shareholder with 5% or more of the share capital and key employees, including
their personal and family background, their financial information and civil
proceedings or criminal investigation that they may be involved. To the best
knowledge of the Directors, the role of Sands Macao in renewing the junket
representative license for Hou Wan is to issue a letter to the relevant government
department in Macau confirming that the gaming promoter continues to be a gaming
promoter for Sands Macao.
As a junket representative, being an independent contractor responsible for soliciting
customers to casinos, Hou Wan is primarily responsible for directing gaming
customers to Sands Macao and using its best endeavors to actively promote Sands
Macao to existing and potential customer~. It receives a commission on the Rolling
Turnover from Sands Macao. The net profit it receives, after deducting commission
paid by it to its agents, administrative expenses and tax payable to the Macau
Government, is approximately 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover.
To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having made all
reasonable enquiries, Base Move, Mr. Guo and their ultimate beneficial owners, are
Independent Third Parties and all of them are independent of and not connected
with the Directors and their respective associates.
llVIPUCA TIONS UNDER THE LAWS OF HONG KONG AND THE LISTING
RULES
As covered by the legal opinion as the Macau law, Hou Wan is validly licensed to
act as a gaming promoter (or junket) in Macau. To the best of the Directors'
knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiries, Sands
Macao is licensed to operate junket business and gaming business by the relevant
authorities in Macau.
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SJ001841
Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 00665
footnote 45
Shareholders should be aware that under the guidelines issued by the Stock Exchange
in relation to "Gambling activities undertaken by listing applicants and/or listed
issuers" dated 11 March 2003, should the Group directly or indirectly be engaged
in gambling activities and operation of such gambling activities (i) fail to comply
with the applicable laws in the areas where such activities operate and/or (ii)
contravene the Gambling Ordinance, the Company or its business may be considered
unsuitable for listing under Rule 18.04 of the Listing Rules, the Stock Exchange
may direct the Company to take remedial action, and/or may suspend dealings in,
or rnay cancel the listing of~ the Shares.
In relation to the prevention of the money laundering activities, as both Hou Wan
and Sands Macao are respectively licensed to operate junket business and gaming
business by the relevant authorities in Macau and the amount of bet/Rolling Turnover
is properly registered by both Hou Wan and Sands Macao, their gaming activities
and businesses are subject to stringent control and regulation of the Macau
Government. As their activities are under the regulation of the Macau Government
and covered by a local legal opinion (as to Hong Kong law) that the gaming
promotion businesses carried out by Hou Wan do not contravene any applicable
laws of Hong Kong, the Directors, based on the legal opinions issued by Macanese
lawyer and Hong Kong lawyer, confirms that the activities they participate are
legal and lawful and thereby the income derived from these activities is also be
lawful and proper.
Apart from relying on such stringent official control, the Company, with the aid of
Mr. Ban Wan, an chief executive officer in the Company who has been working in
the gaming industry in Macau and passage vessel with gaming facilities for about
20 years (of which he has participated in the management level of gaming industry
for about 10 years), will also use its best endeavours to procure that effective
internal control systems are in place to make sure that the dividend distributed
from Base Move is derived from proper source, for instance, the Company will
adopt the guideline set by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in formulating antimoney laundering measures. The Company will also cross-check the Profit received
and/or receivable with the original monthly junket representative settlement forms
issued by Sands Macao to Hou Wan. Further, the Company will from time to time
obtain direct confirmation in respect of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou
Wan from Sands Macao.
LISTING RULES
Il\1PLIC.{~\\ TION
As the relevant ratios as referred to in Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules are l 00% or
more, the Acquisition constitutes a very substantial acquisition on the part of the
Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to, among other things, the approval by the
Shareholders at the EGM. No Shareholder has an interest in the Acquisition and is
required to abstain from voting at the EGM.
A circular containing, among other things, further information in respect of the
Acquisition, together with the notice of the EGM will be despatched to the
Shareholders in accordance with the Listing Rules. The circular will contain
additional disclosures as required under the Stock Exchange Gambling Guidelines.
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SJ001842
(2)
(b)
the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting the listing of, and
permission to deal in, the Consolidated Shares in issue upon the Share
Consolidation becoming effective.
16
SJ001843
Footnote 45
Application for listing
Application will be made to the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange for the
granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Consolidated Shares in
issue upon the Share Consolidation becoming effective.
Subject to the granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Consolidated
Shares on the Stock Exchange, the Consolidated Shares will be accepted as eligible
securities by HKSCC for deposit, clearance and settlement in CCASS with effect
from the commencement date of dealings in the Consolidated Shares on the Stock
Exchange or, under contingent situation, such other date as determined by HKSCC.
Settlement of transactions between participants of the Stock Exchange on any trading
day is required to take place in CCASS on the second trading day thereafter. All
activities under CCASS are subject to the General Rules of CCASS and CCASS
Operational Procedures in effect from time to time.
Arrangement for odd lot trading
In order to facilitate the trading of odd lots (if any) of the Consolidated Shares
arising from the Share Consolidation, the Company has appointed Kingston Securities
to match the purchase and sale of odd lots of the Consolidated Shares at the relevant
market price per Consolidated Share for the period from 29 March 2007 to 9 May
2007 (both dates inclusive). Holders of odd lots of the Consolidated Shares who
wish to take advantage of this facility either to dispose of their odd lots of the
Consolidated Shares or top up to a full board lot may, directly or through their
brokers, contact Ms. Rosita Kiu (Tel.: 2298-6215 and Fax: 2295-0682) of Kingston
Securities during this period. Holders of odd lots of the Consolidated Shares should
note that successful matching of the sale and purchase of odd lots of the Consolidated
Shares is not guaranteed. Any Shareholder, who is in any doubt about the odd lot
facility, is recommended to consult his/her/its own professional advisers.
Trading arrangement for the Consolidated Shares
The detailed trading arrangement for the Share Consolidation will be set out in the
circular, which shall contain, inter alia, further information on the Share
Consolidation, to be despatched to the Shareholders. A further announcement will
be made when the expected timetable is available.
Free exchange of share certificates
Shareholders may exchange their share certificates for the Existing Shares for new
share certificates for the Consolidated Shares on or after 29 March 2007. This may
be done free of charge by delivering the share certificates for the Existing Shares
to the office of the Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited
at Rooms 1712-16, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong
Kong, during the period from 29 March 2007 to 16 May 2007 (both dates inclusive).
After the prescribed time for free exchange of share certificates, share certificates
for the Existing Shares will be accepted for exchange for share certificates for the
Consolidated Shares only on payment of a fee of HK$2.50 (or such higher amount
as may be stipulated by the Stock Exchange from time to time) for each new share
certificate to be issued or each old share certificate submitted, whichever number
of share certificates is higher, to the Registrar for exchange of share certificates.
It is expected that new share certificates for the Consolidated Shares will be available
for collection on or after the tenth Business Day from the elate of submission of the
certificates for the Existing Shares to the Registrar. Unless otherwise instructed,
new share certificates for the Consolidated Shares will be issued in board lots of
10,000 Consolidated Shares.
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SJ001844
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00668
Footnote 45
Effect of the Share Consolidation on the share capital of the Company
The following table shows the total authorised share capital of the Company as at
the date of this announcement and immediately after the Share consolidation
becoming effective:
As at the date of
this announcement
Number of
Existing
Shares
(3)
HK$
Immediately after
the Share Consolidation
becoming effective
Number of
Consolidated
Shares
HK$
Total authorised
50,000,000,000
1,000,000,000
5,000,000,000
I ,000,000,000
Total issued
14,397,630,000
287,952,600
1,439,763,000
287,952,600
Total unissued
35,602,370,000
712,047,400
3,560,237,000
712,047,400
Subscription Price
Number of Consolidated
Shares in issue upon
completion of the Open Offer
The Offer Shares proposed to be issued pursuant to the terms of the Open Offer
represent 50% of the entire issued share capital of the Company upon the Share
Consolidation becoming effective and approximately 33.33% of the entire issued
share capital of the Company as enlarged by the issue of the Offer Shares.
As at the date of this announcement, the Company has no derivatives, options,
warrants and conversion rights or other similar rights which arc convertible or
exchangeable into Shares.
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SJ001845
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00669
footnote 45
Qualifying Shareholders
The Open Offer is only available to the Qualifying Shareholders. The Company
will send (i) the Prospectus Documents to the Qualifying Shareholders and (ii) the
Overseas Letter together with the Prospectus, for information only, to the Excluded
Shareholders. To qualify for the Open Offer, the Shareholders must at the close of
business on the Record Date:
(i)
(ii)
SJ001846
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00670
Footnote 45
Closure of register of members
The register of members of the Company will be closed from 4 April 2007 to 12
April 2007, both dates inclusive, to determine the eligibility of the Shareholders to
the Open Offer. No transfer of Shares will be registered during this period.
Subscription Price
The Subscription Price for the Offer Shares is HK$0.2 per Offer Share, payable in
full on application. The Subscription Price represents:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
a premium of approximately 19.76% over the audited net asset value per
Consolidated Share of approximately HK$0.167 based on the audited
consolidated net asset value of the Group as at 30 June 2006 as shown in
the annual report 2006 of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2006
and the number of the Consolidated Shares in issue immediately after the
Share Consolidation becoming effective but before the completion of the
Open Offer.
The Subscription Price was arrived at after arm's length negotiation between the
Company and the Underwriters after having taken into account, among other things,
(i) the recent price performance of the Shares and (ii) the potential investment
opportunity to the Shareholders. The Directors consider that the terms of the Open
Offer are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the
Shareholders as a whole.
Status of the Offer Shares
The Offer Shares (when allotted, fully paid and issued) will rank pari passu in all
respects with the Consolidated Shares (assuming the Share Consolidation becoming
effective) in issue on the date of allotment and issue of the Offer Shares. Holders
of the Offer Shares will be entitled to receive all future dividends and distributions
which are declared, made or paid on or after the date of allotment and issue of the
Offer Shares.
20
SJ001847
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00671
footnote 45
Fractions of Offer Shares
The Company will not allot fractions of the Offer Shares. Any fractional entitlement
to the Offer Shares will be aggregated and sold in the open market (if a premium,
net of expenses, can be obtained) and the proceeds will be retained for the Company's
own benefits.
Underwriting Agreement
Date
16 January 2007
Underwriters
Number of
Offer Shares
underwritten
Commission
To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief and having made
all reasonable enquiries, Jumbo Boom, which generally does not engage in
underwriting business and has no underwriting experience as at the date of this
announcement, is not required to procure license to conduct underwriting on the
Offer Shares under the Securities and Futures Ordinance. Jumbo Boom is an
investment company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and beneficially
owned by Mr. Cheung Chi Tai who is a merchant in Hong Kong. The Company got
acquainted with Jumbo Boom through Kingston Securities. Jumbo Boom is willing
to become one of the underwriters for the Open Offer because it is confident about
the future growth of the Company.
21
SJ001848
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00672
footnote 45
The 2.5% commission payable to the Underwriter was determined after arm's length
negotiations between the Company and the Underwriters based on normal commercial
terms and with reference to the market rates.
Termination of the Underwriting Agreement
If, prior to the Latest Time for Termination:
(1)
(b)
(2)
(3)
(4)
SJ001849
footnote 45
Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) shall be entitled by notice
in writing to the Company, served prior to the Latest Time for Termination, to
terminate the Underwriting Agreement.
Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) shall be entitled by notice
in writing to rescind the Underwriting Agreement if prior to the Latest Time
for Termination:
(1)
(2)
then and, in such case, Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters)
may, by notice in writing given to the Company prior to the Latest time for
Termination, rescinds the Underwriting Agreement and thereupon the
obligations of all parties under the Underwriting Agreement shall terminate
forthwith and no party shall have any claim against any other party in respect
of any matter or thing arising out of and in connection with the Underwriting
Agreement (save for any antecedent breaches thereof) and the Open Offer
shall not proceed.
Conditions of the Open Offer
The Open Offer is conditional upon:
(1)
(ii)
(2)
the delivery to the Stock Exchange for authorisation and the registration
with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong respectively of one copy of
each of the Prospectus Documents duly signed by two Directors (or by
their agents duly authorised in writing) as having been approved by
resolution of the Directors (and all other documents required to be attached
thereto) and otherwise in compliance with the Listing Rules and Companies
Ordinance not later than the despatch of the Prospectus;
(3)
(4)
In the event of the said conditions not being fulfilled before the Latest Time for
Termination or the respective dates aforesaid (or such other time or date as the
Company and Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) may agree), the
Underwriting Agreement shall terminate and all obligations and liabilities of the
parties thereunder shall forthwith cease and determine and no party shall have any
claim against the others (save for any antecedent breaches thereof).
23
SJ001850
footnote 45
WARNING OF THE RISK OF DEALING IN THE SHARES
Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should note that the
Open Offer is conditional upon the Underwriting Agreement having become
unconditional and the Underwriters not having terminated the Underwriting
Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof (a summary of which is set
out in the sub-paragraph headed "Termination of the Underwriting Agreement"
above). Accordingly, the Open Offer may or may not proceed.
Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should therefore exercise
extreme caution when dealing in the Shares, and if they are in any doubt about
their position, they should consult their professional advisers.
Shareholders should note that the Shares will be dealt in on an ex-entitlement
basis commencing from 2 April 2007 and that dealing in Shares will take place
while the conditions to which the Underwriting Agreement is subject remain
unfulfilled. Any Shareholder or other person dealing in Shares up to the date
on which all conditions to which the Open Offer is subject are fulfilled (which
is expected to be on 3 May 2007), will accordingly hear the risk that the Open
Offer cannot become unconditional and may not proceed. Any Shareholder or
other person contemplating selling or purchasing Shares, who is in any doubt
about his/her/its position, is recommended to consult his/her/its own professional
adviser.
1.500,000,0DO
l,83l,960,000
10.42
'1'1'"
! ... ,!)
76.-83
I4,397,630,000
lllO.OO
Told
150,000,000
:83,596,000
Immediately after
lmmedialely after
completion of the Open Offer completion of Ute Open Offer
(assuming no Qualifying
(assuming all Qualifying
Shareholders lake up
Shareholders lake up
hisnter/its entitlements
his/her/its entitlements
under the Open Offer)
under the Open Offer)
Como!idaied
Conso/idaied
%
%
Shares (Approx.)
Shares (Apprax.)
10.42
150,000.000
695
1175
I83,546,0CO
8.50
215,000,000
275.394,000
10.42
J2.?5
62l,li77,616
I.IG616'1,000
28.80
4.53
5i .22
J,659,250,50['
76.63
2,159,644,.100
.....!!22
2,159,644,500
100.00
qso3.88~
LI06,16!,C~JO
76.83
-<~
Notes:
Mr. Lin Cheuk Fung is an executive Director and the chairman of the Company. These
Shares are held by Mr. Lin Cheuk Fung personally.
2.
Mr. Chim Pui Chung is a substantial Shareholder. As at the date of this announcement, of
the 1,835,960,000 Existing Shares, as to 1,264,220,000 Existing Shares are held by Gallery
Land Ltd (a company wholly-owned by Mr. Chim Pui Chung), as to 568,800,000 Existing
Shares are held by Golden Mount Ltd (a company wholly-owned by Mr. Chim Pui Chung)
and as to 2,940,000 Existing Shares are held by Mr. Chim Pui Chung personally.
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SJ001851
footnote 45
3.
To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief and having made all
reasonable enquiries, the Underwriters and their respective ultimate beneficial owners
are third parties independent of and not connected with each other, the Company and its
connected persons.
(4)
(i)
(ii)
25
SJ001852
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00676
footnote 45
The effective date of the Change of Company Name will be the date on which the
new name is entered by the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong on the register
in place of the existing name. Upon the Change of Company Name becoming
effective, all existing share certificates in issue bearing the current name of the
Company will continue to be evidence of title of shares in the Company and wlll
continue to be valid for trading, settlement and registration purposes and the rights
of the Shareholders will not be affected as a result of the Change of Company
Name. Once the Change of Company Name become effective, any issue of share
certificates thereafter will be in the new name and the securities of the Company
will be traded on the Stock Exchange in the new name.
EXPECTED TIMETABLE
All times stated in this announcement refer to Hong Kong times. The expected
timetable for the Share Consolidation and the Open Offer set out below is indicative
only and it has been prepared on the assumption that the Acquisition and the Share
Consolidation will be approved by the Shareholders at the EGM. The expected
timetable is subject to change, and any such change will be announced by the
Company as and when appropriate.
2007
Despatch of the circular containing,
among other things, notice of EGM ... , ............... On or before Monday, 5 March
Latest time for lodging forms of proxy for
the purpose of the EGM .......................... 10:00 a.m. on Monday, 26 March
EGM .......................................... 10:00a.m.onWednesday,28March
Effective date of the Share Consolidation ......................... Thursday, 29 March
Announcement of the results of the EGM ......................... Thursday, 29 March
Original counter for trading in the Existing Shares
in board lots of 10,000 of Existing Shares
temporarily closes ................................ 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, 29 lvfarch
Temporary counter for trading in the Consolidated
Shares in board lots of 1,000 Consolidated
Shares opens (in the form of existing share
certificates) ...................................... 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, 29 March
First day for free exchange of existing share
certificates for new share certificates ... , , ....... , . , 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, 29 March
First day of operation of odd lots trading facility , ....... , ........... Thursday, 29 .1\.farch
Last day of dealings in Shares on a cum-entitlement basis .............. Friday, 30 March
First day of dealings in Shares on an ex-entitlement basis .............. Monday, 2 April
Latest time for lodging transfer of Shares
in order to be qualified for the Open Offer ............. 4:00p.m. on Tuesday, 3 April
26
SJ001853
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00677
Footnote 45
Register of members of the Company closed
(both dates inclusive) . , ....... , ............ , . , , , .. ,Wednesday, 4 April to Thursday,
12 April (both dates inclusive)
Record Date . , .... , .................................... , ....... ._ Thursday, J2 April
Despatch of the Prospectus Documents (in caRe of
the Excluded Shareholders, the Prospectus only) ..... , , .. , .......... Thursday, 12 April
<
. ,
~.'.,Friday,
13 i\pril
(5)
GENERAL
As some of the applicable percentage ratios as referred to in Chapter 14 of the
Listing Rules are more than 100%, the Acquisition constitutes a very substantial
acquisition on the part of the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the approval by the Shareholders at a
general meeting under Rule 14.49 of the Listing Rules.
An EGM will be convened to consider and, if thought fit, approve (i) the Acquisition
and the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; and (iii) the Change of Company
Name. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having
made all reasonable enquires, no Shareholder is required to abstain from voting at
the EGlVL
27
SJ001854
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00678
Footnote 45
A circular containing, among other things, the details of (i) the Acquisition and the
Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; (iii) the Open Offer; and (iv) the Change
of Company Name, together with a notice of the EGM will be despatched to the
Shareholders as soon as practicable.
(6)
DEFINITIONS
In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and
expressions shall have the following meanings when used herein:
"Acquisition"
"Acquisition Agreement"
"associates"
"Base Move"
"Board"
board of Directors
"Business Day"
"Call Option"
"CCASS"
"Credible"
"Certain Champ"
28
SJ001855
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00679
footnote 45
"Company" or "Purchaser"
"Companies Ordinance"
"Completion"
"connected persons"
"Director( s)"
"EGM"
"Excluded Shareholders"
"Existing Shares"
"Guaranteed Profit"
"Group"
"HKSCC"
"Highest Increase"
"Hong Kong"
"Hou \!/an"
29
SJ001856
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00680
footnote 45
"Independent Third Party"
"Jumbo Boom"
"Junket Representative
Agreement"
"Kingston Securities"
"Listing Rules"
"Ivracau"
"Macau Government"
government of Macau
"l\1r. Guo"/"Vendor"
''Non-negotiable Chips"
30
SJ001857
Footnote 45
"Offer Share(s)"
"Open Offer"
"Overseas Letter"
"Overseas Shareholders"
"PRC"
"Profit"
"Profit Agreements"
"Prospectus"
"Prospectus Documents"
"Qualifying Shareholders"
"Record Date"
"Registrar"
"Rolling Turnover"
"Sands Macao"
31
SJ001858
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00682
footnote 45
"Second Profit Agreement"
"Share(s )"
"Shareholder( s )"
"Stock Exchange"
"Subscription Price"
"Underwriters"
"Underwriting Agreement"
"HK$"
"0!.
;0 ~'
per cent.
By order of the Board
Massive Resources International Corporation Limited
Lin Cheuk Fung
Chairman
32
SJ001859
Footnote 41
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement,
makes no representation as ro its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever
for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this
announcement.
This announcement appears for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or oJler to
acquire, purchase or subscribe for the securities.
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SJ001860
footnote 47
First Profit Agreement
On 9 January 2007, Highest Increase as purchaser entered into the First Profit
Agreement with Hou Wan as vendor and Mr. Guo, the ultimate beneficial owner
of Hou Wan, as guarantor. Pursuant to the First Profit Agreement, Hou Wan has
conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign and Mr. Guo has
conditionally agreed to procure Hou Wan to sell and/or assign to Highest Increase
absolutely Hou Wan's right, ti.tle and interest and benefits in and to 100% of the
Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/or its
customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms commencing from the
completion date of the First Profit Agreement and Highest Increase shall
purchase/accept the assignment the Profit, free from all liens, claims, equities,
charges, encumbrances or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with all
rights attached thereto as from the completion date of the First Profit Agreement.
Call Option
Certain Champ has, pursuant to an agreement dated 16 January 2007, granted to
the Company the Call Option. The Call Option is, subject to Completion,
exercisable by the Company within 24 months after Completion. The aggregate
price for the exercise of the Call Option is HK$350,000,000.
The Company has no current intention to exercise the Call Option. Further
announcement will be made by the Company upon exercise of the Call Option.
{2)
SJ001861
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00685
Footnote 47
(3)
SJ001862
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00686
Footnote 47
(5)
GENERAL
As some of the applicable percentage ratios as referred to in Chapter 14 of the
Listing Rules arc more than 100%, the Acquisition constitutes a very substantial
acquisition on the part of the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the approval by the Shareholders at a
general meeting under Rule 14.49 of the Listing Rules.
An EGM will be convened to consider and, if thought fit, approve (i) the
Acquisition and the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; and (iii) the
Change of Company Name. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information
and belief having made all reasonable enquiries, no Shareholder is required to
abstain from voting at the EGM.
A circular containing, among other things, the details of (i) the Acquisition and
the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; (iii) the Open Offer; and (iv) the
Change of Company Name, together with a notice of the EGM will be despatched
to the Shareholders as soon as practicable.
(6)
(1)
16 January 2007
Parties
Purchaser
Vendor
Others
the Company
Mr. Guo, an Independent Third Party
Certain Champ and Hou Wan
Assets to be acquired
Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, the Company has conditionally agreed to
acquire and the Vendor has conditionally agreed to dispose of 100 shares of US$1.00
each in the share capital of Credible, representing 100% of the entire issued share
capital of Credible, free from any option, charge, lien, equity, encumbrance, rights
of pre-emption or any other third party rights whatsoever and together with all
rights attached to them at the date of Completion or subsequently becoming attached
to them. Credible holds a 20% equity interest in Base Move, a company which has
entered into the Second Profit Agreement with Highest Increase to acquire I 00% of
its profit, being approximately 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou
Wan and/or its customers at the Chengdu VIP Club, one of the VIP gaming rooms
owned by Sands Macao and which currently has 5 gaming tables.
SJ001863
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00687
Footnote 47
Consideration
The total consideration for the Acquisition is HK$140,000,000 and shall be satisfied
in cash upon the Completion. The consideration was arrived at by reference to the
track record of the Rolling Turnover of Hou Wan at Chengdu VIP Club during the
period between July 2005 and October 2006, the number of gaming tables at the
Chengdu VIP Club, the First Guaranteed Profit, the Second Guaranteed Profit, the
Call Option and the research reports conducted by leading investment banks that
made a revenue estimate of approximately HK$300,000,000 a month to be derived
from one gaming table of Baccarat (being the most accessible game in a VIP Club
in Macau).
Conditions precedent
Completion is conditional upon the satisfaction and/or waiver of the following:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
SJ001864
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00688
footnote 47
Asset to be acquired
Hou Wan has on 17 February 2005 entered into the Junket Representative Agreement
and on 17 February 2006 renewed such Junket Representative Agreement with
Venetian Macau Limited as a gaming promoter for Sands Macao. Hou Wan has
conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign and Mr. Guo has
conditionally agreed to procure Hou Wan to sell and/ot: assign to Highest Increase
absolutely Hou Wan's right, title and interest and benefits in and to 100% of the
Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan and/or its
customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms commencing from the completion
date of the First Profit Agreement and Highest [ncrease shall purchase/accept the
assignment of the Profit, free from all liens, claims, equities, charges, encumbrances
or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with all rights attached thereto as
from the completion date of the First Profit Agreement.
Consideration
The consideration payable by Highest Increase to Hou Wan for the Profit sold andi
or assigned is HK$1.00.
Conditions
Completion of the First Profit Agreement is conditional upon the following
conditions having been fulfilled or waived (as the case may be):
(a)
(b)
the warranties given by Hou Wan in the First Profit Agreement remaining
true and accurate in all material respects; and
(c)
Highest Increase being satisfied in its absolute discretion with the results
of the due diligence investigation in respect of Hou Wan, including but not
limited to the affairs, business, assets, legality of all business and
commercial activities conducted at Sands Macao, any other due diligence
relevant to the sale and purchase of the Profit, liabilities, operations, records,
financial position, value of assets, accounts, results, legal and financing
structure of Hou Wan.
Long-stop date
The First Profit Agreement provides that should the satisfaction of all the above
conditions, if not waived by Highest Increase, not occur on or before 30 June 2007,
the First Profit Agreement shall terminate.
Completion
Completion shall take place on the fifth Business Day or on such date as may be
agreed between the parties after the last of the conditions of the First Profit
Agreement having been fulfilled or waived.
SJ001865
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00689
footnote 47
The major terms of the Second Profit Agreement are set out as follows:
Asset to be acquired
Highest Increase has conditionally agreed to sell, as beneficial owner, and/or assign
and Mr. Guo has conditionally agreed to procure Highest Increase to sell and/or
assign to Base Move absolutely Highest Increase's right, title and interest and
benefits in and to J 00% of the Profit, being 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover generated
by Hou Wan and/or its customers at the Chengdu VIP Club gaming rooms
commencing from the completion date of the Second Profit Agreement and Base
Move shall purchase/accept the assignment of the Profit, free from all liens, claims,
equities, charges, encumbrances or third-party rights of whatsoever nature and with
aU rights attached thereto as from the completion date of the Second Profit
Agreement.
Consideration
The consideration payable by Base Move to Highest Increase for the Profit sold
and/or assigned is HK$1.00.
Conditions
Completion of the Second Profit Agreement is conditional upon the following
conditions having been fulfilled or waived (as the case may be):
(a)
Base Move obtaining such legal opinions as it may in its absolute discretion
require on, inter alia, the legality and enforceability of the junket operation
conducted by Hou Wan at Sands Macao and the legality of the transactions
contemplated thereunder;
(b)
(c)
Base Move being satisfied in its absolute discretion with the results of the
due diligence investigation in respect of Hou Wan, including but not limited
to the affairs, business, assets, legality of all business and commercial
activities conducted at Sands Macao, any other due diligence relevant to
the sale and purchase of the Profit, liabilities, operations, records, financial
position, value of assets, accounts~ results, legal and financing structure of
Hou Wan.
Long-stop date
The Second Profit Agreement provides that should the satisfaction of all the above
conditions, if not waived by Base Move, not occur on or before 30 June 2007, the
Second Profit Agreement shall terminate.
Completion
Completion shall take place on the fifth Business Day or on such date as may be
agreed between the parties after the last of the conditions of the Second Profit
Agreement having been fulfilled or waived.
Pursuant to the Second Profit Agreement, written evidence showing that the First
Profit Agreement has become unconditional and completed shall be received by
Base Move on completion of the Second Profit Agreement, otherwise completion
on Second Profit Agreement shall not take place.
SJ001866
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00690
Footnote 47
, The Company understands that the arrangement of the First Profit Agreement and
the Second Profit Agreement is for the purpose of ringfencing and ensuring there is
no tax burden arising from the Profit for Base Move upon completion of the
Acquisition. To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having
made all reasonable enquiries (including obtaining legal advice from the legal advisor
to the Company), the First Profit Agreement and the Second Profit Agreement are
legally enforceable.
DIRECTORS' VIEWS
As the Junket Representative Agreement is confidential, its major terms cannot be
disclosed to the Directors. However, the Directors had (i) visited Sands Macao on
various occasions to observe the level and operation of Hou Wan's business; (ii)
reviewed the junket representative settlement forms issued by Sands Macao to Hou
Wan evidencing the Rolling Turnover generated at Chengdu VIP Club; (iii) reviewed
the licences issued to Hou Wan to operate its business and the Macanese legal
opinion on the legality and validity of Hou Wan; and (iv) conducted extensive
research on junket business in Macau, including reviewing reports prepared by
well-known investment banks in relation to Macau gaming business and making
enquiries with the practitioners in the gaming industry, in order to understand the
arrangement between the junket operators and Sands Macao operators generally.
The Directors understand that generally, the term of the agreement between the
junket operator and Sands Macao operator is tied with the term of the junket licence.
Such kind of agreement will be revoked once the renewal of the junket licence
fails. Having reviewed the Junket Representative Agreement, the Macanese lawyers
are of the view that Hou Wan is validly licensed to act as a gaming promoter in
Macau. As such, the Directors have exercised their fiduciary duty to ensure that the
Junket Representative Agreement does indeed exist and the interests of the Company
and the Shareholders are protected in respect of the Acquisition.
Despite this, the Directors consider that the consideration is fair and reasonable
given that:
(1)
(b)
SJ001867
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00691
Footnote 47
The Company understands that Hou Wan receives monthly junket
representative settlement forms signed off by Sands Macao. Therefore, based
on such settlement forms, the monthly profit is calculated and ascertained.
The Company will appoint representative to attend the monthly settlements
of commission paid by Sands Macao to Hou Wan in the future and review
those junket representative settlement for each month. The Company has
indicated that, for each month, Sands Macao will pay to Hou Wan the
commission/service fee for the Rolling Turnover brought by Hou Wan to
Sands Macao. Hou Wan will then pay the Profit, being 0.4% Rolling
Turnover, to Highest Increase and Highest Increase in turn will pay the
Profit to Base Move.
(2)
(3)
After balancing the risks as stated in the section headed "Risk Factors of Junket
Business;; below with the benefits of the Acquisition, inciuding the Group's perpetual
rights to the Profit, no share of loss by the Group and the source of the Profit under
the Profit Agreements, the Directors consider that the consideration is fair and
reasonable and the Acquisition is in the interest of the Company and the Shareholders
as a whole.
The consideration is determined after ann's length negotiation between the Company
and Mr. Guo after considering that (1) the Acquisition will broaden the Group's
revenue source and provide a substantial and stable income source to the Group in
view of the acquisition of the Profit by Base Move from Hou Wan under the Profit
Agreements; (2) the loosening of travel restrictions of mainland Chinese visitors;
and (3) the prospects of Macau's gaming business.
The Company considers acquiring a profit stream which has no share of loss under
the Profit Agreements of Hou Wan will not prejudicially affect the Company. The
Company understands that no guarantee has been given by Mr. Guo and Hou Wan
under the Junket Representative Agreement.
SJ001868
footnote 47
As such, the Directors (including the independent non-executive Directors) consider
the consideration for the Acquisition to be fair and reasonable. Please refer to the
paragraph headed "Reasons for lhe Acquisition" for further details of the reasons
for the Acquisition.
(2)
(3)
In the event that Sands Macao becomes the target for carrying out money
laundering, the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan may be affected
and/or interrupted.
(4)
(5)
As the Profit is sourced from Rolling Turnover generated by Hou Wan andi
or its customers pursuant to the Junket Representative Agreement, there is
a risk that the source of the Profit will cease if the Junket Representative
Agreement expires or the junket licence of Hou Wan cannot be renewed.
(6)
(7)
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SJ001869
footnote 4 '1
(8)
(9)
The junket licence of Hou Wan granted by the Macau Government is subject
to renewal annually.
(10)
(11)
iOO%
First Profit
Agreement
The diagram below shows the shareholding structure of the relevant entities
immediately after Completion:
!1
SJ001870
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00694
Footnote 47
GUARANTEED PROFIT
Hou Wan has irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed to Highest Increase that
the annual Profit during the period of one year commencing from the date of
Completion ("First Relevant Period") shall not be less than HK$120,000,000 ("First
Guaranteed Profit"). In the event the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest
Increase for the First Relevant Period shall be less than HK$120,000,000, Hou Wan
undertakes to pay to Highest Increase the sum calculated in accordance with the
following formula (the "First Adjustment") within 60 days after the First Relevant
Period (provided that the First Adjustment shall not be more than HKS 120,000,000);
First Adjustment= (AI- Bl) x 5
where:
Al
Bl
HK$120,000,000
the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest Increase during the
First Relevant Period
and if the resulting First Adjustment shall be a negative figure, Highest Increase
shall not be required to pay any adjustment for the First Relevant Period.
In addition, Hou Wan has also irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed to Highest
Increase that the Profit during the period of one year commencing from the first
day after the First Relevant Period ("Second Relevant Period") shall not be less
than HK$132,000,000 ("Second Guaranteed Profit"). In the event the Profit received
and/or receivable by Highest Increase for the Second Relevant Period shall be less
than HK$132,000,000, Hou Wan undertakes to pay to Highest Increase the sum
calculated in accordance with the following formula (the "Second Adjustment")
within 60 days after the Second Relevant Period (provided that the Second
Adjustment shall not be more than HK$132,000,000):
Second Adjustment= (A2 - B2) x 4
where:
A2
B2
HK$132,000,000
the Profit received and/or receivable by Highest Increase for the Second
Relevant Period
and if the resulting Second Adjustment shall be a negative figure, Hou Wan shall
not be required to pay any adjustment for the Second Relevant Period. The
Guaranteed Profit is still valid in the event that Hou Wan failed to obtain a junket
licence from the Macau Government.
The Guaranteed Profit is determined under arm's length negotiation between relevant
parties by reference to the performance of l-lou Wan (the Company was given to
understand by Hou Wan that the Rolling Turnover per annum in average was
approximately HK$30 billion) and, as a reference to the market condition of the
gaming industry, research reports conducted by leading investment banks that made
a revenue estimate of approximately HK$300,000,000 a month to be derived from
one gaming table of Baccarat (being the most accessible game in a VIP Club in
Macau).
Mr. Guo has agreed to guarantee the obligations of Hou Wan under the First Profit
Agreement.
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SJ001871
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00695
footnote 41
INFORMATION OF THE TARGET GROUP
Information of Credible
Credible was incorporated on 13 November 2006 and is an investment holding
company.
The main asset of Credible is its 20% equity interest in Base Move. According to
the unaudited management accounts of Credible, the total assets of Credible as at
31 December 2006 is IIK$780 and Credible has no liability as at 31 December
2006. There is no profit or loss recorded in the unaudited management accounts of
Credible fo"r the period commencing on 13 November 2006 (the date of its
incorporation) to 31 December 2006.
Information of Base Move
To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having made all
reasonable enquiries, Base Move is an investment holding company incorporated in
the British Virgin Islands on 22 September 2006, and owned as to 20% by Credible
and 80% by Certain Champ (wholly owned by Mr. Guo). To the best of the Directors'
knowledge, other than the Second Profit Agreement, Base Move does not have any
assets or liabilities nor docs it has any profit or loss recorded as at the date of this
announcement. Mr. Guo has over 15-year experiences in the gaming industry (both
in Asia and North America). He has been working as a junket in various VIP Clubs
in Macau (including the Chengdu VIP Club at Sands Macao), responsible for
introducing customers to the VIP Club. Mr. Guo is the founder of Hou Wan and
has through Hou Wan acted as a junket representative for Sands Macao since July
2005.
Hou Wan is a company incorporated in Macau on 9 November 2004 and is whollyowned by Mr. Guo.
So far as the Directors are aware, Hou Wan with its first junket license granted on
17 August 2005 is the only appointed junket representative at Chcngdu VIP Club.
The Profit Agreements do not provide for the profit of other VIP Clubs to be
included as part of the Profit and there is currently no intention for Hou Wan to be
a junket representative of other VIP Clubs. Acting as a junket representative at
Sands Macao is the only track record that Hou Wan has in respect of its operation
as a junket representative. Other than being a junket representative, Hou Wan does
not engage in any other business. As at the date of this announcement, the Company
has been informed that Hou Wan has approximately 500 junket agents. The licence
granted to Hou Wan for acting as a junket operator is valid for one year and is
renewable. Hou Wan's re-newed licence has been granted on 15 December 2006
and is valid until 31 December 2007. In relation to the requirements for obtaining a
junket licence from the Macau Government, the licence can only be granted when
the applicant is found to comply with the probity requirements. If the applicant is a
corporate gaming operator, the probity requirements also apply to its shareholder
with 5% or more of the share capital and its key employees. The applicant, when
submitting an application request, has to produce, among other things, a questionnaire
to ascertain the probity of the applicant. To consider whether the applicant fulfill
the probity requirement, the relevant authorities of the Macau Government will
consider the information provided by the applicant in the questionnaire, including
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SJ001872
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00696
footnote 47
its corporate, business and financial information, information regarding its key
employees and shareholders, judicial litigation and governmental investigation,
bankruptcy and insolvency, its previous experience in junket business. The relevant
authorities will also consider the information provided by the corporate applicant's
shareholder with 5% or more of the share capital and key employees, including
their personal and family background, their financial information and civil
proceedings or criminal investigation that they may be involved. To the best
knowledge of the Directors, the role of Sands Macao in renewing the junket
representative license for Hou Wan is to issue a letter to the relevant government
department in Macau confirming that the gaming promoter continues to be a gaming
promoter for Sands Macao.
As a junket representative, being an independent contractor responsible for soliciting
customers to casinos, Hou Wan is primarily responsible for directing gaming
customers to Sands Macao and using its best endeavors to actively promote Sands
Macao to existing and potential customers. It receives a commission on the Rolling
Turnover from Sands Macao. The net profit it receives, after deducting commission
paid by it to its agents, administrative expenses and tax payable to the Macau
Government, is approximately 0.4% of the Rolling Turnover.
To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief having made all
reasonable enquiries, Base Move, Mr. Guo and their ultimate beneficial owners, are
Independent Third Parties and all of them are independent of and not connected
with the Directors and their respective associates.
In view of the recent economy of Macau and the prospects of Macau's gaming
business, the Directors believe that the Acquisition will broaden the Group's
revenue sources and provide a stable income stream to the Group. Accordingly,
the Directors consider that the terms of the Acquisition Agreement are fair
and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the Shareholders as a
whole.
IMPLICATIONS UNDER THE LAWS OF HONG KONG AND THE LISTING
RULES
As covered by the legal opinion as the Macau law, Hou Wan is validly licensed to
act as a gaming promoter (or junket) in Macau. To the best of the Directors'
knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiries, Sands
Macao is 1icensed to operate junket business and gaming business by the relevant
authorities in Macau.
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SJ001873
footnote 47
Shareholders should be aware that under the guidelines issued by the Stock Exchange
in relation to "Gambling activities undertaken by listing applicants and/or listed
issuers" dated 11 March 2003, should the Group directly or indirectly be engaged
in gambling activities and operation of such gambling activities (j) fail to comply
with the applicable laws in the areas where such activities operate and/or (ii)
contravene the Gambling Ordinance, the Company or its business may be considered
unsuitable for listing under Rule 18.04 of the Listing Rules, the Stock Exchange
may direct the Company to take remedial action, and/or may suspend dealings in,
or may cancel the listing of, the Shares.
In relation to the prevention of the money laundering activities, as both Hou Wan
and Sands Macao are respectively licensed to operate junket business and gaming
business by the relevant authorities in Macau and the amount of bet/Rolling Turnover
is properly registered by both Hou Wan and Sands Macao, their gaming activities
and businesses are subject to stringent control and regulation of the Macau
Government. As their activities are under the regulation of the Macau Government
and covered by a local legal opinion (as to Hong Kong law) that the gaming
promotion businesses carried out by Hou Wan do not contravene any applicable
laws of Hong Kong, the Directors, based on the legal opinions issued by Macanese
lawyer and Hong Kong lawyer, confirms that the activities they participate are
legal and lawful and thereby the income derived from these activities is also be
lawful and proper.
Apart from relying on such stringent official control, the Company, with the aid of
Mr. Ban Wan, an chief executive officer in the Company who has been working in
the gaming industry in Macau and passage vessel with gaming facilities for about
20 years (of which he has participated in the management level of gaming industry
for about 10 years), will also use its best endeavours to procure that effective
internal control systems are in place to make sure that the dividend distributed
from Base Move is derived from proper source, for instance, the Company will
adopt the guideline set by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in formulating antimoney laundering measures. The Company will also cross-check the Profit received
and/or receivable with the original monthly junket representative settlement forms
issued by Sands Macao to Hou Wan. Further, the Company will from time to time
obtain direct confirmation in respect of the Rolling Turnover generated by Hou
Wan from Sands Macao.
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SJ001874
footnote 47
(2)
at
The effects of the Share Consolidation on the share capital of the Company is set
out under the section headed "Effects of the Share Consolidation on the share
capital of the Company" in this announcement. Other than the expenses to be
incurred by the Company in relation to the Share Consolidation, the implementation
thereof will not, by itself, affect the underlying assets, business operations,
management or financial position of the Group or the interests of the Shareholders
as a whole (including the respective rights of the Shareholders).
(b)
the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange granting the listing of, and
permission to deal in, the Consolidated Shares in issue upon the Share
Consolidation becoming effective.
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SJ001875
footnote 47
Application for listing
Application will be made to the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange for the
granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Consolidated Shares in
issue upon the Share Consolidation becoming effective.
Subject to the granting of the listing of, and permission to deal in, the Consolidated
Shares on the Stock Exchange, the Consolidated Shares will be accepted as eligible
securities by HKSCC for deposit, clearance and settlement in CCASS with effect
from the con1mencement date of dealings in the Consolidated Shares on the Stock
Exchange or, under contingent situation, such other date as determined by HKSCC.
Settlement of transactions between participants of the Stock Exchange on any trading
day is required to take place in CCASS on the second trading day thereafter. All
activities under CCASS are subject to the General Rules of CCASS and CCASS
Operational Procedures in effect from time to time.
Arrangement for odd lot trading
In order to facilitate the trading of odd lots (if any) of the Consolidated Shares
arising from the Share Consolidation, the Company has appointed Kingston Securities
to match the purchase and sale of odd lots of the Consolidated Shares at the relevant
market price per Consolidated Share for the period from 29 March 2007 to 9 May
2007 (both dates inclusive). Holders of odd lots of the Consolidated Shares who
wish to take advantage of this facility either to dispose of their odd lots of the
Consolidated Shares or top up to a full board lot may, directly or through their
brokers, contact Ms. Rosita Kiu (Tel.: 2298-6215 and Fax: 2295-0682) of Kingston
Securities during this period. Holders of odd lots of the Consolidated Shares should
note that successful matching of the sale and purchase of odd lots of the Consolidated
Shares is not guaranteed. Any Shareholder, who is in any doubt about the odd lot
facility, is recommended to consult his/her/its own professional advisers.
Trading arrangement for the Consolidated Shares
The detailed trading arrangement for the Share Consolidation will be set out in the
circular, which shall contain, inter alia, further information on the Share
Consolidation, to be despatched to the Shareholders. A further announcement will
be made when the expected timetable is available.
Free exchange of share certificates
Shareho.lders may exchange their share certificates for the Existing Shares foi' new
share certificates for the Consolidated Shares on or after 29 March 2007. This may
be done free of charge by delivering the share certificates for the Existing Shares
to the office of the Registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited
at Rooms 1712-16, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Hong
Kong, during the period from 29 March 2007 to 16 May 2007 (both dates inclusive).
After the prescribed time for free exchange of share certificates, share certificates
for the Existing Shares will be accepted for exchange for share certificates for the
Consolidated Shares only on payment of a fee of HK$2.50 (or such higher amount
as may be stipulated by the Stock Exchange from time to time) for each new share
certificate to be issued or each old share certificate submitted, whichever number
of share certificates is higher, to the Registrar for exchange of share certificates.
It is expected that new share certificates for the Consolidated Shares will be available
for collection on or after the tenth Business Day from the date of submission of the
certificates for the Existing Shares to the Registrar. Unless otherwise instructed,
new share certificates for the Consolidated Shares will be issued in board lots of
10,000 Consolidated Shares.
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SJ001876
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00700
footnote 47
Effect of the Share Consolidation on the share capital of the Company
The following table shows the total authorised share capital of the Company as at
the date of this announcement and immediately after the Share consolidation
becoming effective:
As at the date of
this announcement
Number of
Existing
Shares
(3)
HK$
Immediately after
the Share Consolidation
becoming effective
Number of
Consolidated
Shares
HK$
Total authorised
50,000,000,000
1,000,000,000
5,000,000,000
1,000,000,000
Total issued
14,397,630,000
287,952,600
l ,439,763,000
287,952,600
Total unissued
35,602,370,000
712,047,400
3,560,237,000
712,047,400
Subscription Price
Number of Consolidated
Shares in issue upon
completion of the Open Offer
The Offer Shares proposed to be issued pursuant to the terms of the Open Offer
represent 50% of the entire issued share capital of the Company upon the Share
Consolidation becoming effective and approximately 33.33% of the entire issued
share capital of the Company as enlarged by the issue of the Offer Shares.
As at the date of this announcement, the Company has no derivatives, options,
warrants and conversion rights or other similar rights which are convertible or
exchangeable into Shares.
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SJ001877
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00701
Footnote 47
Qualifying Shareholders
The Open Offer is only available to the Qualifying Shareholders. The Company
will send (i) the Prospectus Documents to the Qualifying Shareholders and (ii) the
Overseas Letter together with the Prospectus, for information only, to the Excluded
Shareholders. To qualify for the Open Offer, the Shareholders must at the close of
business on the Record Date:
(i)
(ii)
SJ001878
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00702
footnote 47
Closure of register of members
The register of members of the Company will be closed from 4 April 2007 to 12
April 2007, both dates inclusive, to determine the eligibility of the Shareholders to
the Open Offer. No transfer of Shares will be registered during this period.
Subscription Price
The Subscription Price for the Offer Shares is HK$0.2 per Offer Share, payable in
full on application. The Subscription Price represents:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
a premium of approximately 19.76% over the audited net asset value per
Consolidated Share of approximately HK$0.167 based on the audited
consolidated net asset value of the Group as at 30 June 2006 as shown in
the annual report 2006 of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2006
and the number of the Consolidated Shares in issue immediately after the
Share Consolidation becoming effective but before the completion of the
Open Offer.
The Subscription Price was arrived at after arm's length negotiation between the
Company and the Underwriters after having taken into account, among other things,
(i) the recent price performance of the Shares and (ii) the potential investment
opportunity to the Shareholders. The Directors consider that the terms of the Open
Offer are fair and reasonable and in the interests of the Company and the
Shareholders as a whole.
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SJ001879
footnote 41
Fractions of Offer Shares
The Company will not allot fractions of the Offer Shares. Any fractional entitlement
to the Offer Shares will be aggregated and sold in the open market (if a premium.,
net of expenses, can be obtained) and the proceeds will be retained for the Company's
own benefits.
16 January 2007
Underwriters
Number of
Offer Shares
underwritten
Commission
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SJ001880
Footnote 47
The 2.5% commission payable to the Underwriter was determined after arm's length
negotiations between the Company and the Underwriters based on normal commercial
terms and with reference to the market rates.
Termination of the Underwriting Agreement
If, prior to the Latest Time for Termination:
(1)
(b)
(2)
(3)
( 4)
SJ001881
footnote 47
Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) shaH be entitled by notice
in writing to the Company, served prior to the Latest Time for Termination, to
terminate the Underwriting Agreement.
Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) shall be entitled by notice
in writing to rescind the Underwriting Agreement if prior to the Latest Time
for Termination:
(1)
(2)
then and, in such case, Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters)
may, by notice in writing given to the Company prior to the Latest time for
Termination, rescinds the Underwriting Agreement and thereupon the
obligations ~f all parties under the Underwriting Agreement shall terminate
forthwith and no party shall have any claim against any other party in respect
of any matter or thing arising out of and in connection with the Underwriting
Agreement (save for any antecedent breaches thereof) and the Open Offer
shall not proceed.
Conditions of the Open Offer
The Open Offer is conditional upon:
(1)
(ii)
(2)
the deli very to the Stock Exchange for authorisation and the registration
with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong respectively of one copy of
each of the Prospectus Documents duly signed by two Directors (or by
their agents duly authorised in writing) as having been approved by
resolution of the Directors (and all other documents required to be attached
thereto) and otherwise in compliance with the Listing Rules and Companies
Ordinance not later than the despatch of the Prospectus;
(3)
(4)
In the event of the said conditions not being fulfilled before the Latest Time for
Termination or the respective dates aforesaid (or such other time or date as the
Company and Kingston Securities (on behalf of the Underwriters) may agree), the
Underwriting Agreement shall terminate and all obligations and liabilities of the
parties thereunder shall forthwith cease and determine and no party shall have any
claim against the others (save for any antecedent breaches thereof).
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SJ001882
Plaintiff Ex. ll 02 00706
Footnote 4 7
WARNING OF THE RISK OF DEALING IN THE SHARES
Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should note that the
Open Offer is conditional upon the Underwriting Agreement having become
unconditional and the Underwriters not having terminated the Underwriting
Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof (a summary of which is set
out in the sub-paragraph headed "Termination of the Underwriting Agreement"
above). Accordingly, the Open Offer may or may not proceed.
Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should therefore exercise
extreme caution when dealing in the Shares, and if they are in any doubt a bout
their position, they should consult their professional advisers.
Shareholders should note that the Shares will be dealt in on an ex-entitlement
basis commencing from 2 April 2007 and that dealing in Shares will take place
while the conditions to which the Underwriting Agreement is subject remain
unfulfilled. Any Shareholder or other person dealing in Shares up to the date
on which all conditions to which the Open Offer is subject are fulfilled (which
is expected to be on 3 May 2007), will accordingly bear the risk that the Open
Offer cannot become unconditional and may not proceed. Any Shareholder or
other person contemplating selling or purchasing Shares, who is in any doubt
about his/her/it'> position, is recommended to consult his/her/its own professional
adviser.
! ,5ll0,l!QQ,OOO
i,R35.960,DOO
Con,~oHdad@
CM!.ro/idmed
7(.
!Approx.)
Shar,~,~
(Apprnx.)
10.42
12.75
150,000,000
183596,000
101;2
Immediately after
Immediately after
completion of the Open Offer completion of the Open Offer
(assuming no Qualifying
(assuming all Qualifying
Shareholders take up
Shareholders lake up
his/her/its entitlements
his/her/its entitlements
under the Open Offer)
under lbe Open Offer)
Consolidated
%
Con.mlida!ed
'k
Shares (Approx.)
Shares (Approx.)
12.75
150,000,000
183,596,001!
6.95
8,50
2~ao
76.83
621,977,6:6
97,903,%4
l,lfJ6,167,000
225.000,GOiJ
275,394,000
10 42
1235
:,659,250.500
----
76.83
Undcrwrite:s (Note]):
-Jumbo Boom (1st place)
- KiEgston Sc:;urities (2nd place)
11,061,670,000
Other pchlic' Shmhllldm
7683
---.--
LiOU?,OGO
Total
]00.00
2,159,644,500
~~;,;.;,:,:;-
.i>;"'l
.J.:
'! .
51.22
100.01)
............
Notes:
Mr. Lin Cheuk Fung is an executive Director and the chairman of the Company. These
Shares are held by Mr. Lin Cheuk Fung personally.
2.
Mr. Chirn Pui Chung is a substantial Shareholder. As at the date of this announcement, of
the 1,835,960,000 Existing Shares, as to 1,264,220,000 Existing Shares are held by Gallery
Land Ltd (a company wholly-owned by .Y1r. Chim Pui Chung), as to 568,800,000 Existing
Shares are held by Golden Mount Ltd (a company wholly-owned by Mr. Chim Pui Chung)
and as to 2,940,000 Existing Shares are held by Mr. Chim Pui Chung personally.
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SJ001883
Plaintiff Ex. I 102 00707
Footnote 47
3.
To the best of the Directors' knowledge, information and belief and having made all
reasonable enquiries, the Underwriters and their respective ultimate beneficial owners
are third parties independent of and not connected with each other, the Company and its
connected persons.
(4)
(ii)
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SJ001884
Plaintiff Ex. 1102 00708
Footnote 4 7
The effective date of the Change of Company Name will be the date on which the
new name is entered by the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong on the regi stcr
in place of the existing name. Upon the Change of Company Name becoming
effective, all existing share certificates in issue bearing the current name of the
Company will continue to be evidence of title of shares in the Company and will
continue to be valid for trading, settlement and registration purposes and the rights
of the Shareholders will not be affected as a result of the Change of Company
Name. Once the Change of Company Name become effective, any issue of share
certificates thereafter will be in the new name and the securities of the Company
will be traded on the Stock Exchange in the new name.
A further announcement will be made when appropriate to inform Shareholders the
effective date of the Change of Company Name and the new stock short name of
the Shares.
EXPECTED TIMET ABLE
All times stated in this announcement refer to Hong Kong times. The expected
timetable for the Share Consolidation and the Open Offer set out below is indicative
only and it has been prepared on the assumption that the Acquisition and the Share
Consolidation will be approved by the Shareholders at the EGM. The expected
timetable is subject to change, and any such change will be announced by the
Company as and when appropriate.
2007
Despatch of the circular containing,
among other things, notice of EGM ................... On or before Monday, 5 March
Latest time for lodging forms of proxy for
the purpose of the EGM ........................... 10:00 a.m. on Monday, 26 March
EGM .......................................... 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 28 March
Effective date of the Share Consolidation
Announcement of the results of the EGM
Thursday, 29 March
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Thursday, 29 March
Thursday, 29 March
.. , Friday, 30 March
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SJ001885
footnote 47
Register of members of the Company closed
(both dates inclusive) , , . , , , . , , , . , . , .. , ... , ...... , . , Wednesday, 4 April to Thursday,
12 April (both dates inclusive)
Record Date , ... , ..... , ............... , .......................... Thursday, 12 April
Despatch of the Prospectus Documents (in case of
the Excluded Shareholders, the Prospectus only) .......... , .... , , . Thursday, 12 April
Register of members of the Company re-opens . , ... , . , . , . , ............. Friday, 13 April
Original counter for trading in the Consolidated
Shares in board lots of 10,000 Consolidated
Shares re-opens (in the form of new share
certificates) ........................................ 9:30a.m. on Tuesday, 17 Aprll
Parallel trading in the Consolidated Shares
(in the forms of both existing and new share
certificates) commences ..................... , ....... 9:30a.m. on Tuesday, 17 April
Latest time for acceptance of and payment for
Offer Shares ......................................... 4:00p.m. on Friday, 27 April
Latest time for the Open Offer to become unconditional
(being the third business following
the Latest Time for Acceptance) .................. , ... 4:00p.m. on Thursday, 3 May
Announcement of the results of the Open Offer ........................ Monday, 7 May
Despatch of share certificates for Offer Shares ............. On or before Tuesday, 8 May
Temporary counter for trading in the Consolidated
Shares in board lots of 1,000 Consolidated
Shares closes (in the form of existing share
certificates) ................................. , , , , , ., 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 9 May
Parallel trading in the Consolidated Shares ends
(in the forms of both existing and new share
certificates) ..................... , .......... , .... , . 4:00p.m. on Wednesday, 9 May
Last day of operation of odd lots trading facility .................... Wednesday, 9 May
Dealings in fully-paid Offer Shares commence , ...................... Thursday, 10 May
Last day of free exchange of existing share
certificates for new share certificates ... , ... , , .. , ... , , , ... , . , , .. Wednesday, 16 May
(5)
GENERAL
As some of the applicable percentage ratios as referred to in Chapter 14 of the
Listing Rules are more than 100%, the Acquisition constitutes a very substantial
acquisition on the part of the Company under Chapter 14 of the Listing Rules.
Accordingly, the Acquisition is subject to the approval by the Shareholders at a
general meeting under Rule 14.49 of the Listing Rules.
An EGM will be convened to consider and, if thought fit, approve (i) the Acquisition
and the Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; and (jii) the Change of Company
Name. To the best of the Directors' know ledge, information and belief having
made all reasonable enquires, no Shareholder is required to abstain from voting at
the EGM.
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SJ001886
PlaintiffEx. 1102 00710
footnote 47
A circular containing, among other things, the details of (i) the Acquisition and the
Call Option; (ii) the Share Consolidation; (iii) the Open Offer; and (iv) the Change
of Company Name, together with a notice of the EGM will be despatched to the
Shareholders as soon as practicable.
(6)
DEFINITIONS
In this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and
expressions shall have the following meanings when used herein:
"Acquisition"
"Acquisition Agreement"
"associates"
"Base Move"
"Board"
board of Directors
"Business Day"
"Call Option"
"CCASS"
"Credible"
"Certain Champ"
28
SJ001887
footnote 47
"Company" or "Purchaser"
"Companies Ordinance"
"Completion"
"connected persons"
"Consolidated Share(s)"
"Director(s)"
"EGM"
"Excluded Shareholders"
"Existing Shares"
"Guaranteed Profit"
"Group"
"HKSCC"
"Highest Increase"
"Hong Kong"
"Hou Wan"
29
SJ001888
footnote 47
"Independent Third Party"
"Jumbo Boom"
"Kingston Securities"
"Listing Rules"
"Iv1acau"
"Macau Government"
government of Macau
"!v1r. Guo"/"Vendor"
"Non-negotiable Chips"
30
SJ001889
Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 00713
footnote 47
"Offer Share(s )"
"Open Offer"
"Overseas Letter"
"Overseas Shareholders"
"PRC"
"Profit"
"Profit Agreements"
"Prospectus"
"Prospectus Documents"
"Qualifying Shareholders"
"Record Date"
"Registrar"
"Rolling Turnover"
"Sands Macao"
31
SJ001890
Footnote 47
"Second Profit Agreement"
"Share(s)"
"Shareholder(s)"
"Stock Exchange"
"Subscription Price"
"Underwriters''
"Underwriting Agreement"
"HK$"
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SJ001891
Plaintiff Ex. 11 02 00715
Page
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or 1
Footnote 48
Shareholding Disclosures
Disclosure of Interests
Complete list of substantial shareholders on a specified date
El!plana!my NotEsJ3
Stock code:
Name of listed corporation:
Date (dd/mm/yyyy):
00070
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03/09/2008
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