The Hong Kong High Court freezes assets worth HKD 8.938 billion belonging to the Prince Group and Chen Zhi and others

On May 5, the Hong Kong High Court approved the application of the Department of Justice to issue an injunction against 42 individuals and companies, including Chen Zhi, the founder of the Prince Group, who are suspected of operating a scam park in Cambodia, freezing a total of HKD 8.938 billion in assets. The frozen assets include deposits in bank and securities accounts, stocks, and properties. Among them, Chen Zhi's personal assets in Hong Kong exceed HKD 6.36 billion. Zhou Yun, who assists in managing his assets, has total assets exceeding HKD 2 billion, and her personal accounts hold the equivalent of HKD 15.92 million in Hong Kong dollars, euros, and Bitcoin. In addition, related personnel from the Prince Group, Hu Xiaowei and Li Tian, have approximately HKD 400 million and HKD 172 million in assets frozen, respectively. The court will reconvene on August 3 to decide whether to extend the injunction.