[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Byron Wan [@Byron_Wan](/creator/twitter/Byron_Wan) on x 41.1K followers Created: 2025-06-22 03:37:36 UTC Ding Yumei (丁玉梅), the ex-wife of China Evergrande Group’s chairman Hui Ka Yan (许家印) and reportedly a Canada passport holder, spent millions on luxury apartments in London — XX units at the high-end residential development Thames City worth £49.8 million ($67 million) — in Sep 2022, nine months after the developer defaulted on its loans and Chinese authorities asked Hui to pay debt with his personal wealth. Ding holds the homes through five British Virgin Islands companies. She has hired Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) as a letting and management agent. The 68-year-old is living in one of the most expensive homes she purchased, worth £5.4 million, with two of her children and two grandchildren. She was no longer listed as a spouse of Hui in Evergrande’s filing in Aug 2023; they reportedly divorced in 2022. The properties add to a list of more than $XXX million global assets that Ding amassed, including a record-breaking mansion at the heart of London in 2020 and other ones in Vancouver. It underscores the challenges liquidators face in gaining full view of the assets held by Hui and his confidantes, and the obstacles to asserting control across multiple jurisdictions. Once Asia’s second richest, Hui and Evergrande exemplify China’s real estate boom and bust. His sprawling empire was forced into liquidation in 2024, as China’s property meltdown continued into a fourth year. Last year, JLL sought permission from the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales to continue managing Ding’s properties, following an injunction issued against her — a request that was granted by a UK judge. The move came after courts in both Hong Kong and London imposed worldwide asset-freeze injunctions on Ding in July, part of a broader effort to recover $X billion from her, Hui, and former Evergrande executives. Ding has been told to provide detailed asset disclosure to liquidators in Hong Kong, yet she has delayed the process by applying for confidentiality summons and asking for other technical clarifications. Ding’s representatives have argued that she didn’t hold a management role in the company and wasn’t involved in operations. Hui was taken away by Chinese police in 2023 and put under control at an undisclosed location. The monthly rental for the Thames City apartments go from about £3,800 for a one-bedroom flat to more than £34,000 for a five-bedroom penthouse. The Thames City project was co-developed by 🇨🇳 Guangzhou R&F Properties Co and C C Land Holdings, run by Cheung Chung-kiu (张松桥), a poker-playing friend of Hui. In April 2022, R&F sold a XX% stake in the project to a private vehicle wholly owned by Cheung at a loss of HK$1.84 billion (US$234 million). Later that year, R&F’s co-founder Zhang Li chose to stay confined in one of the project’s penthouses when he was on bail after facing bribery charges from the US.  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [debt](/topic/debt) [london](/topic/london) [luxury](/topic/luxury) [canada](/topic/canada) [$3333hk](/topic/$3333hk) [china](/topic/china) [Post Link](https://x.com/Byron_Wan/status/1936629617852633340)
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Byron Wan @Byron_Wan on x 41.1K followers
Created: 2025-06-22 03:37:36 UTC
Ding Yumei (丁玉梅), the ex-wife of China Evergrande Group’s chairman Hui Ka Yan (许家印) and reportedly a Canada passport holder, spent millions on luxury apartments in London — XX units at the high-end residential development Thames City worth £49.8 million ($67 million) — in Sep 2022, nine months after the developer defaulted on its loans and Chinese authorities asked Hui to pay debt with his personal wealth.
Ding holds the homes through five British Virgin Islands companies. She has hired Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) as a letting and management agent. The 68-year-old is living in one of the most expensive homes she purchased, worth £5.4 million, with two of her children and two grandchildren.
She was no longer listed as a spouse of Hui in Evergrande’s filing in Aug 2023; they reportedly divorced in 2022.
The properties add to a list of more than $XXX million global assets that Ding amassed, including a record-breaking mansion at the heart of London in 2020 and other ones in Vancouver. It underscores the challenges liquidators face in gaining full view of the assets held by Hui and his confidantes, and the obstacles to asserting control across multiple jurisdictions.
Once Asia’s second richest, Hui and Evergrande exemplify China’s real estate boom and bust. His sprawling empire was forced into liquidation in 2024, as China’s property meltdown continued into a fourth year.
Last year, JLL sought permission from the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales to continue managing Ding’s properties, following an injunction issued against her — a request that was granted by a UK judge. The move came after courts in both Hong Kong and London imposed worldwide asset-freeze injunctions on Ding in July, part of a broader effort to recover $X billion from her, Hui, and former Evergrande executives.
Ding has been told to provide detailed asset disclosure to liquidators in Hong Kong, yet she has delayed the process by applying for confidentiality summons and asking for other technical clarifications. Ding’s representatives have argued that she didn’t hold a management role in the company and wasn’t involved in operations.
Hui was taken away by Chinese police in 2023 and put under control at an undisclosed location.
The monthly rental for the Thames City apartments go from about £3,800 for a one-bedroom flat to more than £34,000 for a five-bedroom penthouse.
The Thames City project was co-developed by 🇨🇳 Guangzhou R&F Properties Co and C C Land Holdings, run by Cheung Chung-kiu (张松桥), a poker-playing friend of Hui. In April 2022, R&F sold a XX% stake in the project to a private vehicle wholly owned by Cheung at a loss of HK$1.84 billion (US$234 million).
Later that year, R&F’s co-founder Zhang Li chose to stay confined in one of the project’s penthouses when he was on bail after facing bribery charges from the US.
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