Notice of Hearing: In the Matter of Sino-Forest Corporation et al.

Notice of Hearing

IN THE MATTER OF THE SECURITIES ACT,
R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5 AS AMENDED

- AND -

IN THE MATTER OF
SINO-FOREST CORPORATION, ALLEN CHAN, ALBERT IP, ALFRED C.T. HUNG,
GEORGE HO AND SIMON YEUNG

NOTICE OF HEARING
Sections 127(7) and 127(8)



    WHEREAS on August 26, 2011, the Ontario Securities Commission (the "Commission") issued a temporary order pursuant to sections 127(1) and 127(5) of the Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, as amended (the "Act") and an order pursuant to section 144(1) of the Act varying the prior order (together the “Temporary Order”);

    AND WHEREAS the Temporary Order ordered that all trading in the securities of Sino-Forest Corporation (“Sino-Forest”) shall cease and that all trading by Allen Chan, Albert Ip, Alfred C.T. Hung, George Ho and Simon Yeung (the “Individual Respondents”) in securities shall cease;

    AND WHEREAS on September 8, 2011, the Temporary Order was extended by order of the Commission until January 25, 2012;

    AND WHEREAS on September 15, 2011, the Temporary Order was varied by order of the Commission pursuant to section 144(1) of the Act in the Matter of Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation (the “CDCC Order”) but otherwise remained in effect, unamended except as expressly provided in the CDCC Order;

    TAKE NOTICE THAT the Commission will hold a hearing (the “Hearing”) pursuant to subsections 127(7) and (8) of the Act in the Large Hearing Room of the Commission, 20 Queen Street West, 17th Floor, commencing on January 23, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the Hearing can be held;

    TO CONSIDER whether it is in the public interest for the Commission:

  1. to extend the Temporary Order, pursuant to sections 127(7) and (8) of the Act, in regard to all trading in the securities of Sino-Forest until April 16, 2012, or until such further time as considered necessary by the Commission;
  2. to extend the Temporary Order, pursuant to sections 127(7) and (8) of the Act, in regard to all trading by the Individual Respondents until April 16, 2012, or until such further time as considered necessary by the Commission; and
  3. to make such further orders as the Commission considers appropriate;

    BY REASON OF the recitals set out in the Temporary Order and such allegations and evidence as counsel may advise and the Commission may permit;

    AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any party to the proceedings may be represented by counsel at the Hearing;

    AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon failure of any party to attend at the time and place aforesaid, the Hearing may proceed in the absence of that party and such party is not entitled to further notice of the proceeding.

    DATED at Toronto this 13th day of January, 2012.

 

" John Stevenson "
John Stevenson