Kwang Hyok Choe

Sanctioned entity

North Korea. Named in 7 sanctions listings.

Summary

Former legal representative of the Beijing Representative Office of Korea Green Pine Associated Corporation (KPe.010). An individual with the same name, “Choe Kwang Hyok”, has also been listed on several online commercial sources as a legal representative of at least two other Beijing-based companies.

(UE) 2018/87 du 22/01/2018 (UE Corée du Nord - Règlement (UE) 2017/1509) (FondementJuridique: 425)

(Date of UN designation: 2018-01-22)

Choe Kwang Hyok a été représentant de la Green Pine Associated Corporation, entité désignée par les Nations unies. Choe Kwang Hyok a été identifié par le groupe d’experts des Nations unies comme le directeur général de la Beijing King Helong International Trading Ltd, prête -nom de Green Pine. Il a également été identifié par le groupe d’experts des Nations unies comme le directeur de la Hong Kong King Helong Int’l Trading Ltd et exploitant de l’entité de la RPDC dénommée “Beijing representative office of Korea Unhasu Trading Company”, qui sont également des prête-noms de Green Pine.

(UE) 2022/1331 du 28/07/2022 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) (FondementJuridique: 2420)

Associations with Green Pine Corporation, Beijing King Helong International Trading Ltd, Hong Kong King Helong International trading Ltd and Korea Unhasu Trading Company The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

According to the information provided on p. 272 of the UN Panel of Experts February 2015 report, this individual’s business telephone number 85612229 is no longer in use. Due to the likelihood of it being the same person, further mentionings of Choe Kwang Hyok were attributed to this individual.

Sanctions and listings7

Official designation
La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco
(UE) 2022/1331 du 28/07/2022 and (ue) 2018/87 du 22/01/2018
Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne
Choe Kwang Hyok a été représentant de la Green Pine Associated Corporation, entité désignée par les Nations unies. Choe Kwang Hyok a été identifié par le groupe d’experts des Nations unies comme le directeur général de la Beijing King Helong International Trading Ltd, prête -nom de Green Pine. Il a également été identifié par le groupe d’experts des Nations unies comme le directeur de la Hong Kong King Helong Int’l Trading Ltd et exploitant de l’entité de la RPDC dénommée “Beijing representative office of Korea Unhasu Trading Company”, qui sont également des prête-noms de Green Pine.
geldefonds.gouv.mc
North Korea Sanctions - (UE) 2018/87 du 22/01/2018 (UE Corée du Nord - Règlement (UE) 2017/1509); (UE) 2022/1331 du 28/07/2022 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509)
Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance
Choe Kwang Hyok a été représentant de la Green Pine Associated Corporation, entité désignée par les Nations unies. Choe Kwang Hyok a été identifié par le groupe d’experts des Nations unies comme le directeur général de la Beijing King Helong International Trading Ltd, prête -nom de Green Pine. Il a également été identifié par le groupe d’experts des Nations unies comme le directeur de la Hong Kong King Helong Int’l Trading Ltd et exploitant de l’entité de la RPDC dénommée “Beijing representative office of Korea Unhasu Trading Company”, qui sont également des prête-noms de Green Pine.
Programme UN-SC1718; EU-PRKgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr sanctionsmap.eu un.org
EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) - Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Decision 2013/183/CFSP
Council of the European UnionEU Consolidated Travel BansEuropean Union
regulationType=council decision; organisationType=council
Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Decision 2013/183/CFSP
Programme EU-PRKeur-lex.europa.eu sanctionsmap.eu
EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) - Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Council of the European UnionEU Consolidated Travel BansEuropean Union
regulationType=council decision; organisationType=council
Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Programme EU-PRKdata.europa.eu sanctionsmap.eu
Listed
1 Aug 2022
EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium
2022/1331 (OJ L201)
Programme EU-PRKfinance.belgium.be sanctionsmap.eu
Listed
1 Aug 2022
Effective
22 Jan 2018
EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) - PRK
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union
regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council
Designation date published: 2018-01-22
2022/1331 (OJ L201)
Programme EU-PRKReference EU.4286.93eur-lex.europa.eu sanctionsmap.eu
Effective
31 Dec 2020
UK sanctions relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Asset freeze, travel ban and director disqualification sanction
Choe Kwang Hyok has served as a representative of Green Pine Associated Corporation, a UN designated entity. Choe Kwang Hyok has been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as chief executive of Beijing King Helong International Trading Ltd., an alias of Green Pine. He has also been identified by the UN Panel of Experts as director of Hong Kong King Helong International Trading Ltd and operator of the DPRK entity named Beijing representative office of Korea Unhasu Trading Company, which are also aliases of Green Pine.
Programme GB-DPRKReference DPR0004Reference 13592Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.uk gov.uk

Positions held1

Period not retained
a representative of Green Pine Associated Corporation, a UN designated entity; identified by the UN Panel of Experts as chief executive of Beijing King Helong International Trading Ltd, an alias of Green Pine; identified by the UN Panel of Experts as director of Hong Kong King Helong Int'l Trading Ltd and operator of the DPRK entity named Beijing representative office of Korea Unhasu Trading Company, which are also aliases of Green Pine

Connections7

Positions held5

Korea Green Pine Associated Corporation (Beijing Representative Office)
Director
China
Beijing King Helong International Trading Ltd.
Director
ChinaHong Kong
Korea Unha Water Trading Co. Ltd. (Beijing Representative Office)
Operator
China
Hong Kong King Helong International Trading Ltd. (Beijing Branch)
Former Director
China
Beijing King Helong International Trading Ltd.
Chief Executive Officer
ChinaHong Kong

Identifiers1

Identifier	Number	Issued by
Identification	645420473	North Korea

Other names3

Also known as3

崔光赫Choe Kwang Hyok최광혁

Addresses1

Room 2308, No.4 East District In'tl Mansion, Jia 19 Ciyunsi, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

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