HK.java

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

interface Apply<TypeConstructor, Param> { }

interface EmptyCollections<Coll> {
    <Elem> Apply<Coll, Elem> empty();
}

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
class ListType {
    public static <Elem> Apply<ListType, Elem> to(List<Elem> value) {
        return (Apply<ListType, Elem>)value;
    }

    public static <Elem> List<Elem> from(Apply<ListType, Elem> value) {
        return (List<Elem>)value;
    }
}

class EmptyLists implements EmptyCollections<ListType> {
    public <Elem> Apply<ListType, Elem> empty() {
        return ListType.<Elem>to(Collections.emptyList()); // wrap
    }
}

public class HK {
    public static void main(String... args) {
        EmptyLists emptyLists = new EmptyLists();
        List<Integer> integers = ListType.from(emptyLists.<Integer>empty()); // unwrap

        System.out.println(integers);
    }
}

output.txt

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException: java.util.Collections$EmptyList cannot be cast to Apply
        at ListType.to(HK.java:13)
        at EmptyLists.empty(HK.java:23)
        at HK.main(HK.java:30)