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1796
Hodgson Impey established in United Kingdom.
1950
T Wong & Partners established in Hong Kong.
1973
D Cheng & Co was established, and merged with T Wong & Partners co-developing business in Hong Kong.
1979-1982
Mr David Cheng was elected President of the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong.
1983
After the merger, HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng started to develop various professional services, such as business consulting and advisory services, tax services, corporate services, audit assurance services, and regulatory and financial industries services ("RFI") etc.
1985
HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng became a Council Member of HLB International.
1990-1993
Appointed as a Registered Consultant with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
1994
Council of HLB China established. Mr David Cheng, Senior Partner of HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng appointed Chairman of the Council.
1996
HLB International meeting held in Hong Kong. The Hon. Henry Tang, JP and the Hon. James Tien, OBE, JP were invited as guest speakers at the Opening Session. Mr Donald Tsang, the then Financial Secretary and other government officials also joined the event.
1997
HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng was appointed Consultant of Government of the HKSAR for the following departments:
Registered Financial Consultant to the Finance Bureau and Financial Services Bureau; and
Registered Consultant with the Management Services Agency
1998
Mr. Raymond Cheng was admitted Partner of the firm. A number of Partners were appointed Committee Members of the HKICPA (including Financial Accounting Standards Committee, Corporate Governance Committee,etc).
1998
Mr. Raymond Cheng was appointed as Committee Member of the Financial Accounting Standards Committee of the HKICPA.
1999
HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng was relocated to Wheelock House.
1999
HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng was appointed as Approved Firm on the Panel for liquidation cases of the Official Receiver's office of the Government of HKSAR.
2000
HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng was appointed as Authorized Auditor under the MPFA.
2002-2004
During the period, HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng successfully helped a number of clients listed on the HKEX in Hong Kong, on the SGX in Singapore, on USA Nasdaq and London AIM Board. In terms of numbers of clients listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng had become the CPA firm behind the Big 4. (Listed Company Auditors Survey)
2004
Mr. Raymond Cheng was appointed as Member of the Accountants’ Report Task Force of the HKICPA.
2004
Mr. Raymond Cheng was appointed as Panel Member of the Expert Panel on Securities of the HKICPA.
2005
To cope with the rapid expansion of HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng's business services, the office was relocated to Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, Central, Hong Kong.
2006
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Committee Member of the Professional Standards Monitoring Committee of the HKICPA.
2006
Mr David Cheng was elected Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Asia-Oceania Tax Consultants Association's (AOTCA) Annual Meeting held in Hong Kong.
2006
HLB International joined an overseas students internship programme organized by the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA). Four students were recommended to our firm and were assigned to work in our Audit and Assurance Department for three months. The students were selected after competing with candidates from 22 universities in China.
2007
HLB International attended the 11th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) as exhibitor.
2007
HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng sponsored the Cross-Straits Accounting Profession Conference held in Hong Kong.
2007
HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng was one of the supporting organizations of the Best Corporate Governance Disclosure Awards (BCGD). Mr Raymond Cheng was an appointed member of the Quality Review Panel of BCGD and the Director of our Risk Management Department was an appointed member of the Compliance Review Panel of BCGD.
2007
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Organising Committee and Quality Reviewer of the Best Corporate Governance and ESG Awards of the HKICPA.
2007
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Committee Member of the Corporate Governance Committee of the HKICPA.
2008
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Committee Member of the 4th CPPCC Guangxi Yulin City Committee in PRC.
2008
Mr Alex Hon was appointed as Partner of the company.
2009
HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng was approved as "Approved Auditor" by the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI FSC).
2009
HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng was appointed as an External Accountancy Consultant of the Urban Renewal Authority and Lands Department.
2010
Appointment of Mr Raymond Cheng as Managing Partner of the firm.
2010
Mr Raymond Cheng was elected into the Council of the HKICPA.
2010
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Committee Member of Special Task Force on Revised Code of Ethics and Technical Issues by SMPs of the HKICPA.
2011
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Committee Member of the HKICPA:
Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee
Convenor of the SMP Leadership Panel
Ethics Committee
Ex-officio Member, Member Services Accountability Board
Professional Standards Monitoring Expert Panel
2011
Mr Alex Hon was appointed as Committee Member of the Practice Review Committee of the HKICPA.
2011
Appointment of Mr Wilkie Au and Mr Davis Yu as Partners of the firm.
2011
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as the Vice President of the Hong Kong Guangxi Yulin Clansmen Association Limited.
2011
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Committee Member of the Audit Profession Reform Committee of the HKICPA.
2012
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Committee Member of the HKICPA:
Audit Profession Reform Committee
Convenor of Special Task Force on Adoption of Revised Code of Ethics by SMPs
Convenor of the SMP Leadership Panel
Ethics Committee
Ex-officio Member, Member Services Accountability Board
Panel Member of the Professional Standards Monitoring Expert Panel
2012
Mr Alex Hon was appointed as Committee Member of the Practice Review Committee of the HKICPA.
2012
Mr Davis Yu was appointed as Panel Member of the Continuing Professional Development Advisory Panel of the HKICPA.
2012
Mr Raymond Cheng was re-elected into the Council of the HKICPA.
2012
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed Committee Member of the Finance Committee of the Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority.
2012
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Deputy Chairman of the Retirement Benefit Scheme Monitoring Committee and Tender Board of the Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority.
2013
Appointment of Ms Basilia Wong and Mr Jacky Kwok as Directors of the Company.
2013
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Committee Member of the 11th CPPCC Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee (廣西壯族自治區政協第十一屆委員會).
2013
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Committee Member of the HKICPA:
Deputy Chairman of the Ethics Committee
Governance Committee
Audit Profession Reform Working Group
Convenor of Special Task Force on Adoption of Revised Code of Ethics by SMPs
Convenor of the SMP Leadership Panel
Ex-officio Member, Members Services Accountability Board
Panel Member of the Professional Standards Monitoring Expert Panel
2013
Mr Alex Hon was appointed as Committee Member of the Professional Conduct Committee and the Practice Review Committee of the HKICPA.
2013
Mr Davis Yu was appointed as Committee Member of the Financial Reporting Standards Committee and the Continuing Professional Development Advisory Panel of the HKICPA.
2013
Appointment of Mr Andrew Shek as Director of the Company.
2013
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Committee Member of the Jiangxi Youth Federation of China Committee.
2014
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Committee Member of the HKICPA:
Deputy Chairman of the Ethics Committee
Governance Committee
Audit Profession Reform Working Group
Convenor of Special Task Force on Adoption of Revised Code of Ethics by SMPs
Convenor of the SMP Leadership Panel
Ex-officio Member, Members Services Accountability Board
Panel Member of the Professional Standards Monitoring Expert Panel
2014
Mr Alex Hon was appointed as Committee Member of the Professional Conduct Committee and the Practice Review Committee of the HKICPA.
2014
Mr Davis Yu was appointed as Committee Member of the Financial Reporting Standards Committee and the Continuing Professional Development Advisory Panel of the HKICPA.
2014
Mr Raymond Cheng was elected as President of the Institute of Accountants Exchange (IAE).
2014
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as a committee member of the Small and Medium Practices (SMP) Committee of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).
2014
Mr Raymond Cheng was re-elected into the Council of the HKICPA with the highest number of votes obtained of the Institute.
2014
HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited ranked Top 5 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPO market under the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.
2015
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Chairman of the Ethics Task Force of the Small and Medium Practitioners Committee of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).
2015
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed to the following committees of the HKICPA:
Deputy Chairman of the Audit Profession Reform Working Group
Deputy Chairman of the Ethics Committee
Governance Committee
Professional Qualifications Accountability Board
Registration and Practising Committee
2015
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as a Panel Member of the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal of the HKSAR by the Financial Secretary of the HKSAR Government.
2015
Mr Alex Hon was appointed as Committee Member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the HKICPA.
2015
Mr Davis Yu was appointed as Committee Member of the Financial Reporting Standards Committee of the HKICPA.
2015
Mr Raymond Cheng appointed as Council Member and Chairman of Finance Committee of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority by the Secretary of Education of the HKSAR Government.
2015
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Ex-officio Member of the Strategic Development Committee of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority.
2015
HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited ranked Top 6 in the Hong Kong listed company audit market and over 100 listed company clients.
2016
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed to the following committees of the HKICPA:
Deputy Chairman of the Audit Profession Reform Working Group
Ethics Committee
Governance Committee
Professional Qualifications Accountability Board
Registration and Practising Committee
2016
Mr Alex Hon was appointed as Committee Member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the HKICPA.
2016
Appointment of Ms Clara Ng and Mr Kenny Lo as Directors of the Company.
2016
Mr Raymond Cheng was elected President of The Hong Kong Guangxi Association of Professionals.
2016
Mr Raymond Cheng was elected Committee Member of 2016-2021 Chief Executive of the HKSAR Election Committee Subsector Ordinary Elections (Accountancy Subsector).
2016
Mr Raymond Cheng was re-elected into the Council of the HKICPA with the highest number of votes obtained of the Institute.
2017
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed to the following committees of the HKICPA:
Deputy Chairman of the Audit Profession Reform Working Group
Governance Committee
Registration and Practising Committee
Remuneration Committee
2017
Mr Alex Hon was appointed as Committee Member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the HKICPA.
2017
Ms Basilia Wong was appointed as Committee Member of the Small and Medium Practitioners Committee of the HKICPA.
2017
Ms Clara Ng was appointed as Committee Member of the Accountancy Manpower Research Advisory Panel of the HKICPA.
2018
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed to the following committees of the HKICPA:
Deputy Chairman of the Audit Profession Reform Working Group
Governance Committee
Registration and Practising Committee
Remuneration Committee
2018
Mr Alex Hon was appointed as Committee Member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the HKICPA.
2018
Ms Basilia Wong was appointed as Committee Member of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee and the Small and Medium Practitioners Committee of the HKICPA.
2018
Ms Clara Ng was appointed as Committee Member of the Accountancy Manpower Research Advisory Panel of the HKICPA.
2018
Mr Jacky Kwok was appointed as Committee Member of the Practice Review Committee of the HKICPA.
2018
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Committee Member of the 12th CPPCC Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee (廣西壯族自治區政協第十二屆委員會).
2018
Appointment of Mr Park Kwok as Director of the Company.
2018
Appointment of Mr Raymond Cheng as Chairman of the Firm.
2018
Appointment of Mr Alex Hon as Deputy Managing Director of the Firm.
2018
Mr Raymond Cheng was re-elected into the Council of the HKICPA with the highest number of votes obtained of the Institute.
2018
Mr Raymond Cheng was reappointed as Council Member and Chairman of Finance Committee of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority by the Secretary of Education of the HKSAR Government and was appointed to the following committees:
Search Committee
Appeal Review Committee
2018
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed as Committee Member of Special Task Force for One Member One Vote for President of the HKICPA.
2019
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed to the following committees of the HKICPA:
Deputy Chairman of the Audit Profession Reform Working Group
Registration and Practising Committee
Remuneration Committee
2019
Mr Davis Yu was appointed as Committee Member of the Sustainability and Integrated Reporting Advisory Panel of the HKICPA.
2019
Mr Jacky Kwok was appointed as Committee Member of the Practice Review Committee of the HKICPA.
2019
Ms Basilia Wong was appointed as Committee Member of the Professional Conduct Committee, the Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee and the Small and Medium Practitioners Committee of the HKICPA.
2019
Ms Clara Ng was appointed as Committee Member of the Accountancy Manpower Research Advisory Panel of the HKICPA.
2019
Mr Kenny Lo was appointed as Committee Member of the Young Members Committee and the Investment Funds Regulatory Advisory Panel of the HKICPA.
2020
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed to the following committees of the HKICPA:
Chairman of the Qualification Oversight Board
Registration and Practising Committee
Remuneration Committee
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the HKICPA Trust Fund
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the HKICPA Charitable Fund
Ex-officio Member of the Executive Committee
2020
Mr Alex Hon was appointed as Committee Member of the Investigation Panel of the HKICPA.
2020
Mr Davis Yu was appointed as Committee Member of the Sustainability Committee of the HKICPA.
2020
Mr Jacky Kwok was appointed as Committee Member of the Practice Review Committee of the HKICPA.
2020
Ms Basilia Wong was appointed as Committee Member of the Professional Conduct Committee, the Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee and the Small and Medium Practices Committee of the HKICPA.
2020
Mr Kenny Lo was appointed as Committee Member of the Young Members Committee and the Investment Funds Regulatory Advisory Panel of the HKICPA.
2020
Mr Andrew Shek was appointed as Committee Member of the Greater Bay Area Committee of the HKICPA.
2020
Appointment of Mr Jack Tien as Director of the Company.
2020
Appointment of Mr Alex Hon as Managing Director of the Firm.
2020
Mr Jack Tien was appointed as Deputy Chairman of Asia Pacific of HLB International.
2020
HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited acted as a reporting accountant to the H-share of Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. (“Haier”) on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a leading global household appliance manufacturer that ranks as the top selling major household appliances company in the world.

Haier was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange A-Share market in 1993. In 2018, HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited and Shandong Hexin Certified Public Accountants LLP (Shandong, China), both member firms of HLB International, acted as auditors and reporting accountants to Qingdao Haier Co. Ltd, had contributed to the success of the first listing on the Frankfurt’s China Europe International Exchange AG D-Share Market (“CEINEX D-Share Market”) in the world. Haier’s successful listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange makes it the world’s first company that simultaneously list on the "A+D+H" stock markets.
2021
Mr Raymond Cheng was re-elected Council and elected President of the HKICPA (longest serving Council Member to became President).
2021
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed to the following committees of the HKICPA:
Chairman of the Nomination Committee
Chairman of the Qualification Oversight Board
Chairman of Task Force on the Financial Reporting Council Assessment on HKICPA
Regulatory Oversight Board
Chairman of the Judging Panel of the Best Corporate Governance and ESG Awards
Committee Member of the Board of Trustees of the HKICPA Trust Fund
Committee Member of the Board of Trustees of the HKICPA Charitable Fund
2021
Mr Raymond Cheng appointed to the Committee Member of the Departmental Advisory Committee for the Department of Accountancy, City University of Hong Kong.
2021
Mr Alex Hon was appointed as Committee Member of the Investigation Panel and the Registration and Practising Committee of the HKICPA.
2021
Mr Wilkie Au was appointed as Member of the Branding and Communication Advisory Panel and the Long Working Hours Steering Group of the HKICPA.
2021
Mr Davis Yu was appointed as Committee Member of the Sustainability Committee and the Task Force on Legal and Compliance for Accountants of the HKICPA.
2021
Ms Basilia Wong was appointed as Committee Member of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee, the Professional Conduct Committee, the Governance Committee and the Digitalization Committee of the HKICPA.
2021
Mr Jacky Kwok was appointed as Committee Member of the Practice Review Committee of the HKICPA.
2021
Mr Andrew Shek was appointed as Committee Member of the Greater Bay Area Committee and the Qualification and Examinations Board of the HKICPA.
2021
Ms Clara Ng was appointed as Committee Member of the Ethics Committee and the Professional Standards Monitoring Expert Panel of the HKICPA.
2021
Mr Kenny Lo was appointed as Committee Member of the Young Members Committee and the Investment Funds Regulatory Advisory Panel of the HKICPA.
2021
Mr Park Kwok was appointed as Committee Member of the Financial Reporting Standards Committee of the HKICPA.
2021
Mr Jack Tien was appointed as Committee Member of the Small and Medium Practices Committee and the Corporate Finance Advisory Panel of the HKICPA.
2022
Appointment of Mr Wilson Yau as Director of the Company.
2022
Mr Raymond Cheng was appointed to the following committees of the HKICPA:
Immediate Past President of the HKICPA
Chairman of the Qualification Oversight Board
2022
Mr Alex Hon was appointed as Committee Member of the Registration and Practising Committee of the HKICPA.
2022
Ms Basilia Wong was appointed as Committee Member of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee and the Professional Conduct Committee.
2022
Ms Clara Ng was appointed as Committee Member of the Professional Standards Monitoring Expert Panel of the HKICPA.
2022
Mr Jacky Kwok was appointed as Committee Member of the Practice Review Committee of the HKICPA.
2022
Mr Kenny Lo was appointed as Committee Member of the Young Members Committee and the Investment Funds Regulatory Advisory Panel of the HKICPA.
2022
Mr Jack Tien was appointed as Committee Member of the Small and Medium Practices Committee of the HKICPA.
2023
Appointment of Mr Marco Ng, Mr Day Fong and Mr Joe Lau as Director of the Company.
2023
Mr Raymond Cheng appointed as Adjunct Professor of the Department of Accountancy, City University of Hong Kong.
2023
HLB International has reached the 10th position in the International Accounting Bulletin’s (IAB’s) global ranking.
2023
HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited was appointed as auditor of Red Star Macalline Group Corporation Limited. Red Star Macalline Group Corporation Ltd. is listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (stock code: 01528. HK) and listed on the Main Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 601828.SH). The Company is a leading home improvement and furnishings shopping mall operator, as well as a pan-home furnishings platform service provider in China.
2024
Appointment of Mr Henry Leung, Mr Jason Lee and Ms Nikitta Tsang as Directors of the Company