ARTS STUDIO LIMITED was set up for the design and distribution of our house brands.

Paulo Pilipe Eyewear-Silver Awards Merit of Design for Asia Awards.

Increase in holdings of Trenti Industria Occhiali S.r.l. to 50%.
Acquisition of Stepper (UK) Limited which was the distributor of Stepper Eyewear in the UK.
Setting up of Stepper France as the distributor of Stepper Eyewear in France.

CEO-V Active Eyewear-Gold Awards Merits of Design for Asia Awards.

The Group acquired four pieces of land with a total size area of 60,000 s.q.m in Shenzhen and Huiyang, Guangdong Province, China.

The Group obtained the ISO 14001 certification.

The Group acquired a piece of land with a site of 430,000 s.q.m. in Heyuan City, Guangdong Province, China.

Mr. Ng was admitted as a Honorary Fellow of The Professional Validation Council of Hong Kong Industries.

Mr. Ng was elected as the President of the Hong Kong Optical Manufacturers Association Ltd. "HKOMA" 2002 - 2006 and is currently a committee member of the HKOMA.

A joint venture company was set up with Rayner & Keeler, a British chain of optical shops and a supplier of intraocular lenses, for the manufacture and distribution of high quality optical frames under the brand "STEPPER".

The Group diversified into the manufacture of titanium frames. The Group obtained the Hong Kong Q-Mark certificate issued by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries.

The shares of the Group were listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Mr. Ng won the Young Industrialist Award of Hong Kong, organized by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries.

The Group diversified into the manufacture of metal frames.
The Group acquired a piece of land with site area of 16,000 s.q.m. in Zhongshan City, China.

The Group began its vertical production integration by commencing the production of various types of components.

The Group acquired a piece of land for the production plant in Shenzhen with site area of 31,000 s.q.m.

The Group set up its second factory at Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China.

The Group relocated its production facilities from Hong Kong to a new factory at Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, China.

The Group began to export hand-made frames and moulded frames to the US and Europe.

Mr. Ng began to use Arts Optical Manufactory as the name of his sole proprietorship business.

Mr. Ng Ho Ying, Michael started his optical business as a sole proprietorship.