PCAOB issues first enforcement order since January with Hong Kong audit firm sanctions

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) revoked the registration of Hong Kong-based Zhen *** Certified Public Accountants and barred its managing partner, Man Kit Horace Ho, from associating with a registered public accounting firm, citing violations of PCAOB rules and auditing standards across six issuer audits.

The PCAOB also censured the firm and Ho, imposed a $60,000 penalty jointly and severally, and required remedial actions before the firm may apply for registration again, according to an order issued July 21, 2026.

The firm did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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