 In 1955 Cheong Soo Pieng, along with five other artists Chen Wen Hsi, Chen Chong Swee, Lim Hak Tai, Tay Wee Koh, and Suri bin Mohyani were invited to showcase their artworks in England, funded by fellow artist and arts patron Ho Kok Hoe.The exhibition was officially opened by the Duchess of Kent.In 1962, the Government of Singapore awarded Cheong Soo Pieng the Meritorious Service Medal.