Question: Nick Cheung has numerous nominations for the awards that have been on offer since what month?
Context: Nick Cheung Ka-fai (; born 2 December 1964) is a Hong Kong actor.  He is a former Royal Hong Kong Police officer for four years, but he left the job after his request to be transferred to the criminal investigation department was turned down.  He then worked for Danny Lee's film production company.  His film debut is ""Thank you, Sir!"" , as a student at the Royal Hong Kong Cadet School.  From 1989 to 1994, he worked at the television station ATV World.  Later, he left ATV and joined another station, TVB.  He left TVB in 2004, and worked mainly on films.  His fame was built on Wong Jing's comedy at first, but he has changed his acting style for more sombre roles since 2003.  He was nominated for his first Hong Kong film award in 1999, and won his first award in 2009 for his role in "Beast Stalker".  He has been nominated many times at the Hong Kong Film Awards and other Chinese film awards since then. Keeper of Darkness is a 2015 Hong Kong supernatural horror film directed by and starring Nick Cheung.  The film co-stars Amber Kuo, Louis Cheung, Sisley Choi, Xing Yu and Philip Keung, with a special appearance by Karena Lam.  It was released on November 26, 2015. Exiled () is a 2006 Hong Kong action drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To, and starring Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Nick Cheung, Josie Ho, Roy Cheung and Lam Suet, with special appearances by Richie Jen and Simon Yam.  The action takes place in contemporary Macau.  The film made its premiere at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival, and was in competition for the Golden Lion. The Conman is a 1998 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau, Athena Chu and Nick Cheung.  Despite the Chinese title, which translates as "Knight of Gamblers 1999", Andy Lau does not reprise his role as the "Knight of Gamblers" from the "God of Gamblers" series, which was also directed by Wong Jing.  The film was followed by a sequel "The Conmen in Vegas", which Lau and Cheung return with new cast members Natalis Chan, Kelly Lin, Meggie Yu and Alex Man. Secret of the Heart is a 1998 Hong Kong television drama produced by TVB that was first aired from 16 February to 10 May 1998.  The drama had a powerful roster cast that is made up of Felix Wong, Gallen Lo, Sunny Chan, Nick Cheung, Amy Kwok, Kathy Chow, Jessica Hsuan and Ada Choi.  It won three TVB Anniversary Awards, including Best Actor for Gallen Lo, Best Actress for Ada Choi and Best On-Screen Improvement Award for Nick Cheung. The Stool Pigeon () is a 2010 Hong Kong-Chinese action thriller film directed by Dante Lam and starring Nicholas Tse, Nick Cheung and Gwei Lun-mei.  The film is about police detective, Don Lee (Cheung), who uses informants to gain information about gangsters.  Lee begins to feel guilty when his informants are caught, but sends out a street racer named Ghost (Tse) as an informant to gain information about a gangster name Barbarian (Lu Yi). Ups and Downs in the Sea of Love (; literally "One Hundred Thousand Tons Love") is a 2003 Hong Kong romantic comedy television drama created and produced by TVB, starring Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Nick Cheung, Joyce Tang, Ram Chiang, Angela Tong and Stephen Au as the main cast.  Filming took place in summer 2002 on location in Hong Kong,California USA and a cruise ship docked at Victoria Harbour.  Original broadcast began on Hong Kong's Jade July 5 till May 30, 2003 every Monday through Friday during its 9:30 to 10:30 pm timeslot with a total of 20 episodes. The HKFA, incorporated into Hong Kong Film Awards Association Ltd. since December 1993, are currently managed by a board of directors, which consists of representatives from thirteen professional film bodies in Hong Kong.  Voting on eligible films for the HKFA is conducted January through March every year and is open to all registered voters, which include local film workers as well as critics, and a selected group of adjudicators. Breaking News () is a 2004 Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Johnnie To, and starring Richie Jen, Kelly Chen, Nick Cheung, Eddie Cheung, Simon Yam and Maggie Shiu.  The film premiered out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. From Vegas to Macau III (賭城風雲III) is a 2016 Hong Kong-Chinese action comedy film directed by Andrew Lau and Wong Jing and starring Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Nick Cheung and Li Yuchun, with special appearances by Jacky Cheung and Carina Lau.  The film is the third and final installment of the "From Vegas to Macau" series.  The film was released on 6 February 2016 in Hong Kong and on 8 February 2016 in China.
Answer: December 1993