The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (https://hkust.edu.hk/) is a world-class research intensive university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science.
HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. Over 80% of our research work were rated “Internationally excellent” or “world leading” in the Research Assessment Exercise 2020 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee.
HKUST were ranked 2nd in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2023, and our graduates were ranked 29th worldwide and among the best from universities from Asia in Global Employability University Ranking 2023. As of September 2023, HKUST members have founded 1,747 active start-ups, including 9 Unicorns and 13 exits (IPO or M&A), generating economic impact worth over HK$ 400 billion.
InvestHK cited QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021 to demonstrate the performance of five world’s top 100 local universities in several innovation-centric areas, among which HKUST ranked top in four engineering and materials science subjects.
The Company and the HKUST will collaborate to explore frontier research and applications in the area of health and environmental innovations, mainly covering the following research topics: (i) environmental hygiene and sanitation; (ii) air and water purifications; (iii) net-zero, circular resource utilization; and (iv) energy-saving decarbonization processes.

HKUST and APEL Establish Joint Laboratory to Develop Novel Health and Environmental Innovations | HKUST School of Engineering

Yee Hop Holdings Limited was incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability incorporated in the Cayman Islands under the Companies Law, Chapter 22 (Law 3 of 1961, as consolidated and revised) of the Cayman Islands on 12 February 2015 and its shares are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 18 December 2015.
The Group is a long established contractor in Hong Kong and is principally engaged in the provision of foundation works (include the construction of mini-piles, rock-socketed steel H-piles and driven steel H piles, and other civil work, which includes site formation works, and road and pavement works) and tunneling works (include pipe jacking, hand dig tunnel and cut-and-over tunnel works) in Hong Kong and overseas.
The Group has diversified and expanded to premises revitalisation and enhancement business by entering two cooperation agreements which relate to premises situated in Guangzhou, a first-tier city in the PRC in 2021.
The Group has also invested in an associated company for the purpose of the development of the Birmingham Property Project. The Birmingham Property Project consists of 304 residential apartments situated at the Windmill Street, Birmingham, the United Kingdom.

Absolute Pure EnviroSci Limited (APEL), an indirect non-wholly owned subsidiary of Yee Hop Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Stock Code: 1662.HK).
APEL is principally engaged in the business of distribution, research and development of biochemical products.
APEL looks forward to working with researchers who aspire to help the green industries in Hong Kong grow, contributing together to the city and the Greater Bay Area’s low-carbon transformation and advance towards carbon neutrality, and also give the city impetus to pursue reindustrialization vital to her long-term prosperity.