The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Chiaphua Industries Limited (CIL) officially established the HKUST-CIL Joint Laboratory of Innovative Environmental Health Technologies on 09 May 2018. The Joint Lab aims to nurture cutting-edge research in environmental health technologies to enhance the quality of the environment as well as health and well-being of individuals and communities. It will receive funding from CIL for the coming five years.