The Symposium on Word Order in Chinese was held on 17 May, focusing on various grammatical properties of the Chinese language. Prof. Richard S. Kayne of New York University and Prof. Tsai Wei-tien Dylan of Tsing Hua University of Taiwan delivered the keynote speeches, and Prof. Li Yenhui Audrey of University of Southern California gave the concluding remarks. This symposium was organized by T.T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre of the Institute of Chinese Studies, co-organized by the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, and sponsored by the United College.