“The 6th International Workshop on Syntactic Cartography” was held at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) from 31 Occtober to 1 November 2025. The Workshop was jointly organized by the T.T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre (CLRC) of the Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK, the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, CUHK, the Department of Japanese Studies, CUHK, and the International Association of Syntactic Cartographic Studies (IAOSCS), and sponsored by the Faculty of Arts, CUHK. The theme of the Workshop centred around syntactic issues related to “D” , such as (but not limited to) Determiners, Definiteness, Degree, and Discourse. It attracted over seventy experts and scholars from all over the world to discuss and share their latest research results.

At the Opening Ceremony, Prof. Si Fuzhen, President and Chairperson of the Council of IAOSCS (second term) and Professor of Linguistics, Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU), delivered the opening speech. Prof. Tang Sze Wing, Director of CLRC, gave the welcoming speech. Prof. Si also announced that Prof. Tang would succeed her as the President of the Council of IAOSCS (third term) and handed over the IAOSCS flag to him. The Workshop was honoured to have Prof. Luigi Rizzi from Collège de France and University of Siena, one of the founders of syntactic cartography theory, and Prof. C. T. James Huang from Harvard University and National Taiwan Normal University attend and deliver keynote speeches.

The selected papers will be accepted for publication in a special volume of Studies in Chinese Linguistics or Current Research in Chinese Linguistics, both published by CLRC. The International Workshop on Syntactic Cartography is a biennial event initiated by IAOSCS and BLCU in 2015. It aims to serve as a platform for linguists to discuss and exchange ideas on syntactic cartography.

 

The Symposium on Chinese Academic Journals and Think Tank Development in Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions, organized by Nanjing University (NJU) and co-organized by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), was held on 4 November 2025, at HKBU. Prof. Tang Sze Wing, Director of the T.T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre (CLRC) and Chief Editor of Studies in Chinese Linguistics (SCL) and Current Research in Chinese Linguistics (CrCL), attended the symposium and delivered a presentation titled “Chinese Research and Journal Development”. In his talk, Prof. Tang introduced CLRC’s recent research initiatives, shared updates on the development of SCL and CrCL, and outlined his expectations and vision for editorial work.

During the Symposium, a certificate presentation ceremony was held for the inclusion of journals in Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index (CSSCI) (2025–2026). On behalf of the Center for Chinese Social Science Research and Assessment at NJU, Prof. Chen Yunsong, Deputy Secretary of the NJU Party Committee, presented the certificates to Prof. Tang. As two of the first journals from Hong Kong included by CSSCI in 2023, SCL and CrCL were honoured to be reselected. This recognition affirms the efforts of both journals and reinforces our enduring commitment to promoting academic development.