Eligibilities:
All Government Secondary Schools in Hong Kong are eligible for participation in the Competition.
Requirements:
1. Participating schools should opt for their preferred stream for competitions.
2. Participating schools should:
- assign at least one teacher to be the adjudicator for the competitions;
- suggest at least 3 motions for the competitions
3. Each debating team should:
- consist of three debaters and one to three stand-by members.
- have a teacher who acts as the coordinator.
4. Team members are preferably students of Secondary 3 or above.
*Should any team fail to meet any of the above requirements, its rights to participate in the competition will be removed.
Format of the Competition:
1. On a knockout basis
Preliminary Round >> Quarter-Finals >> Semi-Finals >> Grand Final
Quarter-Finals >> Semi-Finals >> Grand Final
2. Motions will be released to the participating schools ONE week before the competition dates via emails provided by the teacher coordinators and also via our website.
3. There will be THREE adjudicators in each competition.
4. There will be THREE – FIVE adjudicators in the Grand Finals.
5. Host schools will provide ONE adjudicator.
6. Two other adjudicators will be arranged by the Organizing Committee.
Competitions
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Date
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Time
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Mode
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Preliminary Round
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9 March, 2024 (Saturday)
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9:00 am – 12:00 nn |
KTS
NTHYKTPDSS
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Quarter-Finals
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27 April, 2024 (Saturday)
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9:00 am – 12:00 nn
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KTS
STMGSS
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Semi-Finals
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18 May, 2024 (Saturday)
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9:00 am – 12:00 nn
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KTS
QES
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Grand Finals
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5 July, 2024 (Friday)
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2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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To be confirmed
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