Hong Kong Debate & Speech Community

07/10/2026

[WIDPSC HK Team Trials 2027 - Registration Open!]

We are pleased to announce that Trials for the Hong Kong WIDPSC Team will be taking place on November 14, 2026 at Hong Kong International School (Tai Tam Campus). With numerous finalists, semifinalists, and a Champion in the U-16 Overall Speaker category, we now look forward to writing a new exciting chapter of our public speaking legacy at Shanghai in 2027!

For all information regarding the Trials, WIDPSC speaking categories, and more, please refer to this leaflet:
https://canva.link/0asqs6frs7pfu1e

Please pay particular attention to speech times, which have been modified since 2023 to best facilitate the schedule and effectiveness of the Trials.

The registration link is below. Please register by October 30 (Fri):
https://forms.gle/ZyEEVwXGywZR77t39

In order to facilitate the Trials, a registration fee of $200 will be collected from each competitor. Further details about payment will be forwarded after your registration is confirmed. Please keep an eye out for updates with further information about logistics on the competition day.

As with previous years, the top 12 speakers from the Trials will secure spots in the Hong Kong Team. Speakers that make it into the Hong Kong Team will undergo training before representing Hong Kong at WIDPSC 2027.

We look forward to your registration and cannot wait to hear the young voices of our public speaking circuit. Building on the excellent results last year, we are ready to showcase the best of Hong Kong public speaking!

15/09/2026

[SDC 2026 Date Change & Reminder]

We regret to inform you all that there is a change in date of the Senior Schools Debating Championships (SDC) due to location availability. Instead of 3-4th October, 2026, Senior SDC is postponed to the following weekend of 10-11th October, 2026 at the same location, Kellett School (Kowloon Bay Campus). We hope this will afford teams a bit more time to signup and join us for this event!

Important information regarding the tournament and registration can be found below:

Team Registration Form: https://forms.gle/sxxFgbKbiSmoCye78
Registration deadline: 25th September, 2026
Date: 10th October, 2026 08:30-19:00 (preliminary rounds); 11th October, 2026 08:00-18:30 (outrounds)
Venue: Kellett School (Kowloon Bay Campus); 7 Lam Hing Street, Kowloon Bay
Cost: HKD500 per team
Eligibility: 3-5 members per team; Forms 4-6 / Years 10-13 / Grades 10-12
Adjudicators: Each registered team should be accompanied by an adjudicator -- the judge must be available to judge for at least the entirety of Day 1. Adjudicators must also be provided by the breaking teams for outrounds. Furthermore, due to Kellett’s security policies, any changes to adjudication must be made at least a week prior to the competition.
Team cap: 36 teams. Priority for second teams will go to previously underrepresented schools.
Format: WSDC - 8-minute main speech with points of information, 4-minute replies. Prepped motion for R1, semi-prepared motion for R2 with 15 minutes preparation time, semi-impromptu motion (motion theme released beforehand) for Round 3 with 30 minutes preparation time, impromptu motion for Round 4 with 45 minutes preparation time.
Draw: R1 random; R2-4 power-paired; PQF-GF folded knockout draw
Awards: Top fifteen speaker awards (debaters contesting 3 or more preliminary round debates are eligible); the top 4 teams on the tab will qualify directly to Quarter-finals, the remaining 8 teams will compete in the Pre-Quarterfinals.

Please note that lunch will be provided by the school cafeteria, at $50 per person. The amount should be payable on the day, by Octopus card ONLY. Since the schedule only allows 45 minutes for lunch, it is assumed that all participants (students and observers) will be eating lunch at the cafeteria – those with other dietary needs will need to email us specifically to opt out. A vegetarian menu is available, and further details will be provided at a later date.

Schedule:
10th October - Day 1
08:30 – 08:45 Registration and roll-call
08:45 – 09:30 Tournament briefing
09:30 – 11:00 Round 1 prepped debate + feedback
11:00 – 11:15 Break
11:15 – 11:30 Prep time for round 2 semi-prepped debate
11:30 – 13:00 Round 2 semi-prepped debate + feedback
13:00 – 13:45 Lunch break
13:45 – 14:15 Prep time for round 3 semi-impromptu debate
14:15 – 15:50 Round 3 semi-impromptu debate + feedback
15:50 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 16:45 Prep time for round 4 impromptu debate
16:50 – 18:10 Round 4 impromptu debate (silent round)
18:10 – 18:30 Tabulation of results
18:30 – 19:00 Break announcement, prizes for top speakers

11th October - Day 2
08:00 – 08:15 Registration and roll-call
08:30 – 10:00 Pre-quarterfinals prepped debate
10:00 – 10:15 Announcement of Pre-quarterfinals results
10:15 – 10:30 Prep time for Quarter-finals semi-prepped debate
10:30 – 12:00 Quarter-finals semi-prepped debate
12:00 – 12:15 Announcement of Quarter-finals results
12:15 – 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 – 13:45 Prep time for Semi-finals impromptu debate
13:45 – 15:15 Semi-finals impromptu debate
15:15 – 15:30 Announcement of Semi-finals results
15:30 – 16:15 Prep time for Grand Final impromptu debate
16:15 – 17:45 Grand Final impromptu debate
17:45 – 18:30 Announcement of Grand Final result and prize presentation

Please note that the schedule for the tournament is tentative and subject to change depending on the final team cap. Motions for fully prepared and semi-prepared rounds, alongside the theme for the semi-impromptu round, will be sent out 2 weeks before the tournament dates if your team is given a spot in the tournament.

For more information and any inquiries, please contact us at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing your teams and judges at SDC 2026!

10/09/2026

[SDC 2026 - Registration Open!]

As we enter the 2026-2027 academic year, we are elated to announce that the Senior Schools Debating Championships (SDC) is returning on 3-4th October, 2026. Senior SDC has traditionally been the training ground for our representative teams, in preparation for the Team Trials held in late October, and is a great opportunity for debaters to test their mettle in one of the biggest WSDC-style inter-school debate competitions in Hong Kong. Additionally, we are excited to announce Senior SDC will be hosted in-person at Kellett School (Kowloon Bay Campus).

Team Registration Form: https://forms.gle/sxxFgbKbiSmoCye78
Registration deadline: 21st September, 2026
Date: 3rd October, 2026 08:30-19:00 (preliminary rounds); 4th October, 2026 08:00-18:30 (outrounds)
Venue: Kellett School (Kowloon Bay Campus); 7 Lam Hing Street, Kowloon Bay
Cost: HKD500 per team
Eligibility: 3-5 members per team; Forms 4-6 / Years 10-13 / Grades 10-12

Adjudicators: Each registered team should be accompanied by an adjudicator -- the judge must be available to judge for at least the entirety of Day 1. Adjudicators must also be provided by the breaking teams for outrounds. Furthermore, due to Kellett’s security policies, any changes to adjudication must be made at least a week prior to the competition.

Team cap: 36 teams. Priority for second teams will go to previously underrepresented schools.

Format: WSDC - 8-minute main speech with points of information, 4-minute replies. Prepped motion for R1, semi-prepared motion for R2 with 15 minutes preparation time, semi-impromptu motion (motion theme released beforehand) for Round 3 with 30 minutes preparation time, impromptu motion for Round 4 with 45 minutes preparation time.
Draw: R1 random; R2-4 power-paired; PQF-GF folded knockout draw

Awards: Top fifteen speaker awards (debaters contesting 3 or more preliminary round debates are eligible); the top 4 teams on the tab will qualify directly to Quarter-finals, the remaining 8 teams will compete in the Pre-Quarterfinals.

Please note that lunch will be provided by the school cafeteria, at $50 per person. The amount should be payable on the day, by Octopus card ONLY. Since the schedule only allows 45 minutes for lunch, it is assumed that all participants (students and observers) will be eating lunch at the cafeteria – those with other dietary needs will need to email us specifically to opt out. A vegetarian menu is available, and further details will be provided at a later date.

Schedule:
3rd October - Day 1
08:30 – 08:45 Registration and roll-call
08:45 – 09:30 Tournament briefing
09:30 – 11:00 Round 1 prepped debate + feedback
11:00 – 11:15 Break
11:15 – 11:30 Prep time for round 2 semi-prepped debate
11:30 – 13:00 Round 2 semi-prepped debate + feedback
13:00 – 13:45 Lunch break
13:45 – 14:15 Prep time for round 3 semi-impromptu debate
14:15 – 15:50 Round 3 semi-impromptu debate + feedback
15:50 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 16:45 Prep time for round 4 impromptu debate
16:50 – 18:10 Round 4 impromptu debate (silent round)
18:10 – 18:30 Tabulation of results
18:30 – 19:00 Break announcement, prizes for top speakers

4th October - Day 2
08:00 – 08:15 Registration and roll-call
08:30 – 10:00 Pre-quarterfinals prepped debate
10:00 – 10:15 Announcement of Pre-quarterfinals results
10:15 – 10:30 Prep time for Quarter-finals semi-prepped debate
10:30 – 12:00 Quarter-finals semi-prepped debate
12:00 – 12:15 Announcement of Quarter-finals results
12:15 – 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 – 13:45 Prep time for Semi-finals impromptu debate
13:45 – 15:15 Semi-finals impromptu debate
15:15 – 15:30 Announcement of Semi-finals results
15:30 – 16:15 Prep time for Grand Final impromptu debate
16:15 – 17:45 Grand Final impromptu debate
17:45 – 18:30 Announcement of Grand Final result and prize presentation

Please note that the schedule for the tournament is tentative and subject to change depending on the final team cap. Motions for fully prepared and semi-prepared rounds, alongside the theme for the semi-impromptu round, will be sent out 2 weeks before the tournament dates if your team is given a spot in the tournament.

For more information and any inquiries, please contact us at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing your teams and judges at SDC 2026!

29/04/2026

[WIDPSC 2026 - HK Team Results]

Team Hong Kong has returned from the World Individuals Debating and Public Speaking Championship (WIDPSC) 2026, following a week of intense competition between April 11th and April 17th in Bristol, UK. A hearty congratulations to the competitors for valiantly and eloquently representing Hong Kong through eight rounds of preliminaries, two flights of semi finals, finals, and a Grand Finals, with numerous category breaks and finalists, and an overall top speaker. The team’s achievements are as follows:

HK01 Adrien Yucheng Li – Diocesan Boys’ School
Interpretive Reading - Semifinalist
Impromptu Speaking - Semifinalist
After Dinner - Semifinalist
Parliamentary Debate - Seminfinalist
U16 Champion
Overall 3rd Best Speaker

HK02 Ann Ann Leung – ELCHKLA
Parliamentary Debate - Semfinalist

HK03 Antonio Ting Tsz Woon– Diocesan Boys’ School
Impromptu Speaking - Semifinalist
Parliamentary Debate - Semifinalist
After Dinner - Semifinalist
Overall 25th Best Speaker

HK04 Athena Wai-Sum Lam - Hong Kong International School

HK05 Clarisse P**n - St. Paul’s Co-educational College

HK06 - Annette Chan - Harrow International School
Interpretive Reading - Semifinalist

HK07 - Shiloh Hui - St. Paul’s Co-educational College
Interpretive Reading - Semifinalist

HK08 Jean (Jing Yun) Hu - Hong Kong International School
Impromptu Speaking - Finalist
Interpretive Reading - Semifinalist
Parliamentary Debate - Finalist
Overall 22nd Best Speaker

HK09 Kaitlyn Liu - Chinese International School
Impromptu Speaking - Semifinalist
Parliamentary Debate - Semifinalist
After Dinner - Semifinalist
Overall 21st Best Speaker

HK10 Lilly Larard - Chinese International School
Interpretive Reading - Finalist

HK11 Lily Liang - Chinese International School
Parliamentary Debate - Semifinalist

HK12 - Megan Wong Yuet Sang - Diocesan Girls’ School
Interpretive Reading - Finalist
Impromptu Speaking - Semifinalist

Thanks must be given to Hong Kong Debate and Speech Community (HKDSC) for logistics support with the Open Trials, and to the coaches who held weekly trainings – Ms Joan Cho, Ms Lilian Chow, Chloe Yeung, Joseph Lim, Adam Pei, Andrea Chow, Callum Macbean, Garrett Mak, Joy Wan, Jayden Chow, Eric Wu, Evan Chow, Benjamin Wu, Jason Wong, Mark Lee, and Cynthia Or. Additional thanks is also to be given to HKT affiliates who stepped in to coach whilst in Bristol - Ethan Lo, Callum Macbean, and Avi Lau. We also extend our heartfelt thanks to our parent chaperone, Rosanna Man, for their endless support for our students before and during the trip.

Finally, and most importantly, thanks must go to Chloe Yeung, team coach and alumni of the WIDPSC HK Team, for tirelessly serving the HK team by coaching the team and hosting WIDPSC 2026 in the beautiful city of Bristol. Thank you for making WIDPSC 2026 a memory of a lifetime for the 12 members of the HK team, and breathing new life into the heart of what WIDPSC is.

21/04/2026

[JIPSC 2026 - Registration Open]

The Junior Individuals Public Speaking Championships has been hosted for many years to foster the growth of new generations of public speakers in Hong Kong. This year, we are excited to announce that the annual Junior Individual Public Speaking Championships is scheduled to be an in-person tournament on May 23, 2026 (Saturday), held at ELCHK Lutheran Academy. Please read on for further details of the format and registration logistics.

As in past years, there are three compulsory categories, namely Persuasive Speaking, Interpretive Reading and Impromptu Speaking. Details of the categories can be found here:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dyRVPORpnav8rcTL-Xojtgwad6zQbd0scB2L7vEIuZw/edit

Each school can enrol six junior students maximum. Students up to current Secondary 3/ Year 10/Grade 9 are eligible for Junior competitions. Each school is also expected to supply one adjudicator for every three nominated students (in other words, two adjudicators for sending four, five or six students) to judge the live rounds in-person on the day. Please note that for junior competitions, senior students can be registered to judge. More guidelines on the judging criteria and approaches will be sent out after the registration period ends.

In order to facilitate the competition, a registration fee of $200 will be collected from each competitor. Further details about payment will be forwarded after your registration is confirmed. Please keep an eye out for updates with further information about logistics on the competition day.

Please fill in the Google Form by May 13 (Wednesday) for registration. Schools are encouraged to register competitors as soon as possible as we may be limited by a competition cap due to venue restrictions. Earlier registration will also help the tab team ensure a smooth running of the competition. The registration form can be found here: https://forms.gle/yDTuzymUAmbnaQHx9

The following is the tentative schedule of the competition day on 23rd May (Saturday).

0845 - 0915Registration0915 - 0930Welcome & Competitor Briefing0930 - 1000Judge Briefing1000 - 1100Persuasive Speaking1100 - 1200Interpretive Reading1200 - 1300Impromptu Speaking1300 - 1400Lunch Break1400 - 1530Grand Finals1530 - 1545Tabulation of Results1545 - 1600Announcement of Results and Prize Ceremony

Thank you for your attention. We highly look forward to your participation so we can continue to nurture young public speaking talent in Hong Kong.

Welcome to our yearly championship for avid young speakers in Hong Kong. :) We look forward to seeing the best and the brightest showcase their talents in-person! Location: ELCHK Lutheran Academy Registration Deadline: May 13 (Wed), 23:59 Date of competition: May 23 (Sat), 08:45 - 16:00