We are delighted to announce that judge sign-ups are open for the highly-anticipated Hong Kong Senior SDC 2023 to be held on 7th and 8th October 2023. Our esteemed Motions Committee includes Harish Natarajan, Jason Xiao, and Brian Wong.
Please sign up using this form: https://forms.gle/VfufxYk35xZr7csj9.
Details:
Dates: 7 October: 8 am – 6:30 pm (preliminary rounds); 8 October 9 am – 5 pm (break rounds)
Location: Diocesan Boys’ School, 131 Argyle St, Mong Kok
Format: WSDC (8 min speeches with POIs and 4 min reply speeches)
Eligibility: Students who have graduated from high school with prior debating or judging experience
Our judges are immensely important to our competitions, not simply to ensure the smooth running of events, but to help student participants get consistently high-quality feedback to facilitate their improvement. We sincerely appreciate all the time and energy our judges contribute, and look forward to seeing you at Senior SDC 2023!
Schedule:
Day 1
08:00 – 08:15: Registration and roll-call
08:15 – 08:45: Tournament briefing
08:45 – 10:25: Round 1 prepared debate + feedback
10:25 – 10:40: Break
10:40 – 10:55: Prep time for round 2 semi-prepared debate
10:55 – 12:35: Round 2 semi-prepared debate + feedback
12:35 – 13:15: Lunch break
13:15 – 13:30: Prep time for round 3 semi-prepared debate
13:30 – 15:10: Round 3 semi-prepared debate + feedback
15:10 – 15:25: Break
15:25 – 16:10: Prep time for round 4 impromptu debate
16:10 – 17:40: Round 4 impromptu debate (silent round)
17:40 – 18:00: Tabulation of results
18:00 – 18:30: Break announcement, prizes for top speakers
Day 2
09:15 – 09:30: Registration and roll-call
09:30 – 11:00: Quarter-final prepared debate
11:00 – 11:30: Announcement of QF results and feedback
11:30 – 12:15: Prep time for Semi-final impromptu debate
12:15 – 13:45: Semi-final impromptu debate
13:45 – 14:15: Announcement of SF results and feedback
14:15 – 15:00: Prep time for grand-final impromptu debate
15:00 – 16:30: Grand-final impromptu debate
16:30 – 17:00: Announcement of GF result and prize presentation
Should you have any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@hkdsc.org. We look forward to seeing you at SDC 2023!