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 Poon – 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
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.
