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JSDC 2026 – IA Registration Open
Our highly-anticipated Junior Schools Debating Championships (JSDC), returning as an in-person event for the first time on 7-8th March, 2026, at French International School, is right around the corner! We are looking for passionate debaters who are interested in judging as independent adjudicators for the tournament! (Please note that if you have registered a team…
JSDC 2026 – Registration Open!
We are delighted to announce that registration for Junior Schools Debating Championships 2026 is now open. Here are the key details of the tournament: Dates: 7 March 2026, 08:00 – 18:00 (preliminary rounds); 8 March 2026, 09:15 – 15:30 (break rounds) Venue: French International School Registration Deadline: 6 February 2026, 23:59 Cost: HKD300 per team…
WIDPSC HK Team Trials Results and Final Tabs
Thank you again to all participants for your enthusiastic participation in a day of rigorous trials on 15th November 2025; speaking and judging at all four events from 8am to 4pm is no easy feat! The top 12 speakers are as follows: 1. Joy Wan (DGS) 2. Adrien Li (DBS) 3. Lily Liang (CIS) 4.…
WIDPSC HK Team Trials – Registration Reminder
Dear members of the Hong Kong public speaking community, A friendly reminder regarding the registration deadline for WIDPSC HK Team Trials. The registration deadline will be the 31st of October (Friday). Please sign up through the following link: https://forms.gle/NrifDLnj1VYkoJzUA Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to reach out.
WSDC HK Team 2026 – Applications Closing
A brief reminder that applications for the Hong Kong Debate & Speech Community close by 23.59 HKT on 22 October. In order to apply you must be no younger than 14 years old on 14th July 2026, and no older than 19. You must be attending a High School in Hong Kong or otherwise be a citizen…
WIDPSC HK Team Trials – Registration Open
We are pleased to announce that Trials for the Hong Kong WIDPSC Team will be taking place on November 15, 2025, at Diocesan Boys’ School. With representation in every semifinals category, 4 out of 5 finals categories, and a 2nd Runner Up for Persuasive Speaking at WIDPSC 2025, we now look forward to writing a…
WSDC 2026 HK Team Trials
We are delighted to open applications for the 2026 Hong Kong’s World Schools Debating team. The team will participate at the World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) held in person. Hong Kong WSDC The Hong Kong Debate & Speech Community will select an initial 8-to-10-person team, with the final five that will compete at WSDC decided…
SDC 2025 – Registration Open!
Dear Hong Kong Debating and Public Speaking Community, As we enter the 2025-2026 academic year, we are elated to announce that the Senior Schools Debating Championships (SDC) is returning on 4-5th October, 2025. Senior SDC has traditionally been the training ground for our representative teams, in preparation for the Team Trials held in late October,…
WSDC Panama 2025
HKDSC is delighted to announce the Hong Kong Team for Panama WSDC 2025: Advik Sharma (HKIS)Laurne Tse (HKIS)Jeanine Cheng (CIS)Jun Nam (HKIS)Mollie Mei (HKIS)With Jimi Fitzpatrick (CIS) as the official reserve. We would additionally like to thank head coach Harish Natarajan, Anser Aftab, and Velina Andonova for coaching the team tirelessly, and we wish the…
WIDPSC 2025 – HK Team Results
Team Hong Kong has returned from the World Individuals Debating and Public Speaking Championship (WIDPSC) 2025, following a week of intense competition between March 30th and April 6th in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A hearty congratulations to the competitors for valiantly and eloquently representing Hong Kong through eight rounds of preliminaries, two flights of semi finals,…
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