Updates, deadlines, and event details are posted here regularly.
Junior Indivs 2023: Winners
Dear members of the Hong Kong public speaking community, Following on from our previous post, please also find here the winners of the Grand Finals of each category at Junior Indivs 2023. A special congratulations to the follow four speakers: Congratulations again to all the competitors at the Grand Finals as listed below — your…
Junior Indivs 2023
On May 6, 60 students participated in the live Impromptu Speaking round and Final Rounds of the 2023 Junior Individual Public Speaking Championships. This was preceded by video rounds for the Persuasive Speaking and Interpretive Reading categories in the weeks before. Many outstanding performances were delivered, and we were delighted to see the passion speakers…
19th HKPDS
The non-profit 19th HKPDS Summer Workshop and Tournament 2023 is back as an in-person event at the Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Secondary from 13th to 19th August 2023. This event prioritises Hong Kong high school and university students and up to 40% of the estimated 120 places will be allotted…
WIDPSC 2023: Team Hong Kong Returns
Team Hong Kong has just returned from the World Individuals Debating and Public Speaking Championship (WIDPSC) 2023, following a week of intense competition in Durban, South Africa. A hearty congratulations to the competitors for valiantly and eloquently representing Hong Kong through eight rounds of preliminaries, two flights of finals and a Grand Finals, and below…
Registration Open! – Junior Indivs Public Speaking Championships 2023
Dear Debate & Speech Community, We are excited to announce that the annual Junior Individual Public Speaking Championships is scheduled to be a remote event on 6 May (Saturday). 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…
JSDC 2023: REGISTRATIONS OPEN
Dear Hong Kong Debating and Public Speaking Community, We are delighted to announce that registration for Junior SDC 2023 is now open. Here are the key details of the tournament and registration: Team Registration Form: https://forms.gle/SgJ7dUKLgoKQeYgw9 Registration Deadline: 21st February, 2023 Dates: 18 March 2023, 08:00 – 17:45 (preliminary rounds); 19 March 2023, 09:15 -…
WIDPSC HK Team Trials 2023: Results
The WIDPSC Hong Kong Team Trials 2023 was held earlier today, with more than 40 participants from 19 schools. Thank you again to all participants your enthusiastic participation. We are beyond excited to begin a new chapter with the new team members, and would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to all competitors for their…
Registration Open: Hong Kong WIDPSC Team Trials 2023
Dear members of the Hong Kong public speaking community, We are pleased to announce that Trials for the Hong Kong WIDPSC Team will be taking place on January 7, 2023. After the success of last year, we look forward to writing the next chapter of our WIDPSC Team! In light of the updated covid regulations…
WSDC Team Hong Kong
After four days of trials and over 100 applicants, HKDSC is delighted to announce its 9 person main team and 11 person development team. The main team is (in no particular order): And will be coached primarily by Harish Natatajan, Jason Xiao, and Janko Djordjevic. The development team is (in no particular order): The team…
Applications Open: WSDC Hong Kong Team Selections
We are delighted to open applications for the 2023 Hong Kong’s World Schools Debating team. The team will participate at the World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) held in person from 18th to 28th July in Hanoi, Vietnam 2023. Selections The Hong Kong Debate & Speech Community will select an initial 8 student team, with the…
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