Updates, deadlines, and event details are posted here regularly.
Senior SDC 2023: Reminder on Judge Registration
[Last Call for Judges!!] A warm reminder to sign up as an Independent Adjudicator for our flagship HKSDC tournament happening on 7 and 8 October! Remuneration will be offered to the judges who kindly offer their time: HKD 100 per round for chairs, and HKD 50 per round for panelists. Link to sign up here:…
Senior SDC 2023: Judge/IA Registration Open
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…
Senior SDC 2023: Team Registration Open
As we enter the 2023-2024 academic year, we are elated to announce that the Senior Schools Debating Championships (SDC) is returning! Senior SDC has traditionally been the training ground for our representative teams, in preparation for the Team Trials held in late October. The motions will be selected by the HK team coaches Harish Natarajan…
HKDSC Events Calendar: 2023-24
Dear HKDSC Community, Save the dates! We are so excited to bring you more events in the 2023-24 academic year to promote debate and public speaking to the wider student community in Hong Kong. For more details on these events, please access our calendar tab or reach out to us for more information at info@hkdsc.org.…
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 -…
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