HONG KONG DEBATE OPEN 2013
Organised by HKUST English Debate Team.
A Student Enrichment Activities Fund Initiative.
Co-sponsored by the HKUST Global Student Office.
Who we are
The English Debate Team, HKUST is a rising star in the East Asian Debating circuit. Currently, EDT members participate in debating competitions, workshops in Hong Kong, Korea, China apart from WUDC.
HONG KONG DEBATE OPEN
The Hong Kong Debate Open – the first ever international university-level debating tournament in Hong Kong – was first held in 2010. The brainchild of the swashbuckling debating guru Loke Wing Fatt, it was designed to be an annual event that would transform the Hong Kong debating circuit and turn the city’s university students from mere ‘debate consumers’ into organizers and pioneers. This year marks the 4th edition of the event, which will be proudly hosted by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). The event will continue to benefit from the auspices of Mr. Loke and his professional team at the Society of Associated Inter-Tertiary Debaters (SAID), which is dedicated to the mission of spreading the debating spirit.
Date: 1 – 3 November 2013
Venue: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Format: British Parliamentary (7 minute speeches in all rounds)
Team Cap: 80
Preliminary Rounds: 6
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (fo gei dai hok in Cantonese) is a premier research university in Hong Kong specializing in Engineering and Business.
Established in 1991, it is a top-notch university, attracting the best students and faculty from all over the world. In 2012, it was ranked among the top three universities in Asia and top 25 universities in the world.
Our University is located at: 1, University Road, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong SAR.
For more details, please refer to the University Website: www.ust.hk
REACHING HKUST
HKUST is easily accessible via the Hong Kong public transportation system.
Visitors from New Territories/Kowloon:
Please alight at Choi Hung MTR Station (Kwun Tong Line/ Green Line).
Go to Exit C2.
Take Minibus 11 to HKUST.
The journey should cost around 6.5 HKD.
Visitors from Hong Kong Island
Please alight at the Hang Hau MTR Station (Tseung Kwan O Line).
Go to the Minibus Station through either of the exits.
Take Minibus 11M to HKUST.
The journey costs around 4.5 HKD.
Kindly note that there are direct buses from Sai Kung and Tiu Keng Leng to HKUST as well.
