We are delighted to share some wonderful news: our school has been crowned Champion of the Secondary (English) Division at the Preface “Debate for Tomorrow” Inter-School Debate Tournament 2026, a citywide competition to which 20 schools were invited!
On 18 July, the Grand Final was held at the spectacular Grand Stair, M+, with our school (Affirmative) facing Belilios Public School (Opposition) on the motion “This House believes that dependence on AI makes people less human.” The following is our Grand Final team:
First speaker: 5C Athena Ip Sum Pui
Second speaker: 2C Omega Chu Hei Man
Third speaker: 2C Charmaine Liu Wing Tung
Fourth speaker: 3D Vanessa Lau Yuen Liu
Here are the amazing results:
🏆 Winning Team (Tournament Adjudicators): The True Light School of Hong Kong
🏆 Best Debater (Tournament Adjudicators): Athena Ip Sum Pui
❤️ Favourite Team (Public Voting): The True Light School of Hong Kong
❤️ Favourite Debater (Public Voting): Athena Ip Sum Pui
Beyond becoming more confident speakers, our students gained deeper knowledge of AI and a greater awareness of its mindful use. They also treasured the rare opportunity to compete at such a large-scale event in an iconic venue of the city.
📺 Watch the Grand Final here: https://www.youtube.com/live/8VEOW9udE3k (our match begins at 3:11:13)
