Jointly reported by:
Tan Hong Zher Sr1ScA
Foo Xin Yu Sr3ScB
On the 2nd of September, the Malaysian National Schools British Parliamentary Debate Competition of 2023 was held. Kuen Cheng High School Debate Club sent six promising candidates to compete in the event, and one as a trainee adjudicator. They were Foo Xin Yu, Ernie Chong Qing Tong, Tan Hong Zher, Ho Jin Xian, Phang Kor Yee, and Brendan Lok.
They all gathered at Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus before 8:30 a.m. with their coach and a teacher of the club. The students were briefed on the rules and regulations of the competition, then the first motion of the day was released, and off they went to debate.
They debated for two rounds before an hour-long lunch break followed by round 3 and round 4. After all four rounds, everyone gathered in the hall for the break announcements. Teams “KCH B just give us the win” and “KCH C pls give us the win” unfortunately stopped their conquest in this debate by the end of the first day. Team “KCH A just let us win lah” on the other hand managed to break in the eighth place and move onward towards the pre-semifinals the next day, before stopping there as well.
The motion of the fourth debate
At the end of the day, the teams learnt a lot from their opponents and their judges. They vow to work hard in the next tournament to try and bring home a victory for the club.
A group photo