Debate

French book tells only part of the story

24 Jan 2013

Americans have for generations read Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. Chinese are now told they should read his other, much darker masterpiece, The Ancient Regime and the French...

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TV hosts Bill O’Reilly, Jon Stewart tangle in mock debate

7 Oct 2012

There were all the trappings of a high-octane presidential debate: the over-the-top declarations, the pre-practised zingers and the schmaltzy appeals to America’s truest values. But the...

‘De-Sinofication’ debate re-emerges in HK

26 Sep 2012

Attempts to “de-Sinofy” Hong Kong are becoming all too familiar, according to a Beijing-loyalist businessman who warned on Wednesday against efforts to turn it into a city-state.

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Young ones debate

17 Jul 2012

Debating in English will no longer be the preserve of secondary and university students. Some local primary schools are getting their students to start debating in English.

Nuclear debate grows heated

7 Jun 2012

Kau Yan College and SKH Lam Kau Mow Secondary School met in the third round of the 13th Nesta-SCMP Debating Competition to debate on the motion: 'Nuclear power (fission) should have a place in...

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Is nuclear energy the city's future?

In the third round of the 13th Nesta-SCMP Debating Competition, Pui Tak Canossian College and St Clare's Girls' School debated the motion 'That nuclear power (fission) should have a place in Hong...

Strengths and flaws of our city

CUHKFAA Chan Chun Ha Secondary School and Po Kok Secondary School battled in the second round of the 13th Nesta-SCMP Debating Competition. The schools debated the motion: 'Hong Kong is a great...

Balancing good and bad in our city

In the second round of the 13th Nesta-SCMP Debating Competition, YWCA Hioe Tjo Yoeng College battled Immaculate Heart of Mary College on the motion 'Hong Kong is a great place to live'. YWCA...

For argument's sake

In this era of instant communication and dislocated chirruping - an era when one of the most popular methods of interacting with others just gives you 140 characters to encapsulate the subtleties...

For argument's sake

In this era of instant communication and dislocated chirruping - an era when one of the most popular methods of interacting with others just gives you 140 characters to encapsulate the subtleties...

Nothing compares to a metaphor

Two teams chose very different weapons when they faced each other in a battle of words. Pentecostal School chose to bombard the enemy with facts and figures, while Fukien Secondary School chose...