Ho Fung College lost to SKH Lam Kau Mow Secondary School in the fourth round of the Nesta-SCMP Inter-School Debating Competition last Wednesday.
The two teams squared off on the motion that Facebook enriches social life, at Ho Fung College.
Lam Kau Mow, the affirmative team, was declared winner for its better teamwork and stronger line of argument.
'The first speaker of the affirmative laid out a clear team line, making it easy for the audience to follow,' Mary Thorpe, an English teacher (NET) from Pui Kiu College who was one of the debate's adjudicators, said.
'The second and third speakers did an excellent job sticking to the team line.'
Thorpe praised both teams on their ability to think on their feet and back up fellow debaters.
Nigel Pearson, the debate's other Net adjudicator, from Shek Lei Catholic Secondary School, urged all speakers to rely less on note cards and interact better with their audience. 'In a debate it is important to get the audience to like you. You need to have eye contact with them and smile more,' he said.