The University of Macau’s (UM) English Debating Team recently won the first runner-up prize at the Canton Inter-varsities 2013, which was hosted by the Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China. Two teams from UM participated in the competition. Team A, comprised of Rebeca Aquino Pangan, Maria Angelica Hilado and Kwok In, won the 1st runner-up prize. Team B, comprised of Chan Cheok Wai, Sin Kam Fai and Chen Wu Yang, made it to the quarter final.
The annual Canton Inter-varsities is China’s only international tournament in the Asian Parliamentary format. Other institutions that participated in this year’s competition included Beijing Language and Culture University, Chengdu Foreign Language School, Shantou University, Jinan University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao Polytechnic Institute, etc.
UM’s English Debating Team will participate in another English debating tournament in the Asian Parliamentary format, the United Asian Debating Championships 2013, to be held in Manila, Philippines, in May.Should you have any enquiries about the information, please feel free to contact the Information Executives Ms.Lei or Ms Fok at（853）8397 4325 or prs.media@um.edu.mo or visit UM webpage www.umac.mo.
