The University of
Macau (UM) English Debating Team (EDT) recently won the championship at the Macau
English Debating Association British Parliamentary Invitational 2016, after beating 24 teams from
different countries and regions, including Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, and
mainland China. A member of the team also won the Best Debater Award in the
grand final.
After five preliminaries, the UM Team A, formed by Elise Cheong and Esther Chen,
entered the grand final. They debated teams from the National University of
Singapore, the University of Hong Kong, and other teams from Macao. In the end,
the UM Team A won the championship of the tournament and Cheong received the
Best Debater Award in the grand final. Cheong and Chen were ranked No 5 and No
7 among all debaters in the tournament, respectively. Tristan Li, Alex Fong, and
Becky Lam from the UMEDT each received a Best Local Debater Award.
For the full version, please refer to the Chinese version.
Source: Student Affairs Office
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