CUHK English Public Speaking Competition

Topic:“From zero-sum game to a win-win situation”

Preliminary (4-min Prepared Speech on the above topic)

Video submission deadline: March 17, 2022 (Thursday) at 11:59 p.m.
Video submission guidelines: Procedures for Video Submission

Grand Final (4-min Prepared Speech on the above topic + 2-min Impromptu Speech)

Date: March 24, 2022 (Thursday)
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Venue: via Zoom (A zoom link and password will be sent to you upon successful registration.)
Panel of Judges:

• Dr Jose Lai, Director of the English Language Teaching Unit
• Mr. Ricky Cheng, Executive Vice President of the United Board, Member of the Chung Chi College Board of Trustees of CUHK, Former Director of the Office of Institutional Advancement of CUHK, and Founding Member of the Chung Chi College Toastmaster Club
• Mr. Brian Wong, a Rhodes Scholar from Hong Kong, Founder and Director of the Oxford Political Review, Co-founder of the Oxford Policy Advisory Group, and Governor of the HK Debate and Speech Community

Eligibility:
All CUHK full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students who are non-native speakers of English

Prizes:
Champion: HK$3000 Amazon gift card
1st runner-up: HK$2000 Amazon gift card
2nd runner-up: HK$1000 Amazon gift card
Trophies and certificates for all winners
Winners of the competition will be nominated to represent CUHK in the Hong Kong regional round of The “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking Competition (provided that they fulfil the eligibility criteria) which will take place in May 2022.