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The University of Macau’s (UM) English Debating
Team recently won the third prize at the 19th FLTRP Cup
National English Debating Competition, which was held at Beijing Foreign
Studies University. Two debaters of the UM team, namely Jenny Wong Ka Kei and
David Leong Ka Wai, were ranked No 2 and No 4, respectively, among
all the 248 debaters in the competition. After placing first in the eight rounds of preliminaries, the UM team proceeded to the octo-final and eventually won the third prize in the grand final. Other debating teams in the final came from Beijing Foreign Studies University, the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and China Foreign Affairs University.
Members of UM team included Jenny Wong Ka Kei, a fourth-year student from the Faculty
of Social Sciences and Chao Kuang Piu College, and David Leong Ka Wai, a
fourth-year student from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. The team leader was
Lam Pek Kei, a third-year student from the Faculty of Social Sciences. Source: Student Affairs Office Media Contact Information: Communications Office, University of Macau Albee Lei Tel:(853) 88228004 Kelvin U Tel:(853) 88224322 Email:prs.media@um.edu.mo
UM Website:www.umac.mo 30/05/2016 | |||||||||
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