{"id":26790,"date":"2026-07-22T16:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T08:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ltpss.edu.hk\/schoolweb\/?p=26790"},"modified":"2026-07-22T17:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:03:21","slug":"first-runner-up-in-hong-kong-secondary-schools-debating-competition-260722","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ltpss.edu.hk\/schoolweb\/first-runner-up-in-hong-kong-secondary-schools-debating-competition-260722\/","title":{"rendered":"First Runner-up in Hong Kong Secondary Schools Debating Competition 25-26 Grand Final (Kowloon and New Territories Division 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>First Runner-up in Hong Kong Secondary Schools Debating Competition 25-26 Grand Final (Kowloon and New Territories Division 1)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations to the LTPSS Debate Team for their outstanding achievement of the First Runner-up in Hong Kong Secondary Schools Debating Competition 25-26 Grand Final (Kowloon and New Territories Division 1).\u00a0 With over 150 participating schools in this competition, the LTPSS Debate Team has worked hard and gone through at least 6 rounds of debates to get into the grand final!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are proud that our debaters (S3 Cheung Hoi Ching, Lee Sum Yung and Petrenko Sophia) have attempted the challenging motion \u201cThis House believes that states with collectivist family culture should actively promote policies that support independent living among young adults.\u201d tactfully in the final round.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please join us in congratulating the LTPSS Debate Team on this brilliant accomplishment!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"vntd-image-gallery vntd-content-element \"><div id=\"vntd-gallery-8866\" 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