Pre-selection: Hong Kong and Macao 2025 inter-university oratory competition

The Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macao is organising the Hong Kong and Macao 2025 Inter-university Oratory Competition. 

The Oratory competition aims to promote the French language and highlight Women in the Francophonie.

Students for whom French is a foreign language are invited to express their talents in the French language!

Participation procedure and themes

• The competition will be held in person on 8 March 2025 (the exact time and place will be confirmed at a later date)
• For category A2/B1, 5 to 7 min. oral presentation to the jury, on the subject : Which female figure inspires you? Explain why.
• For category B2, 7 to 9 min. oral presentation to the jury, on the subject : If feminism was a color, what color would it be ?

Prizes

• All candidates will receive a certificate of participation in the oratorical competition.
• The winners of the A2/B1 and B2 categories will win a four-week language study holiday in France, including air tickets and accommodation.
• A special prize known as the ‘creativity prize’ will be awarded for a particularly creative presentation, regardless of category.
• A "Public Prize"will be awarded after a secret ballot.

How to participate?

• Have French as a foreign language;
• Be enrolled at a university in Hong Kong.
• Be enrolled at the Alliance française de Hong Kong (Autumn 24 or Winter 25)
• Be aged between 18 and 25 (i.e. 26 minus one day) on the day of the competition;
• Have a level of French corresponding to the chosen category, i.e. A2 or B1 and B2 or + 
• Create a short video capsule of a maximum of 3 minutes presenting the reasons why you wish to participate and an argument project on one of the two selected themes according to your category.
• Register on this page and send your video capsule or the link to download it to the following email address before 11:59 PM on February 8, 2025 : adrien.lefevre@afhongkong.org    

Le jury de pré-selection composé des responsables de centres et des enseignants de l'AFHK évaluera la présentation faite selon les critères de notation annexés au règlement du concours oratoire Francophonie 2025.. Il retiendra trois candidats qu’il présentera au concours oratoire selon les modalités citées à l’article 5 d règlement du concours oratoire Francophonie 2025.