Campus Digest

Student delegations win six awards at Model United Nations Conferences

13 May 2015

The University sent two student delegations to the Model United Nations (MUN) Conferences held in London and Hong Kong. With the teams’ brilliant performance, they successfully clinched six awards at the conferences, including Best Performance, Best Position Paper, Honourable Mention and Best Delegation.
 
This year’s London International MUN Conference attracted students from over 190 countries and regions. The HKBU delegation represented America, Germany, Russia, China and Azerbaijan in different simulated committees to discuss a range of pressing international issues. Two of the HKBU delegates, Cheng Ho-man (China Studies – Sociology, Year 2) and Zhao Fanyuan (Accounting, Year 3) received praise from the judges and won the Best Position Paper and Honourable Mention respectively for their outstanding performance.

At the Hong Kong MUN Conference, the HKBU delegation showcased excellent diplomatic skills through their speeches and the ability to make tough compromises with delegates from around the world. Throughout the intense discussions and dynamic negotiations, they demonstrated great enthusiasm and a strong team spirit.

Among the delegates, Chuang Hoi-kiu (Faculty of Social Sciences, Year 1) with his partner Ha Giabao (Associate Degree, Year 1), and Leo Leung (Accounting, Year 2) with his partner Karla Ng (China Studies, Year 1) were named Best Delegation. Ng Chun-sing (International Journalism, Year 3) and Zeng Xingle (Organisational Communication, Year 3) captured the award for Best Performance while Zhao Lingbo (Government and International Studies, Year 2) was awarded the Best Position Paper. Honourable Mention was given to Cao Xinyue (Accounting, Year 1), Morris Chan (School of Communication, Year 1), Chu Ka-ki (Governmental and International Studies, Year 2), Lai Chun-fung (Geography, Year 2), Tin Yi-kui (Governmental and International Studies, Year 2) and Zhao Fangyuan.