Macau Inter-Tertiary English Debating Tournament 2008

Macau Inter-Tertiary English Debating Tournament 2008

Health

1. This House would put a fat tax on fast food.
2. This House would place clinically obese children under the care of the State.
3. This House would implement a compulsory morning-exercise regime for all government servants.

Education

1. This House would require all elementary and secondary schools to include debating in the curriculum.
2. This House believes that the State should provide free and compulsory nursery education for all children.
3. This House believes that full-time students should take part in compulsory charity work.



Ethics

1. This House believes that doctors should be compelled to report instances of domestic violence.
2. This House would ban pharmaceutical companies from giving monetary compensation to clinical trial volunteers.
3. This House believes that medical workers from developing countries should not be allowed to migrate to the developed world.

Internet

1. This House would ban peer-to-peer file sharing.
2. This House would ban websites that facilitate suicide.
3. This House would regulate social networking websites.

Prisons and Prisoners

1. This House believes that prisoners should be allowed to vote.
2. This House would privatise prisons.
3. This House would allow prisoners who are sentenced to life-imprisonment to choose the death penalty.

Democracy
1. This House believes that democracy is a necessary condition for economic growth and stability.
2. This House believes that opinion polls distort the democratic process.
3. This House believes that democracies should allow citizen-initiated referendums.