Debating speech:

“Country Parks should be used for urban development in Hong Kong.”

Dear Adjudicator, Opponents, audience,

Good morning! Today’s motion is “Country Parks should be used for urban development in
Hong Kong”. Imagine the following situation: Chris Wong is a 10-year-old kid. He does not
have enough fresh air because of inconvenience to access to country parks. Actually, he is
not alone-if Hong Kong is decreasing the amount of Country Parks. As the oppositive side, I’ll
illustrate why today’s motion must not stand by analysing the issue in depth as follows.

The main reason for country parks should be kept is that it is fantastic places for the nature.
As we all know, environmental problems have long been an international issue. Given that
the nature could provide irreplaceable value to humans, ranging from fresh air to ecological
equilibrium, country parks are indispensable for all animals in the world, including humans.
If all the country parks were used for urban development, it would deteriorate the effect of
global warming, which would severely affect people’s lives since it would cause heatwaves
and typhoons more frequently. Thus, reserving country parks is a satisfactory solution to
alleviate air pollution.

Apart from environmental problems, country parks used for urban development would
impact the economy of Hong Kong. Due to the importance of the tourist industry for Hong
Kong, Country Parks should be further retained undoubtedly. For instance, people who
appreciate the environmentally friendly city would not visit Hong Kong, which means that
the government lost a part of the money from these kinds of people. It can be clearly seen
that in terms of economic development, country parks being used for urban development is
definitely an unfeasible measure. To make matters worse, country parks being used for
urban development would also minimize the reputation of Hong Kong. Therefore, there is no
reason for country parks to be abated.

Some may claim that the land in Hong Kong used for residence is absolutely shortage and
redeveloping country parks as urban use is a great way to mitigate the land shortage
substantially. Nevertheless, the government has contributed a lot to natural conservation,
ranging from protecting endangered species to new nature conservation policy, which has
long been one of the centrepieces of the government's plans for future development.
Compared to country parks, leveraging the undeveloped place for urban use is smarter.
Hence, instead of redeveloping country parks to fester the natural conservation, the
government should undertake to utilize the undeveloped places.

On balance, country parks should not be used for urban development in Hong Kong. It is no
doubt that decreasing the area of country parks do no goods for Hong Kong citizens. My
second and third speakers will further elaborate our arguments and prove that today’s
motion must not stand with evidence.

Thank you!
Believer - Imagine Dragons (梦龙)/Lil Wayne (李尔·韦恩)

Lyrics by：Dan Reynolds/Wayne Sermon/Ben McKee/Daniel Platzman/Robin

Fredriksson/Mattias Larsson/Justin Drew Tranter/Dwayne Carter

Composed by：Dan Reynolds/Wayne Sermon/Ben McKee/Daniel Platzman/Robin

Fredriksson/Mattias Larsson/Justin Drew Tranter/Dwayne Carter

Produced by：Mattman & Robin

Dan Reynolds：

First things first

I'ma say all the words inside my head

I'm fired up and tired of the way that things have been oh ooh

The way that things have been oh ooh

Second thing second

Don't you tell me what you think that I could be

I'm the one at the sail I'm the master of my sea oh ooh

The master of my sea oh ooh

I was broken from a young age

Taking my sulkin' to the masses

Writing my poems for the few

That look at me took to me shook to me feelin' me

Singing from heartache from the pain

Taking my message from the veins

Speaking my lesson from the brain

Seeing the beauty through the

Pain

You made me a you made me a believer believer

Pain

You break me down you build me up believer believer

Pain

Oh let the bullets fly oh let them rain

My life my love my drive it came from

Pain
You made me a you made me a believer believer

Lil Wayne：

First things first

Can you imagine what's about to happen

It's Weezy the dragon I link with the dragons

And we gon' get ratchet no need for imaginin'

This is what's happenin'

Second thing second I reckon immaculate

Sound about accurate

I know that strength it don't come without strategy

I know that sweet it don't come without cavities

I know the passages come with some traffic

I start from the basement end up in the attic

And third thing third

Whoever count me out they simply can't count

Let's get mathematic I'm up in this huh

Is you a believer

I get a unicorn out of a zebra

I wear my uniform like a tuxedo

This dragon don't hold his breath don't need a breather

Love you Miss Cita the son of a leader

I know the bloomin' don't come without rain

I know the losin' don't come without shame

I know the beauty don't come without hurt

Hold up hold up last thing last

I know that Tunechi don't come without Wayne

I know that losin' don't come without gain

I know that beauty don't come without

Don't come without

Dan Reynolds：

Pain
You made me a you made me a believer believer

Pain

You break me down you build me up believer believer

Pain

Oh let the bullets fly oh let them rain

My life my love my drive it came from

Pain

You made me a you made me a believer believer

Last things last

By the grace of the fire and the flames

You're the face of the future the blood in my veins oh ooh

The blood in my veins oh ooh

But they never did ever lived ebbin' and flowin'

Inhibited limited 'til it broke open and rained down

It rained down like

Pain

You made me a you made me a believer believer

Pain

You break me down you build me up believer believer

Pain

Oh let the bullets fly oh let them rain

My life my love my drive it came from

Pain

You made me a you made me a believer believer