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(News report) South China Morning Post 2nd Jan,2008
An 11-year-old and his tutor walked slowly past 500 English words on a board
in an attempt to set memory records yesterday.
Clement Lo Kwan-tai, 11, and his tutor, Miki Lee Yuk-kuen, hoped to memorise
as many words as possible.
The English words were written on cards, carried a Chinese translation and
were posted in random order on a board.
Shoppers in Ma On Shan Plaza looked on as Clement managed to memorise 109
words in one hour, while Ms Lee memorised 491 in 2-1/2 hours.
Another participant, 19-year-old student Li Kam-fung, winner of the best
international competitor title in the 2007 Australian Memory Championships,
attempted to memorise the English alphabet repeated in a random sequence of
100 letters.
Mr Li took five minutes and 54 seconds.
Their records will be included in the Asian Memory Record, modelled on
Guinness World Records, and launched by the Hong Kong Memory Study
Association yesterday. These memory records are in three age groups: juniors
aged 11 or below, youth aged from 12 to 17 and adults aged 18 and above.
It's like the Guinness World Records, every Asian can introduce a new
category or try to break a record, said Ms Lee, who is also chairwoman of
the association.
Ms Lee said memory contests were common in Europe and America, but not so in
Asia and the association wanted to change that, so the group would provide a
platform for Asians to compare their memory skills with others on its
website.
We learn to improve if people break each other's records, she said.
Mr Li and Clement encouraged other Asians to break their records. I am ready
to be challenged, said Clement, who was confident that he would keep
improving his skills and set new records.
Asians who want to declare their record must provide evidence of how it was
set with a report, video and photos.
The record should be set in front of at least three witnesses.
Ms Lee said the association would announce the details on their website
www.hkmsa.org today.
The association hopes to organise contests this year with other competitors
in Asia, including from Japan and India.
www.hkmsa.org
An 11-year-old and his tutor walked slowly past 500 English words on a board
in an attempt to set memory records yesterday.
Clement Lo Kwan-tai, 11, and his tutor, Miki Lee Yuk-kuen, hoped to memorise
as many words as possible.
The English words were written on cards, carried a Chinese translation and
were posted in random order on a board.
Shoppers in Ma On Shan Plaza looked on as Clement managed to memorise 109
words in one hour, while Ms Lee memorised 491 in 2-1/2 hours.
Another participant, 19-year-old student Li Kam-fung, winner of the best
international competitor title in the 2007 Australian Memory Championships,
attempted to memorise the English alphabet repeated in a random sequence of
100 letters.
Mr Li took five minutes and 54 seconds.
Their records will be included in the Asian Memory Record, modelled on
Guinness World Records, and launched by the Hong Kong Memory Study
Association yesterday. These memory records are in three age groups: juniors
aged 11 or below, youth aged from 12 to 17 and adults aged 18 and above.
It's like the Guinness World Records, every Asian can introduce a new
category or try to break a record, said Ms Lee, who is also chairwoman of
the association.
Ms Lee said memory contests were common in Europe and America, but not so in
Asia and the association wanted to change that, so the group would provide a
platform for Asians to compare their memory skills with others on its
website.
We learn to improve if people break each other's records, she said.
Mr Li and Clement encouraged other Asians to break their records. I am ready
to be challenged, said Clement, who was confident that he would keep
improving his skills and set new records.
Asians who want to declare their record must provide evidence of how it was
set with a report, video and photos.
The record should be set in front of at least three witnesses.
Ms Lee said the association would announce the details on their website
www.hkmsa.org today.
The association hopes to organise contests this year with other competitors
in Asia, including from Japan and India.
www.hkmsa.org