東方日報 2008-01-02 港聞 A24
港創立亞洲記憶力紀錄
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【本報訊】自問可於兩個半小時內,記取五百個英文生字,或在六分鐘內牢記一百個英文字母排序者,可申請挑戰「亞洲記憶力紀錄」。香港記憶學總會主席李玉娟有鑑於國際上有關記憶力賽事的紀錄保持者均是歐美人士,特別創立「亞洲記憶力紀錄」,讓記憶力強的人士可自創記憶力新紀錄或挑戰舊紀錄,內容不限,紀錄需由公證人見證,方可被確認。總會稍後將邀請全球人士一同參與較量。
李玉娟昨與兩名徒弟即席締造三項「亞洲記憶力紀錄」,包括由李玉娟創出在兩個半小時內,記取四百九十一個英文生字的串法及排序;年僅十一歲的盧鈞泰則於一小時內記取一百零九個英文生字;剛於暑假勝出「世界記憶力錦標大賽澳洲站」國際組冠軍的十九歲少年李鑑峰,則用五分五十四秒記取一百個A 至Z 字母的排序。
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太陽報 2008-01-02 港聞 A11
亞洲記憶王
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香港記憶學總會主席李玉娟昨與兩名徒弟締造三項「亞洲記憶力紀錄」,包括由李玉娟在兩個半小時內,記取四百九十一個英文生字的串法及排序;十一歲的盧鈞泰於一小時內記取一百零九個英文生字;十九歲少年李鑑峰利用五分五十四秒,記取一百個字母排序。
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Southchina Morning Post
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Memory starsblaze a trail to encourage Asians to set records
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 / (+852) 8101-6860