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Emily Tsang

Another Guinness world record was being set on Sunday as more than 1,500 players made some 73,900 basketball lay-ups within 12 hours in a star-studded fundraising programme for children with special needs.
The latest world record is the third by Guinness guru Brian Cha Chi-kin, who aims to challenge 10 records in five years.
Cha estimated that hundreds of thousands of dollars could be raised by the event, which would go to a private hospital's foundation to give children with special needs access to therapy.
"Not every participant is good at playing basketball, but we want to show the world that they can still make big achievement if they are willing to devote time and make an effort," Cha said yesterday.
"I hope that young children will be inspired by this message."
He also disclosed that the next challenge, in November, would involve rock climbing.
Players at yesterday's event, in Southorn Playground in Wan Chai, experienced unexpectedly hot weather.
The Observatory said it recorded the highest temperatures so far this year of 30.6 degrees Celsius, which also made it the hottest Ching Ming festival on record.
Around 1,500 participates took turns to lay the ball up near the basket and use one hand to bounce it off the backboard and into the basket.
Among those celebrities who were seen running and sweating on the court were artists Alex Fong Lik-sun, Angela Tong Ying-ying and model Janet Ma and her son.
Jo Soo-tang, chairman of Hong Kong Adventist Hospital Foundation, said she was very excited by the achievement of all the participants and added that the funds raised would be used to sponsor therapies for children with special needs in the community.
If successful, this will be Cha's third world record in two years. His first title was in 2013 when he hit more than 8,000 golf balls over the course of 12 hours.


Hong Kong players' record-breaking charity drive is a slam dunk

Participants race towards the basket to help beat the Guinness world record for basketball lay-ups in Southorn Playground, Wan Chai, yesterday. Photo: Franke Tsang

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Another Guinness world record was being set on Sunday as more than 1,500 players made some 73,900 basketball lay-ups within 12 hours in a star-studded fundraising programme for children with special needs.
