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Most wind socks flown simultaneously, single location

The most wind socks flown simultaneously, at a single location, was 6,478, achieved by the Kowloon Federation of Associations (Community Services) Foundation Ltd. (Hong Kong), in Lei Yu Mun Village, Kowloon, Hong Kong, on 15 May 2011. The wind socks in the display took the form of carp streamers, each streamer was individually coloured and carried a unique inscription. The streamers were flown to raise awareness about the plight of Japanese people suffering due to recent natural disasters.

Smallest Guru Granth Sahib

The smallest known copy of the Guru Granth Sahib measures 29.61 x 29.59 x 23.36 mm (1.17 x 1.16 x 0.92 in) and contains 1,430 pages. The book is owned by Mehmood Imran (India) and was measured on 1 October 2006. Mr. Imran told us the book was published by the British Empire for the Sikh soldiers of the Indian Army during the First World War. The soldiers used to tuck these miniature books in their turbans after daily prayers.

Tallest revolving door

The tallest revolving door measures 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) and is located in the Novotel Citygate Hong Kong hotel in Tung Chung, Hong Kong. The door was measured during the hotels official opening on 12 June 2006.