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Wednesday, May 24, 1972
OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL PRESENTATION CEREMONY
Lady MacLehose Addresses 40 "Pioneers"
Lady MacLehose said today that in recent years, women had achieved
some remarkable feats of daring and endurance.
She cited the examples of Nicolette Milnes-Walker sailing the
Atlantic alone last year, Sylvia Cook rowing for 12 months across the
Pacific, and Japanese women climbing in the Himalayas.
She was speaking at a presentation ceremony of certificates and
badges to 40 girls who had completed a training course of 26 days at the
Outward Bound School of Hong Kong.
Lady MacLehose described the girls as "pioneere" because they were
the first group of young women to undertake an Outward Bound Course in Hong
Kong.
The following is the full text of Lady MacLehose's speech at the
presentation ceremony:-
"I feel slightly diffident today addressing 40 pioneers, for pioneers
you certainly are as the first group of young women to undertake an Outward
Bound Course here in Hong Kong.
"When the idea of running a women's course was first proposed, it
was thought that not more than 20 volunteers would apply. The young women of
Hong Kong are to be congratulated since 40, double the estimated
number, signed on. This is indeed encouraging for all concerned, promotors,
sponsors and participants.
"You have