Bangkok--25 Oct--HSBC HSBC in Thailand donates to Redemptorist Vocational School for the Disabled in Pattaya to support the school’s Sharing Knowledge Project. The project is aimed to enhance the opportunity to their disabled students to share the knowledge of Information Technology and English Skills to youths in remote areas. Photo shows Mr. Marcus Hurry, (centre) CEO, HSBC in Thailand recently presented a cash donation worth 40,000 baht to students of Redemptorist Vocational School for the Disabled to support the school activity that benefits to society. Media enquiries to Varanandha Sutthapreeda or Savittree Muadmuang on 0-2614-4606, 0-2614-4609. Notes to editors: 1. HSBC in Thailand HSBC was established as the first commercial bank in Thailand in 1888. With access to global expertise and enriched local knowledge, HSBC in Thailand provides a full range of financial services including corporate and institutional banking, global markets, securities services, trade finance, payment and cash management services to corporate customers; personal financial services and credit cards to a growing retail customer base in Thailand. HSBC is globally recognised for its high service standards, ethical practices and full commitment to corporate social responsibilities to benefit the local economy. 2. HSBC Holdings plc or the HSBC Group Headquartered in London, the HSBC Group is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. The Group’s international network comprises around 10,000 offices in 83 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa, serves over 125 million customers and has assets of US$2,150 billion as at 30 June 2007. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) is the founding and principal member of the HSBC Group.