Bangkok--30 Apr--HSBC HSBC Credit Card unveils HSBC Rewards 2008, an unrivalled rewards catalogue offering a convenient and simple rewards redemption with greater values to its cardholders. HSBC card members will enjoy a wide range of cash vouchers from more than 100 leading merchants serving all types of lifestyles such as department stores, hyper-markets, restaurants, traveling, transportation/hotels, mileages programme, and cash back to their credit card accounts. Card members also enjoy the lower rewards points required, various redemption channels, and special promotion offerred for redemptions in HSBC Rewards 2008. The redemption period starts from now until 31 March 2009. 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 128 million customers and has assets of US$2,534 billion as at 31 December 2007. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited is the founding and principal member of the HSBC Group. For more information, please call 1590 or www.hsbc.co.th Media enquiries to Varanandha Sutthapreeda on 0-2614-4609 or Savittree Muadmuang on 0-2614-4606.