Privy Council Office

Notice is hereby given that a Petition has been presented to Her Majesty in Council by HSBC Bank Middle East praying for the grant of a Supplemental Charter.
Her Majesty having referred the Petition to a Committee of the Privy Council, all Petitions for or against such grant should be delivered at the Privy Council Office, 2 Carlton Gardens, London SW1Y 5AA, on or before 29 January 2003.