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Bangkok Big Switch

Bangkok Big Switch Project invites you to join electricity-saving competition to win prizes worth 1 million baht in total. By participating in the electricity reduction activity, you can also help combating the global warming challenge.

Out of the three months, the month having the least electricity consumption will be identified and compared with electricity consumption in June 2009. 200 participants who save the greatest percentage of electricity consumption compared to the base month (measured in June 2009) will receive environmental-friendly products having a combined value of 1 million baht.

The campaign offers 200 prizes of low-energy consumer appliances and other environmental-friendly products for the 200 households achieving the greatest electrical energy saving.

Registration

Channels

Public

SMS

Participants will receive a return SMS to confirm their registration.

Special offer! the first 10,000
HSBC credit cardholders*

SMS

Participants will receive a return SMS to confirm their registration.

Registration Deadline: 30 September 2009

* For HSBC credit cardholders, the first 10,000 persons who register for the campaign via SMS will receive 100 HSBC Reward points. (Reward points will be credited into HSBC credit card account before 31 December 2009).

At the end of the competition, results will be posted on the HSBC website no later than 31 December 2009.

The top ten winners will be contacted individually through the phone number provided at registration stage and will also receive a confirmation letter.

200 participants who reduce their electricity usage by the greatest percentage (compared to the baseline) will receive green prizes, having a total value of approximately 1,000,000 baht.

The amount of electricity savings achieved by every registered participant during the three-month campaign will be combined and used to calculate a total amount of carbon (in Kg). HSBC in Thailand and its partners will donate 1 Baht per 1 Kg of carbon. The fund will be used to build a publicly-accessible Green Library which is a prototype for environmental-friendly lifestyles. (*Maximum fund for this project is 3 million baht.)

Climate change represents the largest single environmental challenge facing humanity this century. As part of HSBC's sustainability strategy, we have always believed we have a responsibility to the local communities in which we operate. In tandem with this, as a global company, we have a broader role to play in responding worldwide to the critical issue of global warming.

Our world’s most dangerous enemy is none other than us - humans. We recognise that this overwhelming challenge to our home cannot be solved by any one agent acting unilaterally. Everyone from every part of society should take responsibility and play their role in helping to reduce global warming.

HSBC in Thailand has chosen a two-track approach that constructively engages people towards this cause: firstly, to disseminate knowledge about global warming that instills a sense of urgency and acceptance of a real crisis; secondly, to encourage the public to take action in order to lessen the direct impacts their lifestyles have on our environment (take less and give back). In this respect, electricity consumption represents one of the most significant impacts to our environment, causing carbon and greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing its wasteful or unnecessary usage will be the objective of a new campaign called "Bangkok Big Switch".

Bangkok Big Switch

Bangkok Big Switch Campaign involves simple and practical participation by members of households and schools in target areas. A competition will be organised to recruit participants, gain their commitment to the concept of electricity conservation and, at the same time, encourage them to sustain their efforts toward the goal of reducing electricity usage for a period of three months. The campaign offers 200 incentive prizes of low-energy consumer appliances and other environmentally-friendly products for the households achieving the greatest electrical energy saving.

In addition, Bangkok Big Switch Campaign will invest in the creation of a prototype "Green Room" at a selected school or public building. We believe we can help address the global warming issue through education about its impact on our environment and daily lives and that, collectively, we can reduce energy consumption by shifting to cleaner or renewable energies that minimise carbon emissions. Funding for building a Green Room will come from donations made directly by HSBC in Thailand and its participating partners. The funding amount will be determined by combining the total electricity savings achieved by every participant and converting the total units saved into an equivalent monetary value. The Green Room will be specially designed and built to achieve low energy consumption levels and be environmentally friendly by using fixtures and fittings manufactured from sustainable sources.

To achieve these goals, Bangkok Big Switch Project needs commitment and collaboration from the government, Non-Government Organisations, the business sector, as well as the public.

	27 July 2009	"Bangkok Big Switch" project launch ceremony at British Embassy
	28 July - 3 Aug 2009	Bangkok Big Switch Exhibition at Siam Paragon
	30 September 2009	Last day for "Bangkok Big Switch" programme registration
	31 October 2009	End of electricity-saving competition
	December 2009	Campaign winners announcement
	September 2010	HSBC hands over green room to public

Bangkok Big Switch Campaign
1. Electricity-Saving Competition
2. The Green Room

Households living in residential buildings (as stated under Category 1 Classification of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority) in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan provinces are invited to take part in the 3-month electricity-saving competition, held during August-October 2009.

Interested persons must register for the campaign. Thereafter, they are encouraged to reduce their household electricity consumption over the period of three months. Out of the three months, the month having the least electricity consumption will be identified and compared with electricity consumption in June 2009.

200 participants who save the greatest percentage of electricity consumption compared to the base month (measured in June 2009) will receive environmental-friendly products having a combined value of 1 million baht.

Examples

Household A: Electricity Consumption

June 2009 Cycle	August 2009 Cycle	September 2009 Cycle	October 2009 Cycle
1,200 units	1,075 units	950 units	1,100 units

The month with the least electricity consumption compared with the base month of June (1,200 units)	: September (950 units)

Therefore, electricity savings	: 1,200 - 950 = 250 units
Electricity savings in percentage equivalent	: (1,200 - 950) / 1,200 = 20.8%

Household B: Electricity Consumption

June 2009 Cycle	August 2009 Cycle	September 2009 Cycle	October 2009 Cycle
2,200 units	2,000 units	1,950 units	1,900 units

The month with the least electricity consumption compared with the base month of June (2,200 units)	: October (1,900 units)

Therefore, electricity savings	: 2,200 - 1,900 = 300 units
Electricity savings in percentage equivalent	: (300 - 100) / 2,200 = 13.6%

Therefore, Household A achieved a greater electricity savings by percentage.

Registration

Registration

Channels

Public

SMS

Participants will receive a return SMS to confirm their registration.

Special offer! the first 10,000
HSBC credit cardholders*

SMS

Participants will receive a return SMS to confirm their registration.

Registration Deadline: 30 September 2009

Results Announcement

At the end of the competition, results will be posted on the HSBC website no later than 31 December 2009. The top ten winners will be contacted individually through the phone number provided at registration stage and will also receive a confirmation letter.

Award Scheme

200 participants who reduce their electricity usage by the greatest percentage (compared to the baseline) will receive green prizes, having a total value of approximately 1,000,000 baht.

Prize	Sponsor	Prize	No. of prizes
1	LG	• 42" Full HD LCD TV Model : LH70YR • Front Load Washing Machine 10.5 kg Model : WD14030FDS • Side-by-side Refrigerator 19Q Model : GC-B207 WTQ 19Q • Air Conditioner Health+ Inverter 9,237 BTU Model : I10-SBA6M/D/E 9,237 BTU	1 set
2	LG	• 42" Full HD LCD TV Model : LH70YR • Air Conditioner Health+ Inverter 9,237 BTU Model : I10-SBA6M/D/E 9,237 BTU • Two-door Refrigerator 10.3Q Model : LH70FR	1 set
3	LG	• Full HD LCD TV 37" Model : LH70FR • Two-door Refrigerator 10.3Q Model : GN-B352YLC 10.3Q	1 set
4-10	LG	• Full HD LCD TV 32" 1 item Model : TV LH35FR	7
11-25	HSBC	• Accommodation at Alila Cha-am (Deluxe Room) - 1 Voucher	15
26-33	HSBC	• Accommodation at Es-ta-te Khao Kheow Resort with breakfast for two persons 1 Voucher	8
34-63	LA Bicycle	• LA Sport bicycle 24" - 1 item	30
64-73	LG	• DVD player - 1 item Model : DV450-P	10
74-83	LG	• Mobile phone - 1 item Model : GB-106	10
84-133	The Body Shop	• The Body Shop products	50
134-150	HSBC	• HSBC cap	17
151-200	MRT	• MRT smart pass card 230 Baht	50
First 10,000 HSBC Credit Card customers who register via SMS		• HSBC Reward 100 points	10,000

1.	The British Embassy, Bangkok
2.	British Council
3.	Metropolitan Electricity Authority
4.	The Mall Group
5.	LG Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
6.	JCDecaux Thailand Co., Ltd
7.	Index Living Mall Co., Ltd.
8.	LA Bicycle (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
9.	Mindshare (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
10.	Earthcare Co., Ltd.
11.	Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand

Terms and Conditions

1.	Only people living in residential buildings in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samutprakarn provinces (under Category 1 Classification of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority) may participate in this campaign.
2.	Eligible registered participants may or may not own electricity metres but they must actually live in the registered residential buildings and use electricity therein.
3.	Participants must provide their first and family names together with their electricity metre numbers at the time of registration.
4.	Registered participants are assumed to have consented to provide their names and contact information to the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) for electricity usage tracking and for MEA’s service enhancement in the future.
5.	Limited to one registration per electricity metre.
6.	Registration deadline is 30 September 2009.
7.	Electricity usage will be calculated based on MEA cycles of billing, not according to calendar months.
8.	To qualify for prizes participants must have used at least 20% of their regular electrical consumption (measured in June 2009) over the 3-month competition period, Aug-Oct 2009. Consumption level below this will be considered unusual and not qualify.
9.	HSBC and MEA will verify the electricity usage of the top 10 winners to ensure the rightfulness of their status.
10.	Eligible registered participants must use electricity for the entire three-month period of the competition; from August until October 2009.
11.	In the event that there are qualified participants achieving an electricity saving of exactly the same percentage, the organiser will award the higher-value prize to the person who has higher monetary value of electricity saving.
12.	The maximum amount of matching fund to be donated by HSBC in Thailand and its partners for the building of a Green Room is THB3 million (three million baht only).
13.	The top-10 winning participants must present proof or documentation supporting that they actually live in the registered residential buildings and use electricity therein.
14.	Winning participants who receive incentives worth in excess of THB1,000 each will be subject to 5% tax, according to the Revenues Department. Such tax must be paid upon receiving the incentives.
15.	"HSBC credit card" means HSBC's primary and supplementary credit cards issued in Thailand with normal status and no delinquency throughout the promotion period (excluding corporate cards).
16.	HSBC reserves the right to change the awards, terms and conditions, periods and any other privileges without prior notice. HSBC’s decision is absolute.

Saving energy is easy. In some instances it simply requires routine maintenance to check that electrical and electronic equipment such as air filters and light fittings are in good working order. In others, it is even easier - you can save energy and reduce your running costs quite substantially just by making sure lights are switched off when not in use and that air conditioners are not placed in direct sunlight.

These are just some examples of steps you can take. If everyone plays their part and makes small changes every day, we can all join together and save the energy - and save money while we go about it.

	Replace light bulbs with energy-saving compact fluorescent bulbs. They use 80% less energy but are brighter, have a longer life and are safer.
	Use efficient light reflectors
	Use natural lighting or low level lighting where possible
	Turn off all lights when not in use
	Arrange lights in zones for better energy management

	Have your air conditioning inspected, cleaned and tuned by a professional every 6 months Well-maintained air-conditioning will use less electricity and run for longer
	Set thermostats at 25oC and use timer control
	Install heat insulation materials in air-conditioned room
	Clean air filters regularly
	Ensure doors and windows are closed and any gaps or cracks are sealed
	Make sure furniture or other obstructions do not block the air flow
	Use window shades to block radiant heat gains and losses
	Turn off A/C when not in use

	Select appliances that have energy efficient labels as "No.5" Energy Saving appliance
	Turn off computers and other office equipment when not in use
	Select appliances such as fax machines, photocopiers, printers, computer monitors, etc with sleep modes and timers
	Ensure the energy save mode is "ON"
	Use LCD monitors (more energy efficient)
	Use renewable energy appliances such as solar energy calculators
	Do not put hot food in the refrigerator; wait until the food cools down first.
	Avoid using heat generating appliances in the air-conditioned room, e.g. boiling pot
	Unplug the iron for about 5-10 minutes before finish ironing; use left-over heat to continue ironing.