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May 5, 2016 6:03 PM EDT

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE 14A

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HSBC Funds
 
HSBC Opportunity Fund Aggressive Strategy Fund
HSBC Prime Money Market Fund Balanced Strategy Fund
HSBC U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund Moderate Strategy Fund
HSBC Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund Conservative Strategy Fund
  Income Strategy Fund

HSBC Advisor Funds Trust

HSBC Opportunity Fund

April 29, 2016

To our Shareholders:

We need your vote.

We have been trying to reach you regarding your investment(s) in the above-named fund(s). We are asking for your immediate attention and response to an important shareholder matter. The Special Meeting of Shareholders, which was originally scheduled to take place on April 14, 2016, has been adjourned for a second time until May 13, 2016, 10:00 AM Eastern time, due to insufficient voting response from shareholders. Our records indicate that we have not yet received YOUR vote.

Shareholders are being asked to vote on the following proposals:

Proposals       Shareholders Solicited to Vote
1.       To approve election of five nominees to serve as Trustees on the Boards of Trustees (“Proposal 1”)   All Funds
 
2. To approve the reorganization of each Trust into a single newly established Delaware statutory trust from a Massachusetts business trust or New York trust, as applicable (“Proposal 2”) All Funds
 
3. To approve an amendment to the current “managers of managers” arrangement for the Funds (“Proposal 3”) Certain Funds. Please see proxy statement at www.okapivote.com/HSBC for further details
 
4. To approve revisions to the Funds’ fundamental investment policies in order to conform and modernize the policies (“Proposal 4”) Certain Funds. Please see proxy statement at www.okapivote.com/HSBC for further details.

As of April 29, 2016, a majority of the votes received have been cast in favor of the above proposals, but not enough shares have voted.

Every account, no matter the size, has a direct impact on the outcome of the proxy vote.

Your Fund’s Board of Trustees unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the proposals.

No matter when you receive this email - even if it is past the indicated deadline, it is very important that you vote TODAY. Failure to vote could further delay the meeting and generate unnecessary additional costs.

If you have any questions, please call the Funds’ proxy solicitor, Okapi Partners, toll-free at 877-279-2311.

Thank you for your continued support.


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