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OMB
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Expires: February
28, 2009
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Estimated
average burden
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hours
per
response
10.4
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Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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(Amendment
No. )*
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Orient-Express
Hotels Ltd.
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(Name
of Issuer)
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Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title
of Class of Securities)
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G67743107
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(CUSIP
Number)
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August
16, 2007
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(Date
of Event Which Requires Filing of this
Statement)
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Rule
13d-1(b)
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x
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Rule
13d-1(c)
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¨
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Rule
13d-1(d)
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CUSIP
No.
G67743107
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1.
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NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON.
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY).
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HSBC
Bank plc
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2.
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
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(a)
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(b)
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3.
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4.
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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United
Kingdom
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NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5.
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
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2,280,100
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6.
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
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7.
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
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2,280,100
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8.
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
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9.
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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2,280,100
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10.
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* ¨
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11.
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
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5.37%
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12.
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON*
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BK
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Item 1. |
(a)
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Name
of issuer:
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(b)
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Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive
Offices:
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Item 2. |
(a)
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Name
of person filing:
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HSBC
Bank plc (the “Reporting Person”)
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(b) |
Address
of Principal Business Office or, if None,
Residence:
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(c)
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Citizenship:
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(d)
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Title
of Class of Securities:
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(e) |
CUSIP
Number:
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Item 3. |
If
this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or
(c),
check whether the person filing is
a:
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(a)
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Broker
or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange
Act;
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(b)
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Bank
as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange
Act;
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(c)
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Insurance
company as defined in Section 3(a) (19) of the Exchange
Act;
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(d)
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Investment
company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company
Act;
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(e)
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An
investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13-d-1(b) (1) (ii)
(E);
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(f)
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An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13-d-1(b)
(1) (ii) (F);
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(g)
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A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule
13-d-1(b)
(1) (ii) (G);
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(h)
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A
savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act;
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(i)
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A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
company
under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company
Act;
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(j)
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Group,
in accordance with Rule 13-d-1(b) (1) (ii)
(J).
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Item 4. |
Ownership.
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(a) |
Amount
beneficially owned:
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(b) |
Percent
of class:
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(c) |
Number
of shares as to which the person has:
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(i) |
Sole
power to vote or to direct the vote:
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(ii) |
Shared
power to vote or to direct the vote:
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(iii) |
Sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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(iv) |
Shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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Item 5. |
Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a
Class.
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
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Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security
Being
Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company.
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Item 8. |
Identification
and Classification of Members of the
Group.
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Item 9. |
Notice
of Dissolution of Group.
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Item 10. |
Certifications.
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HSBC
Bank plc
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By: | /s/ J.H. McKenzie | |
Name: J.H.
McKenzie
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Title:
Secretary
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