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May 4, 2000
Securities and Exchange Committee
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: HSBC Mutual Funds Trust
File Nos.: 33-33734/811-6057
On behalf of HSBC Mutual Funds Trust (the "Registrant") and pursuant to
Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities
Act"), I hereby certify that (i) the prospectuses for the Growth and Income
Fund, Fixed Income Fund, New York Tax-Free Fund and International Equity Fund
and the combined Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed
pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act would not have differed from
those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A ("Amendment"), constituting the most recent amendment to
this Registration Statement; and (ii) the text of the Amendment was filed
electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2000,
accession number 0000950130-00-002428.
In the event you have any questions regarding this filing, please
telephone the undersigned at (212) 373-3539.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Thomas M. Majewski
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Thomas M. Majewski
