No, absolutely not. Once you are HSBC Premier in one country HSBC Premier will open a Premier account for you anywhere that they have the Premier service.

Talk to your Customer Relationship Manager - he or she can tell you all about this. You can also view all your HSBC bank accounts online in a single view under your home login.

I am HK Permanent Resident and that's my home country for HSBC Premier, but I have recently opened an account in HSBC Jersey (where I have never been) and am in the process of getting one in HSBC Philippines (where my wife comes from). This is all very straightforward.