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5. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE SENSIBLE THING TO DO WITH THIS FILING

IS TO REJECT IT, BUT :

A. AIR NAURU IS A SMALL CARRIER OPERATING COMPARATIVELY SHORT RANGE LOW CAPACITY AIRCRAFT ON AN INDIRECT ROUTE TO HONG KONG.

B. THE PROPOSED TARIFF ON THIS ROUTE WOULD NOT HARM CPA AT

PRESENT.

C. THE PROPOSED TARIFF WOULD NOT HARM HONG KONG AS A WHOLE.

D. THERE IS NO CERTAINTY THAT WIDESPREAD INTRODUCTION OF FARES

AT CORRESPONDING LEVELS WOULD HARM CARRIERS IN THE REGION.

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