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<\/a>Location of S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe<\/p><\/div>\n
Speaking to Financial Times, Shuttleworth said \u201cYou can\u2019t will people [to stay in] poverty: that is a dangerous thing westerners try to do. If you\u2019re going to get involved somewhere like Pr\u00edncipe, one goal is to ensure that if you fly into Pr\u00edncipe in 20 years\u2019 time it is as beautiful as it is today.\u201d<\/p>\n
HBD will not simply be building resorts \u2013 the company has drafted local experts in design, forestry and agriculture to revitalise the island\u2019s plantation industry. Sustainability is the goal, and experts are cataloguing local flora and planning the best way to grow coffee, vanilla, and cocoa.<\/p>\n
HBD is setting up its office next to Pr\u00edncipe\u2019s parliament, and will there create about 700 jobs\u2013 90% of which are to be occupied by locals.<\/p>\n
HBD will be repairing the island\u2019s small aerodrome and building a new runway \u2013 but to preserve the island\u2019s beauty it will be limited in size so that only 50 passengers can land at a time.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to try to figure out a way to improve people\u2019s quality of life and their ability to participate in the world while still protecting what they may not realise is very special about their environment,\u201d said Shuttleworth.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Bom Bom Island resort on Principe<\/p><\/div>\n
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