Get reel, CY: Hong Kong chief executive’s lunchtime angling zone and swimming shed plan for workers ridiculed
Facilities would help city’s ‘working class’ relax during lunch breaks, Leung Chun-ying writes on blog
If Leung Chung-ying had been fishing for public approval with his idea for lunchtime angling zones – and maybe a swimming shed – for workers in Central, it seems they failed to take the bait.
Anglers dismissed the chief executive’s brainchild as lacking common sense, while swimmers suggested it might not be such a good idea to plunge into the harbour on a full stomach after lunch.
Others wondered if Leung might be living on another planet.
Writing on his blog, Leung said the facilities would allow the “working class” to relax during their lunch hour. Three angling zones would be set up on the Central promenade, Tsing Yi and Pak Shek Kok in Tai Po.
“After having a simple lunch, staff in Central could then make use of the remaining 45 minutes to fish along the shore,” he wrote.
People could even enjoy a 20-minute swim – “a great alternative to gym” – after lunch if a swimming shed was built near the International Finance Centre.