Hong Kong’s angling zone in Central opens to little fanfare but hooks in a few fishing enthusiasts

Two fishing enthusiasts spent hours on Saturday casting their reels into the inaugural angling zone along Central Promenade, but there was little to show for their efforts. The fishing policy, spearheaded by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, was initially proposed to lure the army of office workers in Central to enjoy a spot of fishing or swimming during lunch. But it was panned and ridiculed for lacking much common sense, with district councillors raising concerns over the high cost of the plan...