Daughter of Hong Kong Chief Executive facing calls to quit by pro-democracy protesters ‘takes to Facebook to thank taxpayers for buying her expensive necklaces and shoes’

The daughter of Hong Kong's embattled leader has risked fuelling anger among pro-democracy protesters after apparently mocking taxpayers on Facebook.

Chai Yan Leung, whose father CY Leung is facing calls to quit by the end of today, reportedly attacked commenters who criticised a necklace she was wearing in her profile picture.

In a string of inflammatory remarks on her purported Facebook page, she sarcastically thanks her detractors by pointing out that the necklace and her other expensive clothes were paid for by public funds through her father's salary.

The post goes on to berate their level of intelligence, adding: 'Most of you here are probably unemployed... it's okay - your mother still loves you.'

The page has since been taken down and Chai has been unavailable for comment to verify the authenticity of the account.

However, a number of respected Hong Kong newspapers including the South China Morning Post and the Standard have previously reported that the page was hers.

In a posting on the page yesterday, according to Coconuts Hong Kong, Chai said: 'This is actually a beautiful necklace bought at Lane Crawford (yes- funded by all you HK taxpayers!!

'So are all my beautiful shoes and dresses and clutches!! Thank you so much!!!!)'

She adds: 'Actually, maybe I shouldn't say "all of you" - since most of you here are probably unemployed hence have all this time obsessed with bombarding me with messages.

 

'Actually considering the standard of English I've skimmed through at times I doubt you'd even understand what the term "social media platform" means... it's okay - your mother still loves you.'

It came as China today threw its weight behind Hong Kong's embattled leader in his face-off with pro-democracy protesters who have threatened to occupy government offices unless he steps down as Chief Executive by the end of today.

 

A student protester rests next to a defaced cut-out of Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying at one of their protest sites around the government headquarters