New | Liberal Party leader James Tien calls on CY Leung to resign

A prominent pro-establishment party leader has called on Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to take responsibility for Hong Kong's political crisis and resign. 

"Citizens are ignoring court injunctions and pan-democrats are staging their non-cooperation movement. How is he going to govern in the remaining three years of his term?" asked James Tien Pei-chun, head of the Liberal Party and a long-time critic of Leung.

Tien was referring to the continued presence on main roads in Hong Kong of pro-democracy protesters, despite the granting of High Court injunctions to clear some streets, and a campaign by opposition lawmakers to block all non-essential government spending. 

"Even the Legislative Council has become a 'rubbish council' now," he said.

"There is nothing [Leung] can do now. Should he not consider tendering his resignation to the central government?" the pro-Beijing lawmaker added.

However, Tien said his party would not support a motion of no confidence against Leung if one were tabled by pan-democrats, adding that his call for Leung's resignation was his "personal advice" for the chief executive.

Tien said he had not discussed the matter with his party.