Lawmaker stripped of China post after calling for Hong Kong leader to step down

Lawmaker James Tien Pei-chun meets reporters inside the Legislative Council after a meeting in Hong Kong October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The leader of Hong Kong's Liberal Party said he would resign on Wednesday, just hours after China's top parliamentary advisory body expelled him for calling on the city's embattled chief executive to step down.

James Tien Pei-chun was voted out of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) after he urged Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to resign amid pro-democracy protests that have paralysed parts of the city.