Felix Chung slams 'pretty useless' government

Liberal Party leader Felix Chung says cancelling the District Council elections would only make things worse. File photo: RTHK

Liberal Party leader Felix Chung has described the government as "pretty useless" in its ability to resolve Hong Kong's worsening political crisis.



Protests have been going on for five months and have escalated since a 22-year-old university student died last week.



Parts of the rail and road network were again put out of action on Thursday, including two of the city's three cross-harbour tunnels.



Chung told RTHK it seemed the government wanted to cancel the upcoming District Council elections, but warned that this would worsen the crisis.



He urged the government to come up with a political solution, rather than using police to try to restore law and order.



Chung said he saw no sign that the government had any solution to the crisis.



"This is not acceptable at all. I mean it seems that the government is pretty useless in this situation," Chung said.



He urged the government to come up with answers or at least to tell the people what options it is considering.