The daughter of Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying has caused controversy online after thanking taxpayers for her extravagant lifestyle.

Chai Yan Leung responded to comments about a necklace she was wearing in a Facebook photo by pointing out it was bought at an upscale Lane Crawford store and "funded by all you HK (Hong Kong) taxpayers!! So are all my beautiful shoes and dresses and clutches!! Thank you so much!!!!"

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

Her Facebook page has since been deleted, but the full text of her response was posted to the websites Coconuts Hong Kong and Business Insider.

The post struck a nerve in Hong Kong where pro-democracy protesters have been calling on her father to step down. He's agreed to talk to demonstrators, but refuses to back down despite widespread protests.

The protesters are angry because in August, Beijing said it would choose the Hong Kong leadership candidates for whom residents could vote.

While her Facebook account has been deleted, Business Insider identifies an Instagram accountwith her name, linked to her Facebook account.

See some of the photos from the Instagram account below.