US bill aims to rename street of Hong Kong trade office ‘Jimmy Lai Way,’ as city condemns ‘malicious interference’
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP - 2024-04-30T01:00:00.000Z

A US bill has been introduced to rename part of the street in front of Hong Kong’s representative office in Washington DC “Jimmy Lai Way.” The move aims to honour the 76-year-old media tycoon currently facing a national security trial in Hong Kong, though the city’s government urged the US not to “interfere” in its […]

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