US Congress seeks to change Hong Kong office’s address to Jimmy Lai Way

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US Congress seeks to change Hong Kong office’s address to Jimmy Lai Way

Washington — Two U.S. congressmen have introduced a bill to rename the street in front of Hong Kong’s de facto embassy in Washington as "Jimmy Lai Way" in honor of the jailed media entrepreneur. The bill would also apply the name change to the mailing address for the office, officially known as the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office. Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey announced the bill in a statement Thursday, saying he and the bill’s co-author, R…