IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 930 
Commemorating the 78th birthday of Jimmy Lai on December 8, 2025, 
as ‘‘Jimmy Lai Day’’, for his role in advocating for free press, religious 
freedom, and democracy in Hong Kong, and calling on the People’s 
Republic of China and Hong Kong authorities to release Jimmy Lai 
and all other Hong Kong prodemocracy advocates from prison. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2025 
Mr. MOOLENAAR (for himself, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mrs. KIM, Mr. CARSON, 
Mr. SMITH
of New Jersey, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. 
MOULTON, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. STANTON, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, and Mr. 
SUOZZI) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Commemorating the 78th birthday of Jimmy Lai on Decem-
ber 8, 2025, as ‘‘Jimmy Lai Day’’, for his role in advo-
cating for free press, religious freedom, and democracy 
in Hong Kong, and calling on the People’s Republic 
of China and Hong Kong authorities to release Jimmy 
Lai and all other Hong Kong prodemocracy advocates 
from prison. 
Whereas Lai Chee-ying (Jimmy Lai) was born on December 
8, 1947, in Guangzhou; 
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Whereas, at the age of 12, Lai entered the territory of Hong 
Kong in 1959 as a stowaway on a boat, beginning work 
as a child laborer in a garment factory; 
Whereas, in 1981, Lai founded Giordano, a clothing retailer 
that operated thousands of stores in over 30 countries; 
Whereas, in 1989, the Tiananmen Square massacre and re-
lated protests inspired Lai to support Hong Kong’s pro-
democracy movement; 
Whereas, in 1995, Lai founded the newspaper Apple Daily, 
with the inspiration to maintain freedom of speech in 
Hong Kong following the then-forthcoming handover of 
Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China in 1997; 
Whereas, on December 13, 2014, Lai was arrested for his 
role as a prodemocracy leader during Hong Kong’s 2014 
Umbrella Movement; 
Whereas, on January 15, 2015, Lai’s home and media facili-
ties were attacked with incendiary devices, with the 
crimes being reported as an ‘‘attack on press freedom’’; 
Whereas, on February 28, 2020, Lai was arrested for illegal 
assembly during a prodemocracy protest; 
Whereas, on April 18, 2020, Lai was arrested for partici-
pating in a peaceful march from Causeway Bay to Char-
ter Road in Central in August 2019 and in a National 
Day protest in October 2019; 
Whereas, on August 10, 2020, Lai was arrested for ‘‘fraud’’ 
and ‘‘collusion with foreign forces’’ under the Chinese 
Communist Party-directed Hong Kong National Security 
Law over his advocacy for Hong Kong democracy along-
side United States Government officials; 
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Whereas, that same day, over 200 Hong Kong police officers 
raided the offices of Apple Daily and arrested 7 senior 
executives of the media company for ‘‘collusion with for-
eign forces’’ under the National Security Law, along with 
Lai’s two sons; 
Whereas, on December 3, 2020, Lai’s bail was revoked, and 
Lai was arrested on spurious grounds for ‘‘fraud’’; 
Whereas, on December 23, 2020, Lai was granted bail and 
placed under house arrest; 
Whereas, on December 31, 2020, Lai’s bail was revoked, and 
Lai was ordered back to prison, beginning his yearslong 
detention; 
Whereas, on April 16, 2021, Lai was sentenced to 14 months 
in prison for ‘‘unlawful assembly’’ during the 2019 pro-
tests; 
Whereas, on December 13, 2021, Lai was sentenced to an 
additional 13 months in prison for ‘‘inciting’’ others to 
attend a Tiananmen Square memorial candlelight vigil in 
2020; 
Whereas, on December 10, 2022, Lai was sentenced to 69 
months in jail over fraud; 
Whereas, following the handover of Hong Kong and its estab-
lishment as a Special Administrative Region, it was guar-
anteed rights and liberties, a ‘‘capitalist system and way 
of life’’, and a ‘‘high degree of autonomy’’ until 2047; 
Whereas the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong Spe-
cial Administrative Region governments in the ensuing 
decades have failed to deliver genuine universal suffrage 
in the election of Hong Kong’s Chief Executive as guar-
anteed under Hong Kong Basic Law and eroded Hong 
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Kong’s autonomy by suppressing the freedoms of speech, 
religion, press, and assembly; 
Whereas Hong Kong’s autonomy from the People’s Republic 
of China has been exceedingly dismantled, and its once- 
independent political and legal institutions now operate 
under tight control from Beijing with decisions increas-
ingly directed by the central government that prioritize 
Chinese Communist Party concerns over the rule of law; 
Whereas Hong Kong Special Administrative Region authori-
ties have jailed nearly 2,000 political prisoners for de-
fending freedom and democracy since the outbreak of the 
2019 prodemocracy movement; 
Whereas the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong Spe-
cial Administrative Region governments have systemati-
cally subjected Lai and other political prisoners in Hong 
Kong to prolonged solitary confinement, forced political 
indoctrination and psychiatric detention, physical and 
sexual abuse, and medical neglect, all of which constitute 
grave violations of international human rights standards 
and the fundamental dignity of individuals; and 
Whereas systematic abuse in Hong Kong’s prison system has 
severely impacted the health of Jimmy Lai, who suffers 
from diabetes and is in poor health: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the recognition of ‘‘Jimmy Lai 
Day’’; 
(2) applauds Jimmy Lai and affirms its sup-
port for his courageous leadership in advocating for 
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free press, religious freedom, and democracy in 
Hong Kong; 
(3) condemns Chinese Communist Party and 
Hong Kong authorities for dismantling the free-
doms, autonomy, and rule of law that were promised 
under international agreements and continuing to si-
lence dissent, undermine judicial independence, and 
violate the rights of Hong Kong’s people; and 
(4) calls upon Chinese Communist Party and 
Hong Kong authorities to immediately and uncondi-
tionally release Jimmy Lai and all other Hong Kong 
prodemocracy advocates unjustly imprisoned for ex-
ercising their right to free expression. 
Æ 
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