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You have probably heard these news terms being discussed in the papers or on TV. This is how to use them in English:

1. 保釋 - to release on bail

The fifth suspect arrested by police during a probe into Barry Cheung Chun-yuen's failed Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) was released on bail on Tuesday morning after being questioned by officers for about 36 hours.

2. 官商勾結 - government-business collusion

A leading member of one of Hong Kong's most famous families says the city is becoming ungovernable owing to greed and government-business collusion.

3. 政治中立 - politically neutral

The next head of the Independent Police Complaints Council should ideally be a senior barrister because the position requires someone the public perceives as politically neutral, the watchdog's current chairman has said.

4. 行會改組 - Exco revamp

The leader of the DAB suggests that the chief executive should adopt an Exco revamp by appointing more executive councillors and ministers from pro-government political parties.

5. 漏洞 - loophole

Implementation arrangements are in place for the "Hong Kong Property for Hong Kong People" measure to prevent and deal with an alleged loophole that allows purchasers who are not Hong Kong permanent residents to hold units through trusts.


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