Mr Eng says that the savings he has made by ending the "old systems of patronage" allow him to spend money on new social programmes instead, such as modest handouts for the elderly.

林冠英称通过结束“陈旧的任免体制”节省下来的开支可以用来花费到新的社会计划中，比如给老年人发放适度的救济金。

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Mr Eng says that the savings he has made by ending the “old systems of patronage” allow him to spend money on new social programmes instead, such as modest handouts for the elderly.

林冠英称通过结束“陈旧的任免体制”节省下来的开支可以用来花费到新的社会计划中，比如给老年人发放适度的救济金。

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The eventual increase of the number of elderly people, particularly very old people, has made care for the elderly a big problem concerning the elderly individuals, their families and the society.

老龄人口特别是高龄老年人口的增多，使得老年照料与服务日渐成为老人个体、家庭和社会高度关注的问题。

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Properly configured, the cuts could be made without biting into benefits for the elderly who depend upon the program, but the trigger mechanism does not point to specific areas of the federal health program where the cuts could be targeted in a way that would reduce spending while protecting benefits.

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Mr Sissling claimed that "a very significant increase in demand" for unscheduled care, such as in accident and emergency, particularly amongst the elderly, had made it more difficult for health boards to cut their spending in the first half of the year.

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But he's also made it a model for other disabled people as well as the elderly.

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