127. The Committee recommends that the State party consider abolishing all forms of administrative detention, in accordance with the relevant international standards. 128. The Committee recommends that the State party ensure the prompt, thorough, effective and impartial investigation of all allegations of torture. 129. The Committee encourages the State party to continue and to intensify its efforts to provide training courses on international human rights standards for law enforcement officers. 130. The Committee recommends that in the next periodic report the State party provide answers to questions that it did not find possible to address during the present consideration and include detailed statistics, disaggregated, inter alia, by region and gender. Part II 6 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6. Factors and difficulties impeding the application of the provisions of the Convention 131. The Committee notes that the reintegration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region into China created no factors and difficulties impeding the application of the Convention. 7. Positive aspects 132. The Committee expresses its appreciation to the Government of China for the steps taken to ensure the continued application of the Convention in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the authorities of which have prepared parts of the report. 133. The Committee welcomes the release of all Vietnamese refugees and migrants and the closure of the Pillar Point detention centre. 134. The Committee welcomes the adoption of legislation to facilitate the extradition of persons suspected of having committed acts of torture. 135. The Committee notes as positive the strengthening of the independence of the Independent Police Complaints Council. 136. The Committee welcomes the increase of the maximum sentence for certain sexual crimes, such as incest, and the abolition of the requirement of corroboration in respect of sexual offences. 137. The Committee welcomes the introduction of training courses and other educational measures targeting law enforcement personnel, and the fact that interviews of detainees are videotaped. 8. Subjects of concern 138. The Committee is concerned that the reference to "lawful authority, justification or excuse" as a defence for a person charged with torture, as well as the definition of a public official in the Crimes (Torture) Ordinance, chapter 427, are not in full conformity with article 1 of the Convention. 139. The Committee is concerned that there have as yet been no prosecutions under the Crimes (Torture) Ordinance, despite circumstances brought to the attention of the Committee justifying such prosecutions. 140. Concern is expressed that not all instances of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment are covered by the Crimes (Torture) Ordinance. 26