CRC/C/CHN/CO/3-4 5. The Committee welcomes the adoption of the following policy measures in mainland China: (a) The Plan of Action against Human Trafficking 2013-2020, in March 2013; (b) The National Programme for Child Development 2011-2020, in July 2011; (c) The twelfth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development 2011-2015, with a child focus. III. Main areas of concern and recommendations A. General measures of implementation (arts. 4, 42 and 44 (para. 6) of the Convention) The Committee’s previous recommendations 6. The Committee, while welcoming the State party’s efforts to implement the Committee’s concluding observations of 2005 on its second periodic report (CRC/C/CHN/CO/2), notes with regret that some of the recommendations contained therein have not been fully addressed. 7. Recalling its previous recommendations, the Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures to address those recommendations that have not been implemented or not sufficiently implemented, and urges it to: (a) Immediately withdraw its reservation to article 6 of the Convention in order to promote and safeguard the inherent right to life of every child, and withdraw the reservations of Hong Kong, China to articles 32 (para. 2 (b)) and 37 (c) of the Convention; (b) Further strengthen coordination between the bodies and institutions working to implement existing programmes, policies and activities on the implementation of the Convention in all areas of its jurisdiction; (c) Explicitly prohibit by law corporal punishment in the family, schools, institutions and all other settings, including penal institutions. Comprehensive policy and strategy 8. While the Committee notes as positive the adoption in July 2011 of the National Programme for Child Development 2011-2020 (NPCD) for mainland China, it is concerned that the NPCD lacks specific indicators, timetables and a system to monitor progress, at the national, provincial and county levels, which could lead to inconsistent implementation. The Committee is further concerned about the lack of participation of independent experts and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the assessment and evaluation of plans and policies on children, including the NPCD. 9. The Committee recommends that the State party adopt as a priority a comprehensive strategy and framework aimed at supporting the implementation of the NPCD at the provincial, prefecture and county levels of government, spelling out the key priorities, goals, objectives and activities with specific responsibilities assigned to the relevant ministries/departments, and establishing a monitoring and evaluation system with key indicators. It encourages the State party to establish a coordinated mechanism that would enable the submission and review of progress reports on NPCD implementation by all provinces, prefectures and counties in mainland China. It further recommends that the State party ensure regular, broad and transparent 2