CRC/C/CHN/CO/2 page 11 57. With respect to the mainland, the Committee recommends that the State party conduct further research into different forms of violence against children in the home, schools and institutions and use the findings: (a) violence; To strengthen existing legislation on protection of children from all forms of (b) To develop strategies and interventions to prevent and combat violence, including through school-based education programmes aimed at raising awareness and skills among children to address different forms of violence; (c) To develop programmes to ensure that all child victims of violence receive appropriate assistance relating to care and recovery. 58. With respect to the Hong Kong SAR, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Define in a more explicit manner the forms of sexual abuse and increase education and training for professionals working with and for children on the identification, handling and prevention of all forms of abuse; (b) Strengthen coordination and follow-up of individual cases of abuse, neglect and maltreatment and ensure that all victims of any form of abuse, and their families, have access to social services and assistance; (c) Ensure that investigations are handled without discrimination on the basis of whether the alleged perpetrators are within or outside the family. 59. In the context of the Secretary-General’s in-depth study on the question of violence against children and the related questionnaire to Governments, the Committee acknowledges with appreciation the written replies of the State party and the participation of representatives from mainland China and the Hong Kong SAR in the Regional Consultation for East Asia and the Pacific held in Thailand from 14 to 16 June 2005. It further appreciates the organization of national-level consultations in Beijing on 16 and 17 May 2005. The Committee recommends that the State party use the outcome of this regional consultation as a tool for taking action, in partnership with civil society, to ensure that every child is protected from all forms of physical, sexual or mental violence, and for generating momentum for concrete and, where appropriate, time-bound actions to prevent and respond to such violence and abuse. 5. Basic health and welfare Children with disabilities 60. With respect to mainland China, the Committee is concerned about: (a) The lack of specific disaggregated data on children with disabilities;