53. Although the central Government has made significant efforts to reduce the practice of torture (as noted above), the effectiveness of these efforts is significantly hampered by the degree of localism inherent in policing and criminal procedure at the grass-roots level, which impedes the effective implementation of central regulations, guidance, training, prohibitions, etc.
53. 中央政府为减少酷刑做法作出了极大努力(如上文所指出)，但因基层治安管理和刑事程序上固有的地方观念，阻碍有效实施中央颁布的条例、指导意见、培训、禁令等，使得这些努力收效甚微。