Female travellers staying in guesthouses or other budget accommodation are sometimes approached by pleasant-mannered men offering them modelling or escort work. Don't accept these offers. These guys are basically assistant pimps whose task is to dig up women for nightclubs or brothels. Chungking Mansions seems to be a popular hunting ground for these characters. Groping and other forms of sexual harass- ment are not too common, but do occur, especially on crowded buses and subways.
Rape is also relatively rare, and local women regularly walk alone at night.
But it still does take place, and some victims have reported that local police and hospital staff can he less than sympathetic. However, as long as you avoid darkened alleys and secluded parks, or travel in pairs, there should be few problems. VIMle Hong Kong is more enlightened than many other Asian cities, homosexuality is still anathema to many Hong Kong Chinese. However, the situation has improved considerably over the last few years, and the burgeoning gay scene in Hong Kong is far more ostentatious than it was. The lesbian scene in Hong Kong is still pretty much under wraps, however.