🌏 Is Hong Kong safe for Female Solo Travellers?

I got the chance to visit Hong Kong last October and, even if it has been a 2-days trip, I was able to see all the important sightseeing spots.
These past two years have been filled with solo travels for me, most of the time, as it happened in Hiroshima.

But Japan is worldly renowned to be a safe country, so what about Hong Kong?

Wondering Around by Day

The best feature of Hong Kong is...the language! English and Cantonese are the main idioms, so you won't have problems traveling through the city with public transportations even if you don't speak Chinese; all you have to do is to grab a city and transportation map and you're ready to go.

I used mainly the subway and found it as efficient and clean as the ones in Japan, with the only difference that Japanese trains are very quiet while Hong Kong's like everywhere else in the world: loud!

My first touristic stop has been Tian Tan Buddha, which is a 1-hour bus drive from the airport. I really like the place, even if it was crowded and super hot...BTW, keep in mind that Hong Kong's temperatures never go under 15 °C in winter and can reach 30/32 °C in summer!
After spending roughly one hour I took the bus back to the city to check in my hotel and then went out back again to explore.

Wondering Around by Night

Within a 15 minutes bus ride from the center area, by night I went to Victoria Peak (太平山, locally known just as The Peak), where you can enjoy the so-called 'million-dollar view' of the bay area. If I had to recommend only one place to visit in Hong Kong, this would be it! It was crowded, but not as much as I expected and there's plenty of spots where you can take spectacular pictures; I've been lucky with clear and warm weather, but the result doesn't change even if it's rainy or foggy!

After some late-night dim sum, I wondered around in a night market, up until midnight or so. It was filled with street food stands and people but, as it was about time to shut everything down, I could have a good check of the merchandise...it was actually pretty fun!

Wondering Around the next Day

The next day was all about spirituality as I visited Wong Tai Sin temple and the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, which I both highly recommend. 

Then I wanted to visit the Yik Cheong Building, but...I got lost and headed in the very opposite way! So I decided to give up and went for a walk on the Promenade, where I spotted Bruce Lee's (and other Hong Kong's famous people) statue, the Peninsula hotel (which I've heard about thanks to the Crazy Rich Asians book trilogy!) and indulged on some souvenirs shopping!

By the end of it, it was time to go back to Tokyo, so...

did I find Hong Kong safe for a female solo traveler?

As far as my personal experience and feelings went I must say that yes, I found it safe. 

To be completely honest, during my night sightseeings I was joined by a local female friend of mine, I guess that played a part in me feeling safe and we also stayed in highly touristic areas, where we were always surrounded by lots of people. During daytime, however, I was on my own and never had a bad impression even when I got lost...

I really liked the city and hope I'll be able to visit again, hopefully for a longer holiday this time!

UPDATE DISCLAIMER: I visited Hong Kong in October 2018, way before the protests started. Up until that infamous June 2019, I stand behind my opinion and think it was safe for girls to travel there alone. Right now, I'd recommend caution regardless of age, gender, and nationality.

Ph: all pictures were taken by me