Chinese-Dragon
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My concern is not that much about racism, and besides, it's not like backward Western countries where racism is part of life, and gangs go on to beat people of other races if they happen to be (perceived as) 'weaker'. Racism is not that much of an issue, but I think (quite rightly) Bangladesh and other poor countries' are treated with some degree of suspicion, in general, because of lack of information and/or some other issues due to past experiences by those citizens.
If it is any consolation, Hong Kong has one of the lowest rates of violent crime in the world, next to Japan. Even if someone didn't like you for some reason, they don't just beat people up like they might do in the West.
Even the Triad gangs care more about business than street fights, and they wouldn't attack foreigners anyway. (Bad for business).
I do not care much about English proficiency anyway. Is Cantonese the most frequently used language in Hong Kong?
Yes, Cantonese is the lingua franca in Hong Kong. Although Mandarin and English will work as well if necessary.
For Singapore, it is Mandarin and English. And much of the "Singlish" slang is in Hokkien.
But English speakers will usually get along fine in both HK and Singapore. If someone doesn't speak English, they will usually be able to find someone who can.