U must know you purpose first of all. Then learn the dating culture in HK. Approach your male local colleagues, even better a family-man. Ask him how he won his GF/wife’s heart. When you talk about these topics, be patient and ready to hear boring stories. Sometimes, guide him by when/how they know each other, how they start gf/bf relationship, what they do in a date, how frequent they meet or talk, what they do during Chinese festivals, their roles/relationships in/with the other’s family…
If you are looking for local female friend(s), but not a gf, shouldn’t be difficult. Always go lunch with your colleagues (F/M, un/married & better in a group) and anywhere they go. Occasionally join their group after office hour if they have sth to do; ask them bring you to ‘Yong Gei’ (Central, near LanKwaiFong, famous restaurant to eat goose) for dinner; ask them some Cantonese, you can do this anytime even during office hour, ask different person each time and make sure you don’t interrupt their work; ask them where to found sth but not a must need, just keep them thinking of you. For all these, don’t let them feel you’re a trouble man, just bother them once/twice a month.
If you’re always along, apart from pubs/bars, go squash/badminton center, study centers if u have time to be a PT oral tutor, central library in Causeway Bay, gyms, The Peak or places good for hiking but suggest only on Sundays, Seminars/Exhibitions, and maybe arts centers/concerts, outer islands of HK, find some war game group, find some HK pen-pals in lang-xchg site but don’t rush to see them.
If you’re looking for romance, I believe you could still have fun in pubs/bars, there are kind and nice gals. Long term and stable relationship unlikely would happen unless you want it seriously.
One last thing, no need to pay the bill for others, we share the bill, or we take turns. If someone wants to pay bill for you, you better insist to share except he’s your boss or they’re celebrating your birthday, or it’s a farewell function for you.
Have fun in HK. BTW, who knows what happened in Feb 2002???? I'm local HK but don't know what happened!!