In case anyone's reading this besides the half-dozen of us posting here, they should be aware that talk is becoming much louder about home-quarantining everyone arriving in Hong Kong, and banning entry to non-residents coming from especially infected areas.
And with Europe about to close itself off and other countries adopting similar measures, air travel as we know it seems about to fade away.
The message is pretty clear: If you intend to be in Hong Kong in the next couple of months, get your ticket now for travel ASAP, whatever the costs.