by Scot Slaby

“With border curbs still in place and Hong Kong considering tough measures
to rein in the Covid surge, life looks better elsewhere.”
—Bloomburg

(with apologies to The Clash)

We Hong Kong expats want to know:
Should we stay or should we go?
Some say lockdown will be fine,
And add it won’t last for all time.
How are we supposed to know?
Should we stay or should we go?

It’s nonstop test, test, test
Since Omicron was not suppressed.
Hong Kong’s closed off, and now we’re stuck.
Few flights depart. We’re out of luck—
Can’t even get into Guangzhou.
Should we stay or should we go?

Should we stay or should we go now?
Should we stay or should we go now?
If we go, that could be wisdom
But if we stay, there’s always dim sum…
So someone tell us, if you know:
Should we stay or should we go?