No, this HF has nothing to do with the POS. There is no certain date for ETH 2.0, just rumors that it will start in Jan 2020. It is not clear whether a full POS will be introduced, or mixed POS/POW at first for better security. Full POS may happen still in Q1 2020 if there are no bugs.
But what is means this hardfork on 7th December 2019? Which changes twil they have have?
January may be will be even better time for POS. The close to BTC halving - the better...