{"id":7567,"date":"2020-03-16T19:03:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T19:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/?post_type=product&#038;p=7567"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:11:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:11:43","slug":"the-new-heart-of-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Heart of Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kowloon, or Nine Dragons, has historically been the Chinese flipside to Hong Kong&#8217;s Central, where British traders first set up trading companies in the protected Victoria Harbour. After the relocation of Hong Kong International Airport from Kowloon Bay to Chek Lap Kok, the relaxation of building height restrictions allowed for skyscrapers to begin dominating Kowloon&#8217;s skyline.   <i><b>The New Heart of Hong Kong<\/b><\/i> chronicles the development of the International Commerce Centre (ICC) and how what was originally just another office building is changing the way Hong Kong residents live, work, play and perceive West Kowloon as the new central business district. From Governor David Wilson&#8217;s 1989 policy address outlining a masterplan for a rail corridor linking a new airport to Central, to KPF&#8217;s initial design sketches for what became a mixed-use engineering marvel, to case studies of those who have chosen West Kowloon as their office or home, <i><b>The New Heart of Hong Kong<\/b><\/i> illustrates how ICC challenges the old order of Central&#8217;s dominance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chronicles the development of the International Commerce Centre (ICC) and how what was originally just another office building is changing the way Hong Kong residents live, work, play and perceive West Kowloon as the new central business district.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7568,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5559],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7567","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-architecture-landscape-design","7":"author-by-author-rebecca-lo","8":"author-by-author-shkp-limited","9":"publisher-oro-editions","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The New Heart of Hong Kong - ACC Art Books UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Title: The New Heart of Hong Kong, Pages: 216 Pages, Publish Date: 2nd May 2019, Author: Rebecca Lo, SHKP Limited, ISBN: 9781935935742. Chronicles the development of the International Commerce Centre (ICC) and how what was originally just another office building is changing the way Hong Kong residents live, work, play and perceive West Kowloon as the new central business district.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The New Heart of Hong Kong - ACC Art Books UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Title: The New Heart of Hong Kong, Pages: 216 Pages, Publish Date: 2nd May 2019, Author: Rebecca Lo, SHKP Limited, ISBN: 9781935935742. Chronicles the development of the International Commerce Centre (ICC) and how what was originally just another office building is changing the way Hong Kong residents live, work, play and perceive West Kowloon as the new central business district.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ACC Art Books UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ACCArtBooks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-02T14:11:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781935935742-04-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1062\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@accartbooks\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/\",\"name\":\"The New Heart of Hong Kong - ACC Art Books UK\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781935935742-04-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-16T19:03:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-02T14:11:43+00:00\",\"description\":\"Title: The New Heart of Hong Kong, Pages: 216 Pages, Publish Date: 2nd May 2019, Author: Rebecca Lo, SHKP Limited, ISBN: 9781935935742. Chronicles the development of the International Commerce Centre (ICC) and how what was originally just another office building is changing the way Hong Kong residents live, work, play and perceive West Kowloon as the new central business district.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781935935742-04-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781935935742-04-1.jpg\",\"width\":1062,\"height\":1000},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Books\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/books\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"The New Heart of Hong Kong\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/\",\"name\":\"ACC Art Books UK\",\"description\":\"One of the world\u2019s leading publishers and distributors of books on the arts and visual culture\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/#organization\",\"name\":\"ACC Art Books UK\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Acc-Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Acc-Logo.png\",\"width\":64,\"height\":100,\"caption\":\"ACC Art Books UK\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ACCArtBooks\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/accartbooks\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The New Heart of Hong Kong - ACC Art Books UK","description":"Title: The New Heart of Hong Kong, Pages: 216 Pages, Publish Date: 2nd May 2019, Author: Rebecca Lo, SHKP Limited, ISBN: 9781935935742. Chronicles the development of the International Commerce Centre (ICC) and how what was originally just another office building is changing the way Hong Kong residents live, work, play and perceive West Kowloon as the new central business district.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"The New Heart of Hong Kong - ACC Art Books UK","og_description":"Title: The New Heart of Hong Kong, Pages: 216 Pages, Publish Date: 2nd May 2019, Author: Rebecca Lo, SHKP Limited, ISBN: 9781935935742. Chronicles the development of the International Commerce Centre (ICC) and how what was originally just another office building is changing the way Hong Kong residents live, work, play and perceive West Kowloon as the new central business district.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/","og_site_name":"ACC Art Books UK","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ACCArtBooks\/","article_modified_time":"2026-03-02T14:11:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1062,"height":1000,"url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781935935742-04-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@accartbooks","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/","url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/","name":"The New Heart of Hong Kong - ACC Art Books UK","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781935935742-04-1.jpg","datePublished":"2020-03-16T19:03:18+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-02T14:11:43+00:00","description":"Title: The New Heart of Hong Kong, Pages: 216 Pages, Publish Date: 2nd May 2019, Author: Rebecca Lo, SHKP Limited, ISBN: 9781935935742. Chronicles the development of the International Commerce Centre (ICC) and how what was originally just another office building is changing the way Hong Kong residents live, work, play and perceive West Kowloon as the new central business district.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781935935742-04-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781935935742-04-1.jpg","width":1062,"height":1000},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/the-new-heart-of-hong-kong\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Books","item":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/books\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The New Heart of Hong Kong"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/","name":"ACC Art Books UK","description":"One of the world\u2019s leading publishers and distributors of books on the arts and visual culture","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/#organization","name":"ACC Art Books UK","url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Acc-Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Acc-Logo.png","width":64,"height":100,"caption":"ACC Art Books UK"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ACCArtBooks\/","https:\/\/x.com\/accartbooks"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/7567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=7567"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=7567"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=7567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}