10th Dragon Rising ICC's Impact on West Kowloon and Beyond

Themes in the book to include: Duality: high and low end coexisting; romance of travel and mass transit in rail system; luxury and mass retail offering; state of the art and high touch points; work and play environments Dragon: building aesthetics; symbol of HK’s economic prowess; symbol of West Kowloon usurping Central’s long dominance as financial centre; dragon is the second part of the name for Kowloon and the territory is closely associated with the word; book to be released during year of the dragon: celebration of new beginnings Gateway: between past and future; between the world and China; symbol of coming home and a marker for safe passage (The Two Towers); between sea and land

A native of Hong Kong, Rebecca Lo grew up in Toronto and holds a Bachelor of Interior Design degree from the University of Manitoba. She returned to Hong Kong in 2000 and contributes to Beijing-based China Daily, Shanghai-based LP Luxury Properties, NYC-based Hospitality Design and Manchester-based Sleeper.