HONG KONG -- With no fanfare, Hong Kong's former leader C.Y. Leung flew to Tokyo in July with an entourage of five prominent executives.

The image of a freewheeling Hong Kong has undergone a disturbing transformation over the past few years, one that government officials are scrambling to fix. © Illustration by Nakako Shiotsuki
Emissaries go abroad to tell 'good story,' win back business and investment