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Wang Zhenmin, dean of the Tsinghua University School of Law in Beijing, speaks about the idea of holding open and free elections in Hong Kong at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Hong Kong on August 28, 2014. Wang, one of China's foremost legal experts, called on Hong Kong people to accept Beijing's version of direct elections even though it may not be perfect, as anxiety grows over the city's future reforms. AFP PHOTO / ALEX OGLE (Photo credit should read Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images)

Wang Zhenmin, dean of the Tsinghua University School of Law in Beijing, speaks about the idea of holding open and free elections in Hong Kong at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Hong Kong on August 28, 2014. Wang, one of China's foremost legal experts, called on Hong Kong people to accept Beijing's version of direct elections even though it may not be perfect, as anxiety grows over the city's future reforms.     AFP PHOTO / ALEX OGLE        (Photo credit should read Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images)