<p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">「保普選反佔中大聯盟」8月17日舉行「和平普選大遊行」，傳統建制政黨如民建聯、工聯會等，已啟動宣傳機器動員地區撐場，其中民建聯北區區議員劉國勳說已有逾百人報名參加遊行，預料最終整個北區有數千人參與；而新民黨主席葉劉淑儀外遊前亦主動向黨內區議員發電郵，呼籲組織市民出席遊行。鄉事派則不排除為出席遊行鄉民安排旅遊巴。</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "> </p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">葉太現正外遊，未能回應事件。有說新民黨要求區議員須動員至少30名義工參加反佔中遊行，身兼沙田區議員的新民黨副主席潘國山昨日確認，葉太有向黨內區議員表達希望組織支持者參與「8．17」遊行，他透露黨內10多個區議員，除不在港的區議員，均打算參與遊行，但沒有強制出席人數。</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "> </p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">副主席：沒強制出席人數</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "> </p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">潘透露，區內居民對反佔中反應熱烈，前日在反佔中簽名街站，已有20多人報名參加遊行；潘本身亦是地區組織「公民力量」執委會主席。</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "> </p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">新民黨元朗區議員黃卓健說，有收到黨內電郵邀請區議員參與「8．17」遊行，他自己會出席，區內居民則自行決定。該黨區議員陳家珮說有協助在區內宣傳遊行，但強調是自發活動，該黨元朗區議員陳思靜稱沒收到指示要動員居民遊行。</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "> </p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">除了政黨，鄉事派亦擬組織支持者參加遊行。鄉議局副主席張學明日前代表200多名新界區議員加入保普選反佔中大聯盟。</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "> </p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">侯志強：鄉民一呼百應免宣傳</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "> </p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">上水鄉委會主席侯志強接受查詢時說，會參與「8．17」反佔中遊行，但暫未知鄉議局會組織幾多人參加。侯笑言，就算組織鄉民參加，也不會「功高蓋主」、會考慮各鄉出席人數，「別人出多少，我們便出多少」，被問到有否協助宣傳，侯說鄉民都「一呼百應」，不用宣傳。他又說，若要到中環參與遊行，安排旅遊巴接載是必然的。</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "> </p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">麥美娟：陳婉嫻未必能參與</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-autospace:ideograph-numeric; text-autospace:ideograph-other; vertical-align:; background:#ffffff; "> </p><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: #ffffff; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">工聯會麥美娟說，工聯會當日早上擬舉行退休保障研討會，故會內仍在安排分工，榮譽主席陳婉嫻要當研討會主持，相信未必能參與遊行，但工聯會在地區有派發單張協助宣傳。</span></p>