Hong Kong, Oct 7, SPA -- An estimated 5,000 people took part in a protestmarch in Hong Kong Sunday calling for full democracy in the formerBritish colony by the year 2012, reported dpa. Protestors marched from the city's Victoria Park to the centralgovernment offices three days ahead of the ending of a three monthpublic consultation over political reform. Several thousand people earlier used yellow and blue umbrellas tospell out the numbers 2012 - the year pro-democracy activists wantuniversal suffrage in the former British colony. The turnout at Sunday's event was only about a half of the 10,000people pro-democracy groups had hoped would attend the colourfulprotest through the city. The Hong Kong government appears to be leaning towards 2017 as thedate for full democracy in the territory as the consultation processwinds down. Hong Kong is technically entitled to full democracy from 2007under the mini-constitution which was introduced after it reverted toChinese rule in 1997.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/488702