Death
He left for treatment in Guangzhou soon after the Tiananmen controversy he sparked. He died on 8 August 2007 at 2 pm in Guangzhou Sun Yat-sen University. His body was transported back to Hong Kong on 11 August 2007. The funeral was held on 23 August. He was cremated according to his wishes.
Ma's death precipitated the Hong Kong Island by-election, 2007, which was won by Anson Chan on 2 December 2007.
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