"Unoccupied stalls are the bane of traditional markets," says Wu Ju-fang, director of Huashan's management committee. In the past there were people who regularly paid the rent on stalls just to keep them to themselves, but for long periods did no business there, giving the markets a stagnant, empty feeling, and standing in the way of more vital businesspeople who could bring the markets back to life.
「空攤是傳統市場的一大敗筆，」華山市場自治會會長烏汝芳指出，過去部分攤商雖按期繳納租金持有攤位，卻長期不營業，導致市場稀稀落落繁榮不起來。