The air conditioning at the Zhufeng Fish Market in Hsinchu Fishing Harbor has stopped working once again, and the sweltering heat has left vendors and market-goers unable to bear it—bad news for business.

• The air conditioning at Zhufeng Fish Market shut down entirely yesterday, leaving vendors and members of the public complaining bitterly in the high temperatures.
• The city government said this was not a power outage caused by insufficient electricity, but rather that the air conditioning units shut down after poor heat dissipation triggered their protection mechanism.
• After contractors arrived on site to clean the cooling and heat-dissipation equipment, the air conditioning returned to normal.
• With the recent hot weather compounded by the southwesterly monsoon and typhoon effects, the heat-dissipation equipment is more prone to becoming clogged with dirt.
• This is not the first time Zhufeng Fish Market has lost power, and councillors have called on the city government to carry out a full inspection of the electricity supply and ventilation, and to set up a liaison platform with the fishermen's association.

Outlook: The fishermen's association will increase the frequency of cleaning and maintenance for the heat-dissipation equipment. The equipment is still under warranty, and if problems recur, the association will require the contractor to inspect and repair it, in an effort to prevent a recurrence.