Signs are hard to miss.
Finance and Economy Minister Lee Hun-jai told reporters yesterday that preparations are being made at the Justice Ministry to address the ills exposed during the recent case of sibling rivalry in Hyundai. It is planning to implement the measures in the second half of this year. Plans to strengthen accumulated votes to enable minority shareholders to band together are possibly in the making. As a punishment, Lee even threatened to withdraw credits extended to Hyundai. The ministry's veiled message to Hyundai was that founder Chung should keep his hands off management in the companies that he has no authority in, according to some observers.