On February 15, 2021, HYK Partners announced that, Emily Lee Cho's bid to become an executive director of Hanjin Transportation has hit a barrier, as HYK Partners has succeeded in blocking discussion of her possible appointment during Hanjin Transportation's general shareholders meeting scheduled for March 25, 2021. Further, HYK Partners stated that, it is working toward achieving another goal of adding its own picks to Hanjin Transportation's board of directors.