Lotte Group s affiliates poured a combined 1 trillion won ($733 million) over the past three weeks into the group s construction unit, which has faced financial risks stemming from worsening investor sentiment amid interest rate hikes and a default in project financing for the construction of the Legoland Korea Resort in Gangwon Province. Concerns have therefore grown further over the possibility of the builder s liquidity crisis threatening Lotte s group-wide financial soundness.