The Department of Justice has decided not to take any action against the development minister for driving after drinking beer in October.
It said yesterday that a video posted on the internet, allegedly showing Secretary for Development Paul Chan Mo-po driving his car after consuming alcohol at a family lunch, "appeared to have been edited".
"Police could not obtain any further evidence or other assistance from the persons taking the footage or any other relevant persons," a spokeswoman for the department said.
"Given the limited evidence available, Director of Public Prosecutions Kevin Zervos SC … concluded that no further action is warranted."
The footage, posted by the Apple Daily in October last year, depicted in one instance Chan drinking beer in a restaurant with his family at the Jockey Club in Happy Valley, and in another, a person who looked like Chan driving his car and crossing double white lines on the road.
The newspaper claimed Chan drank a 550-millilitre glass of beer. It also alleged that he broke traffic regulations.