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Coronavirus: Hong Kong anti-racism watchdog speaks out against Deliveroo, Foodpanda customer requests for non-South Asian delivery drivers
Hong Kong’s anti-racism watchdog has spoken out against customers requesting that their takeaway food should not be delivered by South Asian drivers during the coronavirus pandemic, but will not be taking any action as such conduct is not illegal.Deliveroo on Friday confirmed that a customer’s account had been deactivated over “inappropriate and wholly unacceptable delivery notes”, while rival company Foodpanda was investigating allegations of similar racist messages on its app.“We believe in…