Felt discriminated due to where candidate is at the moment. Interviewer is a foreigner and yet cited local residence as preference due to the 'hassle' of bringing non-residence into where the role is based.
Came as a surprised as interviewer even mentioned that as I have indicated I have a Hong Kong mobile number, she thought I was in Hong Kong.
I didn't mentioned I am in Hong Kong as I thought, all candidates credentials, skills and experiences will be viewed equally without discrimination as I am still seeing non-residents moved to Hong Kong for work and the government are still granting work visa.
It' s purely the employer's choice of preferring resident candidate over non although remote working is so popular now due to covid.