To those at cx, I don't believe the intention of anyone is to undermine the ban. I also have a second interview coming up in HK. Before accepting that, I called the pilots association in HK and was told" by all means come up for the interview ". It's what you decide to do after that which should be thought about carefully.
So, to anyone with an interview coming up, feel free to contact me, I'm more than willing to share any info I have.