Actuarial Society of Hong Kong interviewed Prof. Benjamin Cowling, Professor and Head of the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Dr. Nancy Leung, Research Assistant Professor of the School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong (HKU). Prof Cowling was an “actuary-to-be” who has later turned himself into a well-known Professor of Epidemiology. In the discussion, Prof. Cowling and Dr. Leung shared their knowledge related to COVID-19 prevention, control and treatments, Hong Kong’s latest research developments, and some common statistical models they use in these investigations.