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LDG3 FYP – Gamification of Trust: Blockchain-based HKUST Social Credit System Using Body Activity Data
FYP Proposal
Gamification of Trust:
Blockchain-based HKUST Social Credit System

Using Body Activity Data
by
WONG Siu Fai, LAO Haoran, AGARWAL Anish and MENDOZA John Paul
LDG3
Advised by
Prof. LAO Dage (老大哥)
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for COMP 4981
in the
Department of Computer Science
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2021-2022
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Date of submission: September 17, 2021
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction........................................................................................................................4
1.1 Overview 4
1.2 Objectives 6
1.3 Literature Survey 9
2 Methodology.....................................................................................................................14
2.1 Design 14
2.2 Implementation 17
2.3 Testing 19
2.4 Evaluation 21
3 Project Planning................................................................................................................22
3.1 Distribution of Work 22
3.2 GANTT Chart 23
4 Required Hardware & Software........................................................................................25
4.1 Hardware25
4.2 Software 25
5 References.........................................................................................................................26
6 Appendix A: Meeting Minutes..........................................................................................28
6.1 Minutes of the 1st Project Meeting 28
6.2 Minutes of the 2nd Project Meeting 29
6.3 Minutes of the 3 Project Meeting31
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6.4 Minutes of the 4th Project Meeting34
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1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
Standardized Scoring Systems
In the 20th Century, retail banks in western countries began using credit scores to quantify the
degree of risk in lending money to clients. These personal credit scores are usually based on a
combination of factors, like a person’s debt repayment history, amount of debt relative to
credit limits and how long he or she has had credit [1]. Similarly, standardized tests, like SAT,
TOEFL and IELTS, have become a vital part of universities’ selection process for student
admission. Thus, we can see that in today’s digital era, more and more institutions are using
standardized scoring systems to rate people for various purposes. Although many people
argue against such systems, the reality is that they will probably only become more and more
prevalent and sophisticated in the future.
Gamification
In recent years, more and more software applications have been incorporating game principles
or game-design elements to improve user engagement. This is called “gamification.” It has
been used in military, business, education and other areas.
Social Credit Systems
In recent years, the Chinese government has been developing a Social Credit System (社會信
用體系) for Chinese citizens [2] that uses gamification to rate its citizens in terms of their
trustworthiness in various areas. Pilot schemes have already been implemented in different
forms in several large cities in China. Citizens can earn points for what the government
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considers to be good behavior, such as helping take care of disabled people and donating to
college funds for poor students [3]. They can also lose points for certain types of behavior that
the government considers to be bad, such as financial fraud, malicious evasion of bank debts
and insider trading [2]. Higher scores can merit some rewards or being put on a redlist for
things like discounts on energy bills and higher interest rates at banks, and lower scores can
cause some penalties or being put on a blacklist for things like securing loans or traveling on
airplanes and trains [3].
China’s ZTE Corporation has helped Venezuela develop its own social credit system, which
allows Venezuelans to use their “fatherland cards” to receive subsidized food and health care
[4]. Germany is also considering having a social credit system in the future [5].
Blockchain mining with body activity data
In 2020, Microsoft was granted a world patent for a novel “Cryptocurrency system using
body activity data” [6]. This system is intended to do three things: (1) move the proof-of-work
or “mining” process of verifying blockchain transactions from traditional inorganic computers
to human bodies functioning as synthetic biocomputers, (2) utilize human brain waves or
body heat emitted while certain tasks are performed, such as viewing advertisements or using
certain internet services and (3) enable humans to acquire cryptocurrency in the coming new
global financial social credit system after the coming “Great Reset” [7]. Participants in the
system merely need to have nano biosensors injected into them via hypodermic needles. It is
possible that all or most of the current COVID vaccines already include these nano
biosensors, since vaccine manufacturers are not required to disclose all the exact ingredients
of their products under emergency use authorization. Such a system can feasibly be rolled out
as soon as a large enough percentage of the global population is vaccinated. Thus, as the Hong
Kong SAR Government says, “It’s more than a jab!” [8].
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HKUST Vaccination / Testing Reporting System
The HKUST Vaccination / Testing Reporting System (VTRS) [9] was launched in August
2021 for HKUST members to input their vaccination and testing status and qualify them to
obtain Campus Access Passes (CAPs). These are a first step towards a social credit system for
HKUST members.
Although no plans have been officially announced yet for a social credit system in HKUST,
our group realizes that this is where it is all heading sooner or later. Therefore, in our final
year project, we are developing a blockchain-based social credit system for the HKUST
community, including students, faculty, staff and all family members living in campus
housing. But it is only a proof of concept.
Our hope is to better understand:
 how gamification of trust works
 how a social credit system might be designed and implemented in an equitable manner
 the pitfalls of gamification of trust and movement towards a hive mind
 how to incorporate blockchain technology into a social credit system
 how to incorporate body activity data into blockchain mining
 what life might be like for people who (for whatever reason) find themselves to be
considered “untrustworthy.”
1.2 Objectives
The goal of this project is to design and implement a blockchain-based social credit system
using body activity data for members of the HKUST community. Our system will use
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gamification to rate students, faculty, staff and family members living in campus housing in
terms of their trustworthiness in various areas.
To achieve our goal, we will mainly focus on the following objectives:
1. Build a database that consolidates social credit data and facilitates data sharing between
university departments as well as government agencies.
2. Develop a credit sharing system to collect information from various university
departments.
3. Develop a blacklisting system that includes blacklists (for bad behavior) to motivate
compliance with existing behavioral codes and redlists (for good behavior) to motivate
community members to go beyond their normal responsibilities to enhance campus life.
(It’s called a blacklisting system, because China’s Social Credit System focuses on
penalties more than rewards, since most laws are made for law breakers.) Being on either
a blacklist or redlist will have varying time durations, like one week, one month, one year
or permanent.
4. Develop a punishment and reward system that will enable the university to penalize
those community members with bad credit records and reward those with good credit
records. Both punishments and rewards will have varying time durations, like one week,
one month, one year or permanent. We will think carefully how to make this system fair.
5. Incorporate the HKUST VTRS so as to make vaccination the cornerstone of all future
social credit and behavior modification and provide seamless integration between our
system and access to various campus services. This feature will help us observe how
people respond to restrictions in their lifestyles and activities.
6. Incorporate blockchain technology into the system so as to ensure data integrity.
7. Incorporate body activity data into blockchain mining so as to reward university
members for good or useful behavior.
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8. Develop a user interface (UI) for community members. This UI will be web-based and
user friendly. It will allow community members to check their personal social credit
scores and see if they or other members are on any blacklists or redlists.
9. Develop a UI for administrators. This UI will also be web-based and user friendly, and
it will allow administrators to manage community members’ social credit data.
The biggest challenge we expect to face will be incorporating blockchain technology and
body activity data into the system. To address this, we will carefully study the Microsoft
patent and related literature. To other challenges will be developing the credit sharing system
to collect information from various university departments and designing a fair punishment
and reward system. To address these challenges, we will work closely with the Academic
Registry Office (ARO) and other departments, and we will carefully study the implementation
of social credit systems in China.
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1.3 Literature Survey

Punishment and rewards have been used by parents and people in authority for thousands of
years. Children and people under authority tend to dislike punishment and like rewards, but
both punishments and rewards are nevertheless part of every family, every institution and
every society. To understand digitized and gamified social credit systems, we studied three
systems in China that have already been implemented and tested. These are discussed below.
1.3.1 Suzhou Social Credit System
The Suzhou Social Credit System Construction Plan (苏州市社会信用体系建设规划）has
been in development since 2014 [10]. It focuses on implementing measures punishment
of untrustworthy natural persons in Suzhou City. It is based on existing laws, regulations,
standards and contracts, and the goal is to somehow establish of a culture of integrity
and the promote the traditional virtue of integrity. Using reward and punishment
mechanisms, it is designed to improve the integrity awareness and credit level of the
whole society. The website for the system is shown below.
Figure 1 - The Suzhou Social Credit Center website, https://credit.suzhou.gov.cn/
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The first phase included the development of a Credit Information Basic Database and
Service Platform, an honesty network, a data exchange front-end subsystem, a data
processing subsystem, a business management subsystem, a credit service subsystem, a
corporate credit database and a natural person credit database. It is connected to the
provincial credit information center and the data of 26 municipal departments. More
than 13.3 million pieces of corporate credit information were cleaned, covering more
than 360,000 industrial and commercial households and more than 560,000 taxpayers.
The natural person credit information database covers 13 million people and contains
more than 44 million records in 35 categories.
The work is being carried out by eight provincial-level credit management
demonstration enterprises and 126 municipal-level enterprises. It has established and
opened 78 project information and credit information sharing offices in the field of
engineering construction, and it has released 23,625 project information items and
304,000 project credit information items. So far, 500 cases bad behavior of legal persons
have been reported, and employee misbehavior cases have totaled 125. The entire
project has successfully built multiple networks for data exchange that interface with
each other. This ensures automatic pushing and collection of information between
departments and municipal platforms, and it includes real-time dynamic disclosure of
project information based on project coding.
A credit service market is quietly emerging. At present, there are 18 credit
intermediaries registered with the Municipal Credit Office. They utilize credit
information to develop credit products, especially in energy-saving support projects.
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Although the system has advance significantly, certain tasks are still under development,
and some problems need to be resolved. For example, the development of departments
is not balanced, the departmental linkage mechanism has not yet been established, the
application of credit products needs to be further expanded, and the credit service
system is not yet developed. It also needs some enhancements to help Suzhou compete
better on an international market level.
The system needs to promote more government integrity, business integrity, and social
integrity. It is hoped that in cooperation with judicial credibility development, the social
credit system will promote a culture of honesty that is suitable for China's national
conditions and that reflects Suzhou's unique characteristics. For government integrity,
the system will strengthen social supervision and restraint on the operation of power
and establish a mechanism for the government to keep its promises.
For business integrity, it will focus on food, medicine and daily consumer goods,
establishing product quality integrity reports, untrustworthy blacklist disclosure,
market bans and exit systems. It will also promote credit construction in industries such
as wholesale, retail, commerce, logistics, catering, accommodation and resident services,
strictly investigating and dealing with dishonest behavior, such as manufacturing and
selling fakes, pyramid schemes, false advertising, shoddy products, service breaches, etc.
It will also include an early warning of credit risks. For financial institutions, it will
severely crack down on financial fraud, malicious evasion of bank debts, insider trading,
production and sale of fake insurance policies, fraudulent insurance and compensation,
disclosure of false information, illegal fund-raising, fraudulent foreign exchange evasion
and other dishonest acts.
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For citizens, it will also establish a blacklist system to crack down on dishonest acts, such
as tax evasion and improve taxpayers' compliance with tax laws, and it will strengthen
the standardization of price behavior and improve the transparency of pricing policies.
1.3.2 Rongcheng Social Credit Center
The Rongcheng Social Credit Center (荣成市社会信用中心) is a website with public access
to social credit information in the city of Rongcheng [11]. It has been under development for
several years, and it allows people to look up social credit information.
Figure 2 - The Rongcheng Social Credit Center website [11]
This web portal is already quite mature …
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1.3.3 Alibaba’s Séseme Credit System
Alibaba’s Séseme Credit System (芝麻信用) provides services to Alibaba users [12].
Figure 3 - The Séseme Credit website of Alibaba
This web portal …
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2 Methodology
2.1 Design
The Design Phase of the project started in early July, and we will continue working on the
following aspects:
2.1.1 Analyze social credit systems
We will carefully study three social credit systems in China to understand how they store data
and how we can easily capture it and store it in a database.
2.1.2 Design the database
Our database will consolidate social credit data and facilitate data sharing between university
departments as well as government agencies. We will design an entity-relationship schema
(ER diagram) for our database. The ER diagram will help us design a stable and efficient
database. It may include the following attributes:
• Name • Telecom scamming

• ID number • Insurance fraud
• Gender • Lying or cheating on examinations
• Birthdate • City volunteering
• Civil and criminal court records • Blood and bone marrow donation
• Failure to carry out court-ordered • Charitable contributions
judgements • Timely return of library books
• Incarceration • Other good deeds
• Repeat offences • Awards and recognition received for
• Traffic violations innovation, patents and inventions
• Violations of professional ethics • Literary awards
• Academic fraud • Heroism awards
• Patent or copyright fraud • Various “good citizen” awards
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2.1.3 Design the credit sharing system
The credit sharing system will collect information from various university departments.
2.1.4 Design the blacklisting system
The blacklisting system includes blacklists (for bad behavior) to motivate compliance with
existing behavioral codes and redlists (for good behavior) to motivate community members to
go beyond their normal responsibilities to enhance campus life. Being on either a blacklist or
redlist will have varying time durations, like one week, one month, one year or permanent.
2.1.5 Design the punishment and reward system
The punishment and reward system will enable the university to penalize those community
members with bad credit records and reward those with good credit records. Both
punishments and rewards will have varying time durations, like one week, one month, one
year or permanent. We will consult various stakeholders and think carefully how to do this so
as to balance the different views and beliefs of members of the HKUST community.
2.1.6 Incorporate the HKUST VTRS
We will work with the VTRS staff to incorporate VTRS into our system. We will also design
incentives. For example, people who do not receive a vaccination may be put on a blacklist
for use of the fitness center or swimming pool. We will consult various stakeholders and think
carefully how to do this so as to balance the different views and beliefs of members of the
HKUST community. During beta testing, we will observe how people respond and adapt to
restrictions in their lifestyles and activities.
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2.1.7 Incorporate blockchain technology
The system will be based on blockchain technology so as to minimize the use of fake
documents.
2.1.8 Incorporate body activity data into blockchain mining
The system will first be tested using Fitbits and other wearables…
2.1.9 Design the community member UI
The community member UI will be web-based and user friendly. It will allow community
members to check their personal social credit scores and see if they or other members are on
any blacklists or redlists.
2.1.10 Design the administrator UI
The administrator UI will also be web-based and user friendly, and it will allow administrators
to manage community members’ social credit data.
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2.2 Implementation
The Implementation Phase will include the following aspects:
2.2.1 Build the database
Based on our ER diagram, we will use My SQL to build our social credit database. It must …
2.2.2 Develop the credit sharing system
Based on our design, we will use [some tools] to develop a system that automatically collects
information from various university departments.
2.2.3 Develop the blacklisting system
Based on our design, we will use [some tools] to develop blacklists to motivate compliance
with existing behavioral codes and redlists to motivate community members to go beyond
their normal responsibilities to enhance campus life.
2.2.4 Develop the punishment and reward system
Based on our design, we will use [some tools] to develop the punishment and reward system.
2.2.5 Develop the VTRS interface
Based on our design, we will use [some tools] to develop an interface.
2.2.6 Develop the blockchain system
Based on our design, we will use [some tools] to develop the blockchain technology.
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2.2.7 Develop the body activity data blockchain mining system
Based on our design, we will use [some tools] to develop this system.
2.2.8 Develop the community member UI
Based on our design, we will use Bootstrap to develop the community member UI.
2.2.9 Develop the administrator UI
Based on our design, we will use Bootstrap to develop the administrator UI.
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2.3 Testing
During the development process, unit testing will be done to ensure all modules are built
correctly. System integration testing will be done after we have built all the components and
combined them into the application. We will test the database, each module and the user
interfaces.
2.3.1 Test the database

To test the database, we will …
2.3.2 Test the credit sharing system

To test the credit sharing system, we will …
2.3.3 Test the blacklisting system

To test the blacklisting system, we will …
2.3.4 Test the punishment and reward system

To test the punishment and reward system, we will …
2.3.5 Test the VTRS interface
To test the VTRS interface, we will…
2.3.6 Test the blockchain system
To test the blockchain system, we will…
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2.3.7 Test the body activity data blockchain mining system
To test the body activity data blockchain mining system, we will...
2.3.8 Test the community member UI

To test the community member UI, we will …
2.3.9 Test the administrator UI

To test the administrator UI, we will …
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2.4 Evaluation
After we have finished all the testing, we will evaluate how well the system fulfills our
objectives:
1. Is the database complete and always up to date?
2. How well does the credit sharing system interface with all each data source?
3. How well does the blacklisting system work?
4. How well does the punishment and reward system work?
5. How effective is the VTRS interface?
6. How secure is the VTRS interface?
7. How well does the blockchain system work?
8. How well does the body activity blockchain mining system work?
9. How user-friendly and intuitive is the community member UI?
10. How user-friendly and intuitive is the administrator UI?
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3 Project Planning
3.1 Distribution of Work

Task Haoran Anish John Paul
Do the literature survey ○ ○ ●
Analyze social credit systems ● ○ ○
Design the database ● ○ ○
Design the credit sharing system ● ○ ○
Design the blacklisting system ● ○ ○
Design the punishment and reward system ○ ● ○
Design the VTRS interface ○ ● ○
Design the blockchain system ○ ○ ●
Design the body activity blockchain mining system ○ ● ○
Design the community member UI ○ ○ ●
Design the administrator UI ○ ○ ●
Build the database ● ○ ○
Develop the credit sharing system ● ○ ○
Develop the blacklisting system ● ○ ○
Develop the punishment and reward system ○ ● ○
Develop the VTRS interface ○ ● ○
Develop the blockchain system ○ ○ ●
Develop the body activity blockchain mining system ○ ● ○
Develop the community member UI ○ ○ ●
Develop the administrator UI ○ ○ ●
Test the database ● ○ ○
Test the credit sharing system ● ○ ○
Test the blacklisting system ● ○ ○
Test the punishment and reward system ○ ● ○
Test the VTRS interface ○ ● ○
Test the blockchain system ○ ○ ●
Test the body activity blockchain mining system ○ ● ○
Test the community member UI ○ ○ ●
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Test the administrator UI ○ ○ ●

Perform integration testing ○ ○ ○
Write the reports ○ ○ ●
Prepare for the presentation ● ○ ○
Design the project poster ○ ○ ●
● Leader ○ Assistant
3.2 GANTT Chart

Task July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Do the literature survey
Analyze social credit systems
Design the database
Design the credit sharing system
Design the blacklisting system
Design the punishment and reward system
Design the VTRS interface
Design the community member UI
Design the administrator UI
Build the database
Develop the credit sharing system
Develop the blacklisting system
Develop the punishment and reward system
Develop the VTRS interface
Develop the blockchain system
Develop the body activity blockchain mining system
Develop the community member UI
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Develop the administrator UI
Test the database
Test the credit sharing system
Test the blacklisting system
Test the punishment and reward system
Test the VTRS interface
Test the blockchain system
Test the body activity blockchain mining system
Test the community member UI
Test the administrator UI
Perform integration testing
Write the proposal
Write the monthly reports
Write the progress report
Write the final report
Prepare for the presentation
Design the project poster
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4 Required Hardware & Software
4.1 Hardware
Development PC: PC with MS Windows 10 or later
Minimum Display Resolution: 1024 * 768 with 16-bit color
Server PC: PC with 1TB hard drive
Body activity sensors: Fitbits (3 units)
4.2 Software
MySQL For our database
JAVA, JavaScript, PHP Programming languages
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5 References
[1] B. O'Shea. "What Is a FICO Score?" https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/
finance/comparing-credit-scores (accessed 27 Aug. 2020).
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建设规划纲要（2014—2020 年）的通知 (Notice of the State Council on the issuance
of the Outline of the Social Credit System Construction Plan (2014-2020)." Available:
http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2014-06/27/ content_8913.htm
[3] A. Ma. "China's controversial social credit system isn't just about punishing people —
here's what you can do to get rewards, from special discounts to better hotel rooms."
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credit-system-how-to-get-rewards-2019-1 (accessed 19 Aug. 2020).
[4] A. Berwick. "Venezuela is rolling out a new ID card manufactured in China that can
track, reward, and punish citizens." Reuters. ttps://www.businessinsider.com/
venezuela-id-card-tracks-citizens-like-china-2018-11 (accessed 20 Aug. 2020).
[5] C. Schaer. "Germany edges toward Chinese-style rating of citizens." Handelsblatt Today.
https://www.handelsblatt.com/english/politics/big-data-vs- big-brother-germany-edges-
toward-chinese-style-rating-of-citizens/ 23581140.html (accessed 20 Aug. 2020).
[6] Cryptocurrency system using body activity data, by Microsoft Technology Licensing,
LLC [US]. (2020, May 26). World Patent WO2020060606A1 [Online]. Available:
https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2020060606A1/en
[7] K. Schwab. " Now is the time for a 'great reset'." World Economic Forum.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/now-is-the-time-for-a-great-reset/ (accessed
Aug. 20, 2021).
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[8] HKSAR Government. "Hong Kong Vaccination Dashboard."
https://www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/en/dashboard (accessed 20 August 2021).
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(accessed 20 August 2021).
[10] Socialcredit.triviumchina.com. "Understanding China’s Social Credit System."
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[11] CreditChina.gov.cn. “苏州市社会信用体系建设规划（2014～2020 年）(Suzhou
Social Credit System Construction Plan (2014～2020) ).”
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6 Appendix A: Meeting Minutes
6.1 Minutes of the 1st Project Meeting

Date: May 7, 2021
Time: 11:00 am
Place: Room 3666
Present: Siu Fai, Haoran, Anish, John Paul, Prof. Lao
Absent: None
Recorder:John Paul

1. Approval of minutes
This was the first formal group meeting, so there were no minutes to approve.

2. Report on progress
2.1 All team members have read the instructions of the Final Year Project online and have
done research for the topic.
2.2 All team members have done some research on China’s social credit system.
3. Discussion items
3.1 Prof. Lao said that the goal of project is basically to try to develop a small-scale social
credit system for the HKUST community, including students, faculty, staff and all
family members living in campus housing. It is only a proof of concept. There are no
plans to actually implement such a system.
3.2 The project plan needs to include a list of the main tasks, who will work on each task
and a GANTT chart.
3.3 Prof. Lao showed us a few examples of pilot systems that are already in use in
Mainland China and suggested that we choose three and analyze them closely.
3.4 He also gave us some reading materials to understand social credit systems and the
goals of the China State Council.
3.5 He recommended that we try to find the best development tools available.
3.6 He said that we should try to arrange meetings with ARR and other departments to
gather the data needed for the database.
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3.7 All four team members will be having internships this summer and won’t be able to
spend much time on the project.
3.8 Prof. Lao said that that is okay, but we should try to meet at least once per month as a
team and try to start the literature survey.
4. Goals for the coming week

4.1 All members will begin to come up with a project plan, including a list of the main
tasks, who will work on each task and a GANTT chart.
4.2 All members will try to study and discuss the examples of pilot systems that Prof. Lao
showed us that are already in use in Mainland China, and we will try to choose three
to analyze closely.
4.3 We will begin to read the materials provided by Prof. Lao and do some research to
understand social credit systems and the goals of the China State Council.
4.4 We will begin to look for development tools.
4.5 Siu Fai will contact ARR to see if we can set up a meeting about gathering the data
needed for the database.

5. Meeting adjournment and next meeting
The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 noon.
The next meeting will be at 11:00 am on May 15th at the Learning Commons.
6.2 Minutes of the 2nd Project Meeting

Date: May 15, 2021
Time: 11:00 am
Place: Learning Commons
Present: Siu Fai, Haoran, Anish, John Paul
Absent: Prof. Lao
Recorder:John Paul

The minutes of last meeting were approved without amendment.

2.1 All members have begun to read the materials provided by Prof. Lao and do some
research to understand social credit systems and the goals of the China State Council.
2.2 All members have begun to look for development tools.
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2.3 Siu Fai tried contacted ARR to see if we can set up a meeting about gathering the data
needed for the database, but the person in charge is on annual leave.
3. Discussion items
3.1 Siu Fai said that he isn’t really excited about this project, because it’s kind of scary if
this were ever to happen in Hong Kong. Anish agreed, but Haoren said not to worry
about it, since a pilot scheme is already in use in his hometown, and a lot of people
think it’s really cool.
3.2 Siu Fai suggested that we switch topics and just develop a VR game. This project idea
just makes him think of disappointments in Hong Kong since 2020. Anish said that he
wouldn’t mind doing a VR or AR game.
3.3 John Paul said that this project could actually be a practical learning experience, since
there is a prophecy about something like this. He said that according to the thirteenth
chapter of the Book of Revelation, in the days prior to the return of Jesus Christ some
kind of political, scientific, technological and commercial control system will be
implemented by powerful people in countries all over the world. It is called a beast.
The prophecy says that some kind of two-part technocratic system will cause people to
receive some kind of technology in their bodies for identification and authentication
purposes. It is called the mark of the beast. One part of the system will control the
technology and policies and propaganda, while the other part develops amazing
weapons and multimedia and uses various incentives to get people to accept the new
technology. If people accept the technology, they can enjoy a normal life and easily
buy goods and sell their services to employers, but if they reject it, they will have
restrictions and won't get to enjoy the same degree of convenience.
3.4 Haoren said that since Prof. Lao is his father’s younger brother, we should give the
social credit system a try. Prof. Lao has always been kind to him and even helped him
come to HKUST, and he has had really good experience in the development of the
social credit system in Suzhou, so we should be able to learn a lot from him.
3.5 Anish said that he's okay with the social credit system topic, since it does look like the
experimental injections and digital health passports will make this a reality in the next
year or two. John Paul agreed and assured Siu Fai that it’s just a proof of concept. He
doesn’t have to believe in the system. Siu Fai finally agreed.
3.6 All team members will be having internships this summer, so we won’t be able to do
much or meet face to face, but we can still do some work and meet on Zoom.
4. Goals for the coming month

4.1 All members will begin to come up with a project plan, including a list of the main
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4.2 All members will study the examples of pilot systems that Prof. Lao showed us that
are already in use in Mainland China, and we will try to choose three to analyze
closely.
4.3 We will read the materials provided by Prof. Lao and do some research to understand
social credit systems and the goals of the China State Council.
4.4 We will try to look for suitable development tools.
4.5 Siu Fai will contact ARR again to see if we can set up a meeting about gathering the
data needed for the database.

The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 pm.
The next meeting will be at 20:00 on May 22nd via Google Hangouts.
6.3 Minutes of the 3rd Project Meeting

Date: May 22, 2021
Time: 20:00
Place: Google Hangouts
Present: Siu Fai, Haoran, Anish, John Paul
Absent: Prof. Lao
Recorder:John Paul


2.1 All members have begun to come up with a project plan, including a list of the main
2.2 All members have begun to study the examples of pilot systems that Prof. Lao showed
us that are already in use in Mainland China, and we decided to closely analyze the
Suzhou Social Credit System, the Rongcheng Social Credit System and Alibaba’s
Séseme Credit System.
2.3 We have been reading the materials provided by Prof. Lao and have done some
research to understand social credit systems and the goals of the China State Council.
2.4 We have tried to look for suitable development tools.
2.5 Siu Fai again contacted ARR about information for our database and was told that we
need to talk to Ms. Regina Yip, who manages the Student Information System.
However, Ms. Yip is currently on leave until July 5th.
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3. Discussion items
3.1 Haoren suggested that we add COVID-19 vaccines to the system, since HKUST
students are now encouraged to get vaccinated by the Fall Term.
3.2 Siu Fai said that there is no way he’ll get a vaccine, since he doesn’t want to be a
guinea pig. Anish agreed but said that the feature would still be good for our system,
as it would make it more realistic. He also suggested that we include the options for
PCR testing or studying from home.
3.3 John Paul said that the COVID-19 vaccines now really look a lot like the technology
mentioned in the thirteenth chapter of Revelation – the mark of the beast – because
public-private partnerships around the world are causing people to accept these new
experimental vaccines for the sake of convenience, and eventually it will probably
lead to not being able to buy or sell. He also said that researchers from MIT and
Harvard have stated that SARS-CoV-2 can be reverse-transcribed and integrated into
the human genome due to HIV-1 inserts and the fact that HIV-1 is a retrovirus. This
allows for natural alteration of the DNA. Since vaccines contain SARS-CoV-2, they
also have HIV-1 inserts that can be reverse-transcribed and integrated into the human
genome too. This means that the vaccines make people GMOs. Anish said that
researchers in India and France also found HIV-1 inserts in the SARS-CoV-2 virus,
and HIV-1 is a retrovirus, which can provide gain of function for entry to the cell
nucleus of the host for permanent alteration and for leaving new genetic markers. He
also said that a lot of doctors and scientists say that the injections may also include
Luciferase, an oxidative enzyme that produce bioluminescence for visual markings
and personal identification and authentication under NIR light, nano computing
devices to turn people into an edge computers, nano biosensors to turn people into an
edge computing devices on the IoT for things like measuring brain waves and body
heat to be used for mining cryptocurrency and quantum dots to enable spintronics and
quantum entanglement with a quantum computer at a later time - perhaps when critical
mass or "herd immunity" is reached. By that time, injections will probably be made
via quantum dot microneedle array tattoo patches in the hand or forehead, since they
are easy to ship and apply in places all over the world without a need for refrigeration.
After a few minutes, the needles dissolve into the skin.
3.4 Siu Fai said that it has also allowed governments to have more power over the people.
People all over the world are all essentially now living under medical martial law to
some degree, so it really looks like social engineering - problem, reaction and solution.
He also said that the entire plandemic has become a good excuse for Big Tech and Big
Pharma to sell technology and medical products that are quite profitable, especially if
they require regular upgrades.
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3.5 Haoren said that he hasn’t heard any of this yet and cannot understand why nobody in
the government or WHO has mentioned these things.
3.6 Anish suggested that Haoren do more research on the topic. There is a lot of
information available online, although Big Tech has been censoring most good
information. One good documentary is called Plandemic. He also recommended
listening to people like Dr. Peter McCullough, Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, Dr. Lee Merit,
Dr. Carrie Madej, Dr. Vernon Coleman, Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche, Dr. Luc
Montagnier and Mr. Anthony Patch.
3.7 Haoren said that even if all these things are true, we cannot stop the momentum of
these things. The WHO and many governments and tech giants are behind it.
3.8 John Paul suggested that we just include something about social credit points for
people in our system who get the vaccines. Siu Fai said that such people who get
vaccinated should get points deducted, because they are not using their common sense
and allowing themselves to be guinea pigs. He suggested giving points to people who
just study from home. Anish said he thinks that people who take the vaccines should
be blacklisted from school, but for practical reasons we should try to make it match
the university’s objectives. He suggested that we don’t have to necessarily agree with
the way points are given or deducted. Haoren and John Paul agreed. Siu Fai said that
we can do whatever we want, since he is thinking of moving to the UK and may drop
out of school if he cannot study from home. He doesn’t want a vaccine or PCR testing.
3.9 Regarding project responsibilities, Siu Fai will be the leader for analyzing the social
credit systems and designing, developing and testing the database. Haoren will be in
charge of designing, developing and testing the credit sharing system and the
blacklisting system. Anish will be in charge of designing, developing and testing the
punishment and reward system and the COVID-19 vaccination incentives. John Paul
will be in charge of designing, developing and testing the community member UI and
the administrator UI; he will also write all the reports.

4.1 John Paul will begin to type up the introduction and project planning sections of our
proposal report.
4.2 All members will closely analyze the Suzhou Social Credit System, the Rongcheng
Social Credit System and Alibaba’s Séseme Credit System.
4.3 We will try to look for suitable development tools.
4.4 Siu Fai will try to set an appointment with Ms. Regina Yip of ARR, who manages the
Student Information System to see if we can gather student data needed for the
database.

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The next meeting will be at 20:00 on July 26th via Google Hangouts.
6.4 Minutes of the 4th Project Meeting

Date: July 26, 2021
Time: 20:00
Place: Google Hangouts
Present: Haoran, Anish, John Paul
Absent: Prof. Lao
Recorder:John Paul


2.1 Siu Fai has left the group and is now preparing to study in the UK.
2.2 John Paul typed up the introduction and project planning sections of our proposal
report.
2.3 All members will closely analyze the Suzhou Social Credit System, the Rongcheng
Social Credit System and Alibaba’s Séseme Credit System.
2.4 We tried to look for suitable development tools.
2.5 Before Siu Fai left Hong Kong, he talked to Ms. Regina Yip of ARR, who manages
the Student Information System. She has agreed to help us.
3. Discussion items
3.1 Haoren introduced a patent from Microsoft about a cryptocurrency system using body
activity data. He said that his uncle told him that it is already quietly being developed
in Mainland China, and it is probably going to be tied to the global banking system
after the current system crashes. It is based on blockchain technology and body
activity data, like brain waves and body heat generated from certain activities. Users
can get crypto tokens for doing certain tasks successfully, and this will be a new way
to perform proof of work without the need for traditional computers and lots of
electricity. After all, people’s bodies can function as synthetic biocomputers if they
have the right nano biocomputing devices and nano biosensors injected into them. He
said that his uncle has friends who have been working on this for years at Microsoft in
both Redmond, Washington and in Beijing. It’s already being tested, and the COVID
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vaccines actually include the necessary nano biosensors and nano biocomputing
devices. It’s basically making humans edge computing devices, keeping them docile
and no longer able to stir up trouble. Haoren showed us the patent,
WO2020060606A1. He said that for now it’s best to just use Fitbits for the biosensing,
since it is still a confidential project being managed by the WHO, MIT, Microsoft,
DARPA and some other tech companies under the supervision of the Concordia
Group. John Paul took a look at noted that the patent number ended in 60606, which is
like the 666 of the mark of the beast in the book of Revelation chapter 13. He said that
these vaccines sure look like the mark of the beast to him.
3.2 Anish suggested that we integrate this into our system and also the new vaccine
system that HKUST will use, since this will help us understand what’s going on.
Haoren and John Paul agreed.

4.1 John Paul will continue to write the proposal report and send a copy to the others for
comments.
4.2 All members will closely study the Microsoft patent and related technology.
4.3 We will continue try to look for suitable development tools.

The next meeting will be at 20:00 on August 15th via Hangouts.
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Prof. LAO Dage (老大哥)

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Date of submission: September 17, 2021

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prevalent and sophisticated in the future.

or game-design elements to improve user engagement. This is called “gamification.” It has

been used in military, business, education and other areas.

Social Credit Systems

airplanes and trains [3].

Blockchain mining with body activity data

or “mining” process of verifying blockchain transactions from traditional inorganic computers

Kong SAR Government says, “It’s more than a jab!” [8].

HKUST Vaccination / Testing Reporting System

housing. But it is only a proof of concept.

Our hope is to better understand:

 how gamification of trust works

 the pitfalls of gamification of trust and movement towards a hive mind

 how to incorporate blockchain technology into a social credit system

 how to incorporate body activity data into blockchain mining

terms of their trustworthiness in various areas.

To achieve our goal, we will mainly focus on the following objectives:

university departments as well as government agencies.

2. Develop a credit sharing system to collect information from various university

community members to go beyond their normal responsibilities to enhance campus life.

people respond to restrictions in their lifestyles and activities.

6. Incorporate blockchain technology into the system so as to ensure data integrity.

7. Incorporate body activity data into blockchain mining so as to reward university

members for good or useful behavior.

it will allow administrators to manage community members’ social credit data.

of social credit systems in China.

1.3 Literature Survey

1.3.1 Suzhou Social Credit System

The Suzhou Social Credit System Construction Plan (苏州市社会信用体系建设规划）has

been in development since 2014 [10]. It focuses on implementing measures punishment

of untrustworthy natural persons in Suzhou City. It is based on existing laws, regulations,

whole society. The website for the system is shown below.

Figure 1 - The Suzhou Social Credit Center website, https://credit.suzhou.gov.cn/

Service Platform, an honesty network, a data exchange front-end subsystem, a data

processing subsystem, a business management subsystem, a credit service subsystem, a

more than 44 million records in 35 categories.

The work is being carried out by eight provincial-level credit management

demonstration enterprises and 126 municipal-level enterprises. It has established and

departments and municipal platforms, and it includes real-time dynamic disclosure of

project information based on project coding.

A credit service market is quietly emerging. At present, there are 18 credit

information to develop credit products, especially in energy-saving support projects.

better on an international market level.

and establish a mechanism for the government to keep its promises.

establishing product quality integrity reports, untrustworthy blacklist disclosure,

as wholesale, retail, commerce, logistics, catering, accommodation and resident services,

disclosure of false information, illegal fund-raising, fraudulent foreign exchange evasion

and other dishonest acts.

1.3.2 Rongcheng Social Credit Center

several years, and it allows people to look up social credit information.

Figure 2 - The Rongcheng Social Credit Center website [11]

This web portal is already quite mature …

1.3.3 Alibaba’s Séseme Credit System

Figure 3 - The Séseme Credit website of Alibaba

This web portal …

2.1.1 Analyze social credit systems