Lights stay on. U.S. Navy and Air Force on Guam report no problems. U.S. Y2K czar John Koskinen says all reports are OK, but he's most concerned about Russia, China and less-developed Asian countries. Lights stay on in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. The Y2K countdown sign on the Eiffel Tower in Paris goes blank, probably because of wind damage earlier in the week.
Lights stay on.
Internet and telecom providers report no significant problems in New Zealand, Australia, China or southeast Asia. Britain's Railtrack reports its Web site was hacked and hoax warnings were posted on it. The lights stay on. Lights stay on. Japanese press reports that monitoring systems at two nuclear power plants malfunctioned shortly after zero hour, failing to send data to government offices, but manual testing showed no problems with plant operation.