CHINA reported that it had safely entered the new millennium free from Y2K problems with all key services working normally.
But officials cautioned that most computers would only restart tomorrow and the China Y2K Problem Contingency Office would remain on alert.
'Monday will be a critical time,' said Cheng Yurong, a Y2K trouble-shooter. 'Many computer systems were not in operation because of the holidays.' Chief trouble-shooter Zhang Qi also warned that there might be problems later during the leap year, between February 28 and March 1.
The Qinshan and Daya Bay nuclear power plants were reported to be operating normally yesterday and there were no reports of any interruptions to power supplies in other parts of the country.
'Everything is going well and operating under normal circumstances,' said Lu Yanchang, deputy general manager of the State Power Corporation.
Phone lines were functioning without problems and a spokesman for the civil aviation authorities said everything was back to normal and emergency plans had been shelved.
Xinhua reported taxi meters had stopped in some cities, but the computers used by the Public Security Bureau, banks and stock exchanges had all survived the switch-over without major glitches.
