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| The traditional [[Chinese New Year]] did not start until 5 February of that year, however celebrations were still held in [[Beijing]] alongside fireworks and [[dragon dance]]s. At midnight, Chinese paramount leader [[Jiang Zemin]] lit a flame dedicated to the [[History of China|history of Chinese civilization]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2000-01-01 |title=Sydney harbour first to light up |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/jan/01/millennium.uk10 |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=The Guardian |language=en-GB |archive-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2022070...uardian.com/world/2000/jan/01/millennium.uk10 |url-status=live }}</ref> | The traditional [[Chinese New Year]] did not start until 5 February of that year, however celebrations were still held in [[Beijing]], Especially [[China Millennium Monument]], [[Beijing]], [[China]] longside [[fireworks]] and [[dragon dance]]s. At midnight, Chinese paramount leader [[Jiang Zemin]] lit a flame dedicated to the [[History of China|history of Chinese civilization]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2000-01-01 |title=Sydney harbour first to light up |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/jan/01/millennium.uk10 |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=The Guardian |language=en-GB |archive-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2022070...uardian.com/world/2000/jan/01/millennium.uk10 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
| In Hong Kong, at eight minutes to midnight, film star [[Jackie Chan]] led a group of singers, and at the stroke of midnight, a fireworks display began. | In [[Hong Kong]], at eight minutes to midnight, [[Martial Arts]] [[Cinema of Hong Kong|film]] star [[Jackie Chan]] led a group of singers, and at the stroke of midnight, a [[fireworks]] display began. |
| In the Philippines, millennium parties simultaneously began in different parts of the country. President [[Joseph Estrada]] and top government officials joined celebrations at the Rizal Park (which was broadcast on [[ABS-CBN]]), while at the Ayala Millennium Center, [[Regine Velasquez]] sang the Philippine Millennium Theme Song, "Written in the Sand" at the top of the [[Peninsula Manila]] at about ten minutes to the Philippine midnight as part of the Philippine presentation on ''2000 Today'' (Global Millennium Day broadcast on [[GMA Network|GMA]]). | In the Philippines, millennium parties simultaneously began in different parts of the country. President [[Joseph Estrada]] and top government officials joined celebrations at the Rizal Park (which was broadcast on [[ABS-CBN]]), while at the Ayala Millennium Center, [[Regine Velasquez]] sang the Philippine Millennium Theme Song, "Written in the Sand" at the top of the [[Peninsula Manila]] at about ten minutes to the Philippine midnight as part of the Philippine presentation on ''2000 Today'' (Global Millennium Day broadcast on [[GMA Network|GMA]]). |
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