Hong Kong Disneyland had one of the shortest construction periods of any Disneyland-style theme park. On 12 January 2003, more than 400 guests celebrated the groundbreaking of Hong Kong Disneyland after the finishing of land reclamation in Penny's Bay. The audience included Tung Chee Hwa, then chief executive of Hong Kong; Michael D. Eisner, former chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company; Robert A. Iger, president of The Walt Disney Company; and Jay Rasulo, former president of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.[10] On 23 September 2004, a special "castle topping ceremony" was held in the park to commemorate the placing of the tallest turret on Sleeping Beauty Castle. Hong Kong Disneyland was opened to the public at 13:00 HKT on Monday, 12 September 2005 by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong's Donald Tsang, Chief Executive Officer of the Walt Disney Company's Michael Eisner, Vice President of the People's Republic of China's Zeng Qinghong and President of the Walt Disney Company's Bob Iger.