Sejarah Kasut Fung Keong Shoes [FKS] (Kini Dikenali Sebagai Jenama All America)

HangPC2

Fung Keong lives . . . sort of















You’ll still find Fung Keong shoes —now under the guise of All America, Fleks, FKS and Pennylane —in the kedai runcit and some department stores and supermarkets in the city and small towns across Malaysia.


From the humble canvas boots of old to the newfangled footwear of today — TAN LEE KUEN traces the evolution of the football boot locally.


Nike football boots didn’t exist in the 50s. So what did people wear when they were out kicking a ball ?


Answer : Fung Keong shoes, if they could afford special footwear at all.

Made of canvas with rubber studs, these shoes were sold cheaply. Originally meant for rubber tappers for gripping wet plantation ground, the studded shoes were soon picked up by aspiring footballers.

Fung Keong shoes have had a long history. Originally manufactured in Guangzhou, China, the shoes were later made locally.

A factory was set up in Klang in 1939, churning out cheap shoes for the general populace. One of the pioneering canvas shoemakers in town, Fung Keong was a household name. Its kung fu shoes were especially popular with the air-kicking crowd and Bruce Lee fans.

In 1984, Fung Keong was bought over by GCB Trading, and the shoe factory in Malaysia was closed, with manufacturing continued in China. Its line of sports shoes was eventually discontinued to concentrate on children’s canvas shoes.

The Fung Keong image also underwent a change and the shoes were sold under the brand names of All America, Fleks, FKS and Pennylane.

In 1998, GCB brought back Fung Keong’s studded sports shoes.

“ We are well-represented by our school shoes, ” says T.F. Lim, general manager of GCB Trading, “ but we cannot depend totally on school shoes, and there is a market for sportswear. ”

Their new football shoes are made of lighter synthetic leather uppers with thermo-plastic outsoles, and are sold at below RM50 per pair. Futsal shoes are also in the pipeline.

So for those who’ve been wondering whatever happened to the old Fung Keong shoes, they are still alive and kicking, albeit under a new guise, in your kedai runcit and supermarkets, in towns like Tampin, Segamat and Kluang.

In Kuala Lumpur, the shoes can be found in Summit, Globe Silk Store, Mydin, Fajar, Back to School and Kamdar.


- The Star -

bluezink

Answer : Fung Keong shoes, if they could afford special footwear at all.

Made of canvas with rubber studs, these shoes were sold cheaply. Originally meant for rubber tappers for gripping wet plantation ground, the studded shoes were soon picked up by aspiring footballers.

gambo kasut neh hade x??

bronches

Bukan ke tayar moto pon ada FK ni

AwgSagi

ni yang kasut tapak "studded" getah yang warna hitam tu ker? very klasik ni dan multi-purpose. digunakan dalam permainan bola hinggalah petani dan nelayan.

kat Brunei... dipanggil "stupur labuan". tak tau sebab apa... mungkin kat labuan ada ajen untuk kawasan sabah-sarawak-brunei.

bluezink

ta da!!!!...da jumpa kasut FK for rubber tapper

HangPC2

Bukan ke tayar moto pon ada FK ni
bronches Post at 24-7-2010 20:31

Ada buat Tayar jugak macam Dunlop


FKR = Fun Keong Rubber

HangPC2

kasut Fun Keong yang pernah aku pakai.... Boot Kain Canvas tapak Getah... warna hitam dulu orang panggil '' Boot Keling ''

HangPC2

ta da!!!!...da jumpa kasut FK for rubber tapper
bluezink Post at 24-7-2010 23:53

ini orang panggil Adidas Kampung buat masuk hutan.....

AwgSagi

Reply 5# bluezink

hahaha... kasut ni lah. kat Brunei dipanggil stupur labuan. very multi-purpose.

billionman78

but getah ni la but pertama yang aku beli..buat main ragbi..tak mahal dalam rm12 je..

dan but getah tu aku buat main ragbi kat u dulu..classic!!

hakass009

aku beli wat main bola jaring.....

benign

aku pakai kasut ni untuk menentang kapitalis.. murah je.. RM14 kat kota bharu dulu... hahaha.. habis meletup kapitalis tau...

HangPC2

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fuel_i

org kedah pgil kasut ni "kasut toyu" @ "but toyu"

HangPC2

aku pakai kasut ni untuk menentang kapitalis.. murah je.. RM14 kat kota bharu dulu... hahaha.. habis ...
benign Post at 27-7-2010 16:26

hahaha sama dengan aku...... aku tak suka sangat dengan jenama dari luar.....

Alxeydiena3699

lawanya kasut...

deskcom

FKR ni sekarang buat tayar motor gak...

sw00sh

lps tgk gambar baru tau kasut aper...rupernyer but bola time kecik2 ni ruper nye..tapi kalau hujan,terus bukak sebab jadi berat n tak larat nak lari

tinagolcsm

masa sekolah duli..kasut idaman juga ni

sekngucing

ehehe, kasut aliph tu mungkin aku tak sempat
-tp kasut ni aku sempat, main bola ehehe