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Sejarah Kasut Fung Keong

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Post Last Edit by HangPC2 at 12-8-2011 21:26

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.





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Quote bluezink 24-7-2010 02:59 PM
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??
Quote bronches 24-7-2010 08:31 PM
Bukan ke tayar moto pon ada FK ni
Quote AwgSagi 24-7-2010 10:32 PM
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.
Quote bluezink 24-7-2010 11:53 PM


ta da!!!!...da jumpa kasut FK for rubber tapper
Quote HangPC2 25-7-2010 12:32 AM
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
Quote HangPC2 25-7-2010 12:35 AM
kasut Fun Keong yang pernah aku pakai.... Boot Kain Canvas tapak Getah... warna hitam dulu orang panggil '' Boot Keling ''
Quote HangPC2 25-7-2010 12:37 AM
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.....
Quote AwgSagi 25-7-2010 01:07 AM
Reply 5# bluezink

hahaha... kasut ni lah. kat Brunei dipanggil stupur labuan. very multi-purpose.
Quote billionman78 26-7-2010 03:30 PM
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!!
Quote hakass009 26-7-2010 04:41 PM
aku beli wat main bola jaring.....
Quote benign 27-7-2010 04:26 PM
aku pakai kasut ni untuk menentang kapitalis.. murah je.. RM14 kat kota bharu dulu... hahaha.. habis meletup kapitalis tau...
Quote HangPC2 28-7-2010 04:53 PM




Sources : http://jakionline.blogspot.com/


Quote fuel_i 29-7-2010 10:03 AM
org kedah pgil kasut ni "kasut toyu" @ "but toyu"
Quote HangPC2 29-7-2010 10:21 AM
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.....
Quote Alxeydiena3699 29-7-2010 12:54 PM
lawanya kasut...
Quote deskcom 29-7-2010 06:56 PM
FKR ni sekarang buat tayar motor gak...
Quote sw00sh 30-7-2010 12:32 AM
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
Quote tinagolcsm 30-7-2010 12:50 AM
masa sekolah duli..kasut idaman juga ni
Quote sekngucing 30-7-2010 01:28 AM
ehehe, kasut aliph tu mungkin aku tak sempat
-tp kasut ni aku sempat, main bola ehehe

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