Sunday, 16 May 2021 06:00 AM MYT
BY OPALYN MOK
Wong is the second-generation shoemaker and owner of Hong Kong Shoe Store, where the famous shoe designer Datuk Jimmy Choo apprenticed decades ago. Picture by Steven Ooi KE
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GEORGE TOWN, May 16 The festive season is usually the time shoemaker Wong Heng Mun is busy filling up orders for custom-made shoes, sometimes with orders backing up to two months.
Since 2020, that has changed. Wong sits idly in his shop these days, occupying most of his time on his smartphone, and occasionally repairs the shoes of his regular customers.