Chief executive contender Cheng Yuet-ngor has admitted she could lose when members of the election panel make their choices in a secret ballot if her rival Chun-wah musters enough nominations for a final vote showdown on March 26. \u201cI know well some business people have reservations about me. Some said I don\u2019t have a good grasp of economic and financial affairs. Others criticise me for spending too much on welfare,\u201d she said. In a Chinese University , Tsang led Lam by 4.4 percentage points. But nearly half the respondents said Lam stood a higher chance of winning. The former chief secretary said yesterday that while she recognised the need to boost her popularity, she would stay the person she was when campaigning. \u201cIt would sound odd if you did something you wouldn\u2019t normally do,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019d like to do something of which I have a track record, such as visiting people in the community with whom I have maintained contact for years.\u201d Lam conceded a reluctance to do unfamiliar things, and said she had struggled to adapt to her new life since resigning from her job as the city\u2019s No 2 official last Monday. \u201cOn January 16 when , I had to finish clearing my office … and move out of my official residence within 30 days,\u201d she said. Lam moved yesterday to a Wan Chai unit but said she found at midnight it had no toilet paper. \u201cWhen I went to a nearby convenience store, I realised that they didn\u2019t sell toilet paper … so I had to return to my official residence,\u201d she said. Other hiccups have arisen. Last week, Lam in an attempt to pay her respects to the. She also appeared unfamiliar with how to use an Octopus card as she took the MTR to visit Ap Lei Chau. Lam said she would try her best to protect her family\u2019s privacy during her leadership bid. Her husband Lam Siu-por, a mathematician, and her younger son, a student in the US, would not join in her election efforts. She added that her elder son, now working on the mainland, would be the only family member possibly willing to take up a campaign role. Meanwhile, former commerce minister Frederick Ma Si-hang said he believed all four candidates in the Hong Kong leadership race were \u201ccapable, accountable and devoted\u201d.<\/p>\n