Don't know why Hong Kong people or Hong Kongish people would say something like, so you are "developing"(發展) here...a term that is t o me, very economic, business-like. You don't here that often oversea, probably not even once. You don't hear people say, "oh, now you are developing," at least they would say it in a more specific way, like, "You are building up your career," and etc. I notice this because people say to me that "oh, you are developing (發展) here (as if not in someplace else)" and develop ( 發展 ), to them is a very broad them. It seems to include everything. I would perfer the term, "to live" or "living" ( 生活), as in, "Yea, I am 'living' here now."

Develop is more of like, what you can 'take out' in that particular place. What you can get out of it. At least to me.