Thanks for the info! I guess it will boil down to whether or not I need the money or if I can spare a couple of days. In the beginning I will probably just have to pay the fees while I adjust to getting paid once a month.
So I have it straight, US based guys get paid in USD at HSBC in HKG. However, the e*trade account only accepts HKD. So it would have to be converted from USD to HKD and back to USD again?
Seems strange, it would be really simple to set up a US corporation and just pay us here through any run of the mill payroll company. Of course the payroll company charges fees for that so I just answered my own question!