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The Latest: China steps into Hong Kong dispute amid protests

Newly elected Hong Kong lawmakes Yau Wai-ching, second left, scuffles with police officers after clashing as thousands of people march in a Hong Kong street, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. Thousands of protesters marched in Hong Kong on Sunday, demanding that China's central government stay out of a political dispute in the southern Chinese city after Beijing indicated that it would intervene to deter pro-independence advocates. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Newly elected Hong Kong lawmakes Yau Wai-ching, second left, scuffles with police officers after clashing as thousands of people march in a Hong Kong street, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016. Thousands of protesters marched in Hong Kong on Sunday, demanding that China's central government stay out of a political dispute in the southern Chinese city after Beijing indicated that it would intervene to deter pro-independence advocates. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

By Associated Press 1 min read

BEIJING (AP) – The Latest on China’s intervention in a Hong Kong political dispute (all times local):

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9:55 a.m.

China’s top legislature has adopted an interpretation of an article in Hong Kong’s mini-constitution on oath-taking, effectively intervening in a political dispute in the southern Chinese city despite protests there on Sunday.

The dispute centers on a provocative display of anti-China sentiment by two newly elected pro-independence Hong Kong lawmakers at their swearing-in ceremony last month.